Are the Horsemen dead?
Benzilla himself responds to recent rumors that the Horsemen have disbanded to pursue solo careers around California.
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California, 2001 - You hear it in the halls at school. You hear it in the women's bathrooms of clubs across California (I assume, I mean I don't hang out in there or anything). You hear it on the news. "Are the Horsemen dead?" In a word, no. Now it is true that the Horsemen presence that had been so overwhelming at the approach of the millennium has fallen off in the last year. So what gives? Have they, in fact, disbanded? Have they split to go solo or start new groups or raise families? Not at all. After the famous #90360 walk-out of New Year's 1998, the Horsemen needed a new direction. The Horsemen themselves needed a new direction, that is. The intent of the group as a whole has always been debaucherously clear. So it was that they spread throughout the state, the country, and even the world. Abba moved down to San Diego to find a career in web design, which he did. While he was there, he also preached the ways of the Horsemen to the many willing disciples. He'd return to the bay every few months touting stories of shady Vietnamese massage parlors and orgiastic SoCal celebrations. Goofy, who held the most official power in the Blockbuster days, stayed in the Bay Area. Corporate whore that he was back then, we should have guessed what he'd be up to next. He began training to become a police officer! Just what we needed... an irrate Horseman with a gun. The plot thickens... After a string of mildly psychotic girlfriends, Double Down finally found a keeper and followed her to Arizona. There he worked on completing his degree work while she finished hers. I understand her sorority was very accomodating to visiting Horsemen. His long-time buddy Baby New Year gave Arizona a shot too, but found that it wasn't his style. He promptly moved back to the Bay where he felt more at home. His exploits there will be discussed shortly. El Gringo Diablo found himself in the Army. While he wasn't the only Horseman to join the military, I think he was as into it as anyone. During a European stationing, he let Germany know what Horsemen lore was all about. Short-tempered and more Irish than alcohol, the crazy white devil found his niche. As for Benzilla, well, you know what I did. This is my site and it's full of crap about me, so let's move on. So what are the Horsemen up to now? Well, you'll be happy to hear that we've all regrouped in the Bay Area. Abba has taken up work with his family selling BMW's locally. Goofy has followed through on his police training. He's currently a prison guard at the local pen. Here, he can release all the aggression he's been holding in. Double Down has returned to Cali with his wife and now works at a finance firm along with Baby New Year, who is now a father! Rounding out the group, El Gringo Diablo has gotten himself hitched as well and joins these last two at that same finance firm. Again, you all already know what Benzilla is doing. So the Horsemen aren't dead at all. In these crucial recent years, each of us had our own paths to walk, but as was prophesized, those paths have converged once again. Now that some of the Horsemen are married and others are parents, our presence has dwindled in dance clubs and singles' bars. Instead, you can find us BBQing it up in a backyard or drinking ourselves into a stupor at your local pub. For the Horsemen, there is no final chapter; just sequel after debaucherous sequel. -Benzilla, November 2001 |
Music: "Teachers - Daft Punk"