My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker
Shawn Decker
MY PET VIRUS: The True MySpace of a Rebel Without a Cure

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33 years old
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia
United States



Last Login: 7/10/2009
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    My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker's Interests
GeneralHIV/AIDS education, music, dork-tastic gaming, poker, pool, pageants, pro wrestling. Guru of My Pet Virus called my love of pro wrestling and pageants proof that I'm a modern day Renaissance Man.
Music ..

Synthetic Division now available on iTunes! I met Depeche Mode as my dying wish. You can hear the influence in my own music, which I perform under the name Synthetic Division. Here's a music video I made for a Synthetic Division I co-wrote with Kyle Wiggins:

Add Synthetic Division on MySpace.

CHECK 'EM OUT, NOW: Bella Morte, Engine Down, The Sane, Lauren Hoffman, Marci Geller, The Brides, In Tenebris, Valv (really cool Brazilian band)

YOU'VE HEARD OF, PROBABLY MAYBE: Depeche Mode, The Cure, Nirvana, The Smiths, Nitzer Ebb, The Doors, Sebadoh, The Go-Go's, Recoil, Camouflage, New Order, The White Stripes, The Cars, No Doubt




Bella Morte are an incredible band, and great friends. If you read my book, you read about them! They rock my world. You can watch me die in their "Earth Angel" video, one of the greatest covers of all time.

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I review movies as one-half of the Hemo2Homo Connection, along with the brilliant and also-living-with-AIDS Steve Schalchlin. Subscribe to my blog to follow the once-again active Ebert & Ropert of AIDS!

Recent reviews: Sweeney Todd, There Will Be Blood (reviewed especially for Shawn's fellow thinbloods, 21 (that card movie).

To see Shawn and Steve's review of The Hours, pick up a copy of My Pet Virus.

EXCITING NEWS: My Pet Virus is being turned into a screenplay! Who will play Shawn in the movie? Post a Comment and let him know.

TelevisionCheck out the program on PBS, A Closer Walk. It features one of my pals, Ethan Zohn, founder of Grassroot Soccer.

Ethan also won Survivor: Africa... but only because I didn't compete.

Early in 2005 I launched BMTV: Bella Morte Television. The award-winning .. series, "BMTV News", features revealing clips on everyones' favorite band, Bella Morte. Check out BMTV!

Check out a BBC program that Gwenn and I appeared on in December 2005, called Living Positive.

BooksI wrote a book. Get it. Read it. Feel it.
Heroes


     My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker's Details
Status:In a Relationship
Here for:Networking
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Charlottesville, VA
Body type:6' 0"
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:Cancer
Education:High school
Occupation:HIV/AIDS educator, writer

   My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker's Schools
Waynesboro High
Waynesboro, VA
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1990 to 1993



My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker is playing an HIV benefit show w/ Synthetic Division at Outback Lodge on Sat. July 11, 8 pm-midnight.
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   My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker's Blurbs
About me:

Hello, I'm Shawn Decker.

My interesting and loving family got more than they bargained for when I was born with a sharp tongue and hemophilia, a blood clotting disorder. Needless to say, the two were a dangerous mix. Then, at age 11 as puberty was dawning, I tested positive for HIV.

I wrote a book about my life from birth until age 29. It's called My Pet Virus, The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure. Some have called it the funniest book about AIDS ever written. Others have called it the only funny book about AIDS ever written.

My life is not a pity party. I've gotten away with a lot, and the book is a humorous look at some of the situations I've encountered along the way. I'm happy to be alive, and even happier that I lived to tell my story in a way that others have found to be an enjoyable read.

Here's what some folks have said about My Pet Virus... Augusten Burroughs says: "Shawn is the King of the Thinblood Hotties! If I had Shawn's resilience and talent maybe I wouldn't be such a mess."

John Berendt says: "Shawn takes on a deadly topic with asonishing grace. Enlightening, compassionate, hilarious." USA Today says: "Decker has a gift for blue-collar humor: crude and rude but big-hearted and unbiased."

If you've read the book, post Comment and let me know what you think. I've also been speaking at college campuses with my wife partner, Gwenn, if you'd like us to come to your school, just drop me a line! And be sure to visit our web site www.shawnandgwenn.com.

Positively Yours,
Shawn

PS... Check out my music with Synthetic Division on MySpace. You'll hear why I chose to meet Depeche Mode through the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 1990.

PPS.... If you haven't read my book, consider picking up a copy. And if you've read it, put it in your Books section, that really helps young upstart authors like me.

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A video of me and Gwenn speaking.

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COOL QUOTES ABOUT MY BOOK, MY PET VIRUS.


CLICK TO ORDER BOOK!

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Who I'd like to meet:
Not sure, I've kind of had my celebrity-meetings fix, some of which I detailed in My Pet Virus. (A Make-A-Wish Foundation meeting with Depeche Mode at age 14, and a childhood encounter with Ric Flair.)

Also, most of folks I really want to meet are gone... such as Pedro Zamora, John Lennon and Ryan White. Death will eventually unite us all, won't it?




   


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My Pet Virus: The True MySpace of Shawn Decker's Friends Comments
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Gryphon in Recovery





Jun 27 2009 4:44 AM

Have a GREAT weekend, my wonderful friend!!
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Jun 10 2009 3:26 AM

THANKS for the shout in yer blog, Shawn! :)~ You ROCK, my Brother!!! Hope life is treatin you and da wife WELL!!! THANKS for bein YOU!!!
Chance





Apr 22 2009 1:21 AM

hey shawn thanks for the add brotha!!
Alex





Apr 17 2009 1:21 AM

The Billionaires' Club With The Teabaggers
badwin





Apr 17 2009 11:26 PM

Hey Shawn! Just a note... I interviewed you and Gwenn a gazillion years ago (ok more like 7 or 8) in Norman,OK. Glad to see you both are travelling and spreading the message.
Great work!
Wicked Celtics





Apr 14 2009 6:45 PM

Here's the co-write Gavin Rossdale and I have been working on for years:



Officially Wicked,

Wicked C.
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Apr 12 2009 6:02 PM

Hope you're enjoying the weekend, Brother man!

Have an AWESOME week, Shawn!!

Ariel





Apr 2 2009 2:52 AM

Did you catch the GYT premier of Pedro: The Movie on MTV tonight?? It made me think of you.
Hope you're doing great!
Some Bizzare Label





Apr 2 2009 7:01 AM

Quote USA Rock and Roll hall of fame “Stevo too bizarre for the music industry”
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Mar 19 2009 3:55 PM

Hope you're having an AWESOME week, my friend!

FIGHT ON!!!
Chita





Mar 17 2009 4:19 AM





Herpes and HPV Dating





Mar 11 2009 2:24 AM

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Alex





Mar 5 2009 2:46 AM

Get Off Like a CEO
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Watch​ a funny​ video​ about​ Healt​h Insur​ance CEO'​s greed​,​ and learn​ what you can do to fight​ back.
BA!LEYK!HNS [[♥]]





Mar 4 2009 11:27 PM

Ah, the talented Mr. Straub. Strobe? Straphanofalous. I guess I can handle that, but you'll be missed.
:(
BA!LEYK!HNS [[♥]]





Mar 4 2009 5:36 PM

ShawnDecker, oh great one, am I going to see you this weekend in the most beautifully small snowy town on the planet!?!?
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Feb 18 2009 10:43 PM

AWESOME job with your article in POZ! :) Wouldn't expect anything less from ya Brother man...Keep bein YOU and spreadin hope, awareness and education! Hope you're havin a kick ass week!!!

NEVER F#CKING SURRENDER!!!
allison!





Feb 13 2009 10:43 PM

happy friday the 13th, shawn!!!! hope you are well!!!
bella.





Feb 14 2009 4:37 PM

HAHAHA
That was a great thing to wake up to. LOL

*Checks to make sure you changed it*
YAY! (:
That makes me happy.

Happy Valentines Day!
Can't wait to see you tonight!
Becca





Feb 14 2009 10:48 PM

bella.





Feb 11 2009 2:39 AM

*ahem*
Why am I not in your top!?!?!?!?!
8D

Kidding, of course. I never pay attention to myspace.
I just enjoy giving you a hard time.
(:
wicked~mommy





Feb 10 2009 12:35 PM

Good luck with the new book! I can't wait to see u sat.
nite!!!
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Feb 9 2009 8:27 PM

Wassssssssssup Brother man?! Hope life is treatin ya both better than good! All's well here and BLESSED as always! Big love t' ya and ENJOY the week!

CARPE F#CKING DIEM!!! :)~
MOCHASEROTICREVIEW





Feb 6 2009 5:43 PM

Thank you for being our friend.
Mocha
Lori Staufenberger





Jan 30 2009 2:53 AM

Good luck with the manuscript!!!! I can't wait to hear the result.
:D
Geek Crafts





Jan 18 2009 6:25 PM

Thanks for adding us, Shawn!
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