Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Bow before he who is "I was"! When writing a dedication to Semjaza Azazel, biblical humor is not without irony. Then again, Tony's entire pseudonym is ironic. In First Enoch Semjaza and Azazel corrupted man kind, teaching and encouraging war, debauchery and sin. Their actions were so atrocious that God (or god, depending on your belief structure) flooded the Earth in a torrent of divine rain. Yes, I am referring to the big flood, the one in which Noah gathered two of every animal into a boat and then single handedly (well not single handedly, his wife was there after all) rebuilt civilization. Obviously our Semjaza Azazel is the antithesis of his biblical reference. While Azazel taught his fellow man how to war and fornicate, our good ole' Peach Head taught us Otakuites that Marilyn Manson is more than just a fashion faux pas and high fives are the ultimate sign of affection. As Semjaza dabbled in enchantments and evil mysticism, our Tony built fascinating web sites and preached the glory of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman. And though both Semjaza and Azazel fell from grace, cast into the bowels of existence by God (or god, again depending upon your belief structure), Semjaza Azazel rose above the Otaku masses speaking not just the "word" (which, oddly enough, is the word "the"), but many words that usually form coherent sentences! I know not why Tony chose the biblical name Semjaza Azazel as his representation, but I figure that since I am going to try and pigeon-hole him with a phrase I ought to use a biblical one. So, in biblical terminology Tony is "one bad-ass mother fucker". What makes him "one bad-ass mother fucker" you ask? Simply put, Tony put thought into doing cool things. His posts are always well thought and informative, usually offering a different perspective to a stale debate. Whenever he starts a thread it is bound to be informative an interesting, I know that personally, I have spent a small fortune on CD's that he has recommended (and no, I really haven't regretted buying any of them). And Tony's blog, Wrapped in Plastic, infuses his quirky, subtle sense of humor with his keen music sense (plus, his web site is freakin' awesome). Yep, Peach Head is insightful, witty, funny, easy going, and intelligent, all in all a pretty cool character. Side note: Thought I would mention that I have a specific reason for creating this post. I IM Semjaza Azazel from time to time, but never really for the specific purpose of talking or chatting. No, I usually am searching for input or information on music, web sites, movies, mini-discs, ect. So more or less this post is just to say thanks for answering all of my random-ass questions.

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