My bunneh :D, music (playing and listening), friendships and family bonds, writing (journal, poetry, aspiring novelist), reading, the Gotham City Diner and its cast of characters, going to concerts, movies, taking random excursions, sarcasm, long drives, going for walks, the Seaside Heights boardwalk, food, Nintendo, hanging out for many hours at a time, my afro in progress, laughter, animals, learning new things (hopefully once a day), and, obviously, rambling, which I will now stop before I spend three weeks listing my interests in full...
Music
OK, this section is probably more important to me than anything else in my life. It is why I breathe, why I bleed, why I wake up every day. I was involved personally in Match Party and Traces Of Red, whose pages you can access through my site here. Before I get into my influences, I must give proper respects to all the locals...go out and support these acts or keep those that have since disbanded in your hearts and memories: ISD; The Faulty; Sarnicopia.com; The Substandards; Heterogene; CBC; IDK; Fakeknife; Dimestore Scenario; A Lifeless Alliance; The Ten Cent Fuck Flicks; Television Down; The Morrow; The Infirm Glory of the Positive Hour; The Habit; ChenMastaZero; The Cast and Crew of Fifth Street; and then, there were frogs!; Killed By the Bull; Norman Bates; Tommy Marx; Jeannette O'Toole; 25 Ta Life; Backlash; Queen V; In Search Of...; Flipside; Man Without Plan. Honorable mention to the young Portuguese upstart Un-Predictable. SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS!!
Now, onto some of the stuff that gives me purpose. These are in no particular order: Pink Floyd; Crowbar; Tool; DMB; Tori Amos; Slayer; Face to Face; Good Riddance; Mazzy Star; Soul Asylum; My Dying Bride; Guns N' Roses; Notorious B.I.G.; The Mars Volta; Dolly Parton; 311; Bjork; Megadeth; From Autumn To Ashes; Dredg; Glassjaw; BEDlight for BlueEYES; Pantera; New Radicals; Ministry; Godflesh; ...for the love of; Third Eye Blind; Phil Collins; Genesis (pre-Phil Collins on vocals); Peter Gabriel; Black Crowes; Audioslave; ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead; Burnt By The Sun; H2O; Kyuss; Van Morrison; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Jimmy Eat World; Ned's Atomic Dustbin; Interpol; Life of Agony; Eric Johnson; Aimee Mann; Motley Crue; Joy Division; New Order; Iron Maiden; Lagwagon; Black Sabbath; Led Zeppelin; Madonna; Dido; Journey; Down; downset.; HUM; Machine Head; Deep Purple; Stellastarr*; Smashing Pumpkins; Jethro Tull; Dire Straits; Stompbox; Ludwig van Beethoven; Opeth; Akercocke; Poison; Poison The Well; Ten Yard Fight; Pixies; Prince; Rollins Band; Rage Against The Machine; Static X; Dog Eat Dog; Harvey Danger; Handsome; Guided By Voices; Rush; The Bangles; Belinda Carlisle; The Cardigans; Cannibal Corpse; Candlebox; Pennywise; Quicksand; Lou Reed; The Stooges; Tapping The Vein; Bryan Adams; Ryan Adams; Whiskeytown; Bright Eyes; Poe; Sneaker Pimps; System of a Down; Tesla; Throbbing Gristle; Tonic; Sublime; Sleep; King Crimson; White Zombie; Rob Zombie; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Frank Zappa; Velvet Underground; Jack Logan; Type O Negative; Carnivore; Incubus; Local H; Nada Surf; Smile; Social Distortion; Alanis Morissette; Lit; Isis; Janis Joplin (w/any backing band); Metallica; Crystal Method; Goo Goo Dolls; Earth Crisis; E.Town Concrete; Motorhead; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; The Haunted; Jimi Hendrix; Darkest Hour; Deftones; Oasis; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Dead Boys; Strapping Young Lad; Fear Factory; Sepultura; Soulfly; Nailbomb; Faith No More; Mr. Bungle; R.E.M.; The Police; One King Down; Spiritualized; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (or without); Sonic Youth; Fugazi; Beastie Boys; Talking Heads; Pig Destroyer; Roy Orbison; Ozzy Osbourne; Frederic Chopin; Antonio Vivaldi; Tom Waits; Unwritten Law; Van Halen; The Ramones; Radiohead; Cryptopsy; Orange 9mm; Nothingface; Phish; Mudvayne; Ugly Kid Joe; Vendetta Red; Wilco; Neurosis; Fiona Apple; Postal Service; Black Label Society; Black Flag; The Cure; The Smiths; Clutch; Anthrax; The Academy Is; The Sugarcubes; Sugar; Sugartooth; Sugar Ray; Shutdown; CCR; COC; Cephalic Carnage; Chimaira; Testament; Stabbing Westward; The Soundtrack of Our Lives; The Residents; The Promise Ring; Billy Joel; Elton John; Live; Sick Of It All; John Lennon; Snapcase; Johnny Cash; Patsy Cline; Biohazard; David Bowie; Supertramp; Slipknot; Stuck Mojo; Drain STH; Green Day; Suicidal Tendencies; Suicide Machines; Lenny Kravitz; Billy Idol; Manowar; Cro-Mags; Murphy's Law; Thursday; Stone Temple Pilots; Shootyz Groove; Grip Inc.; Fantomas; George Thorogood; White Lion; Weezer; Undying; VAST; Madball; Lacuna Coil; 3 Doors Down; Death; The Doors; The Who; Head Automatica; Billie Holiday; Drill; Crisis; Otep; Judas Priest; In Flames; Mephiskapheles; Bob Marley and the Wailers; Jane's Addiction; Ignite; Husker Du; The Vaselines; Nirvana; Pearl Jam; Queensryche; Path of Resistance; White Stripes; U2; Carl Orff; Finch; Iggy Pop; Gorilla Biscuits; Gorillaz; Filter; Uncle Tupelo; Outkast; Ozric Tentacles; Primus; A Perfect Circle; The Obsessed; Willie Nelson; Jewel; Stevie Wonder; Eric Clapton; Bad Religion; NOFX; Quo Vadis; Rolling Stones; Paw; Onyx; Counting Crows; The Beatles; AC/DC; Feeder; Blondie; Cypress Hill; Danzig; Dick Dale; Coldplay; Sheryl Crow; Blink-182; CIV; The Clash; Flaming Lips; Sinead O'Connor; Queens of the Stone Age; Pro-Pain; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (or without); Neil Young and Crazy Horse (or without); Vision of Disorder; Trivium; Pulp; Oleander; NIN; PIL; Portishead; Urge Overkill; The Breeders; Twisted Sister; Def Leppard; Days of the New; Alice In Chains; Wire; Zwan; The Polyphonic Spree; Belle and Sebastian; The Romantics; Tripping Daisy; ZZ Top; Helmet; Hatebreed; For Love Not Lisa; Barry White; Hole; Depeche Mode; Bad Company; Boston; Pavement; Product of You; Warren Zevon; Descendents; Eels; Hot Water Music; KISS; Morrissey; Mercyful Fate; Diamond Head; Dio; Killing Joke; Human Remains; The Kinks; Men at Work; Napalm Death; Dream Theater; Misery Loves Co.; Travis; The Verve; Wallflowers; Temple of the Dog; Toad the Wet Sprocket; Toadies; Strife; Decapitated; Despised Icon; Snot; Patti Smith; Kilgore; Carole King; Norah Jones; Korn; Shadows Fall; Scorpions; Run DMC; Sparta; Soundgarden; At The Drive-In; Sons of Abraham; Meshuggah; Moody Blues; Super Furry Animals; Taproot; Three Days Grace; A.F.I.; Trapt; Squirrel Nut Zippers; Sunny Day Real Estate; Staind; Veruca Salt; Violent Femmes; MC5; Modest Mouse; Puya; The Psychedelic Furs; Quiet Riot; Oysterhead; All; Mutha's Day Out....and then there is the stuff in my collection that I need to get more familiar with or haven't listened to yet................
Movies
I'm gonna base this section on movies that I've seen and now own. If I were to add in those that I bought and haven't watched yet or those that I've seen but don't own, this list would be twice as long. Again, no particular order: American Beauty; Dancer in the Dark; Back to the Future series; The Transformers; Don't Go in the Woods; Almost Famous; Run Ronnie Run!!!; Indian Summer; Magnolia; O Brother Where Art Thou?; Clerks (pretty much anything Kevin Smith touches, actually); Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas; Star Wars (take your pick); Serendipity; Pump Up the Volume; Reality Bites; Girl, Interrupted; SLC Punk; High Fidelity; The Breakfast Club; Weird Science; 100 Women; Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; Strange Days; The Usual Suspects; Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes; The Cure: Trilogy; Old School; Wonder Boys; Team America: World Police; No Escape; Dumb and Dumber; Blowin' Smoke; The Exorcist; Gummo; Julien Donkey-Boy; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Secretary; Undercover Brother; Road Trip; Joe Dirt; The Last Boy Scout; The Last Dragon; The Pianist; Orgazmo; South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut; American Pie; The Muppets Take Manhattan; Shallow Hal; Riding in Cars With Boys; I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!; Menace II Society; One Hour Photo; What Dreams May Come; Teen Wolf; Spaceballs; Kuffs; Juice; Independence Day; Naked Gun series; Rushmore; Silence of the Lambs; Hannibal; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Double Impact; A Hard Day's Night; Yellow Submarine; Face/Off; Groundhog Day; Super Troopers; Club Dread; Wild Things; Fast Times at Ridgemont High; Boys Don't Cry; 8 Mile; American History X; Airheads; Entrapment; Evil Dead; The Good Son; The Good Girl; Weekend at Bernie's I and II; Stand By Me; Swingers; Go; Drop Dead Fred; Drop Dead Gorgeous; The Big Hit; Adaptation; Fear; Heathers; Wayne's World I and II; Taking Lives; Spider-Man 2; The Gift; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; X-Men; Thelma and Louise; The Great Outdoors; Bram Stoker's Dracula; Basketball Diaries; What's Eating Gilbert Grape?; Snow Falling On Cedars; Man in the Moon; Man on the Moon; House of 1000 Corpses; Saving Silverman; The Shawshank Redemption; Orange County; What's Love Got to do With It; Zoolander; Beyond the Mat; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; PCU; People vs. Larry Flynt; The Wall; Kung Pow!: Enter The Fist; Enter the Dragon; The Ring; The Professional; So I Married an Axe Murderer; Mad Love; Ice Storm; Iron Giant; Se7en; The Others; Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Pieces of April; The Karate Kid series; Strangeland; Up in Smoke; 24 Hour Party People; 28 Days Later; UHF; Office Space; Irreversible; La Bamba; Singles; The Matrix; History of the World Part I; Lost Souls; Lost in Translation; Lost Boys; National Lampoon's Vacation movies; Judgment Night; Liar Liar; Cable Guy; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Ace Ventura I and II; Being John Malkovich; Airplane; Grease; Half-Baked; A Beautiful Mind; Child's Play; Freddy vs. Jason; Disturbing Behavior; Fight Club; Vampire Hunter D; Snatch; Teaching Mrs. Tingle; Terminator I and II; Big Chill; Blade Runner; Daredevil; The Crow; Girl Next Door; Gremlins I and II; Higher Learning; Better Off Dead; Better Luck Tomorrow; Bring It On; Abandon; Coyote Ugly; Frequency; The Neverending Story; Rules of Attraction; Say Anything; K-Pax; LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring; Meet the Parents; Pulp Fiction; True Romance; Shadow of the Vampire; Short Circuit I and II; Single White Female; Rudy; Interview with the Vampire; Pearl Harbor; Little Nicky; Happy Gilmore; The Wedding Singer; Ghost; Ghost World; Forrest Gump; G.I. Joe; Clueless; Blazing Saddles; The Cell; Fire in the Sky; Halloween; Three Kings; Underworld; Chicken Run; The Craft; Fritz the Cat; 54; The Goonies; Candyman; Can't Hardly Wait; The Princess Bride; Princess Mononoke; Poltergeist; Scary Movie I and II; She's All That; Reservoir Dogs; Revenge of the Nerds series; Rocky I-V; Unfaithful; Sleepers; They Live; Tommy Boy; Traffic; Romeo and Juliet; Resident Evil; A Time to Kill; Sneakers; Hackers; Requiem for a Dream; Ready to Rumble; Trainspotting; First Daughter......could you imagine if the list was twice this big?
Television
My current TV watching is pretty much limited to wrestling, 24, Weeds, Adult Swim and Deal Or No Deal. As far as the past goes, I'm an encyclopedia. Beavis and Butt-Head get funnier with each viewing. Nick at Nite is pretty much watchable 24-7, always has been, though it does make me feel old thanks to shows like Roseanne being dubbed classic TV. I'll put my pride on the line and say that Dawson's Creek is neck and neck with my all-time favorite, The Wonder Years. To any DVD company that might come across this posting, please release that show already!! I had an ALF themed birthday party once, so that's where I stand on Gordon Shumway. FOX has pretty much always ruled too. Remember Herman's Head? Almost every show that exists solely in constant syndication does for a reason. Though I don't quite fathom how I ever watched Full House when I was younger. Glad to hear that Jodie Sweetin kicked her methamphetamine addiction (true story). Isn't Andrea Barber the scariest thing ever? In closing, some random shows that need to be in syndication again: Small Wonder, Mr. Belvedere, Perfect Strangers, Step by Step, Out of This World, Salute Your Shorts, The George Carlin Show, and of course.........COP ROCK!!!! That was the funk right there. If any ridiculous show winds up in syndication heaven, please let me know so I can slap Ricky Schroeder right off of that indoor train in a fit of jealous rage. Lazy prick.
Books
I love to write. Why don't I read more? This list will definitely grow as time goes on, I'll see to it. Check out the chapters of my first novel as I post them as blogs, if you feel so inclined. I know this is everyone's favorite, but there's a reason. It's because it's Catcher in the Rye. Enough said. Animal Farm and 1984 run close seconds. I need to read more Vonnegut and Robbins. Keep an eye out for "Even the Strong", it's gonna level you. Wrestling autobiographies rule, as did "A Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey". Any Far Side or Garfield collection will do just fine. Some things that people should read: England's Dreaming, Bram Stoker's Dracula, No One Here Gets Out Alive, Heavier than Heaven, Galapagos, Uncle Tom's Cabin, any Shakespeare, the Beatles Anthology, Hammer of the Gods, The Metamorphosis, the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, The Salmon of Doubt, Lucky Man, Revolution for the Hell of It, Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, The Stranger, A Time to Kill, The Partner, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, In Cold Blood, A Raisin in the Sun, And the Ass Saw the Angel, Jurassic Park, Go Ask Alice, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tick Tock, Mr. Murder, Desperation, The Regulators, Tietam Brown, The Relic, The Color Purple, KISS and Make Up, Gulliver's Travels, Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates.......definitely more to come. I promise MYSELF.
Heroes
My mother, my grandmother, my friends, Hulk Hogan, George Carlin, Ron Popeil, Richard Grieco, the Gobbledy-Gooker and my albums. Oh yeah...and this guy:
Cliffside Park High
Cliffside Park,New Jersey
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Band, Drama Club, Talent Show (senior year)
1993 to 1997
Shawn almost fell through the cracks of the state one more time. Anyone have any good job leads? Posted at 12:51 PM Aug 21 view more
About me: I live my life through spectacles that are equal parts organization and impulse. Which lens I use depends on the day I wake up to. I play the drums, and was part of the band Match Party for over a decade. I am a guy who knows next to nothing about cars and has no interest in sports aside from pro wrestling (so what if it's scripted? they work all year round and don't go on strike because they feel that they should be making $30 million instead of $25 million). I own over 2,000 CDs, which still doesn't feel like nearly enough. I refuse to let the child within myself die, which has helped me cope with adulthood since I reached it. I have a three-legged cat named Mya, and we recently had to move back home, where she now hogs the bed and hisses at the dog. I live in quite possibly the most interesting town ever. I'm sure everyone feels the same way about where they come from, if they don't hate it to pieces. I throw Christmas parties in August. I try to make every moment count. I'm not always successful, but if I were, then things would get boring pretty quickly. I hate boredom. I am currently on a journey of the self where the crossroads seem endless, but brighter things hopefully await me on whichever path I wind up choosing. My friends rock. I love the greatest woman on this planet, and she loves me back.
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Who I'd like to meet: I am still open to any type of friendship, but I have found that one person I've been unknowingly waiting for. I am SO taken. In that aspect, I met her and she has kidnapped me. I hope she never releases me. Am I cheesy? Or are you jealous?
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What's the deal?
Hey Shawn.. i havent seen you in awhile but i wish i could have been there in person to tell you how sorry i am about Troy. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Shawn,I commend you for your strength and courage. It was great seeing you and your family last night. I hope next time I see you it's under better circumstances. Just as you said, let's just do a diner next time.
Dude!? its been a while, but well always be boys! we had some memorable and unforgettable times man. My heart goes out to you and your family! You now have an angle that will always be with you. Keep your head up and live life!! All my love dude!
My bunneh :D, music (playing and listening), friendships and family bonds, writing (journal, poetry, aspiring novelist), reading, the Gotham City Diner and its cast of characters, going to concerts, movies, taking random excursions, sarcasm, long drives, going for walks, the Seaside Heights boardwalk, food, Nintendo, hanging out for many hours at a time, my afro in progress, laughter, animals, learning new things (hopefully once a day), and, obviously, rambling, which I will now stop before I spend three weeks listing my interests in full...
OK, this section is probably more important to me than anything else in my life. It is why I breathe, why I bleed, why I wake up every day. I was involved personally in Match Party and Traces Of Red, whose pages you can access through my site here. Before I get into my influences, I must give proper respects to all the locals...go out and support these acts or keep those that have since disbanded in your hearts and memories: ISD; The Faulty; Sarnicopia.com; The Substandards; Heterogene; CBC; IDK; Fakeknife; Dimestore Scenario; A Lifeless Alliance; The Ten Cent Fuck Flicks; Television Down; The Morrow; The Infirm Glory of the Positive Hour; The Habit; ChenMastaZero; The Cast and Crew of Fifth Street; and then, there were frogs!; Killed By the Bull; Norman Bates; Tommy Marx; Jeannette O'Toole; 25 Ta Life; Backlash; Queen V; In Search Of...; Flipside; Man Without Plan. Honorable mention to the young Portuguese upstart Un-Predictable. SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS!!
Now, onto some of the stuff that gives me purpose. These are in no particular order: Pink Floyd; Crowbar; Tool; DMB; Tori Amos; Slayer; Face to Face; Good Riddance; Mazzy Star; Soul Asylum; My Dying Bride; Guns N' Roses; Notorious B.I.G.; The Mars Volta; Dolly Parton; 311; Bjork; Megadeth; From Autumn To Ashes; Dredg; Glassjaw; BEDlight for BlueEYES; Pantera; New Radicals; Ministry; Godflesh; ...for the love of; Third Eye Blind; Phil Collins; Genesis (pre-Phil Collins on vocals); Peter Gabriel; Black Crowes; Audioslave; ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead; Burnt By The Sun; H2O; Kyuss; Van Morrison; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Jimmy Eat World; Ned's Atomic Dustbin; Interpol; Life of Agony; Eric Johnson; Aimee Mann; Motley Crue; Joy Division; New Order; Iron Maiden; Lagwagon; Black Sabbath; Led Zeppelin; Madonna; Dido; Journey; Down; downset.; HUM; Machine Head; Deep Purple; Stellastarr*; Smashing Pumpkins; Jethro Tull; Dire Straits; Stompbox; Ludwig van Beethoven; Opeth; Akercocke; Poison; Poison The Well; Ten Yard Fight; Pixies; Prince; Rollins Band; Rage Against The Machine; Static X; Dog Eat Dog; Harvey Danger; Handsome; Guided By Voices; Rush; The Bangles; Belinda Carlisle; The Cardigans; Cannibal Corpse; Candlebox; Pennywise; Quicksand; Lou Reed; The Stooges; Tapping The Vein; Bryan Adams; Ryan Adams; Whiskeytown; Bright Eyes; Poe; Sneaker Pimps; System of a Down; Tesla; Throbbing Gristle; Tonic; Sublime; Sleep; King Crimson; White Zombie; Rob Zombie; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Frank Zappa; Velvet Underground; Jack Logan; Type O Negative; Carnivore; Incubus; Local H; Nada Surf; Smile; Social Distortion; Alanis Morissette; Lit; Isis; Janis Joplin (w/any backing band); Metallica; Crystal Method; Goo Goo Dolls; Earth Crisis; E.Town Concrete; Motorhead; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; The Haunted; Jimi Hendrix; Darkest Hour; Deftones; Oasis; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Dead Boys; Strapping Young Lad; Fear Factory; Sepultura; Soulfly; Nailbomb; Faith No More; Mr. Bungle; R.E.M.; The Police; One King Down; Spiritualized; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (or without); Sonic Youth; Fugazi; Beastie Boys; Talking Heads; Pig Destroyer; Roy Orbison; Ozzy Osbourne; Frederic Chopin; Antonio Vivaldi; Tom Waits; Unwritten Law; Van Halen; The Ramones; Radiohead; Cryptopsy; Orange 9mm; Nothingface; Phish; Mudvayne; Ugly Kid Joe; Vendetta Red; Wilco; Neurosis; Fiona Apple; Postal Service; Black Label Society; Black Flag; The Cure; The Smiths; Clutch; Anthrax; The Academy Is; The Sugarcubes; Sugar; Sugartooth; Sugar Ray; Shutdown; CCR; COC; Cephalic Carnage; Chimaira; Testament; Stabbing Westward; The Soundtrack of Our Lives; The Residents; The Promise Ring; Billy Joel; Elton John; Live; Sick Of It All; John Lennon; Snapcase; Johnny Cash; Patsy Cline; Biohazard; David Bowie; Supertramp; Slipknot; Stuck Mojo; Drain STH; Green Day; Suicidal Tendencies; Suicide Machines; Lenny Kravitz; Billy Idol; Manowar; Cro-Mags; Murphy's Law; Thursday; Stone Temple Pilots; Shootyz Groove; Grip Inc.; Fantomas; George Thorogood; White Lion; Weezer; Undying; VAST; Madball; Lacuna Coil; 3 Doors Down; Death; The Doors; The Who; Head Automatica; Billie Holiday; Drill; Crisis; Otep; Judas Priest; In Flames; Mephiskapheles; Bob Marley and the Wailers; Jane's Addiction; Ignite; Husker Du; The Vaselines; Nirvana; Pearl Jam; Queensryche; Path of Resistance; White Stripes; U2; Carl Orff; Finch; Iggy Pop; Gorilla Biscuits; Gorillaz; Filter; Uncle Tupelo; Outkast; Ozric Tentacles; Primus; A Perfect Circle; The Obsessed; Willie Nelson; Jewel; Stevie Wonder; Eric Clapton; Bad Religion; NOFX; Quo Vadis; Rolling Stones; Paw; Onyx; Counting Crows; The Beatles; AC/DC; Feeder; Blondie; Cypress Hill; Danzig; Dick Dale; Coldplay; Sheryl Crow; Blink-182; CIV; The Clash; Flaming Lips; Sinead O'Connor; Queens of the Stone Age; Pro-Pain; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (or without); Neil Young and Crazy Horse (or without); Vision of Disorder; Trivium; Pulp; Oleander; NIN; PIL; Portishead; Urge Overkill; The Breeders; Twisted Sister; Def Leppard; Days of the New; Alice In Chains; Wire; Zwan; The Polyphonic Spree; Belle and Sebastian; The Romantics; Tripping Daisy; ZZ Top; Helmet; Hatebreed; For Love Not Lisa; Barry White; Hole; Depeche Mode; Bad Company; Boston; Pavement; Product of You; Warren Zevon; Descendents; Eels; Hot Water Music; KISS; Morrissey; Mercyful Fate; Diamond Head; Dio; Killing Joke; Human Remains; The Kinks; Men at Work; Napalm Death; Dream Theater; Misery Loves Co.; Travis; The Verve; Wallflowers; Temple of the Dog; Toad the Wet Sprocket; Toadies; Strife; Decapitated; Despised Icon; Snot; Patti Smith; Kilgore; Carole King; Norah Jones; Korn; Shadows Fall; Scorpions; Run DMC; Sparta; Soundgarden; At The Drive-In; Sons of Abraham; Meshuggah; Moody Blues; Super Furry Animals; Taproot; Three Days Grace; A.F.I.; Trapt; Squirrel Nut Zippers; Sunny Day Real Estate; Staind; Veruca Salt; Violent Femmes; MC5; Modest Mouse; Puya; The Psychedelic Furs; Quiet Riot; Oysterhead; All; Mutha's Day Out....and then there is the stuff in my collection that I need to get more familiar with or haven't listened to yet................
I'm gonna base this section on movies that I've seen and now own. If I were to add in those that I bought and haven't watched yet or those that I've seen but don't own, this list would be twice as long. Again, no particular order: American Beauty; Dancer in the Dark; Back to the Future series; The Transformers; Don't Go in the Woods; Almost Famous; Run Ronnie Run!!!; Indian Summer; Magnolia; O Brother Where Art Thou?; Clerks (pretty much anything Kevin Smith touches, actually); Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas; Star Wars (take your pick); Serendipity; Pump Up the Volume; Reality Bites; Girl, Interrupted; SLC Punk; High Fidelity; The Breakfast Club; Weird Science; 100 Women; Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; Strange Days; The Usual Suspects; Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes; The Cure: Trilogy; Old School; Wonder Boys; Team America: World Police; No Escape; Dumb and Dumber; Blowin' Smoke; The Exorcist; Gummo; Julien Donkey-Boy; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Secretary; Undercover Brother; Road Trip; Joe Dirt; The Last Boy Scout; The Last Dragon; The Pianist; Orgazmo; South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut; American Pie; The Muppets Take Manhattan; Shallow Hal; Riding in Cars With Boys; I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!; Menace II Society; One Hour Photo; What Dreams May Come; Teen Wolf; Spaceballs; Kuffs; Juice; Independence Day; Naked Gun series; Rushmore; Silence of the Lambs; Hannibal; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Double Impact; A Hard Day's Night; Yellow Submarine; Face/Off; Groundhog Day; Super Troopers; Club Dread; Wild Things; Fast Times at Ridgemont High; Boys Don't Cry; 8 Mile; American History X; Airheads; Entrapment; Evil Dead; The Good Son; The Good Girl; Weekend at Bernie's I and II; Stand By Me; Swingers; Go; Drop Dead Fred; Drop Dead Gorgeous; The Big Hit; Adaptation; Fear; Heathers; Wayne's World I and II; Taking Lives; Spider-Man 2; The Gift; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; X-Men; Thelma and Louise; The Great Outdoors; Bram Stoker's Dracula; Basketball Diaries; What's Eating Gilbert Grape?; Snow Falling On Cedars; Man in the Moon; Man on the Moon; House of 1000 Corpses; Saving Silverman; The Shawshank Redemption; Orange County; What's Love Got to do With It; Zoolander; Beyond the Mat; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; PCU; People vs. Larry Flynt; The Wall; Kung Pow!: Enter The Fist; Enter the Dragon; The Ring; The Professional; So I Married an Axe Murderer; Mad Love; Ice Storm; Iron Giant; Se7en; The Others; Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Pieces of April; The Karate Kid series; Strangeland; Up in Smoke; 24 Hour Party People; 28 Days Later; UHF; Office Space; Irreversible; La Bamba; Singles; The Matrix; History of the World Part I; Lost Souls; Lost in Translation; Lost Boys; National Lampoon's Vacation movies; Judgment Night; Liar Liar; Cable Guy; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Ace Ventura I and II; Being John Malkovich; Airplane; Grease; Half-Baked; A Beautiful Mind; Child's Play; Freddy vs. Jason; Disturbing Behavior; Fight Club; Vampire Hunter D; Snatch; Teaching Mrs. Tingle; Terminator I and II; Big Chill; Blade Runner; Daredevil; The Crow; Girl Next Door; Gremlins I and II; Higher Learning; Better Off Dead; Better Luck Tomorrow; Bring It On; Abandon; Coyote Ugly; Frequency; The Neverending Story; Rules of Attraction; Say Anything; K-Pax; LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring; Meet the Parents; Pulp Fiction; True Romance; Shadow of the Vampire; Short Circuit I and II; Single White Female; Rudy; Interview with the Vampire; Pearl Harbor; Little Nicky; Happy Gilmore; The Wedding Singer; Ghost; Ghost World; Forrest Gump; G.I. Joe; Clueless; Blazing Saddles; The Cell; Fire in the Sky; Halloween; Three Kings; Underworld; Chicken Run; The Craft; Fritz the Cat; 54; The Goonies; Candyman; Can't Hardly Wait; The Princess Bride; Princess Mononoke; Poltergeist; Scary Movie I and II; She's All That; Reservoir Dogs; Revenge of the Nerds series; Rocky I-V; Unfaithful; Sleepers; They Live; Tommy Boy; Traffic; Romeo and Juliet; Resident Evil; A Time to Kill; Sneakers; Hackers; Requiem for a Dream; Ready to Rumble; Trainspotting; First Daughter......could you imagine if the list was twice this big?
My current TV watching is pretty much limited to wrestling, 24, Weeds, Adult Swim and Deal Or No Deal. As far as the past goes, I'm an encyclopedia. Beavis and Butt-Head get funnier with each viewing. Nick at Nite is pretty much watchable 24-7, always has been, though it does make me feel old thanks to shows like Roseanne being dubbed classic TV. I'll put my pride on the line and say that Dawson's Creek is neck and neck with my all-time favorite, The Wonder Years. To any DVD company that might come across this posting, please release that show already!! I had an ALF themed birthday party once, so that's where I stand on Gordon Shumway. FOX has pretty much always ruled too. Remember Herman's Head? Almost every show that exists solely in constant syndication does for a reason. Though I don't quite fathom how I ever watched Full House when I was younger. Glad to hear that Jodie Sweetin kicked her methamphetamine addiction (true story). Isn't Andrea Barber the scariest thing ever? In closing, some random shows that need to be in syndication again: Small Wonder, Mr. Belvedere, Perfect Strangers, Step by Step, Out of This World, Salute Your Shorts, The George Carlin Show, and of course.........COP ROCK!!!! That was the funk right there. If any ridiculous show winds up in syndication heaven, please let me know so I can slap Ricky Schroeder right off of that indoor train in a fit of jealous rage. Lazy prick.
I love to write. Why don't I read more? This list will definitely grow as time goes on, I'll see to it. Check out the chapters of my first novel as I post them as blogs, if you feel so inclined. I know this is everyone's favorite, but there's a reason. It's because it's Catcher in the Rye. Enough said. Animal Farm and 1984 run close seconds. I need to read more Vonnegut and Robbins. Keep an eye out for "Even the Strong", it's gonna level you. Wrestling autobiographies rule, as did "A Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey". Any Far Side or Garfield collection will do just fine. Some things that people should read: England's Dreaming, Bram Stoker's Dracula, No One Here Gets Out Alive, Heavier than Heaven, Galapagos, Uncle Tom's Cabin, any Shakespeare, the Beatles Anthology, Hammer of the Gods, The Metamorphosis, the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, The Salmon of Doubt, Lucky Man, Revolution for the Hell of It, Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, The Stranger, A Time to Kill, The Partner, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, In Cold Blood, A Raisin in the Sun, And the Ass Saw the Angel, Jurassic Park, Go Ask Alice, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tick Tock, Mr. Murder, Desperation, The Regulators, Tietam Brown, The Relic, The Color Purple, KISS and Make Up, Gulliver's Travels, Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates.......definitely more to come. I promise MYSELF.
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