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Jason

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a Southern California native, but I've also lived in Missouri, Michigan, Vermont, and Florida. I recently moved from Ventura to Echo Park.

My Interests

photography, poker, karaoke, music, food, travel, drinking!

I'd like to meet:

Joe Mamma

Music:

U2, Flaming Lips, Josh Rouse, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire, Shins, Doves, Elliot Smith, Interpol, Postal Service, Radiohead, Coldplay, Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Wilco, Pixies, the Cure, R.E.M., New Order, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, TMBG, Jeff Buckley, the Streets, Joseph Arthur, Manu Chao, Badly Drawn Boy, T. Rex, The Cars, ELO,

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Cinema Paradiso, Office Space, Croupier, Swingers, Waiting For Guffman, Sideways, the original Star Wars, anything with Christopher Walken in it!

Television:

Twin Peaks, MST3k, SNL, Chappelle's Show, World Poker Tour, Six Feet Under

Books:

Positively Fifth Street, Great Expectations, 1984, Bradbury, Steinbeck

My Blog

Star Wars: Porkins, the man, the myth...

Man, this Star Wars DVD release is bringing back all the nostalgia. Anyone else remember this guy?I found this page about Porkins the fat x-wing pilot. I nearly pissed my pants (you have to remember, ...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Greetings From Echo Park

This was in this week's LA Weekly. I was laughing out loud when I read it because I can totally relate to the author, having just moved here from a Ventura County city myself (the writer's sister is f...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Top Ten Sexually Tilted Lines in "Star Wars: A New Hope"

In honor of the Star Wars DVD release... Top Ten Sexually Tilted Lines in "Star Wars: A New Hope" 1. "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid." 2. "Curse my me...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Poker showdown

Last night was one of the best poker showdowns of all time. I was playing no limit Texas hold 'em with my friends, Greg, Chris, and Matt. I was dealt pocket aces. Greg was first to act and ...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Johnny Ramone, 55, dies

Johnny Ramone, the guitarist whose bursts of primitive punk energy helped the Ramones go from an obscure New York band to a reshaping force in rock 'n' roll, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles....
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Ventura Theater management are EVIL!

What's up with the Ventura Theater box office charging Ticketmaster-style handling fees when you buy tickets at their own venue?! I've never heard of that before. Normally there are no handling fees w...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

U2's new album due in November

Well, regardless of who we get as president this November, we can at least look forward to a new U2 album due the same month. It's called How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. I can't wait! More info at...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Cheney Spits Toads

September 9, 2004 Cheney Spits Toads By MAUREEN DOWD NY TIMES OP-ED COLUMNIST ASHINGTON  George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have always used the president's father as a reverse lodestar. In 199...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New Wes Anderson Movie

I just watched the trailer for the new Wes Anderson film coming out called The Life Aquatic. It looks hilarious....
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Moving to LA

New news: I'm moving to LA next month! I'm sharing a house in Echo Park with a friend of mine. Should be pretty cool --except for the commute to Ventura, of course. Echo Park is a really fun neigh...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST