My interests include: art, music, movies, hiking, bike riding, horticulture, herpetology,chocolate, mexican food,tequila, road trips and traveling, hanginng out with freinds and family
Music
I tend to listen to mainly indie rock and what used to be considered alternative rock: Ween, Pixies, P.J. Harvey, Nick Cave,The Replacements, Camper Van Beethoven, Modest Mouse, Butthole Surfers,Tom Waits, Sonic Youth, Thin White Rope, Mr. Airplaneman, Lost Sounds, Fugazi etc. Some other musicians and groups outside of this genre include: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, John Lee Hooker, Lightning Hopkins, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Sr. etc.
Movies
I think probably the point when I really started getting into movies was after watching David Lynch's Blue Velvet I think it was the first film to really get my attention. From that point on my taste in movies kind of leaned more towards films that had more dark content. Some of my favorie films include: The Dark Backwards, Johnny Got His Gun, Wild at Heart,Twin Peaks (Fire Walk With Me), Happiness, Being John Malkovich, Freeway, My Own Private Idaho, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, Parents, , Requiem For a Dream, The Cook, The Thief His Wife and Her Lover,Vampire's Kiss, Dr. Strangelove , the first two Pink Panther Movies, King Pin, The Dancing Outlaw, Fast Cheap And Out Of Control, Killer Clowns From Outerspace, Shakes the Clown etc.....
Television
I don't usually watch alot of t.v. my televison serves as a video or DVD monitor, we just subscribed to Netflix so a large amount of my spare time has been watching alot of movies. I've been trying to totally maximize my Netflix account and watch more movies than I have time for.
Books
I tend to read alot of technical books, periodicals and information revolving around my hobbies and interests.
Heroes
I don't tend to have heroes in the classic sense; but I do look up to people who's mantra is to" go for it "and get the most out of life. Most of my freinds or acquaintances probably would fit this bill they are all actively into something or doing some kind of activity to make this world better, more interesting and fun to live in. So I guess these people would fit my definition of a "hero".
I live in a Sacramento with my wife Laura and son Jackson. I work at the Short Center North, wich is an art center for adults with disabilities. My job is pretty cool because I'm in the presence of alot of great people and it's also a job where it can be interesting, because no two days are alike. I like living here I,ve met alot of interesting people we have a good music scene, a decent downtownand we also have the American River Parkway, which is kind of our version of Central Park. I am an artist I have shown in this area and the San Fracisco bay area for almost 15 years, we have a great core of artists here, one that could compare to just about any other city around. One of my main objectives in having a Myspace account was to meet and network with other artists in other places and develop a relationship that would allow all parties to to benifit from. I would like to get my artwork seen in other cities, but I'd also like the opportunity to veiw artwork in Sacramento that has never been shown here before.If anyone is interested in seeing some more of my artwork you can check it out on www.johnstuartberger.com
Who I'd like to meet: People who are into and/or actively participate in art, music, film, animation or other interesting hobbies or pursuits.
hey dude! yeah, sequoia was fantastic. some treacherous hiking for sure.. our garden is doing great! i just transplanted a new tomato plant and several other decorative herbs and plants today. i posted new pics today. by the way, olivia and i checked out your show at studio x last month. great show, esay!
