"And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only."
- Bob Dylan
"The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war."
— Sidney J. Harris
Stone Roses, Ride, The Smiths, Morrissey, The Cure, Oasis, Suede, The Beatles, Verve, Led Zeppelin, The Real People, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine, APB, Swervedriver, The Jesus and Marychain, Lush, Cocteau Twins, Embrace, Roxy Music, Wire, Echo & the Bunnymen, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Adorable, The Human League, The Cult, Simple Minds, U2, New Order, Doves, The Jam, Gene, Shed Seven, PIL, Rollerskate Skinny, Depeche Mode, Pulp, The Bluetones, The Charlatans, Pale Saints, Mock Turtles, Boo Radleys, Cast, These Animal Men, Perfume, Catherine Wheel, XTC, Marion, pretty much UK pop rock.
US bands: Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Burt Bacharach, The Walker Brothers, Cheap Trick, Nirvana
Favorite NYC band is Apollo Heights.
Movies
Spinal Tap, Anchorman, Caddyshack, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Withnail & I, Naked, Donnie Darko, Bachelor Party, Dirty Harry, Raising Arizona, Weird Science, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Trading Places, Anything with Chris Farley.
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you." - Jules
"Hey bud, you're ripping my card."
"I met death today. We are playing chess" - Antonius Block
Television
Alan Partridge, Peep Show, Bo Selecta, The Mighty Boosh, Da Ali G Show, The Royle Family, BrassEye, Extras, The Office[UK], Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, The Day Today, Nathan Barley, Shameless, Family Guy, The Colbert Report, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Frontline, Nipsy Russell's "Juvenile Jury", The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show
Peep Show [UK]
Don't say "crack" around Super Hans, it makes him want to smoke it.
Books
non-fiction
The children's book about the goat that Bush stared at for 8 minutes that Tuesday morning in 2001. Must be riveting.
Websites I enjoy: thinkprogress.org, rawstory.com, tmpmuckracker.com, hoffmania.com. dlisted.com
Heroes
That guy in Tiananmen Square standing up to the tank. You have no name, but you have everyname. And although the Chinese have wiped you from their history thanks to Google and Yahoo sucking the balls of the Communist State, you changed our world. Respekt.
John, Paul, George, Ringo, Ian, Liam, Noel, Loz, Reni, Moz, Johnny, Andy, Mike, Robert, Boris, Kevin, Larry and Richard
Reform the Stone Roses, reform Ride, reform the Smiths.
About me: Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin. Anglophilic everyman. Shoegazing Beatle fan. Optimistic realist. Sarcastic philosophe. Enlightened modernist. Atheist with soul. Big picture viewer who sees the details. Guitar playing drummer. Lifelong Yankee fan. Loyal Cancer who can cook. Born in the year of the dog. Engaging introvert. Italian/Dutch. Tall.
I will make you laugh. A lot.
Our 44th President
8 Years Of Failure
My Blog: Liberals Are Cool
My Production Company: wwww.masterplanmedia.com
44 Presidents But Only One King
Who I'd like to meet: People that rate.
Barack Obama, Avid Merrion, Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge, Vince Noir, Howard Moon, Bill Murray, Reni from the Stone Roses, Babe Ruth, Vincent Van Gogh, Larry Mullen Jnr, Joseph Campbell, Noam Chomsky, Chris Morris, Bo Selecta, Stephen Biko, Willie Randolph, Chris Farley, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Jackson Pollock, Baruch Spinoza, Constantine, Thomas Paine, Stephen Hawking, Bob Dylan in 1961, Howard Zinn, Scatman Crothers, Otis Redding, Cassius Clay pre-Ali, Yoko Matsugane, Isha Sesay[CNN], Diora Baird, Buddy Holly, John Bonham. Brian Epstein, John, Paul, George and Ringo in Hamburg.
Favorite athletes: Walter Payton, "Ultimate Yankee Warrior" Paul O'Neill. They epitomize what sport is.
Like to have heard them speak in person: Martin Luther King Jnr, Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, Aristotle, Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Sir Isaac Newton, Ludwig van Beethoven, Oscar Wilde.
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
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Best, Faber.
"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place. "
Barack Obama, Avid Merrion, Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge, Vince Noir, Howard Moon, Bill Murray, Reni from the Stone Roses, Babe Ruth, Vincent Van Gogh, Larry Mullen Jnr, Joseph Campbell, Noam Chomsky, Chris Morris, Bo Selecta, Stephen Biko, Willie Randolph, Chris Farley, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Jackson Pollock, Baruch Spinoza, Constantine, Thomas Paine, Stephen Hawking, Bob Dylan in 1961, Howard Zinn, Scatman Crothers, Otis Redding, Cassius Clay pre-Ali, Yoko Matsugane, Isha Sesay[CNN], Diora Baird, Buddy Holly, John Bonham. Brian Epstein, John, Paul, George and Ringo in Hamburg.
Like to have heard them speak in person: Martin Luther King Jnr, Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, Aristotle, Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Sir Isaac Newton, Ludwig van Beethoven, Oscar Wilde.
