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Mike G

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About Me

The greatest absence a man can feel is when his heart is taken by love's ordeal

My Interests

Jacky D.Film, Producing, Creating, Music, Coffee, Wine, Vodka Tonic, Art, Restraint, Self Preservation

I'd like to meet:

Deceased and Alive, and by "meet" this means have dinner with :Pier Paolo Pasolini, Dave Gahan, Edward Norton, Yves Klein, Mike Mogis, Dario Argento, Sacha Baren Cohen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Tim Kasher, Dave Bazan, Elizabeth Browning, Kate Chopin, Jenna Jameson, Gloria Steinhem, Jane Fonda, Phillip J. Fry, Bender Rodriguez, Dr. Cox

Music:

doves, travis, phil collins, jimmy eat world, hall and oates, rem, dave bazan, pedro the lion, cursive, depeche mode, clearlake, futureheads, radiohead, beach boys, queen, the zombies, elliott smith, aimee mann, daft punk, unkle, dj shadow, goblin, air, trail of dead, bad religion, debussy,criteria, the white octave, deerhoof, engine down, denali, dismemberment plan, failure, fireside, the faint, mineral, sensefield, fugazi, grant lee buffalo, gratitude, far, portishead, hot water music, interpol, imogen heap, metric, jealous sound, jawbreaker, u2 (old school), roxy music, ladytron, the life and times, muse, minus the bear, my bloody valentine, new order, self, the smiths, no knife, jimmy eat world, AIR,

Movies:

Half Nelson, Black Sunday, Phantasm, the believer, the notebook, swimming with sharks, la confidential, memento, following, devotional, depeche mode 101, zombi, the beyond, land-day-dawn-and night of the living dead, texas chainsaw massacre, poltergeist, delicatessan, suspiria, bird with the crystal plummage, deep red, terms of endearment, the squid and the whale, closer, croupier, battle royale, odishon, the vengeance trilogy, visitor q, mondo cane, ghostbusters, knife in the water, the tenant, the pianist, kill bill 1&2, sin city, santa sangre, the holy mountain, el topo, paradise now, salo, man bites dog, spies like us, creepshow, shop girl, where the truth lies, die hard with a vengeance, predator, the abominable dr. phibes, beetlejuice, the cooler, magnolia, boogie nights, the aviator, goodfellas, casino, cat on a hot tin roof, on the waterfront, the conformist, cool hand luke, the graduate, network, dr. strangelove, invasion of the body snatchers, annie hall, match point, the departed, children of men, Tzameti 13, pan's labyrinth, the beyond, dead alive, perfume: story of a murderer, the graduate, revenge of the nerds, little children, hard candy.

Television:

Veronica Mars, Freaks and Geeks, Lucky Louie, Entourage, The Simpsons. Scrubs. Mythbusters

Books:

have suggestions? feel free to leave your comments with the waitstaff

Heroes:

The people spinning the illusive wheels of success and the advertising firms that paint the "image" of it.

My Blog

State of the Union

I have to assume that the majority of people reading this could care less about the current status of my life. However, this doesn't mean I take any of that into consideration while writing this "stat...
Posted by Mike G on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:52:00 PST

tonight you'll sleep softly in my arms

So i've determined a few things in the wake of my 4 day weekend. Beyond discovering a true appreciation for Memorial Day, the following things have surfaced, because I have either repressed them due t...
Posted by Mike G on Mon, 28 May 2007 12:06:00 PST

Thank you Mr. Kasher

Three chords launching another tirade, another charade, a self depricating parade. I used to write more often. It's hard to determine where the motivation came from. I was being tossed and pushed in ...
Posted by Mike G on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:20:00 PST

A cubicle is the death of sentimentality

There is a steady proliferation of bachelorhood flying through the air. Bachelorhood, seemingly an opposite to settling down and contemplating marriage, is contagious. I believe it is a byproduct of a...
Posted by Mike G on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:04:00 PST

An obscure object of desire

It's quite easy to fixate on the idea of someone. We easily believe that our fragmented silhouette of  attraction is coming into focus. A once clouded apparition becomes an actual person. Passion...
Posted by Mike G on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:29:00 PST

Refused are Fucking Dead

I finally got around to watching the "Refused are Fucking Dead" documentary tonight. I would like to say that it was certainly a film, opposed to your informative narrative on the plight and creation ...
Posted by Mike G on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:15:00 PST

So many opportunities

There are so many facets to things that we can appreciate or find beautiful. We can randomly see a girl sitting at a bar with a cigarrette pressed against her lips. She's pouty and inviting, but you'l...
Posted by Mike G on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:54:00 PST

this misleading epidemic

When I was 18 i had always felt myself attracted to girls that wore striped shirts, great jeans, and had a sense of fashion linked to art/music. It turns out, the "trend" is to dress this way now. In ...
Posted by Mike G on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

last night

i had a dream last night. I saw a girl that i've never actually seen, but she was stunning. I felt her curves and kissed her like i'd known her for eons. It was the start of some purpose in me. I can ...
Posted by Mike G on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST