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05/13/2026

A new song by my good friend, John Cripps. It's primarily about the Celtic heroes of the past, but it's equally applicable to the heroes of the old South - known and unknown. Subscribe to his channel and give him some thumbs up.

Survivors Write the Songs is the closing song after the Reprise in the forthcoming album "Fire in the Bosom" by Smoke Without Fire. The album is mainly about...

04/14/2026

Sic Semper Tyrannis. Psalm 7:9-16.

04/09/2026

"I am not one of those who, clinging to the old superstition that the will of heaven is revealed in the immediate results of 'trial by combat,' fancy that right must always be on the side of might, and speak of Appomattox as a judgment of God. Instead of accepting the defeat of the South as a divine verdict against her, I regard it as but another instance of 'truth on the scaffold and wrong on the throne." - R.C. Cave

03/21/2026

I regret that I will no longer be shipping out of the United States, effectively immediately. I had to stop shipping to the EU and UK a few years ago due to the VAT regulations. Now the new tariff system requires digging through endless codes to classify whatever I'm shipping. It took me over an hour to try to find the codes to ship an apron and two license plate frames to Canada, and I never found them. Sorry folks, I run this business by myself and that kind of wasted time is not something I can do anymore.

03/16/2026

This song goes to all the trolls out there. If nothing else, y'all are good inspiration. I'm indebted to you for this one.

[Ignore the subtitles. They're mostly wrong. Apparently FB can't understand an Irish accent]

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Living Rent Free in Your Head
© 2026 Greg Loren Durand

Verse

Poised on the keys, you type as you please
To enter an insult or meme
You think you’re the greater by playing the hater
Or smart by using language obscene

It’s courage you lack, so pick up the slack
And summon your friends to join in
Now that they’ve gathered and think that you matter
It’s time, let the party begin

Half Chorus

You take the time to stalk me online
Obsessed with the things that I've said
Repeat the same lines, you think it sublime
But I’m living rent free in your head

Verse

You sound so absurd when you use the big words
‘Cause your actions are those of a knave
You get angry and mean when you’re glued to your screen
But it feeds the attention you crave

You haven’t a care in your recliner chair
As you wait for my new post to drop
Hit the thumbs down, or laugh like a clown
You don’t see a reason to stop

Chorus

You take the time to stalk me online
Obsessed with the things that I've said
Repeat the same lines, you think it sublime
But I’m living rent free in your head
I have to wonder at your folly and blunder
What a wasteful life that you’ve led
No need to secure, my tenancy’s sure
I’m living rent free in your head

Verse

The life of a troll is exceedingly droll
So you're seeking some kind of release
You contort and you twitch but can’t reach the itch
Like a stray dog all covered in fleas

Avoiding reflection, engaging projection
Get a kick out of throwing me shade
Taxing your brain, but what have you gained?
Your bills still have to be paid

Chorus

You take the time to stalk me online
Obsessed with the things that I’ve said
Make that bell ring so you don’t miss a thing
I’m living rent free in your head
I am amused you apparently choose
To focus on my life instead
All I can say at the end of the day
Is I’m living rent free in your head
Living rent free in your head

Verses

I'm your addiction, I have a prediction
Tomorrow will be more of the same
Feed your affection, your sad predilection
You’ll be back here to do it again

Sloth is seductive, do something productive
You have only one life to live
I’ll go on with my day, don’t care what you say
I don’t have two figs here to give

Chorus

You take the time to stalk me online
Obsessed with every word that I’ve said
Make that bell ring so you don’t miss a thing
I’m living rent free in your head
I am amused you apparently choose
To focus on my life instead
All I can say at the end of the day
Is I’m living rent free in your head
Yes, I'm living rent free in your head

03/08/2026

This new release from John Thomas Cripps' project, Mojo Foxx, has a message that is urgently needed by Southerners today as they face the attempted erasure of their history and heritage. A link to the YouTube video along with the lyrics will be posted in the comments below. After listening to this song here on Facebook, please go to the Mojo Foxx YouTube channel and give it a listen there, too. Check out what else he's got on there, and don't forget to subscribe!

"True Grit," along with 9 or 10 other Southern rock songs, will be available on compact disc in the near future through www.TheRebelShop.com

Some of you may remember John from the fight for the Mississippi State flag back in the early 2000s and again about ten years ago. John also ran for governor in 2003. He now lives in Belarus with his wife, Jana.

03/05/2026

112 years ago, Americans were smart enough to know that Confederates were still.... Americans. [Cue up all the brain dead trolls who are going to say, "They left America. They weren't Americans!" Confederate States of AMERICA]

03/05/2026

On this day in 1861, the Confederate Congress adopted the First National flag, nicknamed the "Stars and Bars," as the official flag of the Confederate States of America. At first, it only had seven stars, representing the States of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. Four more stars were added a few months later when the States of Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina joined the Confederacy, followed by two more stars soon after, representing the Border States of Missouri and Kentucky. The thirteen star First National flag is the basis of the current Georgia State flag that was adopted on May 8, 2003.

The flag of the Confederacy was changed to the Second National flag ("Stainless Banner") on April 22, 1863, and then again to the Third National flag ("Bloodstained Banner") on March 4, 1865.

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02/23/2026