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Matty D

I'm sorry. It's just that I didn't want you guys to think I was stuffy. You know, no fun. All brain,

About Me

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I SHALL USE MY TIME.

My Interests

Someday I want to be remembered as one of the greatest writers ever. I want to be quoted like Hunter S. Thompson, F. Scott Fitzgerald & Hemingway. I want people to say I inspired them.

I'd like to meet:

Beautiful, genuine people that remind me how good the human spirit can be.
Sunken Treasure
There's rows and rows of houses
With windows painted blue
With the light from a TV
Running parallel to you
But there is no sunken treasure
Rumored to be
Wrapped inside my ribs
In a sea black with ink
I am so
Out of tune
With you
I am so out of tune
With you
If I had a mountain
I'd try to fold it over
If I had a boat (probably roll over)
You know I'd probably roll over (leave it on the shore)
And I leave it on the shore (leave it for somebody)
I'd leave it for somebody
Surely there's somebody
Who needs it more than me
I am so
Out of tune
With you
I am so out of tune
With you
For all the leaves will burn
In autumn fires and then return
For all the fires we burn
All will return
Music is my savior
I was maimed by rock and roll
I was maimed by rock and roll
I was tamed by rock and roll
I got my name from rock and roll
found on: Being There
words: Jeff Tweedy

Music:

I am a music freak. Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Uncle Tupelo, Maximo Park, Sam Cooke, Wilco, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, White Stripes, Streets to Nowhere, Novaflow, Tom Petty, Counting Crows & many more I can't think of right now.

Movies:

Actors I enjoy: Deniro, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, AL Pacino, Orson Welles

Television:

Baseball, SOUTH PARK, The History Channel, Discovery Channel, ESPN

Books:

I like reading books about history, baseball, screenplays and a host of other things. Books I've thoroughly enjoyed are: All Souls, To Kill a Mockingbird, Richard III (a play not really a book), The Stranger (Albert Camus is a fucked up Frenchman), The Barbary Coast, Black Mass, The Warren Commission Report, Moneyball (AMAZING!), The Art of War, This is Cuba, The 9/11 Commission Report, Choke, All The Presidents Men, In Retrospect & my all Time favorite book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It explains the dilemma and beauty of the roaring 20's better than any other book.

Heroes:

My Grandfather, My Mom, My sisters, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Wolfman Jack and Martin Scorsese.

My Blog

The fight still burns & the heart still yearns

The best thing that happened yesterday (Saturday) was that the Raiders drafted Darren Mc Fadden (not Irish). Another thing that did happen, though, was that I went to Swingers (The Diner), sat at the ...
Posted by Matty D on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:58:00 PST

Words and music

"Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul."Last night as I sat in my cramped bar, on a slow night at...
Posted by Matty D on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:48:00 PST

Shelter from the Storm/My Mission Statement

My life has been an uphill battle mostly against myself. The old adage of yourself as the worst enemy has been never more true in my case. Often impulsive, I've rarely heeded discretion and just as of...
Posted by Matty D on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

Congress vs. Baseball

First written on my blog pedrofordelino.blogspot.com:For those of you who live in a bubble or in Salt Lake City, Congress has decided to postpone their Jan. 16 hearing on Steroids & Performance En...
Posted by Matty D on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:44:00 PST

TOP 10 ALBUMS of 2007

Hey Kids it's time for Matty D's Top 10 Albums of 2007. 10. Beirut - Lon Gisland EP - Yes it's only 5 songs, but it's so good. With a horn section that makes you feel like you're drinking Tequila in M...
Posted by Matty D on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:32:00 PST

Honesty is such a lonely word, but mostly what I dont want from you

Okay, so recently I have been faced with a crisis of faith we'll call it. Though, it isn't faith about God, but humanity.  Humanity has really disappointed me this week. Lately, in general. ...
Posted by Matty D on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:04:00 PST

The dumbing down of Music

I've been a music connisieur/snob for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid I watched my father ignore the family, sit in a corner with his headphones on, close his eyes & wish he was still ...
Posted by Matty D on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST

Alas, poor Yorick televison is thy friend

There's a certain malevolence people have towards their televisions. It has become insanely uncool to like to watch television unless you preface it by something to the effect of, "I watch the Discove...
Posted by Matty D on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:36:00 PST

The rain

I'm lying on my bed as the rain falls on the concrete outside my window, which I've left open. I miss the sound of rain. When I lived in "The City" it rained an average of once a week. I hated it then...
Posted by Matty D on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:07:00 PST

NEW BLOG SITE

In case you were wondering cause I had a few peeps asking I have moved most of blogs to an actual blog site the address is: TheDeMelloTheory.blogspot.com. Check it out. Comment, enjoy fulfill your li...
Posted by Matty D on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:39:00 PST