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[wickedflea]

Y'all ever driven a pickup truck with a manual transmission and the gearshift on the steering column? I have. That's driving in style.

I still sort of miss my red Nissan pickup that I drove from 96-99. I don't miss having no a/c and no working stereo of any kind, but for some reason I wish I still had it.

Check this shit out. It's a book we're going to publish in the spring. Cool, huh?

Madhouse
A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Medical Murder
Andrew Scull

A shocking story of medical brutality performed in the name of psychiatric medicine

Madhouse reveals a long-suppressed medical scandal, shocking in its brutality and sobering in its implications. It shows how a leading American psychiatrist of the early twentieth century came to believe that mental illnesses were the product of chronic infections that poisoned the brain. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to "eliminate the perils of pus infection." Teeth were pulled, tonsils excised, stomachs, spleens, colons, and uteruses were all sacrificed in the assault on "focal sepsis."

Many patients did not survive Cotton's surgeries; thousands more were left mangled and maimed. Cotton's work was controversial, yet none of his colleagues questioned his experimental practices. Subsequent historians and psychiatrists too have ignored the events that cast doubt on their favorite narratives of scientific and humanitarian progress.

In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, Andrew Scull exposes the full, frightening story of madness among the mad-doctors. Drawing on a wealth of documents and interviews, he reconstructs in vivid detail a nightmarish, cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves.

Extensive Survey....
What is the geekiest part of your music collection?	the hundreds of discs full of mp3s in the closet
What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?	peanut butter and crackers, except I don't keep them in the fridge
What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?	I dunno as I got one. Probly like Rocky III or somesing.
If you could have plastic surgery, what would you have done?	I suppose I could get it right now if I really wanted to. But I don't. Maybe I'd get huge pectoral muscles. And a million dollars.
Do you have a completely irrational fear?	Jammie the Clown
What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?	Probably biting my nails. How cliche. One funny thing I do is rub my face. If someone asks me a question I don't want to answer, I invariably rub my face.
Are you a pyromaniac?	I've always kinda liked fire, but I don't go around setting things ablaze. I like fireplaces, and I was a bottle-rockets nut when I was a teenager.
Do you have too many love interests?	Your mother gots too many love interests.
Do you know anyone famous?	I knew three of the guys in Blind Melon before they moved to LA. I've met a few famous writers and editors, but I wouldn't call them up and ask them to shave my back or anything.
Describe your bed:	Unkempt but comfortable as a motherfucker. It's all about the thread count.
Are you spontaneous or planned?	Planned, I guess, though I'm prone to giving into impulses from time to time.
Who would play you in a movie?	Philip Seymour Hoffman
Do you know how to play poker?	Not really. I mean, sort of, but when it comes to actual betting, I'm clueless. And I can never remember what beats what.
What do you carry with you at all times?	all my nuts
What do you miss most about being a kid?	all my nuts. No, I dunno, that ability to be happy despite it all, I guess.
Are you happy with your given name?	yes
How much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?	less than you might think. $100k would be plenty.
What color is your bedroom?	the walls are white
Do you spend more time with your girlfriend/boyfriend or your friends?	my who?
Have you ever been in a play?	yap. My real star turn was in A Thousand Clowns.
Do transient, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you?	Not in general, but occasionally. If I'm walking down the street talking with a friend and someone comes right up to us, that annoys me. If I'm alone, that's one thing (hey, I've given Margaret the Shakespeare Lady a ride in my car), but don't come up, interrupt my mack time, and make me look like an asshole if I don't give you something.
Which musical instrument do you wish you could play?	Drums. I wanna rock like Dave Lombardo.
Do you drive a stick?	You ain't drivin' if you ain't drivin' a stick.
What's one trait you hate in a person?	intolerance
Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?	probably not. makes me think of those womanless beauty reviews, and that's just wrong.
Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?	blend in
Burial or cremation?	neither, thanks. cremation if I have to
How many online journals do you read regularly?	more than two
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Comments

[bunkum.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, that book sounds awesome. Also, you really seem to like that icon since it's the one you use the most now.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I just dig Pedro so much! I want to build him a cake.

pedro offers you his protection

[4hour-ramona.livejournal.com]

three on the tree is the only way to drive!

Re: pedro offers you his protection

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Heck yeah! I get the feeling more and more than Minnesota and Mississippi are more similiar than I'd guessed.

[cultofheather.livejournal.com]

Personally, I believe fearing clowns is completely rational. :)

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I'm not proud of it, but I can't help it! ;)

[theodicy.livejournal.com]

Ewww, I'm all queasy and stuff.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I'll be sure to let you see the jacket image as soon as I can. It promises to be quite charming.

[madetoshine.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that book sounds like some serious shit. The description kinda reminds me of images from The House on Haunted Hill (http://imdb.com/title/tt0185371/) where they'd show old-school quack doctors doing crazy experiments and shit. Yeesh.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

A friend and I were saying that they should make a movie out of this! They could call it PUS. In shocking technicolor!