eric lab rat
@ericlabrat.bsky.social
GlitterGuts photographer. Subculture historian. Wife guy. Tricycle enthusiast. Dingus. Deviant. In a weird, transitional stage of my life?
RIP Bud Cort. Hard to pinpoint how exactly a movie could have changed my life going forward, but I'm pretty sure I'm 4-7% more of a kind and patient person for having seen it when I did.
👇 classic over-the-top, hand painted Ghanaian movie poster by Heavy J
👇 classic over-the-top, hand painted Ghanaian movie poster by Heavy J
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
RIP Bud Cort. Hard to pinpoint how exactly a movie could have changed my life going forward, but I'm pretty sure I'm 4-7% more of a kind and patient person for having seen it when I did.
👇 classic over-the-top, hand painted Ghanaian movie poster by Heavy J
👇 classic over-the-top, hand painted Ghanaian movie poster by Heavy J
ONCE AGAIN thinking about Gorilla Television, the signal pirates who used to interrupt Muppet broadcasts on The Jim Henson Hour in 1989
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
ONCE AGAIN thinking about Gorilla Television, the signal pirates who used to interrupt Muppet broadcasts on The Jim Henson Hour in 1989
Also I love that Pepe the Prawn frequently—but not exclusively—dresses like that one picture of The Rock.
This meme is from a year ago, this red carpet pic with Ashanti is from TWENTY YEARS AGO, and this is Pepe today. WHEN DID THIS START AND WAS IT INTENTIONAL?
This meme is from a year ago, this red carpet pic with Ashanti is from TWENTY YEARS AGO, and this is Pepe today. WHEN DID THIS START AND WAS IT INTENTIONAL?
February 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Also I love that Pepe the Prawn frequently—but not exclusively—dresses like that one picture of The Rock.
This meme is from a year ago, this red carpet pic with Ashanti is from TWENTY YEARS AGO, and this is Pepe today. WHEN DID THIS START AND WAS IT INTENTIONAL?
This meme is from a year ago, this red carpet pic with Ashanti is from TWENTY YEARS AGO, and this is Pepe today. WHEN DID THIS START AND WAS IT INTENTIONAL?
I was hoping the Muppet special would have Paul Williams pop in for a bit because
1) he wrote so many of the Muppets' classic songs
2) after seeing her duet with Paul Simon, I want to see Sabrina Carpenter next to all the tiny men who wrote beautiful songs in the '70s
1) he wrote so many of the Muppets' classic songs
2) after seeing her duet with Paul Simon, I want to see Sabrina Carpenter next to all the tiny men who wrote beautiful songs in the '70s
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I was hoping the Muppet special would have Paul Williams pop in for a bit because
1) he wrote so many of the Muppets' classic songs
2) after seeing her duet with Paul Simon, I want to see Sabrina Carpenter next to all the tiny men who wrote beautiful songs in the '70s
1) he wrote so many of the Muppets' classic songs
2) after seeing her duet with Paul Simon, I want to see Sabrina Carpenter next to all the tiny men who wrote beautiful songs in the '70s
Outside the goth show at the repurposed meatpacking plant that now does sustainable farming
(I 🖤 Chicago so much)
(I 🖤 Chicago so much)
February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Outside the goth show at the repurposed meatpacking plant that now does sustainable farming
(I 🖤 Chicago so much)
(I 🖤 Chicago so much)
Some first listens this week that I liked but didn't love
Fave tracks:
• A$AP Rocky - ROBBERY (feat Doechii)
• Danny Elfman - Cool City
• Frank Zappa - I Come From Nowhere
• The Damned - There's a Ghost in my House
Fave tracks:
• A$AP Rocky - ROBBERY (feat Doechii)
• Danny Elfman - Cool City
• Frank Zappa - I Come From Nowhere
• The Damned - There's a Ghost in my House
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Some first listens this week that I liked but didn't love
Fave tracks:
• A$AP Rocky - ROBBERY (feat Doechii)
• Danny Elfman - Cool City
• Frank Zappa - I Come From Nowhere
• The Damned - There's a Ghost in my House
Fave tracks:
• A$AP Rocky - ROBBERY (feat Doechii)
• Danny Elfman - Cool City
• Frank Zappa - I Come From Nowhere
• The Damned - There's a Ghost in my House
Can't believe this motherfucker STOOD UP to steal my tamale
January 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Can't believe this motherfucker STOOD UP to steal my tamale
Some really good recent first listens
SIZE - SIZE (1980s, CDMX) - synth-heavy post punk
TANTRA - HILLS OF KATMANDU (1979, Italy) - italo disco
SPACE - MAGIC FLY (1977, France) - space disco
ZOUNDS - THE CURSE OF ZOUNDS (70s/80s, UK) - anarcho punk
✅️✅️✅️✅️ all four STILL BANG
SIZE - SIZE (1980s, CDMX) - synth-heavy post punk
TANTRA - HILLS OF KATMANDU (1979, Italy) - italo disco
SPACE - MAGIC FLY (1977, France) - space disco
ZOUNDS - THE CURSE OF ZOUNDS (70s/80s, UK) - anarcho punk
✅️✅️✅️✅️ all four STILL BANG
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Some really good recent first listens
SIZE - SIZE (1980s, CDMX) - synth-heavy post punk
TANTRA - HILLS OF KATMANDU (1979, Italy) - italo disco
SPACE - MAGIC FLY (1977, France) - space disco
ZOUNDS - THE CURSE OF ZOUNDS (70s/80s, UK) - anarcho punk
✅️✅️✅️✅️ all four STILL BANG
SIZE - SIZE (1980s, CDMX) - synth-heavy post punk
TANTRA - HILLS OF KATMANDU (1979, Italy) - italo disco
SPACE - MAGIC FLY (1977, France) - space disco
ZOUNDS - THE CURSE OF ZOUNDS (70s/80s, UK) - anarcho punk
✅️✅️✅️✅️ all four STILL BANG
Me at 26 vs me in '26
Left was a New Years party at the Members Only loft. Justice did a dj set after their Congress Theater show. The cartoon cutout backdrop was done by Melt
Right was a test shot for a headshot shoot at Turf Design
(Both by @oo0oo.bsky.social for GlitterGuts, obvz)
Left was a New Years party at the Members Only loft. Justice did a dj set after their Congress Theater show. The cartoon cutout backdrop was done by Melt
Right was a test shot for a headshot shoot at Turf Design
(Both by @oo0oo.bsky.social for GlitterGuts, obvz)
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Me at 26 vs me in '26
Left was a New Years party at the Members Only loft. Justice did a dj set after their Congress Theater show. The cartoon cutout backdrop was done by Melt
Right was a test shot for a headshot shoot at Turf Design
(Both by @oo0oo.bsky.social for GlitterGuts, obvz)
Left was a New Years party at the Members Only loft. Justice did a dj set after their Congress Theater show. The cartoon cutout backdrop was done by Melt
Right was a test shot for a headshot shoot at Turf Design
(Both by @oo0oo.bsky.social for GlitterGuts, obvz)
First comic of the year was the last comic in the AGE OF REVELATION event by Jed Mackay and Ryan Stegman.
The event had some good stuff in it, but it was kind of a bummer to have so many writers and artists I liked pausing their ongoings for so long for an alternate future storyline
The event had some good stuff in it, but it was kind of a bummer to have so many writers and artists I liked pausing their ongoings for so long for an alternate future storyline
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
First comic of the year was the last comic in the AGE OF REVELATION event by Jed Mackay and Ryan Stegman.
The event had some good stuff in it, but it was kind of a bummer to have so many writers and artists I liked pausing their ongoings for so long for an alternate future storyline
The event had some good stuff in it, but it was kind of a bummer to have so many writers and artists I liked pausing their ongoings for so long for an alternate future storyline
Started my first (prose) book of 2026
PRIMAL SCREAMER by Nick Blinko
PRIMAL SCREAMER by Nick Blinko
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Started my first (prose) book of 2026
PRIMAL SCREAMER by Nick Blinko
PRIMAL SCREAMER by Nick Blinko
Watching the Muppet Movie and yearning to go to the dirtbag saloon where a flirty 1979 Madeline Kahn and 1979 Carol Kane are hanging out at the bar, and 1979 Paul Williams is jamming out on stage..
Honestly it seems pretty fuckin easy being green.
Honestly it seems pretty fuckin easy being green.
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Watching the Muppet Movie and yearning to go to the dirtbag saloon where a flirty 1979 Madeline Kahn and 1979 Carol Kane are hanging out at the bar, and 1979 Paul Williams is jamming out on stage..
Honestly it seems pretty fuckin easy being green.
Honestly it seems pretty fuckin easy being green.
Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman in THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984), SPINAL TAP II (2025), and in an episode of The Nanny (1997) where she gets to meet..... Fran Drescher as Fran Fine
What a fucking goddess and forever crush
What a fucking goddess and forever crush
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman in THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984), SPINAL TAP II (2025), and in an episode of The Nanny (1997) where she gets to meet..... Fran Drescher as Fran Fine
What a fucking goddess and forever crush
What a fucking goddess and forever crush
Right around where Rogers Ave intersects with Touhy. This is the building that replaced it
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Right around where Rogers Ave intersects with Touhy. This is the building that replaced it
Why are some of the "wackiest" most fun episodes of X-Files also so, so tragic?
Rewatched these two bangers last night
Rewatched these two bangers last night
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Why are some of the "wackiest" most fun episodes of X-Files also so, so tragic?
Rewatched these two bangers last night
Rewatched these two bangers last night
Eighth night, baybeee
December 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Eighth night, baybeee
Apparently the announcer with a sexy voice was Dave Fennoy
I can still hear "the following program was brought to you by...." in his voice
I can still hear "the following program was brought to you by...." in his voice
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Apparently the announcer with a sexy voice was Dave Fennoy
I can still hear "the following program was brought to you by...." in his voice
I can still hear "the following program was brought to you by...." in his voice
Look what a beautiful Chicago winter scene I've got at my new place... behind the cat begging to be let in just five minutes after he begged @oo0oo.bsky.social to let him out downstairs
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Look what a beautiful Chicago winter scene I've got at my new place... behind the cat begging to be let in just five minutes after he begged @oo0oo.bsky.social to let him out downstairs
The homie who put me on her Spotify family plan years ago because she hated hearing ads in my car dropped the service for reasons of conscience and
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The homie who put me on her Spotify family plan years ago because she hated hearing ads in my car dropped the service for reasons of conscience and
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
Listened to this for the first time.
BLUE RONDO À LA TURK - CHEWING THE FAT (1982)
UK take on Latin Jazz with occasional post-punk overtones.
✅️ STILL BANGS
BLUE RONDO À LA TURK - CHEWING THE FAT (1982)
UK take on Latin Jazz with occasional post-punk overtones.
✅️ STILL BANGS
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Listened to this for the first time.
BLUE RONDO À LA TURK - CHEWING THE FAT (1982)
UK take on Latin Jazz with occasional post-punk overtones.
✅️ STILL BANGS
BLUE RONDO À LA TURK - CHEWING THE FAT (1982)
UK take on Latin Jazz with occasional post-punk overtones.
✅️ STILL BANGS
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
September 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?