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mandy

About Me

Live in Glasgow, work in mental health but would rather write - too lazy/knackered half the time to get my arse in gear to do it though! Excuses excuses....

My Interests

Music, books, films.

I'd like to meet:

Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, various people who are dead and so not much chance of it happening, Dave Mckean cos I love his artwork, Neil Gaiman cos I love his writing, Tarantino, tons of people!!

Music:

PJ Harvey, Pulp, Richard Hawley, Marc Almond, Adam Ant, Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson, Hole, Leonard Cohen, Antony & the Johnsons, Rollins Band, Belly, Fuzztones, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash Phantom Chords, Damned, Opera (not all of them obviously!!), Puerto Muerto, Bobby Conn, Handsome Family, Peaches, Johnny Dowds. Too many to mention.

Movies:

Pan's Labyrinth, Kill Bill, The Proposition, Les Aprentis, Team America, South Park,series 7 the Contenders,Sin City, Radio flyer, Wicker man (original one) Lady Snowblood, Slingblade, Party Monster, Dolls (beautiful and original)tons of stuff.

Television:

Not much at the moment, mainly comedies, Extras, Peepshow, league of Gentlemen,South Park, American Gothic when it was on.

Books:

Louise Welsh, neil Gaiman, selected graphic novels, JT Leroy,Mo Hayder - read Tokyo, it is amazing, some James Ellroy, Nick Cave (And the Ass saw the Angel), Robert Mccammon, Chuck Pahluniak.

Heroes:

I wouldn't exactly call anyone a hero....