writing, traveling, meeting people, coffee, languages, martial arts, being different, seeing the world the way others miss it, a good drink, a good friend, changing the world if it means blowing the damn thing up, but trying to make things right.
"Voici mon secret. Il est tres simple. On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."- The Little Prince
Music
so so many..... the Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols, Pulp, Stiff little Fingers, NY Dolls, Social D, Decendents, Iggy Pop, NIN, Nirvana, Old Beastie, Ministry, Ruffians, FFF, Skinny Puppy, Dave Days, Billy and the Boingers, Weird Al, EMF, DC Talk, Mozart, Dead Milkmen, lots of stuff.... but if I tell you anymore I'll have to kill you...
Movies
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341152/
Writer/Producer on Dark Star Hollow
Producer on Bite Me Really Hard
Producer on Cleburne
Producer on Oklahoma Trajedy
Producer on Dead Game
Producer/Writer on Monahan's Clan
Producer on TV series Random Acts of Kindness
Producer on TV show American Treasure Hunters
Producer on Survive the Night
Casting Director on I Am U
Producer on Still A Teen
Producer on Dream House
http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1270087/
(www.dreamhousemovie.com/stills.html)
SuperFan in Jersey Boy Hero
Exec. Producer on The Last Tomorrow (thank you Juan and Ren)
Asst. Director on Twists of Fate (thank you Ann, Rick, Conrad and John)
Associate Producer on Cabin Fever 2 (thank you Chandler)
Associate Producer on Hellp (thank you Darren and Janet)
Writer on Stairwells
Watch for all the movies that are just about to happen, it's getting really funky!!!!
Television
Currently launching a new TV series Sugar Free with Producer/Designer/Long-time friend Cheryl Quell.
Co-Exec Producer on Grudge Match (Thanks Ren and Chandler)
Producer on Arena
Look for American Treasure Hunters and Ghost Kids...
Much more to come soon, keep watching!
Books
Right now, I'd like to push my new children's book...
The Adventures of Merlin the Mouse, is a tale of love and friendship as a little gray mouse, abandoned by the world, sets out on a mission to find the family he has lost. What he finds is adventure, love, courage, determination, and the kind of friendship that will last a life time.
The launch date for the book is coming soon, but you can get your very own copy, signed by the author (Daniel St. Bernard) and artist (Joe DiGuiseppi) by ordering it through me (and these are the limited ones in the smaller size before the bigger one comes out).
The price is $10, plus $5 s/h. You can make check or money orders payable to:
Dan Griffin
P.O. Box 3056
West End, NJ 07740-3056
Thank you in advance and please enjoy, tell your friends, read to your children, and encourage them to do the same!
Heroes
Alice for all she does, all my friends who constantly believe, support and help me in so many ways, you are all angels (Janet, Donte, Kevin, Ren, Mike, Juan, Tiff, Chandler, AP, Julie, Sean, Fourina, Sam, Wendy, Viva, Christina, Alfie, Matt, John, Justin, Ryan, Kat, Meg, Heather, Keith, Patrick, Brannon, Amanda, Ann, Leslie, Kim W, Greg B, Dave D, Chris, Matt, Neal, Lou, Esther, and so sooooo many others)
I actually own a pet albino hedgehog named Frosty... though this one doesn't try to bite me when I wake him up in the middle of the day!!
CHECK THIS OUT:
Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I'm evil."
The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."
The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"
The student remains silent.
"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er...yes," the student says.
"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."
"Then where does Satan come from?"
The student falters. "From...God..."
"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"
"Yes."
"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"
The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."
"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them? There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"
The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."
The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir, I have not."
"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"Yes."
"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"
"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."
"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."
"And is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there's cold too."
"No sir, there isn't."
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.
"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"
"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. Flawed? Can you explain how?"
"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought." "It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."
"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."
The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter. "Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."
"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"
Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.
God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down...
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CONNECTICUT
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: Justice and Law, switched to Theatre w/ minor in English
Clubs: Sigma Pi (or for us... Chi Epsilon Sigma!!)
Wing Chun Kuen (Sifu Becker baby!)
WXCI lover
3 Bros. Coffee/writing squad
Mouse handler
About me: I am a TV/Film Producer, screenplay writer, actor, author, Ruffian, artist, friend, husband, wanderer, dreamer. I am someone who still believes in people, still tries to make a difference even though I know what's out there and who's behind it.
It's never too late to dream, never too late to change, to make a difference, to forgive. Life is too short to waste it. Take it all in, good or bad, it's only in the perspective. What you dream and believe in, you can make happen. If you can not, maybe it's not time for it yet.
Life is changing, and it's time to realize that. Time to stand together and make a difference. Time to have Faith and ask for forgiveness. Time to inspire and make something out of your time that is left.
No matter what image you want to show, it's all hype, it's all a smoke screen. The spirit, Heaven, it's all inside of you, whenever you choose to really look for it.
These false bravodos, this accepted ignorance, the apathy, it's all catching up. It's time to start making peace with your soul and your God before you can not.
http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1270087/
Who I'd like to meet: Everyone real, everyone that adds to the beauty of life, everyone that wants to learn, wants to teach, wants to share life, conversation, experiences, have some fun, and coffee. If we could just generate some positive energy, some consideration and acceptance, we may actually be able to save this world. I'm willing to give it a chance.
I'm changing things! You can either be a part of that, or you can get out of the way and buy tickets to the movie!! The choice is up to you...
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