Smooze
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Turning dreams into a reality for filmmakers, musicians and artists.
Male
61 years old
Columbus, Ohio
United States
Last Login: 12/19/2009
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Mood:
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Smooze's Interests
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My main interest would be spending time with my close friends. And then filmmaking, mentoring, watching movies, music, traveling, winemaking, dancing, reading and whatever else that strikes my fancy at the moment. Overall I feel that nothing can compare with being on a film set.
“Low expectations breeds mediocrity, high expectations breeds greatness.”- Smooze
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." - George Washington
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be successful."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it!"
"The key to immortality is first to live a life worth remembering."
"I don't care what people think of me. The people I care about know the real me, and that's all that matters."
"God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
"Some people feel the rain; others just get wet."
"Life is full of problems. How we deal with them is how we define ourselves."
"Sometimes you only get one moment that determines your life... and then it's gone."
"In reality, all men are sculptors constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of therir lives trying to create their idea of the masterpiece."
“I'd rather regret something I did than something I didn't do."
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I love lots and lots and lots of different kinds of music and bands. Here is a short list:
Ennio Morricone
the Everyday Heroes
20/20
30 Amp Fuse
Angels & Airways
Ash
Bastards of Melody
the Beatles
Andy Bopp
Bowling for Soup
the Brambles
Built to Spill
the Candyskins
Johnny Cash
Cheap Trick
Alex Chilton
Chopper One
Eric Clapton
the Contrast
Elvis Costello
Counting Crows
the Cramps
the Cusacks
Dare Devil Dale
Dolbey Fuckers
Everclear
Fastball
Feable Weiner
the Features
Feeder
the Figgs
Fluid Ounces
Foo Fighters
Fountains of Wayne
Frost
the Gentleman
the Get Up Kids
Gigolo Aunts
Go-Betweens
the Gravel Pit
the Inbreds
the Jayhawks
Jellyfish
Jimmy Eat World
King Diamond
Ben Kweller
the Little Murders
Lucero
Marah
Cotton Mather
the Mayflies
Meatloaf
Motley Crue
Myracle Brah
Nerf Herder
Owsley
Phamous Phaces
Phantom Planet
Piebald
Joel Plaskett
the Plimsouls
Redd Cross
the Replacements
Reverend Horton Heat
Ride
the Romantics
the Rooks
the Rubinoos
Ruth Ruth
Santa Esmeralda
Self
the Shakers
the Shazam
the Shoes
Slaughter
Sloan
Space Hog
Spongetones
Stereo 360
Sum 41
the Sun Sawed in 1/2
Superdrag
Super Friendz
Supergrass
Swag
Mathew Sweet
the Tearaways
Gerorge Thorogood
Two Cow Garage
Type O Negative
Umajets
Mike Viola
Weezer
Wonderlust
Wondermints
ZZ Top
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I love great stories with great characters. I love a movie that moves me or makes me feel emotion...
Make me laugh...
Make me cry...
Rip my heart out...
Too many to list,
but here are some:
And here are some more...
200 Cigarettes
Animal House
Army of Darkness
Around the Bend
the Big Lebowski
the Breakfast Club
Bullitt
Citizen Kane
Disturbia
Donnie Darko
Escape from New York
Fargo
Fast Times at Ridgemont
High
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
Four Rooms
French Connection
From Dusk til Dawn
the Graduate
Grand Canyon
High Noon
Honeymoon in Vegas
Invasion of the Body
Snatchers
Kill Bill
King Pin
Leaving Las Vegas
Legend of 1900
the Lost Room (the series)
Lucky Slevin
the Machinist
M*A*S*H (the movie)
Missing
the Notebook
Office Space
Philadelphia
Pulp Fiction
Raging Bull
the Ring
Running with Scissors
Sixth Sense
Sleepless in Seattle
Taxi Driver
Team America
That Thing You Do
This Is Spinal Tap
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Treasure of Sierra Madre
True Romance
Unbreakable
V for Vendetta
You Got Mail
...and many, many more.
| | Television |
Yes... I have one and the picture is in color!!! I use it to play DVD movies.
| | Heroes |
My heroes are common people who rise to the occasion and decide that it is far better "to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
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Smooze's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Zodiac Sign: | Pisces | | Occupation: | Film Producer & Music Promoter |
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Smooze's Companies
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Artists for Athletes
Columbus, Ohio US
Owner
www.ArtistsForAthletes.com
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1992 to Current
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Gold Record Music
Columbus, Ohio US
Owner
www.GoldRecordMusic.com
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2000 to Current
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The Dream Depot
Columbus, Ohio US
Owner
www.TheDreamDepot.com
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2002 to Current
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Smooze's Blurbs |
About me:
I am a film producer and music promoter. My schedule right now is very busy, but that is the way I like it. I am currently producing and in pre-production on two films in Michigan, Christmas in Pittsburgh and The Girl in the Painting (only a working title). When production for these two projects are completed, we will resume production on my own drama titled, Terminal Tower. In addition, I am currently in production assisting JustUs League Films in producing Mountain Mafia. I also just completed producing two Tempered Zealot shorts, Dream 3 and ATW: Revelation.
On my first feature film, I was the executive producer. Loaded Dice, starring Tom Savini, received a distribution deal through Shore Line Entertainment and is currently available in numerous countries on DVD. Here are some behind the scene photos of Loaded Dice.
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Who I'd like to meet:
With me, it is not so much who I would like to meet as much as who I would want to spend my quality time with. That time would be spent with close friends.
On the other hand, I love meeting new people who are lovers of life, walkers and not talkers. I like art-oriented people who also generally know where they want to go, have a balance between their creative and business side and most importantly are overflowing with passion for their dreams and projects.
I hate meeting fake people at a big party, who make small talk, pretend to be what they are not and who only want to impress you with what is on the surface. I act towards others as I would want to be treated.
When I do meet someone new, I would rather share a bottle of wine and really get to know a person, by going beyond their surface, and getting to know them for who they really are and vice-versa.
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