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Matt

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  • Matt

  • 30 / Male
  • Eldon, Missouri, US
  • Last Login: 12/23/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Chasing my kid around, writing, reading.

    I've authored three books:
    THE STORY OF A NOBODY, AND THE PURSUIT TO BECOME A SOMEBODY, available at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, publishamerica.com.

    THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS-ENTERTAINMENT and I HATE IT WHEN ... are both available now at amazon.com in print version or in electronic Kindle version (or email me and I'll reply with a free copy).

    I have also written about 70 short works and published one collection under a pseudonym.

  • Music

    Aerosmith, The Beastie Boys, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Black Eyed Peas, Blues Traveler, Bob Marley, Brad Paisley, Buckcherry, Cage the Elephant, California Guitar Trio, The Charlie Daniels Band, Cheeks McGee, Collective Soul, Conway Twitty, Counting Crows, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cypress Hill, David Allan Coe, Days of the New, Disturbed, The Doobie Brothers, The Doors, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton, Faith No More, Garth Brooks, George Strait, George Thoroughgood, Georgia Satellites, Gnarls Barkley, Guns N' Roses, Hank Williams, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Jim Croce, John Anderson, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Josh Turner, Keith Whitley, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Mike Posner & The Brain Trust, Motley Crue, Muddy Waters, Pearl Jam, Porter Wagoner, Powerman 5000, Randy Travis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Rob Zombie, Run-DMC, Sawyer Brown, Scars on Broadway, Seether, Shinedown, Skid Row, Soundgarden, Static-X, Steve Earle, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, System of a Down, Theory of a Deadman, Tom Petty, Ugly Kid Joe, Waylon Jennings, The White Stripes, Willie Nelson.

    Podcasts: The Moth, The Marketplace of Ideas, The Adam Carolla Podcast, B&N Meet the Author, Pen on Fire, Writing Excuses.

  • Movies

    3:10 to Yuma, American Gangster, American Pie 1 & 3, Anchorman, Angels in the Outfield, Arlington Road, Big Fish, Big Jake, The Big Lebowski, Billy Madison, Blazing Saddles, The Boondock Saints, Brewster's Millions, The Cable Guy, Caddyshack, Charlie Bartlett, A Christmas Story, Clerks, Cool Hand Luke, The Cowboys, Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious, Deep Impact, The Departed, Deja Vu, Die Hard, El Dorado, An Evening With Kevin Smith 1-3, Fanboys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Field of Dreams, Fight Club, Footloose, Forrest Gump, Four Brothers, The Godfather I & II, Half Baked, Happy Gilmore, High Noon, Hot Rod, Idiocracy, It's a Wonderful Life, Jim Gaffigan: King Baby, Joe Dirt, Joe Rogan: Live, The Karate Kid, Kings Row, Major League, Mallrats, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Mask, McLintock!, Mr. Deeds, Napoleon Dynamite, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Office Space, Old School, The Pest, Red River, Religulous, Run Ronnie Run, The Sandlot, The Searchers, Shane, The Shawshank Redemption, Son in Law, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Sum of All Fears, Super Troopers, Tombstone, Tommy Boy, True Grit, True Romance, Unforgiven, The War Wagon, Wayne's World.

  • Television

    The Office, Flash Forward, Cincinnati Bengals football, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, The Ultimate Fighter.

  • Books

    Recently Read:
    Charles Bukowski: Pleasures of the Damned, Post Office, and Factotum.
    Chuck Palahniuk: Choke, Pygmy, Invisible Monsters, Stranger Than Fiction.
    Ernest Hemingway: The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises.
    Elmore Leonard: Killshot, Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories.
    John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath.
    J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye, Franny & Zooey.
    George Orwell: 1984, Animal Farm.
    Donald J. Sobol: Encyclopedia Brown.
    Bernard Goldberg: 110 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37)
    Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore
    David Foster Wallace: Infinite Jest (I gave up after 50 pages)
    Chris Jericho: A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex
    The Brothers Grimm: The Fisherman and His Wife
    Tucker Max: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (funniest book ever written)
    Anonymous: Look at My Striped Shirt!: Confessions of People You Love to Hate (hilarious)
    James Patterson: Cross
    Jack Killborn & Blake Crouch: Serial
    Michael Connelly: The Scarecrow
    Matthew Randazzo V: Ring of Hell: The Story of the Benoit Family Murders
    Thomas Friedman: The World is Flat
    Andy Rooney: Common Nonsense
    Stephen King: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

    Reading Now:
    Stephen King: Misery
    David Sedaris: Me Talk Pretty One Day
    Christopher Moore: Fool

    Waiting on the Shelf
    Jean Shepherd: In God We Trust (All Others Pay Cash)
    Henry Bellamann: Kings Row, Parris Mitchell of Kings Row
    Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince
    Elmore Leonard: The Hot Kid, Rum Punch, Be Cool, Up in Honey's Room

    Wish List:
    George V. Higgins: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
    Ron Paul: The Revolution: A Manifesto
    Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea
    Christopher Moore: Lamb: The World According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
    Stephen King: Under the Dome
    John Kennedy Toole: A Confederacy of Dunces
    Charles Bukowski: All of his novels
    Chuck Palahniuk: Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey, Snuff, Survivor.
    John Grisham: The Innocent Man
    Glenn Beck: The Christmas Sweater
    Raymond Bean: Sweet Farts
    Andrew P. Napolitano: A Nation of Sheep
    Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
    The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

    Other favorite authors: Gordon Korman, Hunter S. Thompson, Donald J. Sobol.


  • Heroes

    None

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Kahoka, MO
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Height: 6' 0"
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Smoke / Drink: No / No
  • Education: High school

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