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joe BLACK

fate is a sadist.

About Me

The Tao of Joe:
-temet nosce.
-I applaud the fantastically absurd.
-To explain myself, I would lose my meaning.
-. . .I find that fantastically absurd.
-I am a native of the 48th state.
-I am an advocate of one expanding their horizons. Daily if possible.
-I believe music is the vernacular of the soul.
-Carve away the inessentials.
-For democracy not to become stagnant, a healthy dose of revolution is necessary from time to time. We are overdue.
-I believe one must pick their battles.
-Life is far too short for overly dramatic bullshit.
-There is always a way, it's just sometimes that way ends in failure. Realizing that is the hardest part.
-I'm highly sarcastic. Read into that what you will.
-I'm not cocky, I'm convinced.
-I've owned three vehicles in my life; all of them Mustangs. I plan to keep it that way for as long as I can.
-By the time you finish reading this sentence, I will have come up with six reasons you shouldn't have.
-'The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion.' - John Lawton.
-'Those who argue, don't understand; Those who understand, don't argue.' - Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching.
-Never argue with an idiot, you won't like the results - Me.
-Drama queens need not apply.
-mea culpa.
-This is my newfound indifference.
-thend.
subject to change.
I'm a bit eclectic when it comes to music, always on the hunt for new sounds. Here are some of my favorite pieces of music I've come by.
If any of these songs refuse to play, let me know and I'll take care of it.

My Interests

Interests Include:
-music,
-movies,
-books,
-mustangs,
-drawing,
-writing,
-shooting pool,
-playing guitar,
-poker,
-mlb (cubs),
-nba (bulls & suns),
-nfl (saints & cardinals),
-x-box,
-history,
-philosophical conversations,
-theoretical conversations,
-the queen's english,
-lists of interests,
-flicking cigarettes at pigeons.

I'd like to meet:


-Kindred spirits.
-Free thinkers.
-Casting directors. †
-Musicans. (Some of the coolest cats on the block.) ‡
-People who can tell me what the colour purple tastes like.
-People who know what a fuckwit is, but aren't one.
-People I can carry on a conversation with about everything and nothing at the same time.
-People who can be successful and act like they've been there before.
-People who can lose gracefully.
-Those who take life with a grain of salt.
-People who don't have to raise their voice or resort to vulgarity to prove their point.
-Anyone who can tell me the signifigence of the following date: December 21, 2012.

†did i mention i'm an aspiring actor?
‡and a musician?

In Regards to Friend Requests:
-If I don't know you prior to myspace, let me know why you would like to make me a friend in the form of a short essay. (No minimum requirements.)
I no longer care to engage in popularity contests. I have plenty of friends, if you are simply trying to increase your friend space, I won't be a part of it.

-Sincerely, joe BLACK.

Music:

Music I Greatly Appreciate:
(in no particular order)
-the Beatles,
-Led Zeppelin,
-Stone Temple Pilots,
-Scott Weiland,
-Radiohead,
-Nirvana,
-Foo Fighters,
-Pearl Jam,
-the White Stripes,
-the Raconteurs,
-the Doors,
-the Who,
-John Lennon,
-some Wings,
-George Harrison,
-Pink Floyd,
-David Bowie,
-TOOL,
-a Perfect Circle,
-Blind Melon,
-Alice in Chains,
-Coldplay,
-Beck,
-Silverchair,
-Interpol,
-Ambulance, LTD.,
-At the Drive-In,
-Mars Volta,
-Sparta,
-Portishead,
-Sneaker Pimps,
-Massive Attack,
-Mazzy Star,
-Garbage,
-the Cranberries,
-Army of Anyone,
-the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
-incubus,
-Sublime,
-Bush,
-NIN,
-Filter,
-Soundgarden,
-Rage Against the Machine,
-Mos Def,
-Tupac,
-Nas,
-Jay Z,
-early Busta Rhymes,
-early Pharcyde,
-Gangstarr,
-the Roots,
-OC,
-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,
-Mad Season's one album,
-deftones,
-System of a Down,
-the Verve,
-My Bloody Valentine,
-Helium,
-Placebo,
-Blonde Redhead,
-the Pixies,
-Jane's Addiction,
-Wolfmother, †
-Poe,
-the Chemical Brothers,
-the Brothers Dust,
-Crystal Method,
-Zero 7,
-Moby,
-Juno Reactor,
-Rob Dougan,
-Prodigy,
-Gnarls Barkley

Music I'm Intrigued By:
-Leadbelly,
-John Lee Hooker,
-BB King,
-Miles Davis,
-John Coltrane,
-Bob Dylan,
-the Velvet Underground,
-Manic Street Preachers,
-Echo and the Bunnymen,
-the Eels,
-Jesus & Mary Chain,
-Screaming Trees,
-the Flaming Lips,
-the Ramones,
-the White Rose Movement,
-School of Fish,
-Mellowdrone, †
-Stars of Track and Field, †

recent addition.

Movies:

Films I Greatly Appreciate:
-the Matrix trilogy,
-Fight Club,
-Se7en,
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
-Stranger than Fiction,
-Usual Suspects,
-Good Night and Good Luck,
-Tombstone,
-Almost Famous,
-American Beauty,
-Donnie Darko,
-Vanilla Sky,
-High Fidelity,
-Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, †
-the Bourne series,
-A Scanner Darkly,
-the Shawshank Redemption,
-Constantine,
-Bullit,
-Gone in Sixty Seconds,
-the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly,
-High Plains Drifter,
-Enter the Dragon,
-Identity,
-Momento,
-I ♥ Huckabees,
-Rounders,
-Forrest Gump,
-Swingers,
-Kill Bill,
-School of Rock,
-Royal Tenebaums,
-Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,
-Blade Runner,
-12 Monkeys,
-Minority Report,
-The Departed, †
-Paycheck,
-the Blade trilogy,
just about all things sci-fi, satire, or film nior.
recent addition.

Television:

Stuff I'll Actually Watch:
-Daily Show
-Colbert Report
-Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann, †
-History Channel
-Discovery Channels
-House,
-It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, †
-CSI (Vegas is my choice)
-NCIS
-South Park
-Family Guy
-The Venture Bros.
-Robot Chicken.

recent addition.

Books:

Books I Greatly Appreciate:
(in no particular order)
-Brave New World,
-1984,
-Fahrenheit 451,
-The Art of War,
-Tao Te Ching,
-Heavier than Heaven,
-The Matrix and Philosophy,
-Neuromancer,
-A Clockwork Orange,
-The Tao of Muhammad Ali,
-The Tao of Bruce Lee,
-Fight Club,
-Invisible Monsters,
-Lullaby,
-Diary,
-One Hand Clapping,
-The Fuckup,
-the dictionary,
-the thesaurus.
Authors of Merit:
-Chuck Palahniuk,
-William Gibson,
-John Connolly,
-Philip K. Dick,
-Alduos Huxley,
-Anthony Burgess.
Topics of Interest:
-Sci-fi (cyber-punk),
-off beat humor,
-philosophy,
-satire (political),
-mystery/suspense,
-espionage/spy,
-history.
Authors of Comedic Merit:
-George Carlin,
-Dennis Miller,
-Al Franken,
-Jon Stewart.

Heroes:

Heroes should inspire one to change their lives.
Heroes should not enrapture one to the point of vicariously living through their heroes lives.
Do away with idols.
Stop living through others and live your own damn life.

My Blog

I can get pulled over on anything.

So, on my way home today, I got stopped by a cop on a motorcycle for going the wrong way down the side of the road on my bike.  Seems he was concerned for my safety, while asking for my ID. ...
Posted by joe BLACK on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:44:00 PST

...there to be...

      go there to be seenspeak there to be heard     live there to be remembered  enjoy there to be happy      be there to be loved&nbs...
Posted by joe BLACK on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:06:00 PST

I like monkeys. [slight return]

    I like monkeys.     The pet store was selling them for 5 cents apiece.  I thought this was unusual since they were normally a few thousand dollars.  I decid...
Posted by joe BLACK on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:45:00 PST

pigeon flicking.

So, for a few years I've been trying to hit pigeons with cigarettes.  The deal is, when I see a pigeon walking near me when I'm about to extinguish a cigarette, I try flicking it onto the rat wit...
Posted by joe BLACK on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:25:00 PST