Alot has been said about John Paul Keith over the last few years, but despite his popularity there are still a few tales untold…
It all begin in the dead of Fourth Winter, along the coast of Cartoolga near the outer banks of the Rivenforge. An infant’s deafening scream tore across the calm, cold night. This blood-curdling howl, the townspeople recall, was a dark omen. This cry signaled the first day of a dark, war-riddled decade. One that came to be now known as the Age of Darkness. It was then that demons seeped through the cracks of the Earth seeking revenge on those who had entombed them.
Dark Warriors ran rampant through the lands destroying whole cities and taking no prisoners. Gone were the farming towns of Ruteledge, Granthon, and Froöngstolth. Gone was the shipping mecca of Shipping Mecca. Gone was the Capital City of Wrnnnngh (The most populated city in all the land, Wrnnnngh was founded by four friendly sea lions under an incantation by the Lord of Sea and Air. Wrnnnngh’s name cannot be pronounced by the human tongue).
With no army left to fight the Dark Warriors, all hope had been lost. Evil had won.
Or so they thought! There, deep in the rocky crevasse of Nayshevull, an irrelevant and long forgotten mountain town, a worthy knight stood. He was J.P. The Keith of Raggentrod, eldest brother to Fish & Chips Keith, heir to the Telecastrian Royal Throne, and apprentice of the great swordsman Sir Haggardberry.
Armed with his enchanted axe (forged from a strange metal known as Maple by the High Priest of Fendra), J.P. The Keith of Raggentrod bravely marched to the Evil Capitol of Momphus. With nary a helping hand he stormed the walls and slashed his way to the Evil King’s castle, single-handedly killing over four million Dark Warriors. Whence-upon he reached the King’s throne, he decreed:
“Today, your reign shall end.”
“And how do you expect this to be achieved,” the Evil King inquired with a hearty chuckle.
“I am J.P. The Keith of Raggentrod. I may not read or write so well, but I can sling this axe like ringing a bell!”
With this statement he swung his enchanted axe! Forever slain was the Evil King.
Ye Olde Age of Darkness faded into a bedtime tale, reserved to frighten naughty children.
J.P. The Keith & His 145′s perform tonight at the Hi-Tone with the Stars of Micey! 8pm, $10!
It has begun! Don Perry has started to post up his work at last weekend’s In & Out Fest. Go check out his website for the photos featuring Mikal Cronin, Corrosion of Conformity, The Devil Makes Three, and more. Lots more.
It’s the second night of In & Out Festival! And if its anything like last night… Whew. Party starts at 8pm with The Kernal, Phillip Roebuck, Southeast Engine, and headliners The Devil Makes Three.
Ah the final giveaway for the final day of In & Out Fest. Can you believe it? The festival begins tomorrow night. BUT FIRST, yesterday’s winners.
1st Place goes to George:
picking and grinning
out behind the green dumpster
hobo not banjo
2nd Place goes to Raven Ham:
I’d jump a slow train
With Circle K Panhandlers
To hear “All Hail” live.
3rd Place goes to Sarah Rose and her nod to beardsman extraordinaire Dan Garber:
Dan hates the hobos
Drinks whiskey for back alley
banjo bum beating
Woo! If you won a prize, email us at admin@betterthanjail.com and we’ll get it to you!
And now for our final haiku contest… for tickets to Day 3 with Corrosion of Conformity (Large and In Charge in the graphic above)… today’s theme is “Skull & Carcass.” Let ‘er rip!