I’ve been watching the comments on this entry at ETT to see what appears. The entry itself involved Nicky’s old challenge to Jerrod that centered upon the publication of TPV by a certain date. Nicky promised to give Jerrod one of his imprints that didn’t even exist, with a stableful of unknown writers, if he failed to meet his publication date. In return, Nicky would assume ownership of Skullvines if he met that date. Generous of Nicky, huh?
As such challenges issued by the Nickster go, it was idle. Frankly, until ETT mentioned it, I’d forgotten all about it. Typical of Nicky, he’d win something of value if he met his goal, but lose nothing if he failed.
Here’s where it gets interesting. Someone using the name Thomas Jode left a comment referring to Nicky’s drinking problem. The name rang a bell, but I couldn’t place it until the third comment from “Anonymous.” That comment included the URL to Thomas Jode’s hilarious review of An Eye in Shadows.
Nicky mentioned in his challenge that his unnamed imprint would be a start-up dealing with bizarro stories. ETT figured the only press Nicky has is Lake Fossil Press. I’d forgotten that Eye came out under Broken Mindframe Books. Bizarre, yes, but not bizarro. So, whatever happened to Angry Guinea Press?
Suffice it to say that while I’m still waiting for my caffeine to kick in, that made my morning. I’ll be checking the comments there from time to time for any funny new and revealing ones.
If I remember right he had a stage last year where he kept betting with people – if, as you say, always safe bets for him.
He also went through a phase a few years ago in which he’d challenge someone to write a better short story than his, and he’d judge which was better. He’d back down the moment someone would suggest that a third party be the judge. No matter how you slice it, his challenges/contests are always rigged so that he either wins, or loses nothing.
Because he knows he’d lose a fair contest and look like a bigger laughing stock than he already is.
And anyone with three functioning brain cells will pick up on Schmucky’s poor attempts to weight things in his favor…
When did Nick develop a drinking problem? That something that just came out?
I’m not so certain of that. He has no car, and I’d hazard a guess that he doesn’t have a driver’s license. That would make it difficult to get the stuff home and past his grandmother, let alone buying it. Since he rarely leaves the house I doubt he picks any up himself, assuming he has the money for it. If anything he might swipe a beer from the primary kitchen on occasion and that’s about it.
I think NIcky’s problem is more assholism, as opposed to alcoholism.
Nicky, by his own admission, doesn’t have a driver’s license “due to his meds”. He seems to reserve his money for public transportation, hotels, tables at conventions, cameras, and copies of his own books rather than for booze. When he gets a little extra cash, he proudly proclaims that he spent it on Chinese food or hamburgers instead of on protracted toots. His spending habits are not those of a serious drinker.
He’s delusional, developmentally delayed, hygienically challenged, and functionally illiterate (Nicky himself proves those things every time he sets his pudgy fingers to a keyboard or camera shutter) but I don’t think he’s an alcoholic.
I’d rather judge Nicky by his own accounts of himself than by those who are just speculating on things to wind him up.
I’ve always thought that Nicky was just more of a lightweight when it came to alcohol, getting tore up on just a couple of drinks instead of being able to drink all night and barely show signs of intoxication. That goes along with his really frail physical health.
LMAO! I either missed that challenge back then or completely forgot about it. I was at a convention at the time it was posted (CONvergence runs through July 4th weekend), so I probably missed it. We’d only checked in once from SD’s house to see him threatening to punch me or something.
That’s hilarious, though. I’m sure he’ll have lots of love for Tabloid Terrors 3, which we’re working on but it’ll probably be out late this year (so many other projects taking priority).
Erm… Never mind offering a nonexistant imprint, I’m not even sure if he could call Lake Fossil a company. Is it registered anywhere, does he pay taxes on the profits (assuming anyone purchased one of his door stops) etc, etc?
More to the point, would anyone really “want” to own on of his imprints?
Lake Fossil Press was never registered. Neither was Broken Mindframe. As I recall, the Nickster didn’t want to use his Lake Fossil account to publish his so-called scandalous exposé/memoir, so he made up some other name.
I forget whether he was afraid that he’d damage the “reputation” of Lake Fossil, or was afraid that Lulu would take away his account. Either way, it was pretty funny.
Meanwhile in other Nitwit News, Mikakke Phailbin boasts about a review of his on SL — and everyone says he’s missed the mark and doesn’t have a clue on what “gore” means in horror.
And they’re right.
Loki’s response is spot on, and Phailbin further makes an ass of himself by showing that he doesn’t understand that having an argument is more than just going back and forth saying “NO U!”
See Mikakke, when a horror story emphasizes deep emotional impact built over time (as opposed to viscera), it’s not called gore, it’s called dread. But since you only pretend to be a writer anymore I guess you wouldn’t know the difference.
I’ll have to look into that one. I saw a couple new posts on SL from Dungstain, but they’re benign at this point.
Heres the SL thread –
http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/55458/t/Re-Cover-art-for-the-front-cover-Tabloid-Purposes-V.html#reply-55458
See the part where Mike says Audition was so boring people walked out? I actually got to see it at an artsy theater when it came over here, and I can attest a number of people walked (some ran) out, but it wasn’t out of boredom.
Without spoiling anything a couple of people at the showing I was at took off at the puke scene (my least favorite) and in the infamous third act, a number of people headed out. Not so much to leave the building, they just were overwhelmed. When it got out and we all emptied into the lobby there were a few chicks angry that they didn’t know the movie would go that way. They said it standing really close to the poster which should have been their first clue for fuck’s sake. The ending was telegraphed to the audience through out which brings me to my point about Mike’s opinion of the movie: Even that is off, and I’m sure he wasn’t in a theater to see how people reacted.
In fact (regarding it being boring) when he first calls her in the movie, there is something in the background as she takes the call that gives you a huge WTF (which is why I don’t get how the ending surprised so many) and it certainly wasn’t boring. He also didn’t acknowledge the theme regarding the lead character’s idea of a subservient woman and the lack of a feminist movement in Japan equal to the West which… he simply doesn’t know shit, is my tl;dr.
Yes that whole aspect of her waiting by the phone and slumping over more each time you see her, until… That gave me the creeps on its own.
Didn’t the director of that one do the Happiness of the Katakuris? That’s a lot more fun but still very weird.
Dread, suspense, terror – those things I love (or love to fear) much more than sheer gore.
I could watch the Ring anytime (but rather wouldn’t), while Ringu… *shudders*
Yeah he did Happiness of the Katakuris among many other films including Ichi the Killer which was mentioned in that thread. Miike Takashi’s a wonderfully eclectic director though the quality can vary quite radically.
I imagine the government would have a nice talk with him if he has a “company” and doesn’t report taxes on it.
Especially since his only income is from da gub’mint . . .
Why the hell would Nick want to own a shitty publishing house like Skullvines? It has nothing to do with fossils…
He just wants to run it into the ground because it puts out Tabloid Terrors, which PWNs him every time.
Nicky lives for being pwned. That seems to be a hallmark of a nitwit: If you can’t get attention for your merits, get attention for being a laughingstock.
That being said, fuck you all for reminding me about Audition.
Note for Mike: That movie is not “gore”. The dearth of bodily fluids should tip you off.
Yeah, but if he owned Skullvines he could print the House of Spiders sequel, Outhouse of Arachnids.
You two run a comedy shop. I love it just the way it is.