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Joey Goebel

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  • Joey Goebel

  • 29 / Male
  • Henderson, Kentucky, US
  • Last Login: 12/17/2009

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Interests

  • General

    rock music, comedy, movies, wrestling, politics, reading
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  • Music

    The Dead Milkmen, The Clash, Pixies, The Pogues,The Replacements, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Bob Dylan, The Vindictives, They Might Be Giants, Kentucky Prophet, The Beatles, Art Brut, Frank Sinatra, Sparks, The dB's, Built to Spill, Mates of State, The Smiths, Screeching Weasel, Vampire Weekend, The Arcade Fire, Frank Black, Louis Armstrong, Billy Joel, The Strokes, Swingin' Utters, Wolf Parade

  • Movies

    The Godfather trilogy, Cool Hand Luke, Star Wars, The Royal Tennenbaums, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, Amerian Movie, Punch Drunk Love, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson

  • Television

    Lost, Cops, Freaks and Geeks, Big Brother, The Office, Saturday Night Live

  • Books

    F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck, Ed McClanahan, Kirby Gann, William Gay, A People's History of the United States, Lolita, A Confederacy of Dunces, Winesberg, Ohio, Choke, Survivor, Ham on Rye

  • Heroes

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Hometown: Henderson, Kentucky
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Schools

  • Spalding University

    • Louisville, KY
    • Graduated: 2006
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Master's Degree
    • Major: Creative Writing
    2005 to 2006

  • Brescia University

    • Owensboro, KY
    • Graduated: 2002
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Major: English with an emphasis in professional writing
    • Minor: History
    1998 to 2002

  • Henderson County Senior High School

    • Henderson, KY
    • Graduated: 1998
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: High School Diploma
    1995 to 1998

Blurbs

About me:

I am a novelist from Kentucky whose novels sell poorly in America but do well in Europe. My three novels, COMMONWEALTH, TORTURE THE ARTIST, and THE ANOMALIES have been published in twelve languages. What kind of books do I write? I suppose you could call them "literary comedies." Myspace Layouts Black and White Myspace Layouts..
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Who I'd like to meet:

Randy Savage

Comments

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  • Maiko Miske

    Dec 17 2009 11:46 AM

    i love vincent!
  • Ph!l

    Nov 22 2009 12:01 AM

    Hello !!!

    Greetings from Paris !

    Phil
  • Silke

    Nov 5 2009 8:43 PM

    Did Germany / Europe treat you well? 
  • Joe CephasJoe Wortman

    Oct 14 2009 7:13 PM

    keep me updated on your workings!!!
  • JesseJesse Moore

    Sep 12 2009 2:40 PM

    i like the song man. ha
  • Jared Online Now!

    Sep 8 2009 9:41 PM

    I can no longer go to the Evansville Flea Market without saying "Hey guys, You think we'll see Blue Jean?"...
  • ClemClémence Simon

    Aug 23 2009 1:30 PM

    I've just read "The Anomalies". Even if I prefer "Torture the artist", I find it very funny, moving and so true: it reminds me my friends and their rock bands !
    But I think I've a big problem with your books : I always read them too fast !
    Keep on writing, you're very talented !

    Clem
  • Mr. Joey VindictiveJoey Vindictive

    Aug 20 2009 2:47 PM

    Congrats on "The Phallic Artist" short  - now the question is - how am I going to be able to see it?
    ciao...
    Joey V.
  • FUNHOGS

    Aug 12 2009 2:46 AM

  • Hymnographer

    Aug 9 2009 8:31 PM

    Just reminding you that Hymnographer premieres in Evansville this Saturday (08/15) at Boney June's.  See you there!

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  • Schrenz

    Aug 9 2009 11:07 AM


    Hi,
    For me it depends on the shows but we play only for fun. Nowone ever paid us so we don..t know any kind of pressure.
    I am really looking forward to your new novel.



    Greetings from boring vienna(Unoffical metropole of the undead)

    Yours
    Thomas
    (Singer of Schrenz)
  • ILlement

    Aug 6 2009 3:34 AM

    DON'T FORGET TO DROP ME A COMMENT OR A MESSAGE ANYTIME FOR ANYTHING i CHECK MY PAGE DAILY,
    AND THERE IS ALWAY FRESH TUNES HOT OFF THE PRESS
    THANKS
    illy
  • The GravelDrew Man

    Aug 2 2009 6:50 AM

    Finally, was able to finish Torture, Life got in the way of my reading list, but i finally got to it, and i would like to say, it is with out a doubt the greatest book i have ever read. Not of this year, or this decade, ever. And i don't generally go pushing egos but you are becoming my favorite author.  I still haven't been able to get my hands on Commonwealth but I've just gotten some long awaited owed money and it is first on my agenda.

    I did have a question, Are you actually a Wrestling fan? In your General tab it says wrestling but i wasn't sure if it was a gimmick for your book. Also in Torture You tore apart a lot of "entertainment" venues but you mentioned WWE and it seemed to be the only thing you complimented in some way (or at least thats how i took it)  I'm not judging lol most wrestling fans are closest cases, but my grandpa got me into it when i was five and its been my on again off again guilty pleasure ever since.
  • cheechthedude

    Jul 29 2009 11:50 AM

    Thanks for the add.

    Greetz from Germany

    Cheech
  • Alis

    Jul 25 2009 1:00 AM

    Hey Joey,
    I don't remember having read a novel as fast as i read TTA. I even thought someone put some kerosene in my darkdog.
    Thanks for the add !
    Alis
  • Dietmar

    Jul 20 2009 8:22 PM

    Hey Joey,

    here's a link to my review of Commonwealth:

    http://www.dietmarstork.de/texte_goebel090705.html

    Cheers,

    dietmar
  • The Evansville Deathfest

    Jun 26 2009 11:41 AM

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  • behance.net/georgebadea

    Jun 18 2009 5:56 PM

    Thank you for the add! I'm glad I had the chance to see you in Bucharest last week. I read both The Anomalies and Torture the Artist and they immediately became two of my favorite books. I wish I had the English editions too. Can't wait to read Commonwealth.
  • Hannah

    Jun 13 2009 2:39 AM

    hey man
    how have you been? well i just got done with commonwealth and i loved it. i let my aunt borrow it b/c she's been wanting to read your stuff. but anyways i heard a rumor i dunno if it's true..something about a screenplay? but if it's top secret confidential shit i understand jus wondering if it was true! well guess i'll talk to you later man..hope all is well.
    peace
  • Biff Johnson

    Jun 10 2009 7:26 PM

    yes sir that was me
  • Schrenz

    Jun 10 2009 10:15 AM

    Hi Joey,
    Looking forward to your new book.
    Do you sometimes miss the life in a band?
    greetings from vienna,
    Thomas
    (Voice of Schrenz)
  • Spring and the Land

    May 25 2009 12:04 PM

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    we love your books!
  • eïnkaufswagen

    May 24 2009 9:53 PM

    thank you for your friendship!
    i must say, that i love your books. your style's amazing, and i think, the german translation is good as well.
    xx marie
  • Black Sheep Girl

    May 21 2009 6:31 PM

    And I always thought that was a cliché. Okay. That's bitter. But don't hang you head! If you stop writing there will be no more books for me to adore!
  • Black Sheep Girl

    May 19 2009 3:01 PM

    But why? All my friends love to read your novels! And I always read your books twice, I start to read them again when I just finished one. What happened to the people???