When I was asked to put together a ‘Top 5 of 2009’ list I immediately cringed. I love so much music that that category on its own seemed too difficult to keep down to just five. As I researched to make sure my choices were actually from 2009 I realized one thing. I’m not as current as I thought. The DVD list is short because I haven’t seen most of what was released on DVD this year. We’ve been using Netflix here at the house and have been working our way through older movies instead of the more recent cinematic masterpieces. It also became clear that I don’t like very much new music. I have a few new favorites but most of my favorite bands don’t release albums anymore due to varying circumstances. The Ramones are mostly dead. Acid Bath is long gone due to a death. Pantera died long before Dimebag’s premature demise. I guess I’m kind of old school. Or maybe I’m just old. Oh well, here goes anyway.
DVDS
1. Dexter: the complete 3rd season
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Twilight (no I’m not gay, just old)
4. Paul Blart, Mall Cop
CDS
1. In This Moment – The Dream (Century Media)
2. Allheluja – Breath Your Soul (Scarlet Records)
3. Brutal Truth – Evolution Through Revolution (Relapse Records)
4. Perry Lane Sect – Everyone Hates the Perry Lane Sect (Lockjaw Records)
5. Providence – Far Beyond Our Depth (Rucktion Records)
BOOKS
1. Fried Green Zombies – John A. Allen (self-published)
2. Creeping Shadows – Alan Draven, Brandon Ford, Jessica Lynne Gardner (Pixie Dust Press)
3. Way of the Barefoot Zombie – Jasper Bark (Abaddon Books)
4. The Afterblight Chronicles: Operation Motherland – Scott Andrews (Abaddon Books)
5. Twilight of Kerberos – Jonathon Oliver (Abaddon Books)
MOVIES
1) ZOMBIELAND!!!
2-5) See above
Jim Dodge Jr.
