Breadcrumbs Into The Valley (A NEPA Horror Fest Trail)
October 1, 2025·0 comments·zg
I grew up in a valley, so, literally - walled off by mountains, from the rest of the world, geographically. It’s a mindset too. I know it well. I grew up aware of it, freaking out about it, and eventually - once I spotted the breadcrumb trail to get out, I really wasn’t looking back.
Spoiler: my wife and I did come back. But this “left and then returned” thing is as important as the valley mountain walls metaphor to me. There’s a sense of purpose here.
I was thinking about a Murphy’s Law show at Homebase (a converted warehouse with concrete floors where, for about 4 years, there were a lot of great punk/hardcore/underground shows in the late ‘90s/early 2000s).
The band played their cover of “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight,” which - I was and am a huge fan of that song - and as I’m singing along, I get a beer dumped on my head by their singer, Jimmy.
It’s a funny story. Not just because I was below the drinking age and it was a lot of beer. But it’s a peculiar story because something else happened that night too.
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