Eric

www.myspace.com/ericjdavid

'You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you.' ~ E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

  • 43 / Male
  • Los Angeles [Brentwood], California, US
  • Last Login: 7/6/2009

Status and Mood

  • Eric David just heard Dylan's staying 1 more night. Need cultures to grow to have right antibiotic @ home. Good news: MRI tomorrow, moved up from 7/16!
    Mood: hopeful hopeful
    3 hours ago
  • Eric David is watching Dylan nap. Waiting for the doc to tell us if we can go home or not. Supposed to know when they're done with rounds, around 11...
    Mood: hopeful hopeful
    3 hours ago
  • Eric David is playing Uno with Dylan (he's winning) and waiting, waiting, waiting ...
    Mood: hopeful hopeful
    5 hours ago
  • Eric David updated the Dylan blog for Monday. Hope he can get out of the hospital today. Watch for updates.
    Mood: hopeful hopeful
    7 hours ago
  • Eric David is watching Dylan sleep in the hospital bed, hopefully for the last night. Hope to bring him home tomorrow; blog in the am. Nighty night!
    Mood: hopeful hopeful
    18 hours ago

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Interests

  • General

    My family, laughing, real friends, myspace friends, movies, film, cinema, screenwriting, photography, drama, theater, music, karaoke, reading, writing, poetry, novels, Shakespeare, beauty, love, limerence, travel, nature, language, philology, internet, web 2.0, web 3.0, MySpace, social networking, interactive advertising and marketing, popular culture, philosophy, postmodernism, spirituality, world religions, intelligent conversation, silliness, biking, hiking, walking, long hot showers, sleeping, boating, cooking, vegetarianism, fine dining, Los Angeles, health care, adoption, pediatric brain tumors (see About Me)
  • Music

    Listen to my profile playlist for starters.
    Currently playing: Songs about summertime.

    MORE PLAYLISTS!
    Those of you who knew me in high school and college knew I was not only a DJ, but also the mixtape master! This is the new mixtape: MySpace Music playlists. Here are all of mine!

    Another list on my blog.

    Usually listening to:
    Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, The Who, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band, Beatles, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Coldplay, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Beatles, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Creed, Beatles, Rilo Kiley, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Beatles, Clapton, Smashing Pumpkins, hmmm .... Did I mention The Beatles? :)

    Also: They Might Be Giants (with Jana), Wicked soundtrack (with Chandler), the Scooby Doo theme songs (with Dylan). I like it LOUD (and I like to sing along in the car and shower, and now on MySpace Karaoke).
  • Movies

    I moved to L.A. for film school (USC CNTV, MA), so need I say more about my cinephilia?

    I also write the occasional editorial piece on film for various magazines/e-zines.

    The imdb top 250 and the NYT top 1000 are pretty good indicators of my taste in movies.

    Want more? Click here for my personal imdb ratings (takes a moment to render).

    Also, here's my Netflix queue.

    I made a short film (4 min.) titled The Gulf at USC film school. You can view it here on MySpace.

    Lastly, Seinfeld's fictional films are all time faves from Milan to Minsk!
  • Television

    Not much time for this, alas.

    Faves from the past:
    The Six S'es: Sopranos, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek, and Sesame Street.

    That imdb link above in Movies also has my ratings of many TV shows.
  • Books

    Voracious reader. I own ~3,000 books. See my Shelfari app on this page for my top 100+.
  • Heroes

    Mom & Dad and Jana
    Being a parent has made me realize this.

    Chandler and Dylan
    and all doctors and nurses.
    Dylan's hospital experience has made me realize this. Also, BLOOD DONORS.

    Otherwise, the usual suspects:
    Jesus, David, Abraham, Job, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, JFK, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Jim Henson, Bono, Obama.

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Greenwich, CT
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 5' 9" / Athletic
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Religion: Christian - other
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Education: Post grad
  • Occupation: Manager, Account Management, MySpace

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About me:

My LinkedIn profile | My Facebook profile | My Twitter profile | Eric David Online

My son, Dylan, had a malignant brain tumor removed in July 2007. Though he beat that cancer and a stroke suffered during surgery, he is currently battling a relapse in his spine.
See Dylan's site for much more info. Click his pic below for updates here on my blog.


I normally spend my time helping this little site you're on with their advertising in one way or another (and no, I can't help you get your band signed, or lose weight, or meet babes, or Tom, or Rupert, for that matter (yes, MySpace is owned by Fox, i.e. Newscorp). I work with the Inside Sales department, which you can reach via an online form here: Advertise on MySpace. I am among the oldest MySpace employees, though I fool everyone with my boyish looks and childish attitude.

I have worked in online advertising for Fox Interactive Media, the parent company of MySpace, for Netflix, Infoseek and Entertainment Weekly and other Time Inc properties. Here's a humorous take on the ad industry:



I used to develop websites for companies, but I now just maintain a few clients, such as Jack Miles and Catherine Wallace, and take on search engine optimization projects on a freelance basis. I have worked as a radio DJ (with my own show), and as a professional bartender, having trained with the guy who taught Tom Cruise for Cocktail. I came to L.A. for film school (USC), and worked on a couple of interesting projects that never panned out, and am only working on home movies at present. I also do some writing for magazines, volunteer, write dramas and put on film series for my local house of worship, and do some other odds and ends. When I'm not doing those things, I'm hanging with my two boys and their hot mom, Jana (our celebrity name is "Janeric"), who used to be a personal trainer, but now sells Silpada upscale jewelry.



Favorite places:
Dutton's bookstore (R.I.P.), Martha's Vineyard, Florence, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Van Gogh Museum, The Louvre, Bruges, Chamonix, Venice, Turtle Bay, Moab, Yosemite, Highland Park, Greenwich (both), Stonehenge, Pompeii, Delphi, London (sometimes), Hollywood (turn left at Albuquerque), Six Flags, Maple Drive, my bed.

More personal?
The perfect meal? A nice, leisurely feast with an intelligent friend on a Saturday afternoon at Pizzicotto in Brentwood. Plan B: peanut butter (Laura Scudder's smooth) & jelly (strawberry, no sugar added) sandwich (on Iron Kids crustless bread) with an ice-cold Diet Dr. Pepper to wash it down.

Even more personal?
I have an IQ of 190, but do stupid things on a daily basis; I'm a wicked-good cook, but am trying to diet; I'm an excellent masseur, but have carpal tunnel syndrome; I'm a phat dancer, but I sweat like a horse (I was born the year of the horse, maybe that's why); and I'm a lover to rival Casanova, but I have a bad back, and, at this age, would rather take a nap. zzzzz :)

Who I'd like to meet:

My birth mother (if she is alive). My birth father, too, but he is most likely in Europe somewhere. My birth mother was an American who went abroad to Italy and came back pregnant. Ciao, bella!

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  • Jun 29 2009 5:14 AM

    Just for You , Eric ;)
  • Jun 24 2009 8:41 PM

    For sure! I will set you up... yes we are moving to Lex in about 3 weeks... should be fun!
  • Jun 22 2009 1:30 AM

    haha I did almost the exact same thing during my kinder-garden graduation. Too funny.

    Happy Father's Day!! Hope your having a great day with the Boys!!
  • Jun 20 2009 7:03 PM

    Totally! He's as rockin as they come!
  • Jun 17 2009 6:22 PM

    Thank you Eric. I appreciate it greatly.
  • Jun 15 2009 8:43 PM

  • Jun 15 2009 5:19 AM

    I thought some of his moves looked familiar! :)
  • Jun 10 2009 1:32 PM

    Hello Dylan and family,Sending many prayers and blessings.You are always in my heart Dylan.Love in Jesus name Pastor B.O.B.
  • Jun 5 2009 5:11 PM

    Lionel was awesome!! Nice to see you out of the office. :-)
  • Jun 4 2009 10:09 PM

    Hey Eric,

    I found this guy on twitter. He is a fellow web developer and just found out that he has cancer. 
    He created a website to let anyone blame anything on his cancer, I thought you would like it.

    I hope Dylan is doing well. Cheers
  • Jun 1 2009 3:14 PM

    good to see you too!  what a fun time and glad you guys enjoyed the show!  yay myspace!
  • May 30 2009 9:00 PM

    that was a pleasant surprise! we live on stanford near wilshire...let's definitely grab drinks soon - i didn't realize you lived so close. we ate dinner at Pizzicotto the other night and it was amazing...ever been?
  • May 26 2009 9:58 PM

    Happy birthday from Detroit, Dylan!

    Hope you're having a great one today!!
  • May 26 2009 9:55 PM

    Wow 7!!!  Hope you have a great birthday Dylan!!
  • May 26 2009 8:20 PM

    Happy Birthday Dylan! You are the bravest little guy I know!  I hope you get more toys than you know what to do with!
  • May 26 2009 5:13 PM

    Happy 7th Birthday Dylan!  Seven is a truly magical number.  Ask your Dad to show you pictures of the Seven Wonders of the World!

  • May 26 2009 5:00 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DYLAN!!!!
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  • May 26 2009 3:32 PM

    Happy Birthday Kid Pictures, Images and Photos

     Hope you have soooo much fun on your special day, Dylan!!!!
  • May 26 2009 3:19 PM

    Happy Birthday Mario Pictures, Images and Photos
    Happy Birthday Dylan!!! You Rock!!!!
  • May 24 2009 6:57 AM

    You are very sweet!  Had the back gallery tonight at nomad...my fabulous friends, tiera, dress and shoes.  Tonight....it was good to be The Yogi!
  • May 23 2009 12:25 PM

    Just stopping by to show some luv on your page, Hope you have a great weekend
    ~Kim
  • May 22 2009 6:06 PM

    Thanks Eric, I know you DEFINITELY hear me - no complaining anymore on this end...!
  • May 14 2009 8:11 PM


    Thank you.
  • May 8 2009 1:16 AM

    Really?? Oh my goodness, they will fit you and find a seat for you??? Or was that a joke :( ?? Thanks for the info!
  • May 7 2009 6:06 PM

    Love is what I feel for you!!!