anachronisms, antonin artaud, art deco, baz luhrman, bicycling, black rock city, blue man group, burning man, carnivals, cirque du soleil, comic books, computers, contact improvisation, contemporary arts, dance, dave mckean, de la guarda, fables, fairy tales, fantasy, film, filmmaking, film music, folklore, ghost stories, installation art, interactive art, jean cocteau, juggling, lighting, live shows, magic, mn rollergirls, music, mythology, nam june paik, new media art, penny arcades, puzzle games, robert wilson, robots, roller derby, rollerskating, salvador dali, sci fi, sculpture, sound design, spirituality, steampunk, storytelling, surrealism, swimming, symbolism, theatre, tim burton, vaudeville, video, video art, video production, volleyball
Music
Lolly Pop, The Decemberists, My Brightest Diamond, Devotchka, Shiny Toy Guns, Beirut, Byzar, Revolver Modele, Belles of Skin City, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, All The Pretty Horses, U2, Mr. Bungle, The Hellblinki Sextet, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Concrete Blond, Liminal, Tenacious D, DJ Spooky, Postal Service, Gogol Bordello, T. Rex, Billie Holiday, Outkast, FSOL, The Time, Tom Waits, Dead Milkmen, Bjork, Stray Cats, 12 Rods, Edith Piaff, The Beatles, Soul Coughing, Sara Vaughn, Carter USM, Depeche Mode, Dresden Dolls, Material Issue, APOX, Janes Addiction, Thievery Corporation, Sex Pistols, M, Thomas Dolby, Gary Numan, Manplanet, The Cure, Mark Mallman, Parliament, Juno Reactor, The Crystal Method, Deee-Lite, Fluke, Miles Davis, Portishead, Morcheeba, Valeze, Tricky, Prince, Rachel Stamp, Suzi Quatro, Scandal, Tom Waits, Valeze
My Brightest Diamond- Dragonfly
Bjork- Human Behaviour
Movies
Young Frankenstein, The Dark Crystal, Mirrormask, Wings of Desire, Faraway So Close, Big Fish, Amelie, The Iron Giant, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pitch Black, Blazing Saddles, Walk The Line, Dr. Strangelove, Labyrinth, Apocalypse Now, All That Jazz, Donnie Darko, Singin in the Rain, Nightmare Before Christmas, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Dark City, Moulin Rouge, Being John Malkovich, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Goonies, 28 Days Later, Brazil, Spirited Away, Phantom of the Paradise, Shrek, Charade, Run Lola Run, Shaun of the Dead, To Catch A Thief, Princess Mononoke, Scared Stiff, PCU, The Crow, Princess Bride
Television
Firefly, Project Runway, Heroes, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who, Jericho, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Young Ones, Simpsons, Family Guy, The Daily Show
Books
A Song of Ice and Fire, Coraline, The Dragonbone Chair, American Gods, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Neverwhere, Once and Future King, Lord of the Rings, The Historian
About me: I'm whomever I decide to be at the moment, a chameleon wandering through an ever-shifting landscape of people, places, and events. That guy who everybody seems to know and who seems to know everybody, yet isn't really a part of anything.
I moved down to Chicago in September '06 with my wife, Vanessa, after living the previous 14 or so years up in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul).
I'm working running the audio visual department at the Chicago History Museum. You should definitely come check the place out. Chicago is a pretty fascinating city with a fantastic sense of itself. The museum was completely revamped just before I was hired (to the tune of a $30 million renovation). The new permanent exhibit, Crossroads of America, offers a pretty fascinating overview of the city including the very first 'L' car made for the Columbian Exposition (the 1893 World's Fair). My personal faves are the World's Fairs, amusement parks, and the music.
I used to perform up in Minnesota with Lolly Pop & the Couture Club. Our debut CD was re-issued on the Italian dance label, Modo Veloce. I sing back-ups on most of the tracks and have one song that I wrote and sing lead on. You should check it out, and buy the disc. (shameless self-promotion) Its just fun, poppy electro music with a touch of 80s kitsch. Oh, and there is also the Elevator Operator EP featuring an international collection of remixers.
Also, in the summer of '06 I worked with my wife on a short called Fear of Girls 2. It is the sequel, or second episode of the internet phenom short Fear of Girls which received over 2 million views the previous year. Due to contractual things and such episode 2 has been setting on the shelf for about a year, but it is now free and clear and ready to be seen by the world, so spread it around--
It was great to see you guys! I did wind up finding Elana and was able to see the mouse in the wheel ignite!! I was cold though and stayed only another half hour. Well, I'll give you a ring if I'm able to get down there on Tues with the Armenian girl and if not...have a blast in MPLS and tell Nessa Happy Birthday!
