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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Dec 10

Fester’s Lucky 13: 2024 Year-End Summary
It’s that most wonderful time of the the year — lists, more lists and lists of lists!
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#MDANT #MusicSky #bestof2024 #thecure #theseakings #opeth #rosaliecunningham #thesonicdawn #ducksltd #dreamphases #thebuttertones #thenarcotix

Fester’s Lucky 13: 2024 Year-End Summary - Fast 'n' Bulbous

It's that most wonderful time of the the year -- lists, more lists and lists of lists!

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 15h

Camp! Trick or Treat (Charles Martin Smith, 1986)
"What are you afraid of? It's only rock & roll."

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 11d

On a dark and spooky October night thirty years ago, a site called Fast ‘n’ Bulbous was born, screaming into the cosmic abyss. Celebrate with Dr. Fester and friends.

Amdusias: A Horrific Short Story Treat, spooky books, movies and more Halloween Nasties

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Spooky Season - Fast 'n' Bulbous

On a dark and spooky October night thirty years ago, a site called Fast ‘n’ Bulbous was born, screaming into the cosmic abyss. Celebrate with Dr. Fester and friends. SPOOKY SHORT STORY Rather than a b...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 11d

Amdusias: A Horrific Short Story Treat

For someone who doesn’t believe in ghosts, I’ve sure had a hell of a lot of hauntings.

Apologies in advance for the nightmares!

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#horrorfiction #spookyseason #Halloween #booksky

Amdusias: A Horrific Short Story Treat - Fast 'n' Bulbous

For someone who doesn’t believe in ghosts, I’ve sure had a hell of a lot of hauntings.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 12d

Tom Robbins – Still Life With Woodpecker (1980) & Jitterbug Perfume (1984)

Alltime favorite books, tied at #20. “People are never perfect, but love can be.”

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Tom Robbins - Still Life With Woodpecker (1980) & Jitterbug Perfume (1984) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Alltime favorite books, tied at #20. “People are never perfect, but love can be.” The princess and the outlaw, the environmentalist activist and the Woodpecker. It’s a postmodern fairy tale, and “a so...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 12d

Thomas Pynchon – Shadow Ticket (2025)

One of the greatest living authors gifts us with one more classic.

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#thomaspynchon #shadowticket #booksky

Thomas Pynchon - Shadow Ticket (2025) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

One of the greatest living authors gifts us with one more classic. One downside to publishing new work when you’re 88, is people assuming it will be your last novel because you’re undoubtedly going to...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 21d

Kurt Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse Five (1969)

Favorite book #1. A WWII book disguised as SF, or vice-versa, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty Dance With Death. “And so it goes…”

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#booksky #kurtvonnegut #slaughterhousefive #favoritebooks

Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse Five (1969) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #1. A WWII book disguised as SF, or vice-versa, or The Children's Crusade, A Duty Dance With Death. "And so it goes..."

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 22d

Neal Stephenson – The Diamond Age (1995)

Favorite book #2. A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer, an undersung post-cyberpunk AI era classic.

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#booksky #NealStephenson #diamondage #post-cyberpunk #sf #favoritebooks

Neal Stephenson - The Diamond Age (1995) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #2. A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, an undersung post-cyberpunk AI era classic.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 23d

Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978)
Favorite book #3. “Don’t Panic.”

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#douglasadams #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #sfcomedy #favoritebooks #booksky

Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #3. “Don’t Panic.” The hapless Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, the brilliant Trillian, and depressive Marvin are some of my favorite characters in all of literature, and the first book t...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · 29d

Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash (1992)

Favorite book #4. “See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places…”

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#NealStephenson #snowcrash #cyberpunk #sf #favoritebooks #booksky

Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash (1992) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #4. “See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places...”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Oct 4

William Gibson – Neuromancer (1984)

Favorite book #5. “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

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#booksky #williamgibson #cyberpunk #neuromancer #favoritebooks

William Gibson - Neuromancer (1984) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #5. "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Oct 3

Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett – Good Omens (1990)

Favorite book #6. The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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#terrypratchett #goodomens #favoritebooks #booksky #mdant

Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (1990) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #6. The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Oct 2

John Kennedy Toole – A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)

Favorite book #7. “I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”

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#booksky #favoritebooks

John Kennedy Toole - A Confederacy of Dunces (1980) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #7. “I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Oct 1

Philip K. Dick – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)

Favorite book #8. PKD’s most influential SF novel inspires a rapidly growing franchise.

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#pkd #bladerunner #favoritebooks #booksky

Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #8. PKD's most influential SF novel inspires a rapidly growing franchise.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 30

Favorite book #9. “I wanted to rub the human race in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.”

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#jgballard #booksky #favoritebooks

J.G. Ballard - Crash (1973) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #9. “I wanted to rub the human race in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 27

Metal Day at Levitation 2025
Acid Bath, Castle Rat, The Sword, Mastodon, Blood Incantation, Secret Chiefs 3 and other metal-adjacent bands kicked off Levitation with great music but a not so great venue.

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#levitation #acidbath #musicsky

Metal Day at Levitation 2025 - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Acid Bath, Castle Rat, The Sword, Mastodon, Blood Incantation, Secret Chiefs 3 and other metal-adjacent bands kicked off Levitation with great music but a not so great venue.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 26

Haruki Murakami – The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994)

Favorite books #10. “There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.”

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#favoritebooks #booksky #harukimurakami #magicalrealism #surrealism

Haruki Murakami - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite books #10. "There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 26

Ursula K. Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)

Favorite books #11. Le Guin’s pioneering look at gender fluidity in SF.

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#favoritebooks #ursulakleguin #sf

Ursula K. Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite books #11. Le Guin's pioneering look at gender fluidity in SF.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 22

Rudy Rucker - Wetware (1988)

Favorite book #12. “You’re a machine too . . . You’re just made of meat instead of wires and silicon.”

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#rudyrucker #wetware #favoritebooks

Rudy Rucker - Wetware (1988) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #12. “You’re a machine too . . . You’re just made of meat instead of wires and silicon.” The story of Cobb Anderson started in the first part of the Ware Tetralogy, Software (1982), wher...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 20

Haruki Murakami – Kafka on the Shore (2002)
Favorite book #18. “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”

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#murakami #favoritebooks

Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore (2002) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite book #18. “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 18

You only die twice. Chameleons’ remarkable third act.

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#musicsky #chameleons #postpunk #festerslucky13

Chameleons - Arctic Moon (Metropolis) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

You only die twice. Chameleons’ remarkable third act. As a teen I’d fleetingly heard a few songs by The Chameleons, all of which were devastatingly awesome — “Don’t Fall,” “In Shreds,” “Nostalgia,” “S...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 15

Favorite books #13. “Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.”

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#pkd #philipkdick #favoritebooks

Philip K. Dick - A Scanner Darkly (1977) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Favorite books #13. “Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.”

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 12

#14 of favorite books. “There will be no art, no literature, no science. When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.”

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#favoritebooks #orwell

George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

#14 of favorite books. “There will be no art, no literature, no science. When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.” My first memory of awareness of this book was through David Bowi...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 8

#15 of favorite books. Hapless Charlie Asher is tasked to gather souls, and also save the world.

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Christopher Moore - A Dirty Job (2006) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

#15 of favorite books. Hapless Charlie Asher is tasked to gather souls, and also save the world. “Charlie Asher: I accidently shagged a monk last night.Minty Fresh: Sometimes, in times of crisis, that...

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 4

#16 of favorite books. An uncannily relevant vision of a post-pandemic future with sasquatch, sock monkeys, ancient aliens and a pirate queen.

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#favoritebooks #redwoodrevenger #solarpunk

Johannes Johns - The Redwood Revenger (2021) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

#16 of favorite books. An uncannily relevant vision of a post-pandemic future with sasquatch, sock monkeys, ancient aliens and a pirate queen.

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Fast 'n' Bulbous @fastnbulbous.com · Sep 1

Alltime favorite books, #18. “That’s what the world is , after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”

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#murakami #favoritebooks

Haruki Murakami - 1Q84 (2011) - Fast 'n' Bulbous

Alltime favorite books, #18. “That's what the world is , after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”

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