OK... so I more or less copied and pasted my interests list from My Live Journal profile. Yeah, I know that's cheating... cut me some slack, will ya? I'll make a more thought-out list another time.
My primary interests are...
graphic design, photography, magick, paranormal study and investigation, music, computers & the internet, reading, gaming
I spend probably 90% of my time awake doing those eight things.
Other interests include...
alternate history, ancient mysteries, anime, Anton LaVey, The Ark of the Covenant, art, Art Bell, Babylon 5, beer, Berlin, bladed weapons, book stores, books, boots, Bube's Brewery, castles, Cato Institute, Celtic culture, ceremonial magick, chaos magick, chaos theory, classic rock, classical music, Coast To Coast AM, contact juggling, cryptozoology, The Cthulhu Mythos, Diablo, Diablo II, dragons, druids, eBay, the Elven language, elves, Eric Flint, esoterica, Fields of the Nephilim, film, free software, German culture, the German language, the German military (most historical periods), German music, Germany, ghosts, gold, gothic art, gothic music, gothic women, graffiti art, guitars, H.P. Lovecraft, Harry Turtledove, history, Indiana Jones, industrial music, Italy, leather, libertarianism, living history, The Lord of the Rings, mad scientists, the mechanics of magick and magickal energies, medieval fantasy, Merlin, militaria, Monty Python, Nikola Tesla, Patton, philosophy, photographic modeling, physics, playing guitar, Pocket Tanks (the game), podcasts, podcasting, politics, power, propaganda posters, psychic phenomenon, relics of power, roleplaying games, Rommel, Russia, science, science fiction, sex (hey, who isn't... and congratulations on reading this far), sex magick, silver, The Soviet Union, space, space exploration, The Spear of Destiny, Starblazers, stoner rock (a.k.a. Sludge or Cosmic Doom), storm energy, storms, swords, talk radio, tanks & tank warfare, technomagick, technopaganism, tesla coils, thunderstorms, time travel, JRR Tolkien, UFOs, vampires, Wales, The Watchers, watching, warfare, weapons, Welsh culture, the Welsh language, women, writing, World War II, WWII reenacting...
Music
Fields of the Nephilim, Orange Goblin, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, Rammstein, Bauhaus, Rush, Peter Murphy, Mozart, Led Zeppelin, Kitaro, Ministry, Christopher Franke, KMFDM, The Clash, David Bowie, Das Ich, And One, Bach, Beethoven, Jason Becker, Black Sabbath, Mark Dwane, Hanzel und Gretyl, Mike Oldfield, Patrick O'Hearn, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Basil Poledouris (Starship Troopers soundtrack), Corvus Corax, Monster Magnet.... Jeez, the list goes on forever. Suffice it to say that I like just about anything, though I am heavily in the camps of Gothic/Industrial, Sludge/Cosmic Doom, Ambient/Atmospheric, Classic Rock, Instrumental, Symphonic and just about anything guitar-oriented (I play guitar, so I'm biased)...
Movies
Back to the Future, The Final Countdown, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Indiana Jones movies, 60s and 70s WWII movies, Japanese monster movies (Godzilla, etc.), Vampire Hunter D, Legend, Labyrinth, Omega Man, The Lost Boys, SLC Punk, The Hunger, Fantastic Planet, Darkstar The Spaced-Out Spaceship, Watership Down, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pink Floyd's "The Wall", The Song Remains The Same (Led Zeppelin movie), Patton... again, my tastes are wide, so this list could get ridiculously long. A good summation might be any science fiction and fantasy, war movies, action/adventure and odd little gems I find in the bargain racks at video stores. More later.....
Television
Babylon 5... there is no other TV (kidding)...
Books
J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond Fiest's "Riftwar Saga" and all the follow-up books (Pug RULES!), Harry Turtledove and most other "alternate history" (the author HAS to know real history to write this stuff well), Eric Flint's "1632" series, radical libertarian political books, many books on the paranormal (magick, UFOs, cryptozoology, ancient mysteries, hidden knowledge, etc.) and just about anything regarding World War II...
Heroes
My Dad, the spy (long story). Also, Thomas Jefferson, Nikola Tesla, Art Bell, Merlin (you know... King Arthur and all that), John Titor (whether or not he's legit), General George S. Patton, General Erwin Rommel (no contradiction with both Patton and Rommel on this list... not if you're in the know)...
Fashion/glamour, artistic and "simulated combat photography".
Chris Davis a.k.a Deslock Darkstar's Companies
Clipper Magazine Mountville, PA US Artist Art Department
December 1999 to Present
Municipal Offices Lower Allen Township, PA US Web Designer Web/Graphic Design
July 1997 to December 2000
Illicit Underground Magazine Elizabethtown, PA US Founding Partner, Co-editor, Writer & Art Director Production
January 1996 to October 1997
Chris Davis a.k.a Deslock Darkstar just got his finished photos for the gallery show from Greenfield Photo Labs, and is pretty pleased with the results..... Posted at 7:35 PM Dec 24 view more
Chris a.k.a. Davis a.k.a. Deslock Darkstar a.k.a. Deslock a.k.a von Davis a.k.a. Gestapo Chris a.k.a. von Boots a.k.a. von Hussy
You are The Magician
Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity.
Eleoquent and charismatic both verbally and in writing,
you are clever, witty, inventive and persuasive.
The Magician is the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire. In that ancient sense, it is the ability to make things so just by speaking them aloud. Reflecting this is the fact that the Magician is represented by Mercury. He represents the gift of tongues, a smooth talker, a salesman. Also clever with the slight of hand and a medicine man - either a real doctor or someone trying to sell you snake oil.
"...the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire..."
"...the ability to make things so just by speaking them aloud..."
My name is Chris Davis, and I'm an artist/graphic designer, photographer, studier of arcane knowledge, musician, nerd-extraordinaire and all-around nice guy... and humble, too. :-)
I work for Clipper Magazine as one of their 3rd shift artists, and live in Lancaster, PA. My hometown is the thriving metropolis of Elizabethtown, PA, about half-way between Lancaster and Harrisburg... I still claim lordship over that territory, so you younger punks better not get any bright ideas just because I currently reside outside the borough.
I'm single.
I am a blend of Welsh/Scottish, Italian, Hungarian and Slovak (equal quarters) with a strange and often disturbingly high level of Germanophilia going on in my personality (one of the reasons for the boots, if you've already seen my pictures). In other words, don't piss me off or I'm liable to invade France while eating pizza and playing bagpipe music. ;-)
Politically, I'm a libertarian... with nationalistic tendencies.... and delusions of royalty somewhere in the family tree.... go figure. From 1993 to 1999, I was heavily involved with The Libertarian Party, during which time I was treasurer for the Lancaster County Libertarian Committee & wrote the 1994 platform for the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. In the Fall of 1995, I interned at The Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Washington DC, and was a delegate to the 1996 and 1998 Libertarian National Conventions. Though I haven't been active at all for several years, this small view of past activities should tip you off as to where I'm at in the realm of opinion.
I recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of my delving into the study and practice of the magickal arts and sciences (for those of you who have known me for a long time, can you freakin' believe it?). Does that make me an "expert" in the occult, or some sort of "master wizard"? I don't know. I certainly have many opinions, ideas and theories regarding the paranormal and magick (which I'm more than happy to discuss with anyone)... I could probably write a book, in fact. Could I be a guest on "Coast To Coast AM" or any of the other shows which cover such topics? Maybe... again, I don't know. I have my own views and have forged my own path. Take that for what it's worth.
I have a multitude of interests, which can be gleaned from the sections to the left. In addition to those, it might prove useful to anyone stalking me that I am also into...
Photography. A little less than a year ago, I bought myself a birthday present... a low-end professional camera (a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi). Photography is something I've wanted to get into for years, but never seemed to get around to. Well, that's now changed. I've done a few large photo shoots (500+ pics), as well as minor ones here and there (less than 100 pics). Keep an eye on my Pictures section and my blog, as I'll be posting the results there.
Playing guitar, bass, flute, odd percussion instruments, synthesizers (when I can get my hands on one) and I am beginning to delve into learning how to play the didgeridoo... thus I have wide tastes in music.
Italian food.
German food and beer.
Food, in general.
Logistics, strategy and tactics, both in a gaming environment and in real-life situations (thus my interests in war, history and World War II).
Collecting, well... lots of different things. I tend to be a bit of a pack-rat or, as I like to call myself, a "keeper of the archives".
Anything that is considered arcane, strange, otherworldly, supernatural or paranormal. You know, "X-Files" type stuff.
I think that's a good start... I'll list more at a later time... stay tuned.
Who I'd like to meet:
Those who stay hidden.... those who keep watch....
Peace Sunday, June 5, 1982, Rose Bowl, no nukes - nuclear disarmament - stop nuclear madness concert - NYC - Central Park - June 12, 1982, 1,000,000 person march and rally for Nuclear Freeze. Photography and presentation by Curtis Rainbow. 'Give Peace a Chance' music by Achim Schultz. Inspiration by Yoko Ono. Dedicated to John Lennon.
How was the trip to Cleveland? Found reenactors while in your area...at Wheatland. Wasn't there for very long, though. Will tell you if I get down that way again.
Greetings, thanks for the request. From Chrisandra Davis to Christopher Davis I must say we have the cool names covered! I enjoyed checking out your photos. All the best from Me at Modest Gallery
well thats still cool anyway. i was going to go to that but then the person i was going with changed there mind.
And yea thats what i was thinking but then i was thinking that on the very off chance someone ask me to do something, id love to but i know id suck at it. And since all my photos are by me lol :) idk
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