~NO PARTICULAR ORDER~ -Donnie Darko, Godfather, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Super Troopers, Me and You and Everyone We Know (Miranda July...I Love YOU!), Fight Club, Requiem for a Dream, Mallrats ("stink palm?" ...oh yeah), American Beauty, Boiler Room ("I went the white boy way of slangin' crack...I became a stockbroker."), Catch Me If You Can, Rounders, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Almost Famous, Citizen Kane, Puddle Chaser, Love Liza, Storytelling, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, The Life Aquatic, American Psycho, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lost in Translation...this list could go on forever...
Television
Arrested Development ("oh! big bear!"), Nip/Tuck, Lost (so addicted...), Family Guy ("and for my next trick, I'll turn water into FUNK!"), Simpsons ("I sleep in a drawer..."), Taradise! (...kidding...), Entourage ("Call me Helen Keller because I'm a fucking miracle worker!"), Scrubs (in love with Zach Braff), Grey's Anatomy (I don't want to be a doctor, but I'd love to play one on TV)
Books
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald), The Lord of the Ring series (Tolkien), Chronicles of Narnia series (Lewis), Lord of the Flies (Golding), Dress You Family in Corduroy and Denim (Sedaris), Fight Club (Palahniuk), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Thompson), Gonzo Papers: Vol. 1&2 (Thompson), Ogilvy on Advertising (Ogilvy), Down and Dirty Pictures (Biskind), Ask and It Is Given (Hicks), The Tipping Point (Gladwell), Blink (Gladwell), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Chbosky)
Heroes
Jay Gatsby of The Great Gatsby is a young man, around thirty years old, who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. However, he achieved this lofty goal by participating in organized crime, including distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities. From his early youth, Gatsby despised poverty and longed for wealth and sophistication—he dropped out of St. Olaf’s College after only two weeks because he could not bear the janitorial job with which he was paying his tuition. Though Gatsby has always wanted to be rich, his main motivation in acquiring his fortune was his love for Daisy Buchanan, whom he met as a young military officer in Louisville before leaving to fight in World War I in 1917. Gatsby immediately fell in love with Daisy’s aura of luxury, grace, and charm, and lied to her about his own background in order to convince her that he was good enough for her. Daisy promised to wait for him when he left for the war, but married Tom Buchanan in 1919, while Gatsby was studying at Oxford after the war in an attempt to gain an education. From that moment on, Gatsby dedicated himself to winning Daisy back, and his acquisition of millions of dollars, his purchase of a gaudy mansion on West Egg, and his lavish weekly parties are all merely means to that end. --I can respect Jay Gatsby's life, because fortunately yet unfortunately, it is glaringly similar to my own...(sigh)
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My senior year in high school, I spent a week designing a giant Milk carton to resemble that of a popular ad campaign of the time. I have always loved the world of advertising and marketing. My blog is a way for me to vent the thoughts of a twenty-something male, living in a world that is teeming with brand messages.
I often get carried away and want to go back to the future, though I’ve yet to go for the first time. One of my most supernatural experiences happened in the bathroom of a Steak & Ale. The other was watching Captain EO in 3D at Disneyland when I was six.
People that attend college and then never open another book, frustrate me. That frustration turns into annoyance when they think they are smarter than me because they have a framed sheet of paper. That annoyance turns to earnest indignation when that person’s “sheet of paper” is from Hamburger University.
Before I die, I’d like to take a crack at being President of the United States of America. Either that, or maybe just play the President on television. Apply that same formula to: doctor, astronaut, Olympic athlete, gunfighter and Santa Clause.
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In 2005, Jon Ray founded PAPERTANK, a media production and marketing company based in Austin, Texas. Since then, he has produced countless commercials, music videos and internet video packages for local and regional clients. His short film, The Anatomy of a Frog, won a Texas Film Production Fund grant. He is currently working with Saatchi & Saatchi, L.A., as an internet marketing consultant. He has starred in 16 national Toyota commercials under this same agency’s campaign, Toyota presents Jon and JJ: The Line of Scrimmage.
As an actor, Jon Ray has appeared in multiple national and regional commercial campaigns; he has starred in a regional feature film, several award-winning short films, hosted a music television show and appeared on MTV several times (Fresh New Look, TRL, Room Raiders, MTV Movie Awards 2007). He has representation through Collier Talent Agency and is actively seeking work.
ON A SERIOUS NOTE:
~MY COMPANY~ I own a production company called Suited Productions. (www.suitedproductions.com) PAPERTANK (formerly Suited) is a film and video production company based out of Austin, Texas. Our goal is to allow bands, looking for more exposure, the opportunity to get their image, style and personality out to the people who need to see it (venues, labels, fans, etc). Through professional music videos and Electronic Press Kits, we give music artists a product that makes their band stand out from all the rest. Our DVD packages are the perfect way to show venues and labels what your band is all about and allows your fans the chance to show you off to their friends. Make a little money for your band and gain exposure all at the same time. Promo DVD's are a great addition to your album sales. Take a look at our website ----> http://www.suitedproductions.com. We would love to talk with you about the packages we offer and the ways that we can get your band noticed. Contact Us (jon@suitedproductions.com) with any questions you might have! GEEZE! I don't think I plugged the company enough!
~A BIT OF SILLINESS~
I design soapbox cars and race them (sometimes). People say that I'm a good BBQer. I'm a runner (long distance). I once killed a bird with a rock, so I guess you could say I have rock throwing skills. I'm good at making forts (below or above ground). I once ate 2 dozen Krispie Cream donuts before they went through the sugar machine (so it was just bread with a hole in it I guess), I think Im the only guy to have done that. My date, Brichelle White (SO AMAZING!) designed a denim suit for me to wear to my prom and a denim dress for herself...we pretty much looked AWESOME...she's the most talented fashion designer alive...keep a lookout. I used to hang out with the copy room lady Mrs. Tippen at school and make copies of my hand, then draw hidden messages on them and put them in the teachers boxes....So I guess you could say that being a "hand artist" is a skill that I have. I'm pretty good at drawing barbed wire tattoos on peoples arms or legs with a pen. I've got other skills that I can talk about, but I don't want to give away all my secrets. I mean just think if all Superman's enemies knew about the whole kryptonite thing. He probably wouldn't last long. Well unless he knew that they knew, then he could formulate a wicked awesome plan to beat up the bad guys before they got him.
e.mail - jon@suitedproductions.com
AIM - suited jonray ...message me...DO IT!
Who I'd like to meet: Robert K. Wilson (the first man to photograph the Loch Ness Monster), Senpai Phyllis (founder of the Seido Karate Deaf Program at LaGuardia Community College), Emmett Brown “Doc” (the inventor of the time machine) and Paul Taylor (the world’s greatest living choreographer). In the trunk I would throw Al Snow (of the WWF) and find out if he could escape.
up to a few things here and there. two nights of blue october. ya, i'm kinda ridiculous. oh well. what about you...in town? we should hang out or something at some point. wtf?!! ;)
your klondike bit with the barbies.... too funny. sounds like a guy i know. and yes, he's the creepiest son of a bitch i've ever met. anyway, good job, buddy.
well, mister man, looks like you got some talent. i am enjoying being your myspace friend. it's a little silly how we've been in the same city and not hit the same place at some point.
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You're so awesome...remember that time at my place when you slapped me in the face? Haha, I think you had a commercial to do the next day so I totally understand, but damn, that face hit came out of nowhere!! Warn a girl not to get hot with you if you're planning TV exposure! You'll avoid hitting many less girls. Woot woot!!!
I've been sitting here for 20mins trying to come up with something clever to say about ya'lls bday video. Wow is all I can come up with. And that's wow like in ya'll are so crazy but funny but still might need therapy kind of way.
