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Duke

...A Kinder, Gentler Machine Gun Hand

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorHmmm...Well, for starters, I'm an infantryman in the Army. I'm stationed out of Ft Lewis, Washington (a big military base somewhere between Seattle and Olympia...ya can't miss it). I play guitar and sing, I listen to mostly Punk rock, folk rock, and country (I know...strange mix). I love Jeeps, Camping, Backpacking, building stuff (I used to run a construction company), and I love run-on sentences! I'm left-handed and right (or wrong)-brained. I used to be a vegitarian till I awoke one morning and realized that I hate vegitables...now, meat makes up pretty much my entire diet. I'm a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, I like to read, but the movie was better. The federal government recognizes me as a deity (honest to God, no pun intended). I have a little boy named Bryson who is 3, and is the cutest little genius you'll ever meet. I love him more than anything. And, ummmm...yeah. There ya go. If you wanna know more, my AIM screen name is thelizardking882.

My Interests

music, guitars, reading, jeeps, piercings, tattoos, d&d, books, rum, the woods, camping, backpacking, stars, politics, history, army, military, libertarian, world culture, environmental issues, my son, lots of other stuff.

I'd like to meet:

Most of the people I'd like to meet are already dead. Living ones include Kurt Vonegut (dunno how to spell that, and i'm to lazy to go grab one of his books off the shelf to find out), Bono, John McCain, Jimmy Carter, Tim Armstrong (of the band Rancid), Nelson Mandela (if he's still alive), Willie Nelson, Pink, Joan Ozborn, Fat Mike of NoFX, Bob Dylan and a whole host of others.Dead people include Jerry Garcia, Ernest Himmingway, Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Jim Morrison (the man who inspired my screen name), and, again, a who host of others

Music:

the violent femmes, the transplants, the velvet underground, rancid, garbage, nofx, operation ivy, dropkick murphy's, bob dylan, johnny cash, willie nelson, joan ozborne, tom petty, bush, bad religion, the eagles, the black crowes, pennywise, aerosmith, kid rock, the rollingstones, john mellencamp, u2, classic rock, punk rock, folk rock, some country, some rap (mainly old stuff...run dmc, public enemy, etc), bob marley, buju banton (from back in the day...before he was cool), peter tosh, eastmountainsouth, some bluegrass, guns'n'roses, and lots of other stuff

Movies:

American History X, SLC Punk (the coolest film no one has seen except me), Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Anything by Michael Moore, Boondock Saints, the Blade Trilogy, Mean Girls, King Aurthur, A Knight's Tale, War Movies, History Movies, most any Comedy, Dead Presidents, Red Dawn, Madagascar (yes, I'm man enough to admit it), Van Helsing, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, ZOMBIE FILMS!, Horror Movies, 28 Days Later, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Drew Barrymore Flicks, Quinten Tarantino Films, Star Wars (mainly the old ones), the Species Series, the Butterfly Effect, Old Movies like Cassablanca and Gone with the Wind, Bruce Willis Flicks, Sin City, Pulp Fiction, tons of others.

Television:

the Adventures of Pete & Pete (from way back in the day), Degrassi, the History Channel, Malcom in the Middle, the Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, geneally whatever's on is alright.

Books:

I love to read. Slaughter House Five, Cat's Craddle, Mother Night, Player Piano, the Old Man and the Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, Cry the Beloved Country, American Night, NeverWhere, Terry Brooks, Catch-22, Doctor Suess (the Butter Battle, the Lorax), Henry V (Shakespeare), All Quiet on the Western Front, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, essentially anything by Ernest Hemmingway, Kurt Vonnegut, John Ringo...yeah.

Heroes:

Lots of heros. My dad is a fireman, and he is actually my step dad...he adopted me when i was 12. My mom worked two or three jobs all the time when I was little to make sure that we had what we needed. Tons of others, though. Anyone who stands up for what they feel is right, knowing that they very well could lose their life for it. Anyone who has the ability to inspire others to do noble things. "Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance" -Oscar Wilde

My Blog

The Punk-Rock Infantryman Speaks Out...

For those of you who know me, I've always been one to speak my mind, but I usually try to look at a particular subject from as many different angles as possible before I voice an opinion. My opinions...
Posted by Duke on Sun, 13 May 2007 05:10:00 PST

100 things...i dunno...just read it!

001. I'm left-handed.002. I'm very punctuationally-minded, but I rarely use seperate paragraphs.003. I'm Dyslexic.  Or, dyslexic I'm, if you prefer.004. I play guitar.  R...
Posted by Duke on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:52:00 PST

Washington and all that other stuff

I haven't posted in a while, so I figured I'd jot something down for all three or four of you who check my blog to read.  I made it to Ft Lewis safe and sound, and have been doing a whole lot of ...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:56:00 PST

the truth about iraq

"Last year, I went to Iraq. Before Team America showed up it was a happy place! They had flowery meadows and rainbow skies, and....and rivers made of chocolate where the children danced and laughed an...
Posted by Duke on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:36:00 PST

Home for the Holidays

Well, it's about time to go back to Benning.  I was so happy to come home, but I'm even happier to be going back.  Though there were some decent highlights to my little period of R&R...
Posted by Duke on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:36:00 PST

Basic Training 105.27

Just a quick update for everyone.  We got a thirty-six hour pass over Thanksgiving, which I spent eating junk food and whatnot with some friends in a hotel in Columbus, Georgia.  Sounds bori...
Posted by Duke on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:31:00 PST

Basic Training 105

Forward:     I know that a lot of this blog won't make sense to a lot of people.  I say this because it wouldn't have been as big a deal to me before now.  If you haven't gues...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:39:00 PST

Basic Training 104.5

    Man, have I changed!  If Drill Sergeant tells us to ground our weapons and go somewhere, I get really anxious the minute that weapon is more that a few feet from me.  I've...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:03:00 PST

address

PV2 Hall, Duke: RN 116A-co 1st Bn 19th InfantryInfantry Training Brigade9075 Holcomb DrFt Benning, Ga 31905-4925Please write me, dammit!!!!!!!!!!!  Be sure to highlight the WHOLE address with a h...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:20:00 PST

Basic Training 104

      I can't remember exactaly where I left off last time, so I apologize if I repeat myself.  We're now in week 7 with 7 more to go.  Last week was awesome for the most...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:51:00 PST