Retreat From Hackdom is a single off Carnivores and Their Hosts, for which I utilize GarageBand software, which is like steroid-laden Logic Pro software! Wolven Angel is another single off the Moon Palace L.P. that is not quite available, as of yet. It has a primal, recurrent vocal riff, that is gothic, rave, industrial, trance…If you listen closely, you might hear the wolf howling…But it is all right because of the Angel element….!

Getting back to Retreat From Hackdom, the title reminds me of feudal lords trying to conquer each others’ kingdoms and the pledge of “honor before death.” Yet inevitably, when it becomes painstakingly apparent that a kingdom is about to become overrun, the lord of the falling empire must admit that it is time to flee or become harpooned! And the lovely maidens must decide whether to accompany him or stay behind, as to not become pursued and possibly slaughtered, as well. Hackers on the tennis court apply to everybody, at one juncture or another—In some instances, they do not know what they are doing out there! I am a good example of a hack on many occasions—although I once beat the former 500th ATP Tour player 6-4, 6-2….

Once, I was playing a $50,000 tournament when my opponent with ATP points and dread locks, who flew in from Florida, jokingly yelled out loud in a false Jamaican accent because he knew I was older and out of shape, “Run, John! Run!” As I scampered back and forth across the baseline, I countered with my idiom, “RETREAT FROM HACKDOM!” :)