score! (goth style) 



I was elated to see this book lying on the table in the dining room today.



When I asked my sister-in-law if I could borrow it, on account of the fact that I love Edward Gorey, she told me that she had two copies and that I could have one if I wanted it. Evidently, she had intended to give one to me for my birthday, but my brother had poo-pooed the idea, thinking that I wouldn't like it. What? Me? Not like Edward Gorey?! I scoff at that. Another indication of how little my family actually knows me. Gorey's illustrations have thrilled me ever since I was a youngster, watching BBC's Mystery on PBS (if anyone knows what I'm talking about, Gorey's illustrations were used in the opening sequence of that show). You see, as a kid, my parents didn't believe in cable television, so that left my siblings and I few options: CBS, NBC, ABC and PBS. Truth be told, I think I'm better off for it. Clearly my penchant for dry humor and sarcasm (Monty Python's Flying Circus) and science fiction (Dr. Who) is a direct result of hours of PBS programming as a kid. Anyway, back to Gorey. I would even venture to say that any self-proclaimed "goth" who doesn't, at least, have a passing knowledge of Gorey's artwork is nothing more than a poser. There. I've said it.



(I just love Gorey's sense of the macabre.) 

Posted: Thu - March 3, 2005 at 12:58 PM           |

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