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Mike

I am here for Dating, Friends and Networking

About Me

Debate nerd from high school. Went to a bay area college to pursue a BA in Political Science. Putzed around for a while after that. Mooched off the parents and killed time at a JC where I picked up radio as a hobby. Managed an internship at the Adam Carolla Show, then got hired as a PA and worked my way up. Moved into a comically small apartment in Santa Monica, worked at Starbucks for a little whiles to help with the bills. Just upgraded to a ritzier place in Hollywood with a little more room. There was a few years in the late 80s when I did some things I very much regret (hair band). These days I've resorted to haggling with the fine people at BevMo for a finer brand of kegged libations. Good times all around.AOL Instant Messenger: theciofster

My Interests

Comedy, Inane Trivia, Red Sox, Radio, Good Beer, Politics, Pro Audio, Tech Stuff, Reading, Music, Frisbee Golf, Weird Junk, Cards, Good Times

I'd like to meet:

I would especially like to have met Douglas Adams, and Hunter S Thompson.

Music:

Belle and Sebastian, Neutral Milk Hotel, Silversun Pickups, The Shins, Band of Horses, The Cat Empire, Peter Bjorn and John, They Might Be Giants, Muse, Weezer, Radiohead, Stellastarr, The New Pornographers, The Mars Volta, Apples in Stereo, Sublime, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Electric 6, Beck, Modest Mouse, Stars, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Mando Diao, The Beatles, The Unicorns, The Faint, Pinback, Snow Patrol, The Arcade Fire, Garbage, The Zutons, Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, RATM, The White Stripes, Eels, Superdrag, Queen, Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Astronaut, Idlewild, John Linnell, Mono Puff, Phantom Planet, Tool, Wilco, Dandy Warhols, Ben Folds Five, Jets to Brazil, Moby, Simon and Garfunkel, Ozma, Rx Bandits, Thrice, The Secret Machines, Rilo Kiley, Dredg, Frou Frou, Minus the Bear, Ms. John Soda, Of Montreal, Starlight Mints

Movies:

Stanley Kubrick movies, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Rushmore, The Big Lebowski, Trainspotting, The Virgin Suicides, Requiem For a Dream, The Usual Suspects, Reservior Dogs, Kill Bill, Garden State, Lost in Translation, Bringing Out the Dead, SLC Punk, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Aristocrats, Snatch, Young Frankenstein, A Beautiful Mind, Spinal Tap, Office Space, I (heart) Huckabees, Glengarry Glenross,

Television:

[as], ESPN, Colbert, Stewart, Science Channel, Discovery Channel, and 30 Rock.

Books:

Hunter S Thompson, Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Moore, Richard Feynman, The Life of Pi, A Confederacy of Dunces, Nickel and Dimed, David Sedaris, John Hodgman, Max Brooks, The Chronicles, Explainers, The Sandman, America: The Book, Kurt Cobain's Journals

Heroes:

Heroes? What is this, the third grade?A: Elmo. Well, it was, until I met homeless Elmo over by Hollywood and Highland. When he eventually runs into a successful Big Bird, I can only imagine that would be a highly awkward situation.

My Blog

What Have We Learned - 57

What have we learned ... operators are standing by. Call now, and today's lesson will come with this handy, dandy salad shooter. Well, what have we learned today? Well, for starters, we've learned tha...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:51:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 56

Again, I'd like to make it perfectly clear I'm stealing the idea for this bit from the morning show. It's only fair since I showed the staff how to make a Frappucino affogato style. Anyways, what have...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:58:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 55

What have we learned ... now with three times the fiber. What have we learned today? Well, for starters, we've learned that if I ever get an attack dog, I'm definitely naming it Karma so I could ...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 25 May 2007 11:16:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 54

Look for the what have we learned mini-series starring Judge Reinhold this fall on CBS, right after CSI: Chatanooga. Anyways, what have we learned today? Well, for starters, we've learned that my brai...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 24 May 2007 11:12:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 53

What have we learned ... hitting Oprah's book club this summer. Anyways, what have we learned today? Well, for starters, we've learned that one barista smokes so much weed, that he explained a traditi...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:57:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 52

What have we learned ... slow to adapt to HD technology. Well, what have we learned? For starters, we've learned that the barista you'd least expect is a huuuge KISS fan. And while he may not yet be a...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:49:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 51

What have we learned ... now on CD! Not available in stores, offer good only through this TV offer. Buy within the next ten minutes and our operators will throw in this handy, dandy Salad Shooter (tm)...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:46:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 50

This post should contain about 80% of your daily intake of vitamin L, for learned. Will it stunt your growth if you just get 80%? Probably. However, it's better than doubling up, and getting anyt...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:58:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 49

What have we learned, an important part of your healthy breakfast. Well, what have we learned today? For starters, we've learned that if Stoney McGiggles hates anything, he hates Oklahoma. Hence the c...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 13 May 2007 12:00:00 PST

What Have We Learned - 48

What have we learned ... recommended by four out five dentists. That other dentists is just a dick. Anyways, what have we learned today? Well, for starters, we've learned that when a barista intials s...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 11 May 2007 10:58:00 PST