filmmaking, robots, veganism, lost film fest, billboard alteration, stenciling, prank calls, media hoaxes, bloodlink (my label), driving around in "uncle lou" my vegetable oil powered station wagon, solar energy, language, traveling, playing music, freight hopping, chess, burning man, free festivals, connecting people, romantic interludes in and out of dumpsters.
Music
Manu Chao, Filastine, Supergirl and romantic boys, Mahala Rai Banda, Gogol Bordello, Infernal Noise Brigade, Golem, That Damned Band, Yard Dogs Road Show, Loren Bassnectar, Dead Prez, Murs, Blackalicious, Extra Action March Band, Philip Glass, bauhaus, Adam And The Ants, Yard Dogs Roadshow, Spike Jones, 1 man banjo!, Sour Mash Hug Band, International Maggot Theater, Yann Tiersen, Goran Bregovic, Rauberhoehle, Taraf De Haidouks, Robotnicka, Denim & Diamonds,Children Of Fall, An Albatross, Against Me (old acoustic stuff), Daler Mehndi, Los Crudos, Kishore Kumar, Phantom Limbs, Ghost Mice, xbxrx, Woody Guthrie, His Hero is Gone, Dystopia, Tragedy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Chumbawamba, Eric Petersen, Zom Zoms, Devo, Cat Stevens, Four Tet, Danny elfman, oingo boingo, Adam And The Ants, Gang Of Four, Antioch Arrow, Heroin, John Henry West, Fuel, Submission Hold, Some Girls, The Locust, Groundwork, Laurie Anderson, lightning bolt, mirah, mars volta, Mr. lif, El-P, RJD2, apsci, refused, Tarantula hawk, The Damned, the minutemen, Matisyahu, Tchkung!, Tom Waits, Wim Mertens, Actitud Maria Marta, Orishas, Papashanty Saundsystem, Man Man, Architecture in Helsinki.
Movies
Teeth, Fourth World War, mardi Gras made In China, Battleground: 21 days on the empires edge, The Take, The Corporation, Pi, Requiem For a Dream, Blazing Saddles, UHF, Roger and Me, The Cruise, The Weather Underground, Crowd Bites Wolf, The Yes Men, Rushmore, Decline of the western Civilization parts 1 & 3, we interrupt this empire, Surplus, Breaking the spell, The End Of Suburbia, Cabin Boy, Monty Python and the holy Grail, Life of Brian, supersize Me, Made In Secret: The Story of the east Van Porn Collective, Starslyderz, The winking circle, Abel raises cain, World Of Evil, USA Under Attack, Doctor No, City Of Lost Children, Delicatessen, Underground, Time of The Gypsies, Baraka, Gadje dijlo, Brazil, Time Bandits, Bob Roberts, Kung Fu hustle, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, Amelie, Bleu, Red, White, The Double life Of Veronique, Koyannisqattsi, Powaqqatsi, POPaganda, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Gringothon, G Sprout, The Horribly Stupid Stunt Which Has Resulted In His Untimely Death, Fellowship Of The Ring Of Free Trade, Don't Call Me Crazy On the Fourth Of July, Punishment Park, any Monty Python, Todd Solondz, Terry Zwigoff, or Terry Gilliam films
Television
the IT crowd, Robot Chicken, Da Ali G show, Get A Life, Simpsons, Doctor Who, The Office, The League of Gentlemen, Star Trek, Monty Python, Red Dwarf, Black Adder, Seinfeld, The New Show, Police Squad, Night Flight, Battlestar Galactica.
Books
Favorite Books:
Cometbus, Breakfast of Champions,Speedology, anything with Zippy The Pinhead, Stupid White Men, The Little Prince, The Stinky Cheese Man, Evasion, Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, Diet For a New America, Even Cowgirls get the Blues.
Heroes
Noam chomsky, Emma Goldman, Douglas Adams, and My Bubbie.
About me: Lately I've been creating tons of new projects to work on, and been busy with all of my old ones. Sleep isn't really something on my agenda unless i really need it.
I spend most of my time traveling around the planet doing this vj/ storytelling performance thing called the Lost Film Fest [www.lostfilmfest.org ]. Some say it's a cross between Pee Wee's playhouse, Laurie Anderson, and Noam Chomsky... so basically, if you like pranks on corporations you might like what I do. I set up a video projector and laptop in the center of a room and tell stories in between a bunch of the rowdiest anti-authoritarian videos you ever may see... "Damn the man" I say, .. "Damn the man!"... or, Burn the man? perhaps..
I recently released a film about hopping freight trains. It's called TRAIN ON THE BRAIN. If you'd be interested in getting a copy of the dvd and supporting the project please visit: trainonthebrain.com
The other major thing do that takes up all my time is the Evil Twin Booking Agency [(eviltwinbooking.org)]. which I started and co-direct with my darling best friend Liz. We love this project oh so dearly. We organize tours for my project, Lost Film Fest, but also folks like The Yes Men, Bernardine Dohrn, Dead Prez, Greg Palast, Vandana Shiva, and films like The Weather Underground, The Corporation, Who Killed The Electric Car?, and other interesting things.
I've also been working on a DVD distribution/ Social Networking experiment called Hollywood Can Suck It www.HollywoodCanSuckIt.org] here you will be able to find all kinds of political doc's on DVD, but also post your own videos and blogs and stuff. Unlike myspace it's not owned by the same parent company as Fox News. The project is still alive but going slowly.
I've been doing a label called Bloodlink for a really long time, but I'm not so active with it these days.[www.bloodlink.com] I've put out releases by An Albatross, Robotnicka, chromelodeon, chokehold, groundwork, Julia Frail, Atom And His Package, milemarker, and a bunch of others. I guess it was kind of an influential label in the 1990's in terms of political hardcore. If anyone wants to help me with putting together a bloodlink site with tons of photos, video, mp3's and other crap get in touch. Make Your Own Noise! yay!
I've been vegan for 19 years, and play the guitar, accordion, piano, trumpet, and whistle. My house is crammed full of art and knick knacks. It's like a museum of ephemera.
I just recently purchased a building in West Philadelphia that used to be a blacksmith stable. My friends and I are going to turn it into a sustainable structure over the coming years...greywater and rainwater reclaimation/collection, living roof, power from gasification and a stirling engine, passive solar energy, reused materials...If you'd like to help out when you come through town please let me know.
I love meeting new people. My goal this year is to learn one new skill a day. Last year I spent a bunch of time learning German. I want to learn arabic and japanese next though I've been super busy.
and, I don't wear underwear when going through airline security. Hurrah!!
Who I'd like to meet: all peoples international and outerspatial
wow, almost perfect timing. happy bday. i had a shirt made/printed for you. email me your address unless you're going to fly me out just to deliver. my friend randy designed, i think you'll like muchos. it should be dry by now. hugs t
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