Permaculture, synergistic gardening / natural farming, traveling, organic vegan food, taking photos, Vespa scooters, fit body/fit mind, VHEMT, 9/11 Truth, reading nonfiction, printmaking, arm-wrestling, the Heat and Humidity of the Deep South, pine trees, owls, Wild Nights, punching out half the town, the smell of pipe tobacco.
Music
Townes Van Zandt, John Delafose, Richmond Fontaine, Johnny Cash (pre-Rick Rubin shit), Broadcast, Misfits/Danzig, most Cajun and Zydeco, dub and Trojan-era Reggae, Dead Kennedys, Philip Glass - esp. the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack, Mark St. Mary, Iron Maiden, The Smiths, Metalucifer, RZA, Merle Haggard, Bjork, Portishead, Nico, almost all Classic Country from roots to late 70s, Carter Family, Peaches, El-P, Outkast, delta blues, Elliot Smith, Japanese koto, Lucinda Williams, Trio Marenich, Longmont Potion Castle, Dawn Landes, Circle Jerks, Guru, The Handsome Family, The Jam, Prince, Chinese classical, Bad Brains, Husky Rescue, Junior Boys, Zydepunks, Magnolia Electric Co., Arabic love songs, Rory Lake karaoke, late 60s Rolling Stones, Magnolia Electric Co., surf rock, Nintendo/MIDI themes, Indian ballads, Billie/Ella, Kraftwerk, Nas, Motown, Aphex Twin, The Ventures, Ennio Morricone, NWA, Obfusc, Negativland, Kool Keith, Belle and Sebastian, Tricky, Devo, Crass, Wesley Willis, Pizzicato 5, Tejano, Nortena, Duranguense and Banda, truck-driving songs, some techno/electronic, Reggaeton, lots of particular songs from many many artists, etc.
Movies
Documentaries, Clint Eastwood, Jai Ete Au Bal, Coen bros., Amelie, all things Takeshi Kitano, Jim Jarmusch, Kubrick, Wong Kar Wai, Jackie Brown, classic kungfu, American Movie, HOAHB, Driver 23, Combat Shock, Bollywood, pretty much anything in Japanese except Anime, B-movies of most genres, Viet Nam
Television
Now that I'm in Louisville I don't watch TV, I only get 2 stations and they're both major networks, boo. In Chicago there were some worthwhile (PBS and random ethnic) channels that would be on occasionally, but never much.
Books
Mostly nonfiction, books about Permaculture, books about languages, travel, other lands, other cultures, psychology, sociology, art or design, photography, Americana, maps, interviews with everyday people. A Clockwork Orange for the language, Walden for the fantasy, road books and travelogues, Bill Bryson, the Canterbury Tales, Grapes of Wrath.
Heroes
My grandparents (all of 'em), Benny Perkins (havin' the mettle), Martin Luther King, Jr. (bein' a visionary and a martyr), Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader, David Holmgren, Peter Bane, Dimitry Orlov, Pat Murphy, Megan Quinn, Piotr Szyhalski (masterin' yr medium), Bill Bartolone (knowin' the Hands), Clint Eastwood (pullin' them pistols), Rodney Mullen (inventing modern skateboarding) David Brent (work-related arena), J.D. Dawes (punchin' out half the town), Dan Cleveland (the laws of Physics), Mark Borchardt (readin' this fucker like it's supposed to be read), Rory Lake (darin' to Dream), Aunt Lottie (cursin' the people on television).
Minneapolis College Of Art And Design
Minneapolis, MINNESOTA
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Graphic Design
Clubs: Student Government...Down with Turkey on Thanksgiving!
1995 to 1999
Paw Paw High School
Paw Paw, MI
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Art
Minor: Skateboarding
Clubs: Teen Angst Ass'n, Loner's Guild, Skater Fags, Library Lurkers
Greek:
Epsilon Iota Omega
1991 to 1995
PJ's Companies
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Norfolk, VA US Web Designer Information Technology
11/99 - 7/02
Scooterworks USA / Genuine Scooter Co. Chicago, IL US Graphic/Web Designer One-Man Gang
8/02 - still sorta
Deep South Vigilante Trucking Muscle Shoals, AL US Master Chief OTR / Graphic Arts
Vegan misanthrope. Also: no drink, no smoke, no drug, no religion.
Recently moved to Louisville from Chicago and am loving it. Read more here, on my REAL website.
And it's nothing personal, but I won't be your "friend" on Myspace unless we know each other outside of the information spiderweb. I'm trying to keep the number lower rather than higher, otherwise I lose track of the really important people.
Who I'd like to meet: You, Dennis Kucinich, Lindsay's mom, Audrey Tatou, Benny Perkins, Tatsu's family, Bill Bartolone, Janis Curtis, Dan Cleveland, Mark Borchardt, Beth Gibbons, Ralph Nader, Tom O' Dell, Bjork, Ronald McGowan, Strode and Bowles, Terry Romero, The Stranger, Willi Waller 2006.
Just wanted to say thanks for the cookies! They are amazing and everyone that tries them loves them too! I definitely need the recipe! Hope to see you and Lindsey soon!
THANK YOU PJ ! i received your poster and it is amazing. i appreciate that you considered me enough to take the time and send something that is actual and real. many blessings.
Hello There!, Just wanted to tell you that I appreciate your musical support, and your being part of my network. Stay cool & I hope you enjoy your holidays! ZT
hey! how do you do? :) was glad to find you lingering on Myspace , especially with your cat as your main photo..haha. love it! beautiful kitty! ^_^ you should consider bringing him (guessing so by the pic) for show and tell this Friday for the "Eating All The Greens" meeting at Matts..haha. Assuming you will be attending?
