you know your typical suburban slacker who gets told he's "brilliant" and has "potential," but wastes his time on hobbies and interests that define him? okay, now imagine he has a friend.
my "top 5":
kristen bell | jessica biel | erica durance | rachel mcadams | linda cardellini
also, I'd like to meet Judd Apatow, Vince McMahon or anyone else who is hiring people with my credentials.
the record that saved my life:
Saves the Day
is hands down the most important band of this generation. Acquaint yourself.
the rest of the bands and artists, in a nonsensical order:
Say Anything
The Format
The Rocket Summer
The Forever Endeavor
Weatherbox
Dustin Kensrue
Ryan Adams
The Academy Is...
Kevin Devine
Something Corporate
Jack's Mannequin
Big D and The Kids Table
Limbeck
The Honorary Title
Avery
Relient K
The Bride Wore Black
Houston Calls
Reuben's Accomplice
Bomb the Music Industry!
Aspen It Is
Weezer
Piebald
A Moment's Worth
Rilo Kiley
Tilly and the Wall
Ben Kweller
Straylight Run
The FAD
My Chemical Romance
Halifax
The All-American Rejects
+44
Lifetime
Brand New
Bigwig
Taking Back Sunday
The Bouncing Souls
Yellowcard
The Starting Line
This Day & Age
Patent Pending
The GetAway Drive
Meridian Drive
Stiffler
Permanent ME
The Minus Scale
Crash Romeo
First to Leave
Cartel
Paramore
Nightmare of You
Emanuel
Comeback Kid
The Flaming Tsunamis
Endwell
The Sloppy MeatEaters
Daly's Gone Wrong
MxPx
Fall Out Boy
Tokyo Rose
Senses Fail
5-Cent Deposit
Jet Lag Gemini
Arcade Academy
The Closer I Get
Clark Street
Hot Rod Circuit
Dashboard Confessional
Lagwagon
The Ataris
Less Than Jake
None More Black
The Bank Robbers
Socratic
The Modern Day Saint
Tesla
NOFX
The Cars
Cat Stevens
Queen
U2
Oasis
The Beatles
Dave Matthews Band
Guns n' Roses
Billy Joel
The Replacements/Paul Westerberg
Counting Crows
Nancy Wilson
R.I.P.:
Humble Beginnings
Lanemeyer
Fenix*TX
Day at the Fair
Northstar
Know It All
Outta Luck
Kid Dynamite
Hey Mercedes
The Miracle of 86
The Get Up Kids
Allister
The Early November
Down By One
Wester
The High School Football Heroes
The Movielife
Fastbreak
LWL
Jettison
Little League (not Kill Verona)
Greyfield
The Buddy System
What's Your Problem Brian
Infamous Jake and the Pinstripe Mafia
The Stryder
Fairweather
Face to Face
Race the Sun
This Past Year
Centsless
Bottle Rocket
Too Short Notice
Attic's Noise
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
Gibbler
Madison Prep
Hidden in Plain View
All Rights Reserved
No Big Deal
much love to these labels:
Doghouse
Drive Thru
Rushmore
Top 5
All About
Feeding Frenzy
Top Notch
kill.normal
No Milk
Small
ECA
The Paradigm Shift
PumpkinEater
Springman
SideCho
Fidelity
Lobster
Equal Vision
Vagrant
Too Hep
the essentials are:
Back to the Future
Almost Famous
Clerks
Teen Wolf
otherwise, my dvd collection can be found here
i have an affinity for films by
cameron crowe
judd apatow
broken lizard
kevin smith
christopher guest
the coen bros.
quentin tarantino
george clooney
and any combination of
vince vaughn
jon favreau
owen wilson
luke wilson
will ferrell
ben stiller
Veronica Mars
Undeclared
Freaks & Geeks
Arrested Development
Everybody Hates Chris
Scrubs
The Black Donnellys
The Winner
Weeds
Entourage
WKRP in Cincinnati
Saved by the Bell
Boy Meets World
The Wonder Years
How I Met Your Mother
Smallville
The Job
Happy Days
Cheers
Seinfeld
Curb Your Enthusiasm
WWE programming
Family Guy
Saturday Night Live (esp. 93-94 season)
TNA iMPACT!
Family Ties
SportsCenter
Sanford & Son
That 70's Show
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Pardon the InterruPTIon
Around the Horn
Playmakers
Family Matters
Perfect Strangers
Charles in Charge
The Hogan Family
The Beach by Alex Garland
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Be True to Your School - A Diary of 1964 by Bob Greene
Bad Haircut
Election
Joe College
Little Children all by Tom Perotta
The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
I also enjoy some F. Scott Fitzgerald and Raymond Carver.
chris conley
richard v. parker
vince mcmahon
paul heyman
eric bischoff
paul feig & judd apatow
tom perrotta
cameron crowe
kevin smith
matt kilkelly
michael j. fox
owen & luke wilson
george clooney
john cusack
chris barker
jay chandrasekhar & broken lizard
chris rock
rob thomas (not the matchbook 20 guy)