Countering pernicious bunk a lot. Almost obsessively Because I HATE liars.Indeed.
Aside from engaging the vast loserism of trolls skulking amidst Myspace, I am an active father. There is never a dull moment amongst me and the kiddos.
Mark enjoys:
Music, the fine arts, history, philosophy, athletics, film and scores of other things....
Mark abhors:
Pretentious jerkism, unreliable folk, haters, liars, weirdos, stalkers, anyone who had to learn anything about pop culture from the film "Juno," etc. (This is a joke), chicks with funky names(like pasture), all Californians he's had the misfortune to have encountered-save one.
Music
Here's where I wow you with my wide, firm grasp on pop-culture....
To name a few in no paricular order: David Bowie ("Low", "Diamond Dogs"), Brian Eno (namely his album with Bowie), Ariel Pink, Devandra Banhart, Pavement, Ryan Adams, Lonnie Johnson (A man so good at guitar he inspired another to take his family name - the well known legend, Robert Johnson.), T-bone Walker, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotton, Albert King, McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix' "Band of Gypsies", The Reverend Gary Davis, Lightning Hopkins, Hot Tuna's first album, Otis Redding, Nat King Cole, Ramsey Lewis, Sonny Stitt, several Beatles albums - the "White" album, "Revolver", "Rubber Soul", many more, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Billy Holiday, Etta James, Etta Jones, Gil Scott-Heron, James Brown, Jackie Mittoo, Ernest Ranglin (he taught Bob Marley guitar), The 13th floor Elevators, solo Roky Erickson, Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade), Django Rheinhardt, Charlie Christian, Leonard Cohen, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Eddie Harris, Aphex Twin, Serge Gainsbourg, Pierre Henry, David Axelrod (The Electric Prunes), Robert Zimmerman (Dylan) - especially "Nashville Skyline", 'Freewheelin'", and "Another side of...", Miles Davis (his entire catalogue, despite nay-sayers), Larry Coryell (for those who insist on mentioning J. Mclaughlin, check out "Spaces", their [Coryell's and Mclaughlin's] collabrative effort - it shall set the record straight...), Lee "Scratch' Perry's vast contributions can never be overstated, i-roy, U-roy, Little Roy, Niney the Observer, Dennis Brown, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Dr. Alimantado, The Wailing Souls, Hank Williams, Iron Butterfly, The 3 Sounds, Tal Farlow, Reuben Wilson, Brother JackMcDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Grant Green, Atsrud Gilberto w/ her husband and Antonio Carlos Jobim (their "Girl from Eponyma" [spelling?] changed the direction and face of pop music), Mongo Santamaria, Francisco Aquabella, Enoch Light, Silver Apples of the Moon (that might be the artist or album title of an early electronic recording I had on wax but gave away to an old friend...), Nick Drake, AFI, DR. Octagon (A.K.A. Kool Keith; Black Elvis), Kool G Rap, The Slits, Joy Division, Frank Zappa, Fugazi (among others signed to Dischord - well, they actually are Dischord), The Make-Up (another Dischord production), Mission of Burma, Erase Eratta, Shuggy Otis, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Tony Caro and John, Yo La Tengo, Cornelius, The Smith's, Modest Mouse, Ugly Cassanova, Sam Prekop, The Sea and Cake, Tortoise, Built to Spill, The Rapture, Joe Meek's productions (Meek was a British producer in the 50's who loved the American rock and roll sound. His methods included making an effects processor out of a toilet bowl and light bulb [HOW???] while incorporating Alvin and the chipmunk-esque style vocals - fucking cool.), Sunny Day Real Estate, The Pixies, Blonde Redhead, Tsunami (solo Jenny Toomey also), The Shins, Flake Music, Bright Eyes, Desparcidos, The Cure, Neutral Milk Hotel, Belle and Sebastian, Elliot Smith, Sleater-Kinney, Lucero, The Hives, Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene, Cursive, The Good Life, Radiohead, Copper, At The Drive- In, Clifford Gilberto Rythm Combination, Diesel Boy, International Noise Conspiracy, Ida, Mirah, Cat Power, K., The Sounds, Costars, Nelly Mckay, Air, John Maus, Mama Cass, oh well I suppose...all the Mamas and the Pappas, The Beach Boys (obviously "Pet Sounds"), The Monkees, The Zombies, De La Soul, Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique", The Art of Noise, The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, Leo Kotke, Julian Breame, Andre Segovias, Beck - especially "One Foot in the Grave", N.E.R.D., preambulating any violent clash (whether a fight or lynching) with Ice Cube's "Check Yourself" always guarantees badass results, The Gravedigga's first album featuring the whimsical productive majesty of both Prince Paul and The Rza (original album title [still is UK title] before it was changed: 'Niggermortis' - totally badass)
Movies
Ghost World, The Seven Samurai, Brazil, nothing too art-housingly obvious or obviously art-house.
About me: Just a regular guy here. I love my children. I write-copiously of late. The current events of my life are sending my pen into regular late night frenzies of literary cohesion, the magnitude of which is still far beyond the scope of even my own comprehensions. Indeed.
Hey Mark! Good to see you. Your kids are adorable! Cali is good going to come home for a visit soon. I know I think we went to school together until about second grade in the heights right? Hope you had a good weekend and all is well =)
Sorry i didnt get back to you cuz, work has been so stressful the last week... I am learning a new part of my job and its so hard and frustrating!! I i hate when i dont know what i am doing.. it makes me feel stupid and i just want to do a good job ya know.. Well, i love ya and i will write you back when i get a chance :) be good and smile Mark.. :) xoxo
Hey cuz... :) just wanted to drop ya a little note to say hey and i love and miss ya bunches :) hope all is going GREAT for you :) talk to ya lata ;) xoxox
Dateline: the back of a pickup truck somewhere in Texas Chuck Norris has retained a high powered attorney to represent him in a copyright infringement suit against formerly powerful television network nbc. according to julius huckleberry, esq., the network allegedly appropriated the trademarked names of Norris' left and right arms in order to title their long-running courtroom drama "Law & Order".
