let's see here: [video games/classic video games] anime [asian cinema] comedy central [snl] the daily show [family] scrabble [board games] livejournal [music] shows [pizza, hot sauce & beer] adult swim [cd mix trades] mike & ikes [sleeping in] zines [thrifting] making care packages for friends (nothing beats getting something besides a bill in the mail, right?) [writing] bowling [being on-line to waste my time - when the computer is working, that is...] new york mets [saying/knowing trivial things at times] monkeys [did i mention sleeping in?] veggie subs from subway (no hot, sweet, banana or roasted peppers. add baby spinach and shredded carrots. no dressing - just salt and pepper. on wheat. so.damn.yum) [beer... wait, i mentioned that...] diandra asbaty (she is a pro bowler, and just a cutie!) [zines, zines and more zines] - and there is more... but, that's a small sample. ask me, i might spill more...
Music
bands/artists i like/love: [stereolab] into another [hott love] the way of all flesh [converge] saves the day [counterfit] bane [modest mouse] thursday [coheed and cambria] dj venom [beastie boys] run d.m.c. [diana krall] lisa germano [noise addict] pavement [pretty girls make graves] the breeders [slowride] senryu [neglect] frank zappa [bright eyes] frente! [cursive] schlong [rilo kiley] shelter [rocking horse winner] anal cunt [aimee mann] red animal war [dead milkmen] pretty girls make graves [spice girls] juliana hatfield [pj harvey] portishead [jasta 14] billy bragg [my bloody valentine] bis [the stratford 4] pulp [blur] the postal service [neutral milk hotel] death cab for cutie [elastica] xtc [john digweed] copeland [the brady bunch] bubonique [belly] ween [the pixies] pizzicato five [overcast] bjork [the jesus and mary chain] cowboy junkies [sonic youth] belle & sebastian [the mighty mighty bosstones] shift [weezer] sugar [coldplay] they might be giants [duke ellington] letters to cleo [ivy] cibo matto [the battlecats] spare change [morrissey] the philistines, jr. [underdog] gnarls barkley [danger doom] deicide [beth orton] talib kweli [regina spektor] the answering machine [ok go] creation [the smiths] gym class heroes [bloc party] anything that mike patton does [r.e.m.] - my music interests are all over the place, so i'm going to stop this crazy band name dropping...
...here.
Movies
here is what i like: [oldboy] kung fu hustle (kung fu hustle 2 comes out in 2008!) [kill bill vol. 1 & 2] buffalo '66 [mystery science theater 3000 - the movie (if anyone has this on dvd, i would love to borrow it! or, can someone fork over $120 bucks so i can buy a copy for myself?) [gleaming the cube] prayer of the rollerboys [hero (with jet li)] the legend of zu [anything with jackie chan in it] super troopers [old school] volcano high [suicide club] stacy [story of ricky] battle royale [ichi the killer] run lola run [the new legend of shaolin] versus [freeze me] audition [nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors] saved! [the girl next door] swingers [dancer in the dark] kingpin [up the academy] breakin' [breakin' 2: electric boogaloo [the last dragon] cannibal! the musical [orgazmo] rad [best in show] rushmore [pulp fiction] west side story [serial mom] american psycho [there's something about mary] napoleon dynamite [the jerk] the world according to garp [trainspotting] barefoot in the park [krush groove] amelie [dirty work] half baked [a hard day's night] evil dead 2 [airplane!] baseketball [grave of the fireflies] happy gilmore [tron] cabin boy [hiding out] the cable guy [grosse pointe blank] high fidelity [punch-drunk love] things to do in denver when you're dead [good burger] ju-on [la dolce vita] mystery train [master of the flying guillotine] gun crazy (both 'a woman from nowhere' and 'beyond the law') [the crippled masters] the twins effect [god of cookery] the princess blade [swingers] made [any movie from wes anderson] just about anything from takashi miike [godzilla movies (not the one made in the u.s. - blech!)] female prisoner .701 scorpion [shikoku] jesus christ vampire hunter [2ldk] little miss sunshine [the baxter] - and many more. mostly asian films, comedies, kung-fu and anything semi-quirky... oh, and anything your mom has been in. yeah. she's awesome...
Television
sealab 2021 [aqua teen hunger force] seinfield [the daily show] snl [south park] mystery science theater 3000 [little house on the prarie] reno 911! [chappelle's show] six feet under [mind of mencia] grey's anatomy [strangers with candy] upright citizens brigade [leave it to beaver] cops [king of queens] kung faux [mr. show] saved by the bell [three's company] the adventures of pete & pete [degrassi - the older ones they used to show on pbs and the new ones they show on noggen... i only wish i had that channel.... :sigh:] spongebob squarepants [what's happening] the simpsons [mr. bean] ab fab [the office - both us and uk versions] get a life [arrested development] grounded for life [you can't do that on television] the adventures of pete & pete [homestar runner (ok, it isn't on tv, but it damn well should be!)] super milk chan [harvey birdman] the winner [hi hi puffy amiyumi] stella [just about all the cartoons on the sunday night line up of adult swim] my name is earl [stella] the winner - and i'm sure there are a few i missed... i watch waaaaay too much tv than i should...
Books
books/writers i like: "fast sofa" by bruce craven [anything by pagan kennedy] "technicolor pulp" by arty nelson ["i am jackie chan - my life in action" by jackie chan] anything from ted l. nancy (the "letters from a nut" books) ["wigfield" by amy sedaris, paul dinello and stephen colbert] "america: the book" from jon stewart and the daily show crew [anything from david sedaris] anything from irvine welsh - those are my favorites.
maybe the upcoming story of "bulletproof popemobile" will be a favorite book of mine as well? maybe yours? hopefully when it is out, you'll buy it? puh-leeze?!? look out for "bulletproof popemoilbe: the book" sometime late july 2007. then, after you have looked and seen it, you need to buy it! then if you like it, let me know and spread the word!
and... GET "THROUGH A CHILD'S EYE:THE BOOK" - OUT NOW! ONLY THROUGH LULU.COM! it's my book that's out, so support it and spread the word and buy one yourself!!!
now, for zines that ruled/still rule: muffin bones [post modern toad] factsheet 5 [war on illusion] scientific dinosaur [ben is dead] beer frame [papercuts] hip magazine [relevance] back ta basics [the devil may care... but the faeries don't mind] absolute armagedon [maximumrocknroll] wolfman got nards [get the strap] that's mr. asshole to you [20kids] snails & screwdrivers [dumpster dive] essence [through a child's eye] tail spins... oh, and you can't forget bulletproof popemobile! ;)
Heroes
that show sucks (wait, can't really say that - never saw the show, and i will give it a shot soon, i swear... ok, stephanie? :) ). oh, you mean my heroes? heroes are great with bacon and lots of onions. oh, not the sandwiches? you mean like a person? though i don't like him for president, i pick "dubya" bush, because he gives hope to all other "c-" students... heh!
al - bulletproof popemobile zine's Details
Status:
Engaged
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
bridgeport, ct - but living in trumbull, ct
Body type:
5' 6" / Average
Ethnicity:
Latino / Hispanic
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Children:
Someday
Education:
Some college
Occupation:
collections/unpaid writer/video game & blog addict
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk, CONNECTICUT
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Liberal Arts - Humanities
Clubs: School Newspaper - did a comic strip.
Christmas Tree Shops Orange, CT US Special Orders Clerk
2000-2005
Oxford Health Plans Trumbull, CT US Collections
2005-present
al - bulletproof popemobile zine already has the day planned out for him - work, then meeting with a possible DJ for the wedding then home. Posted at 11:13 AM Jul 20 view more
About me: I woke up before the alarm clock rang. Oh, a wonderful day! The sunbeam’s radiant glow on my face invites me to get out of bed and to see the world and the gifts it will bring! Quickly shower, get dressed and rush out to my car – I don’t want to waste a minute… a second of this moment. As I drive down the road, the sun greets me again – giving light to the path I’m on, guiding me to that special destination…
Wait, wait, wait…right…there.
This isn’t a fairy tale.
I can only wish that it were like that.
Here is my fucking reality:
The alarm clock buzzes. Hit snooze. Power nap. Nine minutes later the alarm clock goes off again. Hit snooze and turn off the clock. Lie in bed, eyes wide open. Deep breath. Heavy sigh. Rub eyes. Hop out of bed. Step on pile of dirty clothes along the way. Grab a towel, turn on the water. Step into the shower. Close eyes – this is the only moment of relaxation for the day. Wet, lather, rinse and repeat. Step out, dry off and get dressed. Make lunch, take wallet and grab keys. Unlock, open the door, sit down, seatbelt and put the key in the ignition. Turn on, step on gas and pull out. Driveway, expressway, freeway… thinking “there has got to be a better way.” Approaching soon to the parking lot. Found a spot…pull in. Turn the car off… sit for a while… looks at watch. You’ll be marked late soon. Hurry off with heavy feet. Time card in hand.
Punch in.
Let the fun begin.
Sound familiar? I bet it might ring a bell with some of you – those that rise with the sun and goes off to a job that offers no real self-gratification. Only more of a reason to drink yourself silly, question your self worth and wonder as you stumble home from the bar and then lay in bed at night, “is it really worth it to do this another day?”
Trust me, I know where you are coming from. I must be a masochist of some sorts; seeing that I keep returning to this workplace I call hell sweet hell. But, by no ways do I enjoy this routine daily “sand in the Vaseline” punishment that I must go through.
I must be a fucking idiot. Plain and simple.
Oh, you must be wondering, “what ever does he do?”
My name is Al. I work retail.
what you just read up there was a modification of the first chapter of a book i am writing and hope to get published (well, after i get off my ass and start working on it again...). i'll put my work in progress in my blog and hope that you read and comment with some advice and such.
you can see more of the book in progress in the upcoming issue of my zine bulletproof popemobile, which should be out sometime late 2007. want to have a cd/zine reviewed or want to submit something? get in touch with me and send me stuff. you can e-mail me here on myspace, or you can walk over to the post office and send something:
bulletproof popemobile
c/o al andujar, jr.
6975 main street
trumbull, ct 06611
aim-aol: Xalpope2X e-mail: Xalpope2X@aol.com
oh, and before issue number 7 of the zine comes out, you might be interested in getting bulletproof popemobile - the book which will be out mid 2007. it will give backgroud to the 5 published (and one unpublished) print versions of the bulletproof popemobile zine, as well as how the webzine got started... and ended. plus, i'll have the zines reprinted in the book as well so those that read it back in the day can reflect on it, and those that didn't can see what i did about 12 or so years ago up to now! more info on the book soon, and look for a possible contest in regards to the book...
and, remember "through a child's eye" zine? well, you can read them all over again! "through a child's eye: the book" is OUT NOW!!!! get it at www.lulu.com/content/755901!
if you ever feel the need or desire to want to buy me stuff (because you know you do), feel free! might i suggest you take a look at my wish list? it has the best ideas on what i like, and what others can get me... or, make it easy on yourself and get me a gift credit at either amazon.com or at edaymovie.com! but, please, no need for gifts... but, if you must, you must do it right... ;)
anything else you would like to know, i'd be happy to take any questions.
while you are thinking of one, here is my favorite skit from mtv's "the state" (it needs to be on dvd now!!!!)... all i got to say to you is we had the 240, we had to have the puddin'...
now that's out of the way. you. you got a question? no? then sit back the fuck down... you, you got something?
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Yooooo we're playing Rockville Center New York @ The Vibe Lounge this Wednesday the 28th w/Thieves and Villains and The Bigger Lights...Hope to see you there, it's our first show EVER in New York!
Hey hun! LONG time, no talkie. Just thought of you, and wanted to say hi. I hope you're doing alrght, and I see that the zine is still kicking. Take care, KC
Hey stranger. I haven't talked to in such a long time. I was in NJ for Bamboozle this weekend,and some musician reminded me of you. haha. Hope you're doing well!
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