A.F. Rützy
"Looking as wrecked as a beer-bloated piñata returning home from a Dia de los Muertos party"

Male
36 years old
Helsinki, All
Finland



Last Login: 9/6/2008
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    A.F. Rützy's Interests
MusicWarren Zevon, Steely Dan (70's), James McMurtry, The Rainmakers, Ray Charles, Genesis (the Peter Gabriel and early Phil Collins era), The Police, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, The Who, The Traveling Wilburys, Old Crow Medicine Show, Frank Black, Nina Simone, Dire Straits (the early stuff), Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman, ELO (A New World Record, Out of the Blue), Randy Newman, Supertramp, Sam Cooke, Blue Train by John Coltrane, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet...
MoviesBarton Fink, THX-1138, Punishment Park, Seven Samurai, Citizen Kane, Brazil, Cul-de-Sac, Three Days of the Condor, The Godfather, Mulholland Drive, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Easy Rider, MASH, Little Big Man, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Graduate, Rear Window, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Wait Until Dark, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Bonnie and Clyde, Apocalypse Now, Cool Hand Luke, Drugstore Cowboy, Badlands, Salvador, Chinatown, Psycho, Ace in the Hole, The Swimmer, The Royal Tenenbaums, Modern Times, Dumbo, The Passenger, Blade Runner, The Conversation...
TelevisionTool of the Devil. Don't watch it.
BooksKurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, Martin Amis, Hubert Selby Jr., Hunter S. Thompson, Evan S. Connell, Ira Levin, Charles Bukowski, Tom Robbins, Roald Dahl...
HeroesHugh Thompson, Jr. was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He is known for his role in curtailing the My Lai massacre.

     A.F. Rützy's Details
Status:In a Relationship
Here for:Networking, Friends
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:Pisces
Children:Proud parent
Occupation:Freelance writer

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Publishing - Writer - Novelist




A.F. Rützy wonders if his bayonet plant can grow pocket knives.

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   A.F. Rützy's Blurbs
About me:
New website at afrutzy.com

I was born in 1972 in Joensuu, North Karelia, which is considered to be the treasure chest of Finnish folklore, and a cultural melting pot for Russian and Finnish traditions. I currently reside in Helsinki, Finland, with my family.

About the book:

END CREDITS - A Novel about Life, Death, and Truth in Advertising

Raymond Kessel is dead. Or is he? Death, it seems, is not as advertised. Welcome to the Afterlife, the new and improved version, in which corporate image and downsizing have revolutionized eternity.

Is there a Heaven and Hell? Could near-death experiences merely be spiritual focus groups? END CREDITS questions what really does happen when we die and offers an appropriately twenty-first-century answer.

End Credits in now available from Casperian Books.

A portion of the book's profits will be donated to the World Craniofacial Foundation.
Who I'd like to meet:
Fellow writers and other book enthusiasts.

   A.F. Rützy's Friend Space (Top 4)
A.F. Rützy has 87 friends.
 Paul Elwork 


 The Species Crown 


 Casperian Books 


 William Walsh 





A.F. Rützy's Friends Comments
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Heather Louise





Sep 4 2008 5:59 PM

Thanks so much for adding my profile

Hope your having a wonderful day!

Heather Louise X
Michael Kimball





Sep 2 2008 5:32 PM

Hey A.F.,

Just wanted to let you know that your postcard life story is going up today.

Best, Michael
AngelLesa





Aug 5 2008 6:26 PM

Photobucket
Josh Maday





Jul 3 2008 3:35 PM

Hey A.F., thanks for taking a look at my blog. The discussion about indie publishing is interesting indeed. I hope you're well and the writing is good.
Michael Kimball





Jun 7 2008 4:26 PM

Thanks, A.F. I'm really glad to hear that you like it. End Credits is just about next up for me.
Best, Michael
Old Capital Square Dance Club





May 9 2008 5:03 PM

We have some new rough demos up on the page, hope you like them.
OCSDC
The Species Crown





Apr 29 2008 7:45 PM

Congratulations on the release. Best of luck with it. I'm looking forward to getting my copy.
Old Capital Square Dance Club





Apr 26 2008 8:46 PM

We just posted a nice little drunken number on our page. Check it out, it'll put those ants in your pants...
OCSDC
Walkabout Jones





Mar 19 2008 5:41 PM

I do a site you might dig. It's all about art, music, literature, and we're taking a firsthand look at medical marijuana in California. Check it out and spread the love.

Carpe Diem,
WJ




www. walkaboutjones. com
Heather Fowler





Mar 19 2008 1:47 PM

Me, too! Tom Petty rocks. How are you? How's the writing? Hope all is fabulous where you are. xo, H
Josh Maday





Mar 5 2008 2:13 PM

Thanks for leaving a comment, A.F. The writing is going well. Just had a fun piece published in Lamination Colony, and have other work forthcoming. How about yourself?
Michael Kimball





Feb 4 2008 5:45 PM

Thank you for the thoughtful birthday wishes. It is going to be a good year. All the best, Michael
Michael Kimball





Jan 8 2008 7:58 AM

Nice cover.
William Walsh





Jan 2 2008 3:29 PM

Check out “Gate. Safe!” at Admit Two.
The Species Crown





Jan 2 2008 1:27 AM

Best wishes for a wonderful 2008.

The cover looks great.
John McNally





Jan 1 2008 9:00 PM

Glad you're enjoying Ralph. I like the cover for End Credits! Nice. Anyway, thanks for the note...and Happy New Year. John
Siolo





Jan 1 2008 7:21 PM

Happy New Year! Best wishes for you and your new book - I will be watching your progress with the best hopes for you and your work!
Siolo





Dec 26 2007 9:05 PM

Hey, Happy Holidays! Thanks for the message! Hope you have a lovley new year.
Jessica Anya Blau





Dec 26 2007 5:45 PM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU!
I like the way your book cover looks--the toe tag is very intriguing.
Here's to a wonderful 2008 and all great things in the coming year!
Earthgirl





Dec 26 2007 2:44 AM

Cokelore :-) haha! Wishing you and your loved ones happy holidaze!!! Jeannie/Earthgirl
Erica





Dec 21 2007 4:30 AM

will do, thanks for the music suggestion
Josh Maday





Dec 19 2007 8:08 PM

Thanks for finding me here. END CREDITS looks great. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Julie Feeney





Dec 16 2007 12:45 AM

Thank you so much A.F.
xJulie
Madeleine Froth





Dec 14 2007 3:51 PM

thanks for reminding me how much i love that song. i'm so stealing it.
Siolo





Dec 14 2007 1:59 AM

Hello! just stopped by to wish you well. How are things?
Old Capital Square Dance Club





Dec 13 2007 4:18 PM

Thanks, there are LOTS more comin', we'll drop you a line when the new ones are up...
OCSDC
Michael Kimball





Dec 6 2007 4:55 PM

Hey, I hope that your writing is going well too. Are you working on a new project?
Heather Fowler





Dec 6 2007 2:11 PM

Just stopping by to say hello! Hope you're having a great week!

xo,
H
Zinta





Dec 5 2007 11:17 AM

Thank you for the birthday wishes, much appreciated!
Earthgirl





Dec 4 2007 11:22 PM

Hi! Thanks very much for the friendship :-)

Much Peace~
Jeannie
Jessica Anya Blau





Dec 4 2007 12:21 PM

THANKS for letting me know! ANy way to avoid this? I just changed my password. Hope that people won't open it--maybe when they see OMG, they'll realize it is NOT me!
Best to you.
The Species Crown





Dec 2 2007 10:22 PM

Like the new pics. I read a comment on the cover for the book -- where can I see it?

peace -- Curt
Valerie Fausone





Nov 30 2007 9:57 PM

You're welcome for the friendship and the super hero thing never goes away -NEVAH!!! We all gotta get dressed up and scare people downtown sometimes:)

Peace-
Valerie
Siolo





Nov 28 2007 4:19 PM

Hey! The cover looks great - I love the toe tag concept and comix art style. Nice work, can't wait to read it!
Kevin Lucia





Nov 27 2007 10:02 PM

Thanks for the add!
Heather Fowler





Nov 21 2007 4:04 PM

Thanks for the friendship! :) Hope your muse is doing well and that you have a wonderful year of success!

xo,
H
El Vau





Nov 19 2007 10:17 PM

Thx for req.! WRITERS WANTED! Cheers!
Jessica Anya Blau





Nov 19 2007 7:07 PM

It's Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. Really interesting. You might like it if you haven't read it yet. Deals with the indigenous people of far north Scandinavia. An American girl on a quest for her father (and mother, in a sense). Does make me want to go there and see the cold and the winter dark. Must be dark now, no?
Best to you,
jb
Jenna Glatzer





Nov 18 2007 10:36 PM

Thanks! End Credits sounds like a real trip. Good luck with it!
John McNally





Nov 18 2007 10:30 PM

Hope you enjoy Ralph. Congratulations on your forthcoming book. I hope you send a bulletin when it comes out. All the best, John
Jessica Anya Blau





Nov 18 2007 9:41 PM

Hey, I look forward to seeing your book when it comes out. Is it set in Finland? I'm reading a book right now that is set in Finland--interesting place (in fiction, at least!).
All best to you.
The Species Crown





Nov 2 2007 10:47 PM

Things are going well -- thanks for asking. The editing process is in full swing. When does you book come out?

Much peace --
Blandine





Nov 2 2007 12:14 PM

Thanks for befriending me - I didn't know Casperian but their books seem quite interesting.
all the best
Paul Elwork





Oct 31 2007 1:31 AM

Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chamber of my brain —
Quaintest thoughts — queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
What care I how time advances?
I am drinking ale today.
-attributed to Edgar Allan Poe

Here's to clambering visions, and happy Halloween!
William Walsh





Oct 5 2007 6:49 PM

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