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JK

...someone that you think that you can trust is just another way to die...."

About Me

I am the complete media junkie. I read books (everything), I watch movies and television, I surf the Web, I travel. I also write screenplays but I've spent the past two years on a novel...

My Interests

In no particular order: movies, books, music, travel, writing, interesting people, beaches.

I'd like to meet:

Everyone having a good day.

Music:

Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Michael McDonald (Doobie Bros. & solo), Kenny Loggins, Third Day, Cindy Morgan, Kim Hill, and most music from the 1970's and 1980's. Classical music and movie soundtracks.

Movies:

Favorite Comedy: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978) Favorite Horror: THE EXORCIST (1973) Favorite Action: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Favorite Western: THE WILD BUNCH (1969) Favorite Romance: THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)Other Favorites: BLADE RUNNER (1982), THE RAZOR'S EDGE (1984), BECKET (1964), ALL THAT JAZZ (1979), SHADOWLANDS (1993), THE GODFATHER I & II ('72,'74), ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975), THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972), THE OMEN (1976), CHINATOWN (1974), SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950). The cool James Bond movies, especially CASINO ROYALE (2006). GOODFELLAS (1990), DR. STRANGELOVE (1964), NETWORK (1976).

Television:

The first three seasons of "The Sopranos," "The Shield," "The Soup" on the E! Channel. Turner Classic Movies. Documentaries on the Discovery Channel, Court TV, A&E, and the History Channel.

Books:

The Bible. Most of the works of C.S. Lewis. Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ." Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and "Sentimental Education." The plays of William Shakespeare (especially "Hamlet," "MacBeth," and "The Taming of the Shrew"). Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita." Sherwood Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio." Nick Tosches' "Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams." Bob Woodward's "Wired: The Fast Times and Short Life of John Belushi." Most of the novels and travel books of Paul Theroux.

Heroes:

My father, who was an Elvis impersonator in the 1970s and hung up the jumpsuit when Elvis died. C.S. Lewis, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (explorer), Paddy Chayefsky (writer), Stanley Kubrick.

My Blog

A Question that Nobody’s Asked

I don't want to really comment very much about the bizarre election cycle that's playing out right now because I like to keep my page light and fun (and I don't want to alienate anyone here).  B...
Posted by JK on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:03:00 PST

"A Story is a story...."

FOXNEWS.COM HOME Daniel Craig Admits to Facial Plastic Surgery Friday, October 10, 2008    AP Daniel Craig Even James Bond needs a nip and tuck every now and then. Daniel Craig recentl...
Posted by JK on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:58:00 PST

Goin down to South Park (way, way down)

I have the same fascination with the Comedy Central TV series, South Park, that I used to have with Howard Stern in the 1990s: I want to see what they're going to do next.  If they offend me...oh...
Posted by JK on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:56:00 PST

The Tragedy that Befalls Hugh Hefner

I know in these troubled times that bad news tends to hit us one blow after another.  And just when you thought things couldn't get any worse...Hugh Hefner is down one girlfriend.  You reac...
Posted by JK on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST

Oliver Stone & Chinese Money

Perhaps the least-trustworthy filmmaker in the world to handle any historical story is Oliver Stone. The last time he made news, he'd made Alexander and it was a terrific bomb.  Vincent Bugliosi,...
Posted by JK on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:05:00 PST

Roger Moore article on 007 longevity

October 4, 2008 Bye bye to Ian Fleming's James Bond? Don't write off 007, says former James Bond.. ..   As an incumbent of the role from 1973 to 1985, I believe that I was (and still am, if...
Posted by JK on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:05:00 PST

SPOILER ALERT: Quantum of Solace news

Oilfinger: Exclusive picture shows Gemma Arterton coming to a sticky end in new Bond film By Tom HarperLast updated at 12:52 AM on 05th October 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories It's not unusual...
Posted by JK on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:09:00 PST

O.J. is guilty...finally

It's really late in Las Vegas right now but they called everyone in to announce the verdict for OJ Simpson's latest run in with the law. Guilty on all charges. I was on the freeway in L.A. when h...
Posted by JK on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:45:00 PST

Sir Roger’s Star on the Walk of Fame (Oct 2007)

Aaagh-aagh-7 ... Roger Moore takes the walk of pain while Jaws is in a wheelchairLast updated at 22:32 12 October 2007 Comments (11) Add to My Stories At one time he would have thought nothing of...
Posted by JK on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:19:00 PST

Music Video for Latest Bond Movie Theme

I'll try pasting this off a website.... 'Another Way to Die': This Bond Music Video More: alicia keys, bond, jack white, movie, music video, quantum of solace Video past the cut. Continue Reading "'...
Posted by JK on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:24:00 PST