The Life and Times of Doug Jaranski

The CD comes with a comic book that is written by the band and illustrated by drummer Wily van Haren. Music and drawings are meant to complement each other. The comic book is summarized as follows by the band:

"The Flea Pit tells the story of Doug Jaranski, a tormented poet who is surrounded by booze and shady women. His life takes largely place in a bar called the Flea Pit. Next to barman Pete, The Flea Pit houses a strange gathering of people and creatures who appear in different guises. As the story starts to unfold the situations become more grotesque and unreal. By every page the line between reality and fantasy seems to vanish, leaving Doug trapped in dark and cold wasteland where he is confronted with his failures, lost love, the staring eyes of long dead famous poets and faces a giant mescal worm."

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Barcode: 8718858192526