ALL KNOBS TO THE RIGHT

ALL KNOBS TO THE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Twenty years have gone by since Medieval was first gloriously committed to vinyl, in the fourth chapter of the celebrated Metal Massacre series. The epynomous track's 70s punk meets the 80s crunch was rather odd for the speed and thrash of War Cry, Lizzy Borden and even the doom of Trouble, all which were slowly replacing good ol' heavy metal (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden etal). Anyway, brothers Timmy and Willjious Ambuist along with bassplayer Elwood managed to land a record deal with the Burbank-based New Rennaisance Records and well, for that piece of history and the future, here's frontman Timmy ready to pierce. Btw, don't bitch if these are the very same fotos found on the website...

HOW DOES TIMMY AMSBUIST FEEL ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH METAL, NOW THAT HE'S REACHED HIS 40TH YEAR?

Holy shit you had to bring that subject up right from the start??!! Would you like to torment me a bit more with pins and needles before we get this thing rolling??

Actually, turning 40 gave me a kick-start that I'm sure many people my age will relate too (now that just makes me sound old doesn't it?). The last few years, I started looking back at what I really enjoyed in life versus that which I didn't, and decided that whatever time is left, I should enjoy it...why waste my time in pain and torturing myself with expectations that I'm not happy trying to fulfill? I am not one of those martyr types that need or want turmoil in my life to make myself happy; I would rather have a smile on my face and feel like life is a treat not work. Anyway, I guess this is the proverbial mid-life crisis that everyone always blames for trying to be happy again; as if you can't be happy with the continuation of your life in a direction you enjoy...but I digress! So I told Babs (my wife) that I can either get a fast car, which will lead to fast women, or I can get the band back together and start recording in my home studio again so she can always hear and know where I am. After the last year or so, I think she wishes I got the fast car!

As for my involvement in metal...involvement is such a "strong" word. I don't know if I've ever been involved in metal past my own band. If you saw my CD/record collection, you would say: "that's it?" I've been blessed with some great friends in my time, starting with Lord Byron, our manager back in the day. I think he figured me out as soon as he met me. I was a guy that had come across a Deadboys album and a Judas Priest Album back in the late 70's, and I was trying to play these tunes back to back, and do recordings of my own silly songs dubbed over one of those old black cassette recorders, trying to come up with music I liked. Byron started giving me compilation tapes of bands, but he was very specific in what he gave me, and he never gave me very much...just enough to spark an interest and give me something to look into as a possible starting point for style.

Over the last couple of years, I have developed a couple of other great friendships with some guys who are metal fanatics and connoisseurs, and have access to just about everything from "my" era you could ever think even existed. When we all began talking about what was in our collections, they were shocked that the quantity of the music I had was so small, and that it was all stuff that was relatively unheard of by your "normal" metal heads. It is the funniest thing in the world to hear these two bickering over what they should send me music wise to bring me up to speed on everything I've "missed" in metal. "Don't send him this," "Don't' send him that," "Oh, he HAS to have this," like I'm their darling little boy who should only have the best and not be influenced by that which is unacceptable! When they read this, they'll chuckle, because we've had this conversation numerous times! Don't ask which ones the mother and which ones the father...again, I digress...

Up to this point, I couldn't tell you if I've influenced anyone in my music career or not. I still haven't heard a band that plays the same kind of style as what we've grown into, so from a musician's point of view I think I might still be an island of my own. But there have been an overwhelming amount of people I've been in contact with over the last year via the website, since we've been back in the saddle, that have said the music we produced back in the day was some of their favorite, and they have grand memories of shows, correspondence, demos and albums, etc. So in that respect, I hope if nothing else, we can continue that progress! I think that's what my true involvement will be from now on, continuing to do what I like to do (write and play tunes of my liking) and hope that those that care to come along for the ride enjoy the trip. The beauty of music is that there is currently so much available, that if you don't like one taste, you can try another...much like beer, don't you think?

"OLD SCHOOL" AND "MEDIEVAL" LIVE ARE PROOF THAT THE ARMUORED DEATHSMAN'S SWORD HASN'T RUSTED OUT. HOW'S THE NEW RECORDING TURNING OUT?

Technology is a nice thing! We used such shitty equipment in all our past recordings, it is a wonder anything ever got completed to our satisfaction back in the day. Our first real recordings were for the Cassette Album, and were done in a real studio. The sound quality was very good for our budget, and for how young in the art form we were. I think the strength of the tunes, in some cases was suspect, but in other songs they were over-the-top for the time period, too. The second demo, All Knobs to the Right, was the cheapest recording I think that anyone could ever make...a reel of tape and a case of beer, and there you have it! But by that time, our playing, the attitude, and the songs themselves were what made that recording such a prize to own. It didn't matter what it sounded like versus what it said TO you as a release. That's when we truly discovered that production alone doesn't necessarily make a good product, but instead a combination of quality tunes, attitude, performance, AND production - and we have always felt our songs were more a product of raw, sludgy, garage band mayhem, than the squeaky clean over-produced gloss that fit other bands...not that those bands are not right producing that way, just that our music and attitude fit better for a more UN-refined production.

I think the albums had some of that, as we tried to bring the production up a notch or two, and yet we wanted to keep the tunes just as ferocious as on the second demo. I don't think it worked quite the way we wanted, but on our budget of money and time, it was the best we could get, and the releases are still coveted by many as classics (and I would like to thank those who like them so much!).

Saying all that, the recording we are doing now really combines the two techniques that were evident in the two original sessions. The quality of the equipment is such now-days that we can get great production and yet retain our "garage" band feel! The first tune we completed, Old School, is a great example. I think it is one of the strongest tunes we have written, and for a demo, it has great sound qualities, too. The final version will be even better, but we wanted to get something out there that people could hear NOW, and to realize that we are back.

The other new songs are coming along quickly, too. We are planning to begin recording for real in the next month, as the winter months take hold and there is less to do in Michigan without freezing your ass off. Although schedules between us all are cumbersome to navigate, we hope to have a solid project complete by the end of the year.

WHAT ABOUT SHOWS? I GUESS THOSE WILL BE STRICTLY CLOSER TO HOME SINCE YOUR DAYTIME JOB PREVENTS YE FROM LARGER TOURING.

We have some opportunities in the mid-west we are exploring, but you're correct that a 50 state tour is most likely out of the question! Chicago and Detroit have some festivals that sound rather appealing to us, and even our home town of Kalamazoo has an occasional show that we would be able to partake of, so don't count us out of showing up and playing down the road a bit.

HOW'S BEEN THE RESPONSE TO THE WEBSITE?

I am amazed at the response we have received so far. We have not done anything to promote the band or the website yet; we have been waiting to have new product and t-shirts to offer before we send word to magazines and metal radio stations, etc. But people from everywhere have been finding the site on their own, and writing in to say they've been looking for us for years and how great the site has been for them.

I originally had a vision to just get the site up and let it be a historical thing for old time fans...but as we began to get back into writing songs and seeing that we still have a love for keeping the band going, it is making the turn to something a bit more special. I love answering emails and getting back into band activity on the site, and making the site more of a living, breathing extension of what we have in store for ourselves and
ultimately those who continue to want to be a part of our music.

We receive about 70 or 80 unique hits per month, and that is without anyone promoting the site...to tell you the truth, that makes me feel pretty damn good! I've always said that good music begets great fans, and we've always had the best fans - you guys rock!!!

WHICH 6-STRINGERS SENT YE A-RUNNIN' TO GRAB A STRAT? WHAT'S YOUR RIG FOR THAT CRUNCHY DISTORTED TONE?

Okay, here's the history of Timmy Amsbuist, and how he became his loveable
mutant self:

My mom started me out with drum lessons while I was in 3rd grade. She was a drum major in high school, and she thought I should get a schoolin' in the percussive world. In retrospect, I think it is the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Over the years I've played with a bunch of guitar players, and there is nothing more challenging than trying to get a riff down and the other guy can't keep a beat without the drummer playing. I believe that the fundamentals that were "drummed" into my head during this period helped me in my song writing and the ability to keep proper time while working alone and with the group.

Anyway, over that early period, I started building a drum kit during birthdays and Christmas. Willjious and I really began our musical life together in about 6th grade. He had been playing for a year or so, and we would have the mom's drop us off at each others houses for the weekend with our kits. We used to do this dueling drum kind of thing - drove everyone crazy in the house - but it was an excellent way to hone our skills.

At the end of 7th grade, it was to the point that the dueling drum thing was getting pretty old. Willjious came up with the idea that one of us should pick up the guitar...so we flipped a coin, and I lost! I had a cousin on my dad's side that played, and he had an old no name guitar that he would loan me for a month at a time, and I got an old amp from somewhere, too. So the band was born. I still wonder to this day if that coin was double sided!

Anyway, when I started playing guitar, my whole perspective on music changed. I started looking at the guitar players in bands instead of just the drummer and the beat that was going on - kind of like when you buy a new car, suddenly you notice EVERYONE is driving the same car as you. The music I was listening to at the time was Rush, Jimi Hendrix, and the like, more for the drumming than anything. I continued to listen to Hendrix (and still do!), but I noticed that now that I was playing guitar, I really liked the more aggressive sounds and riffs. I don't know how it happened, but I ended up getting a Deadboys album and a Saints album through one of those mail order buy 12 for a buck programs, and I was instantly hooked on aggressive material from that time forward.

About a year later is when I met Lord Byron, and he introduced me to Motorhead, and from that time on, they became the only band I would consistently listen to. So if you mix up some punk, old rock and roll, and some Motorhead, I guess you have my first influences for my playing...how I came to play a strat is another story! We gel well together! A strat for me is the most comfortable guitar to play. I had an old Les Paul copy, but it was just an uncomfortable play - and although a true 'Paul' is quite a bit better than the copy I had, it doesn't fit in my hands as easily as a strat for some reason.

I used to play Marshall 's, but back in the late '80's I blew my last one up, and being strapped for cash, I bought a Peavey half stack. Not the best amp in the world, but it is kind of loud. I've always had a thing for distortion pedals. On the first demo, I used a "Little Big Muff" through a friend of mines classic early 70's Marshall . On the second demo, I went straight through my own Marshall . On the albums, it was my Marshall again. Now, I'm using my Peavey half stack, and running through an old PROCO Rat distortion pedal. It takes some tweaking to get something I'm happy with, and I'm sure I'll be experimenting with some new equipment soon (I really want to get back to a Marshall !), now that we are back at the game.

Even a small change in sound though, I think pales in comparison to someone's style. I think mine is pretty recognizable, even if I'm changing an EQ setting or messing with an effect. So even a change in amp in the near future won't throw me off the game much... and hopefully only make it even better!

ALONG WITH FORMER LABEL MATES POST MORTEM, MEDIEVAL'S OFTEN CITED AS A PIONEER IN THE SLUDGE METAL SWEEPSTAKES. WHAT THINKEST THOU OF THIS STYLE AS WELL AS DOOM AND STONER?

I always loved that comment by Bob Muldowney regarding our "sludge metal" style. When I first read that review back in the '80's, I didn't understand what he meant...then again, I don't know if I do now or not, either!

We aren't a squeaky clean, typical heavy metal band, which is true. We just kind of jam our lives away, and love playing in a setting that we can all play together. And our production instincts have always been that we would rather sound like we do when we play live, and not add a bunch of studio tricks that we could never pull off. Are we a garage band? Yeah, we've played in the garage, before. But we are more a basement band...its closer to being six feet under!

I think some people think of "sludge metal" as just playing sloppy - and I guess if you heard me play up against a Yngwie Malmsteen, I guess I would be sloppy...but then who the hell wouldn't be! I don't think I'm a sloppy player, but I am a loose player. I think there is a lot of feeling and texture and groove in the way we play; and it is not subdued at all, and I think that is what gives us our "sludge" sound.

I've tried playing other "styles" of music, and I just can't get these other tunes to come out sounding anything other than like I sound...at least I'm consistent!

As for other styles of music - I really respect just about everything. The doom and stoner stuff I really haven't heard much of, but I like some of it. I think there is a place for every type of music...someone had a feeling or idea, and they had the opportunity to get it recorded and out for people to hear...it is no different than me trying to do the same thing. Now, I'll be honest and say I don't LIKE everything there is out there; sometimes it's the band, sometimes it the tone, the music writing or just the attitude, all of which make up the music. But it is also my choice not to listen to it if I don't want to - the problem with some people is they then try to turn you off to what you like and turn you on to what you may not.

I remember a statement I made back in the day that I liked to "argue with people who like top 40 shit." The real intent of that statement was I have no problem arguing with those that try to put down what I like to listen to, trying to sell me on the reason their music is "better" than mine. At the time I said that, top 40 was really the only other prevalent music scene in our area, no hip-hop, rap, limited dance, etc. (again, I show my age!). There are some songs from each of those genres that I enjoy - most I really don't - but I won't tell you its all shit and you're a dumb ass for listening to it - so do me the same respect! Again, life is too short to worry about what the other guy is listening to, just enjoy what turns your crank.

WHY DIDN'T YE MOVE TO CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO BE CLOSER TO NRR AND THE THRIVING SCENE THERE? THAT WOULD'VE HELPED A LOT.

You're not kidding! By the time we became known in the underground, and things really began to pick-up, and we were getting great reviews and interest from labels, I was still in high school. Willjious and Elwood were out a year before me, and waited for a year in the area, hoping that by the time I got out, we would start on our journey as musicians. Unfortunately, by the time I got out, pressure from family and other commitments made it impossible for everyone to remain in one place consistently enough for all of us to focus on the band full time, at the same time. So by the end of the recording process for the second album, we were all going in different directions, moving, getting married, back in school, etc. At one point, we had wanted to do just that, move to NY or LA and work the dream, but the timing was just not there.

HOW WAS THY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THRASH-N-MAIM MANIACS WHICH COMPRISED MOST OF THE NRR ROSTER? MEDIEVAL DID PLAY FAST YET NOTHING AS SEARING AS BLOOD FEAST!

To tell you the truth, I've never met any of our label mates. We were obviously different from most of the other bands on NRR, and our geographic distance didn't help matters any.

We did have some pretty fast tunes; All I Got, WWIV, etc. and during live shows, like most bands, we took it up a notch or too just due to adrenaline, but our mainstay has always been the riff you can bash your head against! Not to mention, I can't play as fast as those other guys!!!

YE CERTAINLY DON'T SUFFER FROM THE LARS ULRICH SYNDROME. WOULD IT HURT THE CAUSE IF YE MAKE AVAILABLE THE EP AND LP, AT LEAST IN DEMO VERSIONS, FOR DOWNLOAD?

I've tried to talk with Ann at NRR, and she is non-existent at this point. I've sent her emails, and called, but no response. If we posted that stuff, we could get sued, and since I don't know her disposition right now regarding the subject of Medieval, I'm not willing to take that chance. So we'll re-record the old tunes and some new tunes too, and put that out. We still own all our own songs, so we can redo versions as much as we want, we just can't put out the version that NRR owns without their permission.

ON A SIMILAR NOTE, IT'S ODD THAT LEGAL MATTERS SOMEHOW WANGLE INTO METAL.

Unfortunately, legal matters seem to wangle into every facet of life now-days. One of my best friends is a lawyer, and he seems to be very busy, and very well off!! (guess who buys the beer in that relationship!)

HISTORIANS AGREE THAT THE COLD WAR TENSIONS BEQUEATHED 80S METAL THE REQUISITE AGGRESSION AND ANGST THAT RENDERED IT THE BEST EVER. BUT TODAY ARMED CONFLICTS ARE FOR DEADLIER YET THE METAL OUTPUT IS LIMP. WHO'S TO BLAME?

I'll sum it up with one statement: Write songs for yourself, not an audience.

Here's my take on why people think it may be limp now compared to yesteryear...just an idea!

When there is a break from conformity, whether it is rock-n-roll in general, Elvis, then the Beatles and Stones, the punk movement, heavy metal, hip-hop, whatever, you at first have an injection of a completely new format with no pretensions and no "map" to follow...you are free to control your own destiny, and accept the matter of your success with your attitude of "I don't give a fuck what you think, this is what I am all about!" As people begin to accept this new art form, and others begin to emulate the style and attitude, you get a surge of similar originality that sets the foundation of the movement. What happens next though, is the bandwagon stage. This is where the saturation point is compromised, and the original attitude and style is no longer a way of life, but the movement itself is the way of life. Those that have over-extended the life cycle of the movement are no longer writing these songs for themselves, but for the audience of the
movement. I believe that is why you always will consider the beginning of the movement the "classic" stuff, and the rest is seen as much less important.

I've never written a song for the audience. Do I care if people like my stuff? Yes! Everyone likes to be appreciated, and to have what they are working on so hard noticed and approved of. Do I crave and need someone to like what I've done? Hell yeah! Its human nature. But am I willing to write songs just to get the feedback? Hell no! I would rather hear from two people that my song meant something to them and that they knew and felt EXACTLY how I felt when they listened to something I did, than to have a thousand people tell me "cool tune dude." I feel if you write for the audience, you lose your soul to them - the classic "sell-out." If you write for yourself, you've created something that is you...if one person comes a long for the ride and enjoys what you've done, then that is the bonus!

So who's to blame? If my scenario is accurate, I would think two possible ideas' can explain it all:

One, the current bands are writing for themselves, but they just suck now. Two, the movement is over (for now at least) and the audience has just not realized that it has turned its back on the movement and is searching for something else.

Again, the ranting of a lunatic only - consider your drunken source!

THERE'S A HUGE INTEREST IN DIGGING UP ANCIENT/OBSCURE/NEGLECTED HEAVY METAL BANDS. GOOD OR BAD?

In the case of my band, I would have to say: good! If on the other hand these old codgers are all getting back together just to cash in on the "fad" that would be bad.

Again, I think the challenge of even these cool older bands will be getting their attitude and what they are truly trying to accomplish back in line with their original mold. I think with Medieval, it has always been about the music, and what we can accomplish as friends and band mates. We really appreciate those that come a long with us on this musical ride, but certainly don't expect our music to sell to the masses - it never did, and without some kind of divine intervention, it never will!

IN YOUR BOOK, WHICH ARE THE 5 WORST EVENTS EVER IN METAL?

This may be a question for someone more plugged in to the scene than I ever have been! But I have a couple that I feel are pretty compelling in maybe a different kind of way:

1. Anytime anyone is ever killed during a show. What more can I say? This is someone's kid, this is someone's friend, this is someone's fan, and all they wanted to do was go see their favorite band and have a good time - this is the worst.
2. The demise of Kick*Ass Monthly magazine. If you have never had the opportunity to meet, read, or see the work of Bob Muldowney, I strongly suggest you search for a copy to study. The guy had a true love for music, and the people who made it. He is highly intelligent, highly introspective with his questions and comments on the bands and the scene, and his commentary was always well thought out and deep...plus he had a great sense of humor in his writing style.
3. Ticket prices to shows...what the hell? When did it become so fashionable to make going to a show such a burden to the fans? I've seen this apply to every form of entertainment available. I understand the supply and demand aspects, and that you should never leave any money on the table...but I am always leery about the "added value" that additional promoters, advertising, and middlemen are supposedly generating for these shows. This isn't really an event as much as it is a trend - but I think it applies here.
4. Censorship. I will be the first to tell you I certainly watch what I allow to be input into my children's minds - they're too young and impressionable to be exposed to some things. But if they are around, I don't listen to certain music...note, I said "I" won't allow them to hear it - I don't let Wal-Mart decide what should be beeped out of an album. Number one, parents need to be more responsible regarding their children, and number two, I'll make the decisions as to what I want to hear - which is the song as the artist wanted me to hear it! Radio airplay is different; it is too accessible to the masses.
5. The inability of a solid, young, talented metal band to get signed to a label so everyone can at least have the chance to enjoy their music, is in my book a crime...oh, by the way, that also goes for old codger bands! Wasted talent sucks.

WHAT 10 ALBUMS COMPRISE YOUR CURRENT PLAY LIST?

I'm going to be brutally honest with what I travel in my car with as of today. This is always a rotational type thing, so some of these are only there for a listen and than out:

1. Velvet Revolver: Good stuff from a few of the most recognized commercial musicians of recent years.
2. Motorhead: Inferno. I haven't heard any new Motorhead in quite a while...Elwood recommended this to me about 3 months ago, and I really enjoy this!
3. Medieval: 2004. Our new demo recordings...sorry, but I have the only copy...good stuff, though!
4. Medieval: LIVE. This is the complete show from the party - again, sorry, but I have the only copy!
5. Motley Crue: Self Titled. These are solid, heavy songs, with a great voice at the helm.
6. Christina Aguilera: Stripped - must be my wife's, but you've got to love those picture sleeves!
7. STP: Core. I got this out so I could hear the difference in his voice from heroin addict to clean with Velvet Revolver.
8. Billy Squire: Hear and Now. I've always like Billy, and I like this album, too. He's got a great rock voice and great perspective with his lyrics.
9. Holocaust: Nightcomers. Terror Amsbuist gave me this for my birthday - and it has been great reliving this great album on CD.
10. Fauxpas: Best of the Early Years. This is music from my drinking band. Full of cover tunes and originals from way out in left field! Fun stuff!

Probably not what you expected!

HAVE YE LISTENED TO THE NEW MEGADETH?

I feel as if I've been backed into a corner!! I know who Dave is, and the stuff I've heard I like. But the stuff I've heard is the old stuff – and only because one of my buddies who decided I needed some historical background about what the rest of the world was doing during the time that I was playing...heavy sarcasm from my friend can be injected here!

Really, I know Dave's a great player, and the songs I listened to are really good, but I'll be the first to tell you I didn't know there was a new album! Last I did know, I thought he had retired due to tendon problems. Guess what I'll be looking for this weekend?

IF GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL TO THE MIDDLE AGES FOR A 1 WEEK TOUR, WHEREWOULD MEDIEVAL TEAR THE MANORS DOWN? I'M SURE YE'D TAKE SUBURBAN FUNERAL ALONG FOR THE RIDE!

There are so many great houses in the world, believe me I would love to play them all! I'll start small and obscure and get into dream land quickly...

State Theater, Kalamazoo Michigan US . This is home court advantage for us I know, but when you grow up in Kalamazoo, and have had the opportunity to see so many cool shows there, but never actually get onto the stage...you really begin to lust after hearing your amp cranked in a cool little theater like the State.

Pine Knob, Detroit Michigan , US . This place is a cool little grassy knoll outside of Detroit - actually I think they have changed the name by now - but I will always remember it as Pine Knob. I love playing outside - we've had about 4 shows we've played outside - and besides the time it rained on us and electrocuted Willjious for a second or two (that's what fuses are for I guess!), outside shows are just a blast.

CBCG , NY , US . I've never been there, and I have only seen small captioned pictures of some of the punk bands that I always listened to playing there. This is for nostalgia's sake, just because so many great bands have played there.

L'amour, NY, US. This stage we have been on before and I have always wanted the opportunity to go back and give them the big shit! We had a very memorable show (we opened for Exciter - one of my favorite bands), but not in the way you may think - back in the 80's short hair in a metal band didn't exist, and if it did (as was our case), than it was not respected and neither was the band. So we had some people in the audience that were rather vocal about our appearance, instead of listening to the music. It seems that mentality has changed slightly, and the opportunity to play there again (even though I've heard the club has changed to a dance club or something along those lines) would be a welcome feather in my hat.

Whiskey , LA , US . Again, this would be a nostalgia show. Too many bands other than ours have played there, and I would love to be on a stage that so many great musicians have crossed.

Hammersmith , England . Talk about a dream come true! To be on the stage where Lemmy and crew recorded the best live album ever would be a wetting experience (I would bring a towel and change of clothes!).

????, Brazil . Now I'm going for the brass ring here - I saw a video for a Queen show way back when, that was filmed in one of Brazils soccer stadiums. It had to be the largest place on earth...there must have been 150 thousand there at least; it was incredible. It was a sea of people, never ending; I didn't know there were that many people on the planet! I would love to just feel the rush of having that much unity; knowing that everyone there wanted to hear what I was about, and enjoyed what we had put together...that would
just be wild!

As for who I would take on this wondrous adventure - you're right, I would take friends. The Suburban Funeral camp is chock full of great guys, great musicians, and heavy drinkers...they definitely fit. I would also bring along the Brain Boys - which was Lord Byron's drinking band. They were more a power pop/rockabilly band, but we all got along great - tons of laughs - gallons of swill - and plenty of great memories - definitely those guys.

And I would be remiss if I didn't say that if I was ever able to share the same stage with Lemmy, and that is anywhere on any stage not just the aforementioned places, an honor usually not bestowed upon mortals would have been granted.

METAL WITHOUT BOOZE WOULD BE BORING. WHICH SPIRITS DO YE, WILLJIOUS AND ELWOOD FAVOR WHENEVER IT'S TIME TO LET LOOSE? ANY PARTICULAR COCKTAILS OF THY OWN INVENTION YE'D LIKE TO SHARE?

Although beer is always on the agenda, the last few years I've had an itch for Gin. I've been brewing my own beer with a buddy of mine for a year or so, and it's been a blast making and drinking my own stash. Willjious is definitely a Gin man also, and Elwood seems to caffeinate himself more and more with his drinks to keep him up to speed on the tunes (he's not getting any younger either you know!).

TIME TO CLOSE THE BAR. IF ON THE WAY HOME MONSTERS AND THINGS SUCH AS NU METAL SLUGS AND MALL VAMPYRES CROSS THY PATH, WHAT'S THE CHOICE TACTIC OF THE ARMORED DEATHSMAN?

I've always found that volume will correct just about any sniffling, whining, pussy whipped prick that bothers me...but of course, they never stay out late enough to close the bar like what we do, so we never see them!

Thanks for the fun! Check out the website http://www.medieval-kills.com/ , and keep in touch!

Timmy