Web design, video games, music, sports (Go Nats and Skins!) and of course food! I'm also a member of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion (Star Wars costuming club).
Movies I love: The Star Wars saga, The Fifth Element, Lost In Translation, 12 Monkeys, Pleasantville, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bowfinger, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Jerry Maguire, and Lord of the Rings.
"Leloo Dallas...multi-pass."
I dig Leloo's orange hair, can't you tell?
Pleasantville
Sebulba kicks ass!
Television
The Little Rascals, Hogan's Heroes, Lost In Space, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Battlestar Galactica, Quantum Leap, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, My Name Is Earl, Hole in the Wall, I Survived a Japanese Game Show, Wipeout, South Park...
Currently watching: NFL, Kitchen Nightmares & Hole in the Wall.
NBC cancellations - Where are the DVDs? :( Ed, Journeyman
Quantum Leap
Hogan's Heroes
Lost In Space
"Hello, my name is Earl."
Ed, I miss ya buddy!
Little Rascals - best EVER!
One of my new favorite TV shows, Wipeout!
Books
The DragonLance series and "I, Jedi" are probably the most entertaining books I've ever read. Pathetic, huh?
I also read and collect Star Wars comics books and like the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.
Heroes
My mom who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Ann and I had a baby boy, Nolan Walker Abbott, on March 18, 2008. View his pics here.
I'm the webmaster for the an unoffficial Innocence Mission news and discography site. Be sure to stop by and check out their music.
The Innocence Mission Discography 3.0
A few years ago, I produced a Star Wars audio drama called Rise of Nobility. I also played the part of the imfamous and well-hated Jar Jar Binks. Feel free to download and listen to it by clicking the image below.
That will take you to the Rise of Nobility web page at StarWarsFanworks.com. Click on the "Rise of Nobility Audio Drama" link (or right click the link and save to your hard drive) in the middle frame. Then unzip the files and load/listen with an mp3 player like Windows Media Player.
Bennet Pomerantz Review of Rise of Nobility
For those Star Warriors who hunger for high adventure before the release of Star Wars Episode III next year, May I strongly suggest you seek out the audio theater presentation of "Rise of Nobility" (web site, 45 minutes, Multi Cast Production). This short pre episode one Wars tale is brought to life by a cast of unknowns actors with a heart for the material. Lucasfilm should take note of this young audio theater group if he is planning to do episode one through three on audio or radio. For a group like this, it is an amazing discovery to enjoy. The acting is crisp, better than the Kid Rhino version of Episode one. The audio special effect seem good, but needs a better mix of dialog with effect. My wish that this project should be sold in CD form in book stores and record shops, next to the NPR Star Wars on radio."
Bennet Pomerantz
AUDIOWORLD
audioworld@yahoo.com
By the way, the opinions expressed herein are of my own and are no way representative of Gannett Co, Inc. or USA TODAY. Just FYI, in case anyone gets any bright ideas to the contrary. :P
Who I'd like to meet: George Lucas, Renee Zellweger, Joe Gibbs, Steve Martin and most of all Sandra Bullock. :P Oops, did I just say that out loud? I meant Neil Finn.
Here's a great quote from George Lucas...
"The point of the movies is to get on with your lives, to take that challenge, to leave your uncle's moisture farm, to go out in the world and change it to save the universe."
I don't know ... not really thrilled about the gray hair and the high cholesterol, but life seems to be getting better with advancing years. A lot better.
(I got my first birthday card with "wife" on it!! yeah!)
