My passions are college football, film, surfing the web, Sid Meier's Civilization, and reading comic books. I also enjoy cooking, eating, chess, and stand-up comedy. I keep abreast of current events, politics, and international affairs, and enjoy traveling. I am trying to learn Amharic, physics, and the logicks. I engage in walks and hiking, and I swim, bike, and play tennis as frequently as I can.
Music
Leonard Cohen is by far my favorite musician. I love the music of "Les Miserables" and "Messiah," and like some select songs by Johnny Cash and Pete Townshend. Bjork is my second favorite musician and one who I respect for her stylings and willingness to explore and expand. I would be remiss if I did not mention the music of my best friend, and former business partner, Hart Deer. Generally speaking, my favorite style of music is soft electronica. I prefer ambient, lyric-driven music with orchestral backing and an emphasis on strings - with clear and dynamic vocals. I like the lyrics to be poetic, melodic, and consciousness-raising.
Movies
1. Memento (2001) / Christopher Nolan
2. The Chumscrubber (2005) / Arie Posin
3. Dancer in the Dark (2000) / Lars von Trier
4. Donnie Darko (2001) / Richard Kelly
5. Field of Dreams (1989) / Phil Alden Robinson
6. Pulp Fiction (1994) / Quentin Tarantino
7. Happiness (1998) / Todd Solondz
8. Se7en (1995) / David Fincher
9. 12 Monkeys (1995) / Terry Gilliam
10. Neverending Story (1984) / Wolfgang Peterson
11. Sin City (2005) / Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
12. Passion of the Christ (2004) / Mel Gibson
13. The Gospel of John (2003) / Philip Saville
14. Fight Club (1999) / David Fincher
15. The Usual Suspects (1995) / Bryan Singer
16. Reservoir Dogs (1992) / Quentin Tarantino
17. Magnolia (1999) / Paul Thomas Anderson
18. Barton Fink (1991) / Coen Brothers
19. The Big Lebowski (1998) / Coen Brothers
20. Fargo (1996) / Coen Brothers
21. Being John Malkovich (1999) / Spike Jonze
22. I Heart Huckabees (2004) / David O. Russell
23. Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995) / Gary Fleder
24. The Prestige (2006) / Christopher Nolan
25. A Simple Plan (1998) / Sam Raimi
26. American Psycho (2000) / Mary Harron
27. Six-String Samurai (1998) / Lance Mungia
28. The Dark Knight (2008) / Christopher Nolan
29. Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-3) / Peter Jackson
30. The Thin Red Line (1998) / Terrence Malick
31. Apocalypse Now (1979) / Francis Ford Coppola
32. Sleepy Hollow (1999) / Tim Burton
33. A Few Good Men (1992) / Rob Reiner
34. Falling Down (1993) / Joel Schumacher
35. City Slickers (1991) / Ron Underwood
36. The Princess Bride (1987) / Rob Reiner
37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) / Steve Barron
38. Courage Under Fire (1996) / Edward Zwick
39. Rain Man (1988) / Barry Levinson
40. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) / James Foley
41. Taxi Driver (1976) / Martin Scorsese
42. Clerks (1994) / Kevin Smith
43. Princess Mononoke (1997) / Hayao Miyazaki
44. Sling Blade (1996) / Billy Bob Thornton
45. Tombstone (1993) / George P. Cosmatos & Kurt Russell
46. Do the Right Thing (1989) / Spike Lee
47. As Good as it Gets (1997) / James L. Brooks
48. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) / Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
49. Double Indemnity (1944) / Billy Wilder
50. Edward Scissorhands (1990) / Tim Burton
51. Crash (2004) / Paul Haggis
52. Blair Witch Project (1999) / Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
53. Full Metal Jacket (1987) / Stanley Kubrick
54. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) / Stanley Kubrick
55. Dark Crystal (1982) / Jim Henson & Frank Oz
56. Bound (1996) / Wachowski Brothers
57. She’s So Lovely (1996) / Nick Cassavetes
58. The Machinist (2004) / Brad Anderson
59. Hulk (2003) / Ang Lee
60. Ghostbusters (1984) / Ivan Reitman
61. Gremlins (1984) / Joe Dante
62. The Matrix (1999) & AniMatrix (2003) / Wachowski Brothers
63. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) / Henry Selick
64. Cape Fear (1991) / Martin Scorsese
65. Adaptation (2002) / Spike Jonze
66. The Punisher (2004) / Jonathan Hensleigh
67. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) / Sidney Lumet
68. Patton (1970) / Franklin J. Schaffner
69. Traffic (2000) / Steven Soderbergh
70. Saving Private Ryan (1998) / Steven Spielberg
71. U-Turn (1997) / Oliver Stone
72. Limbo (1999) / John Sayles
73. Living in Oblivion (1995) / Tom DiCillo
74. The Game (1997) / David Fincher
75. Go (1999) / Doug Liman
76. Bottle Rocket (1996) / Wes Anderson
77. 300 (2007) / Zach Snyder
78. Aladdin (1992) / Ron Clements & John Musker
79. The Little Mermaid (1989) / Ron Clements & John Musker
80. Ninja Scroll (1993) / Yoshiaki Kawajiri
81. Excalibur (1981) / John Boorman
82. Critical Care (1997) / Sidney Lumet
83. Catch-22 (1970) / Mike Nichols
84. The Crow (1994) / Alex Proyas
85. Mystery Men (1999) / Kinka Usher
86. Smoke (1995) & Blue in the Face (1995) / Wayne Wang & Paul Auster
87. Nixon (1995) / Oliver Stone
88. Lone Star (1996) / John Sayles
89. Kill Bill (2003-4) / Quentin Tarantino
90. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) / John Frankenheimer
91. Braveheart (1995) / Mel Gibson
92. Primer (2004) / Shane Carruth
93. Pi (1998) / Darren Aronofski)
94. State and Main (2000) / David Mamet
95. The Big Kahuna (2000) / John Swanbeck
96. Everything is Illuminated / Liev Schreiber
97. Boiler Room (2000) / Ben Younger
98. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) / Terry Jones
99. Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) / Stephan Elliot
100. The Favor, the Watch, and the Very Big Fish (1991) / Ben Lewin
101. Freeze Frame (2004) / John Simpson
"Good movies are each good in their own, unique way. Bad movies are all just crap."
House is by far my favorite show on television, followed by Agatha Christie's Poirot and Monk. I also enjoy South Park, The Simpsons, some of the cartoons on Adult Swim, and the various Timmverse incarnations of the Justice League, Batman, and Superman. Other than that, as much college football as I can, shows dealing with astronomy, and the occasional sports event, I really don't watch a lot of tv.
Books
My favorite novels are Animal Farm by George Orwell, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Misery by Stephen King, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Atlanta Nights by Travis Tea. My favorite graphic novels are "The Long Holloween" by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, "Batman: Hush" by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, "Batman: Year One" and "Daredevil: Born Again" by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" by Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada, "The Hard Goodbye" by Frank Miller, "Wolverine" by Chris Clairmont and Frank Miller, and "Cerebus" by Dave Sim. The majority of books that I read are non-fiction, though, on a variety of subjects.
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Heroes
Noam Chomsky stands out as my greatest personal hero; for the strength and conviction of his ideas, his prodigious output, and his tireless campaigning against the illegitimate use of power. For the same reason I also greatly admire Mohandas Gandhi. The contrubitions made by Norman Borlaug, who as the father of the 'Green Revolution' saved countless lives, is greatly underappreciated. Many regards still for the achievements of Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, the architects of quantum theory and general relativity, mathematicians, those who contribute towards the production of vaccines, antibiotics, and other helpful medicines, coast guardsmen, firefighters, and those on the frontlines trying to protect and enhance civil liberties. I respect Howard Zinn, Robert Newman, and others who have been able to penetrate the veils of deceit that blanket our planet. Jim Abbott, a Major League pitcher for a decade despite being born with only one hand, is inspirational. In the realm of fiction are Bruce Wayne, Jean Valjean, and Dean Stiffle, who are characters whose moral ethic and social views I can strongly relate to, if not maintain.
Harvey's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Atlanta
Body type:
6' 1" / Average
Ethnicity:
Other
Religion:
Atheist
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Children:
I don't want kids
Education:
College graduate
Income:
Less than $30,000
Harvey's Schools
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: History
Minor: Political Science
1995 to 2000
Riverwood High School
Atlanta, GA
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: German Club, T.A.G.
Frick 'n' Frack Productions is looking for actors willing to volunteer in a production of a hagiopic of that great Jewish male hero - Harriet Tubman. For reals!
Harvey is a misanthropic humanist. He loves the theory of people, just not their day-to-day application. Posted at 7:37 PM Jul 9 view more
About me:
Forged in the German heartland by a warrior and a simple peasant woman, and after having traveled the world, he settled on the eastern fringes of the martial homeland of his father. Strongly tethered by the Big Ideas, particularly those of socialism, atheism, pacificism, and secular humanism, he has spent three decades cherry picking from a world seething with depravity. He has formed a small fortune, lost a bigger one, and has through it all found great people who would be his friends while being the enemy of none.
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Who I'd like to meet: I want to meet someone that I haven't already met dozens of times; anyone who hasn't subsumed their individuality into a prefabricated stereotype, who hasn't purchased something on the strength of a marketing campaign, who has arrived at their conclusions independently, and who has maintained their strength of character, personality, and humanity in the face of an onslaught of cultural conformity, vapidity, and evil. I would be proud to have as a friend anyone who isn't boring, idiotic, contrarian, cruel, or predictable.
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