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Rob

I'm not into your shitty band.

About Me

One part Carrot Top, one part Andrew Dice Clay, a dash of Yakov Smirnoff...and a whole lotta Pauly Shore!!!

My Interests

Old Style, going to shows, Kronan bikes, Skyline Chili, The Magic Castle, Whirleyball, Vice City, Frozen Pizza, Apple Computers, hitting on girls at the gym, Jumbo's Clown Room, Kaiju Wrestling, Stella, www.paulcocaine.com (this guy's amazing!), runnin' from the cops, Bloody Mary's at Marz Cheese Castle, The Iowa State Fair, etc.

Music:

Pixies, Sloan, Melvins, Jucifer, Def Jux, Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, Del, Deltron 3030, Afghan Whigs, RJD2, Massive Attack, The Wrens, Giant Sand, Calexico, Black Rebel, DJ Shadow, QOTS, T Rex, Creamy Silk, Tomahawk, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Buzzcocks, Wu Tang, Blur, Guitar Wolf, Bowie, TV On The Radio, Boards of Canada, Clutch, The Streets, Sparta, Material Issue, Battles, Elvis Costello, Built to Spill, Beck, Sigur Ros, Singapore Sling, RFTC, The Natural History, Enon, Blonde Redhead, Sucka MC's, Urge Overkill, Super Furry Animals, Faith No More, Earlimart, Beck, Cage, Heatmiser, Devo, Air, Fu Manchu, Brainiac, Charlatans UK, SA Smash, Bobby Conn, Eagles of Death Metal, Vast Aire, Metric, Arecee, Explosions in the Sky, Ratatat, Devin Davis, Roommate, Threefold, Viktor Vaughn, Apples In Stereo, Tricky, Fugazi, Beatles, AC Newman, Death from Above 1979, The Zombies, Schaffer the Darklord, RTX, The Animals, Mommy & Daddy, 22-20's, Robert Pollard, The Replacements, Tapes n'Tapes, Wolfmother, The Black Angels, Say Hi To Your Mom, The Sword, Coolzey, blah, blah

Movies:

Evil Dead II, Wild At Heart, Roadhouse, Wild Zero, Battle Royale, Equilibrium, The Warriors, Flash Gordon, Bully, Troma Movies, Escape from NY, The Transporter, 28 Days Later, Frat House, John Carpenter, David Lynch, UHF, The Experiment, Duel to the Death, Dawn of the Dead (old and new), Bad Taste, Kentucky Fried Movie, The Jerk, The Man With Two Brains, Death Race 2000, Transformers: The Movie, Dead or Alive, Four-Bangers, Zero Squad: Attack!!, Stripes, Toxic Avenger, X-Men, LOTR, Undercover Brother, Starship Troopers, Robo Cop, Punch Drunk Love, Buffalo Soldiers, Dirty Dozen, American Movie, Dog Soldiers, Deep Rising, Repo Man, Die Hard, Narc, Wet Hot American Summer, Vampire's Kiss, Buckaroo Banzai, North By Northwest, Hills Have Eyes, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!, Towering Inferno, Blood Simple, Audition, Casual Fridays, When Television Attacks, Chinese Super Ninjas, Cabin Fever, Pooty Tang, Krull, Return of the Living Dead, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Nest, Napoleon Dynamite, Con Air, Control Room, Batman Begins, any Star Wars that doesn't have a Jar Jar or an Ewok, The Incredibles, Sin City (they did it right!), Sideways, High Tension (although I'm tired of surprise endings. listen, you don't need to have a surprise twist to make a good movie), Elephant, Shivers, A History of Violence, Network, Hostel, Ultraviolet, The Decent, The Inside Man, Pulse (Original), Mission Impossible 3 (I hate Tom Cruise, but that movie was tits) Downfall, Beerfest, Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, and so much more

Television:

WWE, Mr. Show, Twin Peaks, The State, Reno 911, The Kingdom, Samurai Jack, Miami Vice, Dukes of Hazzard, The Mighty Boosh, Sopranos, Ed vs. Spencer, Peep Show, Battlestar Galactica, Joe Schmoe, I must admit that I watch a shitload of Reality TV

Books:

Ex Machina, Black Hole, Sin City, Preacher, League of Extraoridinary Gentlemen (movie sucks), V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Marvel Zombies, The Dark Tower, The Flaming Carrot, LOTR, Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Wanted, a lot of nerd stuff.

Heroes:

Diamond Dallas Page

My Blog

Who's your favorite SuperCop?

Gabriel 'Gabe' CashDetective Axel FoleyDetective John KimbleJohn McClaneOfficer Alex J. MurphySergeant Roger MurtaughSergeant Martin RiggsDetective William 'Billy' RosewoodJohn SpartanDetective Sgt. J...
Posted by Rob on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:37:00 PST

THANK YOU, METHAMPHETAMINE USERS!

Thank you, methampetamine addicts, for making my trip to Osco Drugs long and tedious. Without you, I would not have had to stand in line for 20 minutes to pick up over-the-counter cough medicine from...
Posted by Rob on Tue, 16 May 2006 12:56:00 PST

Movies that should have been Good, but were ruined by Bad CGI

Okay, so I've been thinking lately about how shitty CGI (computer-generated imagery) can be. If it's used wisely, it can help a good movie look better. Used poorly, CGI ruins everything. Here are a...
Posted by Rob on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:51:00 PST

Best & Worst Movies of the Year (Thus Far)

Within two days, I saw the worst movie of the year (possibly ever made) and the best movie of the year: CRASH is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Seriously. After School Special with A-li...
Posted by Rob on Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:53:00 PST

Things I don't want to talk about:

Okay, I've figured out what people in general shouldn't talk to each other about: 1) God. I don't want to have a religion talk with anybody...ever...especially in a bar. 2) Dreams. Don't you fuc...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Con Air

I just watched Con Air for the first time in years. I hated it the last time, but let me tell you something...second time 'round, that movie rocks. Here are some reasons why Con Air is fantastic: 1...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Important

After years of research, I've come to the conclusion that Taco Bell kicks fucking ass. Unless there's Skyline Chili in the room, I'll eat Taco Bell any day. It's something you can count on everytime...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST