Yes, it's true. I am actually posting a new completed piece. They said it would never happen, but they were wrong...dead wrong. More to come. I'm in a zone. -Love, Johnny Murder

HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF?

As you may have noticed, the king of MANBROIDERY (yours truly) has been absent from the blog arena. I had back surgery in late July and I am just now getting to the point where I can function without severe pain. Yesterday, I was prescribed a miracle medicine...LIDODERM patches. It is a patch that disperses Lidocaine through the skin. My former mind numbingly painful surgery scar is now totally numb and pain free. They were expensive as fuck but totally worth it. If anyone has back or other types of pain I highly recommend these little wonders. Ask your doctor. You won't regret it. Soon there will be new Manbroideries for you folks to gawk over. Stay tuned. -Johnny Murder

"Back" in business!

Well, I had my back surgery on July 20th and I am getting very close to being fully recovered. I can already tell that the surgery has done some good because my feet and legs are no longer numb. As far as the actual pain in my back, it is hard to tell if it has worked or not because I am still having pain from the surgery and incision etc. I am now ready, willing and almost able to reclaim the king of Manbroidery. I have lots of ideas for pieces (some of them are pain medication-dream inspired)... Get ready, Blogylvania, here it comes...

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OH, BOY on Monday, I finally get my back surgery. Hopefully, this will alleviate some of my constant pain, and I will be able to walk and stand and sit for more than 20 minutes at a time. I will definitely use my bedridden recovery time to complete my current projects and make several more, so keep checkinh out MANBROIDERY for some pain med-induced visions of crafty embroidered offerings. -Much love, Johnny Murder

UNDER THE KNIFE...THIS IS MY LIFE

WELL, FELLOW AND FELLOWETTE FANS OF MANBROIDERY. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY I HAVE BEEN "MR. LAZY POST" THESE LAST FEW MONTHS. THING IS, I HAVE A SERIOUS BACK CONDITION THAT HAS PLAGUEING ME SINCE THE LATE 1990'S.I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET RELIEF, FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY, TO EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS IN MY SPINE, TO HEAVY SELF-MEDICATION...(DON'TRY IT, KIDS)SO NOW I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE THE SURGERY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDING FOR YEARS. NOW, AS A RULE I AM BALLS-SCARED OF SURGERY BECAUSE i HAD SEVERAL AS A CHILD AND THAT FEELING OF WAKING UP FROM ANESTHESIA IS WAY TOO SURREAL AT THIS POINT. THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. THEY WILL REMOVE THE LAMINA WHICH IS MORE OR LESS THE BACK, POINTY PART OF THE VERTEBRA. THIS WILL GIVE MY HERNIATED DISCS ROOM TO SWELL WITHOUT CRUSHING MY NERVES WHICH IS WHERE ALL THE PAIN IS COMING FROM. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A SIMPLE PROCEDURE, LASTS AN HOUR OR TWO AND I SHOULD FEEL ALMOST INSTANTLY BETTER ONCE THE DRUGS WEAR OFF. WE SHALL SEE. SO WISH ME LUCK EVERYONE AND HOPFULLY, THIS WILL KICK-START ME BACK INTO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MANBROIDERY FULL-TIME. KEEP ME IN YOUR THOUGHTS,TROOPS. YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MINE! 

This is all I have to say about it.

Rest In Peace.

When I'm not embroidering...I'm doing this:

My friend Isaac and I were so fascinated by the spate of "air sex" videos where young gentlemen hump empty furniture that we had to create a musical tribute. Hence: Ghost Sex. Enjoy

MY LATEST MESS-TERPIECE (IN PROGRESS-detail) "RED RETARD" NOT SURE YET WHAT HE'S GONNA BE LOOKING AT OR SAYING. ANY SUGGESTIONS? PLEASE HELP OUT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW. THANKS, JOHNNY

SOON TO RETURN: FULL FORCE MANBROIDERY!!!

I ordered a replacement power cord for my own personal computer and it should be here in a couple of days. THANK GOD! Although I am extremely grateful to Penny Nickels for letting my use her beautiful...ahem...MAC... it's just not the same. I can't get really personal on a borrowed computer. I guess there is a special bond I have developed between my fingers and my crappy Toshiba. Also I have been so busy working on my piece for the PHAT QUARTER SWAP that It's been tough to fit anything else into my exotic lifestyle. Hang in there, MANBROIDERERS and MANBROIDERETTES and FRIENDS. More to come... -Johnny Murder

NEW PIECE THAT I MADE WITH MY HANDS AND MY ROTTEN BRAIN...

WOMEN WANT HIM, MEN WANT TO BE HIM. HE IS EVERY THING YOU WANT TO BE. HIS NAME IS BART. HE IS A TRUE "PUSSY MAGNET"...