CHIKARA, Pro Wrestling, Lucha Libre, Comic Books, Music, Writing, Cirque du Soleil, Finding chai tea that tastes like the old Borders cafe chai recipe, Salvador Dali, cockney rhyming slang, funnel cake, podcasting.
Music
Michael Nesmith, They Might Be Giants, The Monkees, Simply Red, Barenaked Ladies, Paul Carrack, David Byrne, XTC, Sting, Sade, Tears for Fears, Jamie Cullum, George Harrison, Raul Midon, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Morrissey, Jamiroquai, Lindsey Buckingham, Moxy Fruvous, Nick Lowe, Jane Monheit, Jason Mraz, Bruce Hornsby, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Rachael Yamagata, Jack Johnson, Chris Botti, Chris Isaak, Harry Connick, Jr., Al Stewart, Dave Matthews Band, Rippingtons, Ivy, Jonny Lang, Traveling Wilburys, James Taylor, Frank Black, ABC, Jesse Cook, Don Henley, Swing Out Sister, Joe Jackson, Elkland, The Cranberries, Weird Al Yankovic, David Gray, Michael Buble, Joe Henry, Crowded House, John Pizzarelli, Eagles, Donald Fagen, Squeeze, Moody Blues, Death Cab for Cutie, Stevie Wonder, Duffy, The Cure, Paul McCartney, Sugarcubes, Pink Floyd, Gilberto Gil, Tom Petty, 10,000 Maniacs, The Pointer Sisters, Fleetwood Mac, Richard Thompson, New Order, Santana, Tracy Chapman, Matthew Sweet, Randy Newman, Roxy Music, The Smiths, Michael Martin Murphey, Acoustic Alchemy, Wax UK, Depeche Mode, America, Naked Eyes, Manu Katche, Elvis Costello, VHS or Beta, Rockpile, Herbie Hancock, Rooney, Guess Who, AfroCelt Sound System, Maroon 5, Baltimora...did I mention Mike Nesmith ?
Movies
The Dark Knight, Glengarry Glen Ross, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, UHF, X2, Ghostbusters, Superman (1978), Falling Down, Gigantic, Big Fish, Transformers: The Movie (1986), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman (1966)
Television
LOST, Fawlty Towers, Wonder Years, Coupling (UK version), The Monkees, M.A.S.K., Sledge Hammer!, Rich Hall's Onion World, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, MST3K, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Office (UK and US versions), Sopranos, Justice League Unlimited, all the Law and Order franchise shows, many odd reality shows like Peter Perfect and Sober House, all manner of superhero shows, wrestling programs from around the world (Titanes en el Ring!) and 80's cartoons...
Books
Comics: Let me just say that I'm really behind on my books right now, but I used to consistently read Batman, Daredevil, JLA, New Avengers, Black Panther (Priest run!), Defenders, Supreme Power, Justice, Flash, Astonishing X-Men, Green Lantern, Champions (the best super team of the 1970's, daddy-o!), Aquaman, Ghost Rider (older series - not the painful stuff Marvel has put out these last few years). Book Books: The Phantom Tollbooth, Houdini, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora, The Da Vinci Code, Saint Morrissey.
Heroes
Jushin Liger, Satoru Sayama, Johnny Saint, Santo, Skayde. Michael Nesmith, Mick Hucknall, David Byrne. Norton Juster, Grant Morrison, Michael Chabon, Bryan Michael Bendis, David Sedaris, Christopher Priest. Harry Houdini. Andy Kaufman. John Cleese. Christopher Reeve.
About me: Man, I'm busy. So busy I don't even have time to make this little myspace page. But I do like lists. And there seems to be room to do that here. So when I'm not freelancing for magazines, or training at my school, or on the road with wrestling, or working on the four books I should have finished by now....I'll be here. Unless there's lucha on Galavision...
Check out my free, weekly, video podcast all about CHIKARA:
"Headquarters" (2001) by Mike Quackenbush
~Approx. 400 pages of weirdness from my life ~
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Who I'd like to meet: People that freely give tons of money to struggling, but progressive-minded independent wrestling groups.
You can't imagine how glad I am that you are my "friend" now :D Love your performances, you are my favourite wrestler of all time and I'm happy that I've met you in Oberhausen :) Looking forward to see you there when 16 Carat 2010 starts!
And thanks for the smalltalk in the McDonalds near the Wrestlingplace ;)
Hi Mike! I only want to say Thank you! for this two awesome matches at the weekend. It was incredible! Hope to see you back in Germany at March for the 16 Carat Tournament!! Greetz Nadine
ank you very much for the add huge honor to write your myspace hey i have 17 and im living in mexico wrestling for dtu shima xion is my friend i wish i could wrestle for chikara i was born in houston
hey como estas , yo aqui pasadno para saludarte . Tengo una nueva cancion "Ladron de amor" prime sencillosque estoy promocionanado de mi nuevo disco Arturo & Darel "Los radicales". puedes entrar en mi pagina y escucharla . me dices que te parece grasias
Hey, I'm just stoppin by to show some love. I made a new song called "Ladron de amor" Check it out if you want and comment on what you think, thankyou.
Hey Mike! We're all really big CHIKARA fans here at Wrestling Fans Unite! What you've done for the indy scene over the years is in a class all its own.
We want CHIKARA in northwestern PA, make it happen some day! :]
