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Paul Marangoni

I think the monkeys at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can't hypnotize you.

About Me

I am a musician who plays the drums (I hit things). I have performed and/or recorded with Seventy 4our, FM, Coney Hatch, Zappacosta, Freddy Curci, Phil Naro, The Works, Kim Mitchell, David Gibson, Eugene Smith, Fuze, Mantis, Simon Chase, Adrian Davison, Roger Cormier, Kick, Nothing, Thanks, Al Connelly, Alex Masi, Looks Like Rain, The Brothers Dimm, Janeen Leah, Over The Garden Wall, and many more.I also develop software of the Internet variety, so if you or anyone you know needs an application developed, let me know. I never disappoint... I have developed software for Universal Music, Toyota, McKinsey & Co., Bell Mobility, CGI, DataMirror, and many more.I divide my time between Toronto (if it's not too cold) and Los Angeles and I have some pretty amazing friends in both places.

My Interests

Survival of the human species; Auto and Motorcycle racing; Planting seeds of doubt in others....

Music:

My web site.

    The Beatles Pat Metheny Jeff Buckley Paula Cole Brandi Carlile Jellyfish Jeff Beck Steely Dan Genesis Peter Gabriel Toto Shawn Colvin Herbie Hancock Beethoven

Books:

The Audacity of Hope, The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, Hegemony or Survival, Fast Food Nation, Blink

My Blog

Triberries

Tourist: What kind of berry is a triberry?Barista: What?Tourist: You're selling a triberry muffin. Well, what's a triberry? I've never heard of that before.Barista: It has blueberry, strawberry, and r...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:35:00 PST

More Overheard in New York

A tourist mom with three teens in tow halts in the middle of the block, causing two suits and several other people to crash into them. Suit #1: For the love of God, move, you idiots! There are people...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:12:00 PST

Hip-hop

Anyone who loves or even likes hip-hop can suck my dick.
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:36:00 PST

myspace sucks

Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred.This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group. Does this site suck or what?  With all the clowns that Fox has working over at MySpace, you th...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:48:00 PST

Overheard in N.Y.

I Wanted the Doctor to Like Me 20-ish guy: Your glasses can't be bad, you just got them!20-ish girl: Yeah, but I cheated on the eye exam, so it's really my own fault...20-ish guy: ... That's the stup...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:09:00 PST

Daytona 500

Is it just me, or is NASCAR the most ridiculous form of motorsport?  I wouldn't even call it a sport. It's more like an insulting joke.
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:16:00 PST

Yellow Light

So, you see a traffic light turn yellow, and within a few milliseconds you have a simple choice. Continue through the intersection, or slow down and stop if it is safe to do so.For God's sake, PLEASE ...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:41:00 PST

Overheard in New York...

Hot southern girl #1: So, before I came up here my mom is like, "Be very careful around those northern boys, they think all southern girls just love to cook and fuck."Hot southern girl #2: Oh my gosh,...
Posted by Paul Marangoni on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:59:00 PST