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D8vid J0seph

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About Me


No longer a twenty something which I must say is somewhat scary. I am quickly approaching the equal amount of years of living in PA that I spent in Brooklyn. Even though I have grown as a artist here in PA, my roots lead back to the city where I was more exposed to the culture of the city. One of the things that I have found here in the pocono's, while our area craves art, culture & someone to engulf the area in it. There is no support for those people willing to do it.

Even though am I 30, I feel lucky to be apart of a dying breed of Italian from Brooklyn. The Italian guys sitting out on the stoop in a bronx tale, knowing what the inside of a social clubd really looked like, like in donnie brasco. I had family come over on a boat from Italy just barely over a 100 years ago. I grew not just experiencing the (UGH) 80's and 90's, but in my neighborhood we still had those old electronic stores with tacky green appliances in the window. seafood markets where you walked in a floor dressed in saw dust. The fish still alive and swiming tanks along the counter. Most stores closed by noon on sundays so that you could be with your family, and not just your parents, your grandparents, aunst and uncles, cousins and the list goes on just for sunday dinner at 2 in the afternoon.

Playing nickle and dime poker at age 6, and being able to have a glass of wine with the adults. Today....a father of 2 (soon to be 3). I am a starving artist and only those who know can truely understand that terminology. Lets just answer the question for those that are curious, starving for money is not the root of the phrase. I do a little of everything (drawing,painting,photography, writing poetry n novels, even a little singing)some better then others. I have had works hung in the Brooklyn Museum, poetry published in books & mags. I am currently looking to break out on the mainstream w/ one of my feature length works but tend to get sidetracked with trying to help other artist get established.

My first book (Blackout) that I wrote is a horror/crime drama It sold well locally and led me to some other opportunities. I put together an 8 hour performing arts festival w/ the support of some great people. attempted to break into film with starting a company with some friends, it didn't take off, but I learned a great deal from it.

Being an artist i tend to see things with that glass is half full perspective. I tend to dwell in the darken corners of my own creativity. My friends and family may say that I am morbid, I say it is just normal. Life is not that pretty picture that hollywood and tv portray it to be. Though I tend to live and enjoy the black and grays of life, I never let that stop me from being a father. I have 2 smart (too smart) boys who i see that glimmer of artistic talent which I sometimes hope they do not get cursed with like I. I just had a baby girl. Which I have wanted for many years & now we are expecting another. I am married & I guess like some marriages...it has been great at times and very much the opposite at other times. We have been together since we were 17, so you look up top and do the math. New chapters are about to open in my life, and I look to embrace the next steps in it.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

.. Fiona
I have been hooked on her since her debut.

Rob
From sleeping on the floor to rock n horror icon.
Gordon
Not becuase I like to cook, but this guy is an amazing business man.

No better form of art than a woman...the touch of her skin...the smell of her hair...the sound of her voice...How fast the world around disapears with her smile...my inspiration...my poetry in motion...

In The Shadows

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Gone to soon...

R.I.P.

1979-2008

Gone but never forgotten...your talent will be missed

Some of the greats...

My Blog

Best & Worst of 08

So I look back on 2008 so far and say, hhhmm not bad. Prolly one of the better years I have seen in a long time.  So I look back at a lot of things I have done this year & have to throw it up...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:42:00 GMT

Zombie Strippers ~ GRINDHOUSE CLASSIC or GARBAGE?~

 A week after release and months after reading production articles on it, I finally got to sit down and watch it. Going into the film, I did ot expect much from it. After all some of Robert Englu...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:00 GMT

My CRAZY ass first plane ride.....

  I am afraid of heights and I had once made an attempt to conquer it on one hot day @ seaside.  Yep, there it stood b4 me, dark, green, and HUGE!!!! Yep, the sea dragon... That&nb...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:25:00 GMT

SHOCKING tru hollywood story of Ronald McDonald!!!!

Originally aired sunday 9/7/8 on E     Ronald McDonald is a clown character hired as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. His televisio...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Diary of the Dead, another zombie rebirth in films....

    The announcement ways back had me skeptical. Romero shooting a zombie, Blair witch style...  For me, as a kid watching those B&W classics every Sunday afternoon was great. ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 20:21:00 GMT

METHOD WRITING! it begins again

 Since pledging to get off of "I’ll get around to it attitude" when it comes going after something I have wanted for a long time.  I have to say since writing Blackout and putting fort...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:47:00 GMT

*NEW* synopsis for BLACKOUT, search on the way...

  Well with me almost being done w/ my short story and feeling the groove again.  I am no longer going to worry about helping other artist (gotta take care of me first this time).  I ha...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:55:00 GMT

lessons learned...that false reality growing up

   It is amazing to know that I am only 30 and to actually feel my age for a number of reasons.  One is where i work; i do love my job but wish to have been there 5 or more years ago. ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Seeing your baby b4 you, well see her!!!!!!!

 Well today we went down for the ultra sound numero two-o (lol) and this is the one where we got to see Keira in that great 4D setting.  Let me tell you, i thought ultra sounds were cool, bu...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:35:00 GMT

Check out this video: OTEP - "BREED"

Only a handful of you may have heard of OTEP, what a great fuckin band. Aside from the lead singer being incredibly talented on the mic with her range, you listen to some of the songs she writes...wo...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:21:00 GMT