Violent Torpedoes of Truth by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

Linda K. Sienkiewicz is a writer and artist from Michigan. Her poetry and short stories have been published in numerous literary journals from Prairie Schooner to Bartleby Snopes online. Her latest poetry chapbook, SECURITY, is published by March Street Press. She has a novel and is represented by Chelsea Gilmore of Maria Carvainis Agency.

VIOLENT TORPEDOES OF TRUTH by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

Mug shot released by the Aspen Police Department to the AP after Sheen's 2009 arrest

I felt a ripple of pleasure when I read in the Detroit Free Press that Sheen’s “My Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour, which opened in Detroit on Saturday, was an unmitigated disaster. The Freep reported it as being a disconnected, rambling, self-indulgent show.

The Motor City greeted him with a standing ovation (shame on them) but apparently Sheen’s catch phrases quickly staled when the pointlessness of the show became evident. Even he saw his grip on the audience sliding, and, one point, felt a need to assure them, “Trust me, this is going somewhere.” It didn’t. It was a mere half hour before people started earnestly booing and some headed for the exits, grumbling about wasted money.

Why am I so pleased? It’s about time this man got his due. Unfortunately, his downfall may not happen for what, in my opinion, is the right reason, but at least it’s happening. Maybe. The truth is yet to be seen, but at the very least, people are beginning to question why they adore him. As for me, it’s been a long time since I could stomach his cutesy, bad-boy shtick on “Two and a Half Men” after I learned about his abuse of women. It’s shocking:

Brittany Ashland photo, as shown on ABC news

1. In 1990, he “accidentally” shot his then-fiancée, actress Kelly Preston, in the arm with a .22 inside their Malibu home.
2. In 1994, he allegedly struck a UCLA student in the head after she refused sex with him. He was married to model Donna Peele at the time.

3. In 1996, he allegedly slammed his girlfriend, adult film actress Brittany Ashland, on the tile floor, knocking her unconscious and splitting her lip. She claimed he made her dispose of her bloody clothes and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. He pleaded no contest.

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LINDA + JIM: Interview with Author/Artist/Jim Morrison fan Linda K. Sienkiewicz by Elizabeth Searle

Congratulations to Linda K. Sienkiewicz: her haunting portrait of Doors legend Jim Morrison (below, right) won our ‘Decorate for Disgrace’ contest and will appear in our upcoming film, CELEBRITIES IN DISGRACE.  Always wanting to encourage celeb. obsessors like myself to ‘act out’ creatively, I asked Linda to share thoughts on how she opened ‘The Doors’ to celeb. inspirations in her writing and art…

Linda K. Sienkiewicz is a writer and artist from Michigan. Her poetry and short stories have been published in numerous literary journals from Prairie Schooner to A Twist of Noir online. Her latest chapbook, SECURITY, with all its pop culture references, can be purchased from the March Street Press catalog /39 pages, $9.

LINDA + JIM: An Interview With Linda K. Sienckiewicz by Elizabeth Searle

What celeb.s have inspired your writings and works of visual art?  Who was the first?

Jim was the first. No one else has inspired me in quite the same way!

Your works on Jim Morrison are so striking and intense.  What first drew you to him?

Initially, it was the music. The first Doors album I bought was “Morrison Hotel,” and Jim’s voice was like a conduit. Listening to him was nothing short of an orgasmic experience. That album was followed by “LA Woman.” The lyrics blew me away—“his brain was squirming like a toad”—my God, who else on the planet wrote like that? As an angst-filled, artsy teen in the 70’s, dealing with a bad breakup, Jim’s darkness was a beacon of light for me. It was as if he was singing “The Spy” to me, and he really did know my deepest secret fear. And then he died! I remember how shocked, confused and hurt I was, as if something had been physically ripped from my body.

Over the years, I started collecting The Doors’ CDs and books on Jim—and what a story he made, too. Not only gorgeous, he was sensuous, erudite, poetic, and a Southern gentleman at heart, yet he was also a volatile and conflicted prick, vexed by mood swings and addictions. In the early nineties, I went through a major depression, and my interest in his life and work became a flat-out obsession. Morrison was my escape valve and all I can say is thank goodness I had one. In this sense, I think obsessions are good; they can hold our hands and walk us through dark times. I used to tease my husband that one day he’d find a poster of Jim hanging above our bed. Can you imagine? He laughed and said, “Whatever turns you on, dear.”

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