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richard yallop

TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!

About Me

Never tells lies.
Has a 2.2 degree in Drama.
Loves movies. (Check out my DVD collection in the movies section.)
Loves music, too.
The people he loves and cares about are by far the most important thing in his life.
Is a total agnostic, and has no respect for any religion of any kind.
Is really quite a shy person.
Cries at sad films.
Really doesn't take himself seriously.
Generally despises the male species, and pity the female species for having to put up with us.
Has recently gotten back into premiership football, following Aston Villa.
Is pro - choice, and thinks being Straight Edge is pointless.
Loves bar work, and want to run his own bar one day.
Plays guitar and saxophone.
Also likes to write. Was tentatively writing a book, but his computer crashed.
Loves to read.
Supports
and Oxfam Unwrapped.
I DO NOT ADD RANDOM PEOPLE WHO I DON'T KNOW. MYSPACE IS NOT A FUCKING POPULARITY CONTEST.My Dæmon:

My Interests

Movies, music, exercise and weight training, bar tending, the work of Frank Miller, books, phones, internet, photography, art, musicals, theatre, Keeley Hazell, poetry, the future, the past, technology, the female species, Aston Villa FC, charity, cycling, pornography, high brow and low brow comedy, kung fu, Jenna Jameson, guitars, actors and actresses, behind the scenes documentaries, writing, Reading, sitting, standing, breathing, eating, working, fiddling with my fingers, playing with my phone, fucking around with other such technology,laughing, listening to music, watching movies, people watching, plotting, taking photos, washing, doing laundry, drinking, saxophone, exercise and weight training, playing guitar, crying, sleeping, waking up, cooking, spending money, walking, masturbation, thinking, dreaming, inventing, throwing, making compilation CDs, being English, being borderline OCD, using the toilet and other household appliances.

I'd like to meet:


Stephen King
Ian McKellen
Maynard James Keenan
Tom Hanks
Daniel Day Lewis
Tim Burton
Keeley Hazell

Music:

Favourite songs of all time:
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained melody.
Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Something Corporate - Konstantine
Currently: 30 Seconds To Mars, AFI, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, American Head Charge, Armour For Sleep, Avenged Sevenfold, Biffy Clyro, Black Lab, Bleu, Blindside, Boy Sets Fire, Brand New, Chevelle, Colin Hay, Damien Rice, Danny Elfman, Dashboard Confessional, Deftones, Del Amitri, Dispatch, DJ Tiesto, Djevara, Dream Theater, Elisa, Fatboy Slim, Feeder, Fenix TX, Fightstar, Finch, Foo Fighters, Francis Dunnery, From Autumn To Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, Further Seems Forever, Guru, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hell Is For Heroes, Hopesfall, Hundred Reasons, Idlewild, Jason Wade, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Eat World, John Cale, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lostprophets, Low, Matchbook Romance, Matchbox 20, MissBlackAmerica, Nelly Furtado, Nine Inch Nails, OutKast, Placebo, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Reuben, RUFiO, Sati, Slipknot, Something Corporate, Sugarcult, Sum 41, Superhero, System Of A Down, Taking Back Sunday, The All American Rejects, The Ataris, The Cure, The Fray, The Offspring, The Prodigy, The Starting Line, The Used, Thrice, Thursday, Tool, Trespasser's William, Underoath, Weezer.

Movies:

My DVD Collection (It's a link!!!) AND:
TOP 20 FILMS OF ALL TIME
20. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
19. Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
18. Sin City (Robert Rodriguez, 2005)
17. Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)
16. Saving Private Ryan (Stephen Spielberg, 1998)
15. The Matrix (Andy and Larry Wachowski, 1999)
14. Goodfellas (Martin Scorcese, 1990)
13. 10 Things I Hate About You (Gil Junger, 1999)
12. Road To Perdition (Sam Mendes, 2002)
11. Der Untergang (Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004)
10. The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994)
9. The Lion King (Roger Allers/Rob Minkoff, 1994)
8. Leon (Luc Besson, 1994)
7. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951)
6. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
5. Jurassic Park (Stephen Spielberg, 1993)
4. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
3. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (Extended Edition* - Peter Jackson, 2003)
2. Dumbo (Ben Sharpsteen, 1941)
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)

Television:

The Sopranos, Top Gear, Scrubs, Frasier, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Brainiac, Inside The Actor's Studio, Cribs, Band Of Brothers, Thundercats, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, The Real Ghostbusters, Peep Show, Spaced, Arrested Development, and I quite like nature programmes.

Quite possibly the funniest Scrubs clip ever.

Bill Bailey - Legend.

Books:

Stephen King: The Shining, Carrie, The Green Mile, IT, Christine, Misery, Pet Sematary, The Bachman Books.
Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials Trilogy.
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit.
Charles R. Cross: Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain
Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time
Charles King: Mama's Boy
George Orwell: Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, 1984
Victor Hugo: Les Miserables
Roald Dahl: Anything.
Dr. Seuss: The Cat In The Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Fox In Socks and Green Eggs and Ham
Old Skool kid's books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Amusing pop culture literature you find in HMV and Virgin - eg Stoned, Naked and Looking in my Neighbour's Window by Gabriel Jeffrey, and Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? by Steve Lowe and Alan MacArthur.
Anthony Swofford: Jarhead
Bret Easton Ellis: American Psycho
Scott Heim: Mysterious Skin

Heroes:

Myself
King Leonidas of Sparta
Nathan Johnson
Dr. Cox
Richard Foote
Barry Scott
Jeremy Clarkson
Mr. Stay Puft
JESUS
Tom Fitzgerald
The E4 voice over guy.

My Blog

Have you ever.....?

Have you ever just stood out in the rain and just.... Got .... Wet? Never mind how it affects your clothes, never mind how it makes you look. Just stand out in the rain and let it wash over you. Let i...
Posted by richard yallop on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:04:00 PST

It's not easy.

Had a lot on my mind as of late. Mainly financial troubles - I can see there being hard times ahead, particularly as I'm currently being subjected to something of a limbo as regards employment. If I w...
Posted by richard yallop on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:29:00 PST

Richard's Quest For Love, part 2.

Bit better success since the last blog's outing. I won't really go into detail, but it's been pretty fucking awesome, and basically exactly what I wanted for the short term. No strings, no getting att...
Posted by richard yallop on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:29:00 PST

Richard's quest for love, part 1.

Ok, here follows an account of Richard's quest for love in the event of suddenly having no one to call my own. It will not include any names, just descriptions of situations. It may be explicit, howev...
Posted by richard yallop on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:46:00 PST

Right now

I just want an attractive girl with (preferably) large breasts who is willing to sleep with me. Eventually I want someone who is completely perfect for me and who will love me unconditionally. ...
Posted by richard yallop on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:39:00 PST

Like OMG, it's a survey about sex 'n' stuff.

1) Ever been to a strip club?No, but I don't think I'm a fan. I mean, you have to pay for a woman to shake her tits in your face and you're not even allowed to touch them? Fuck that. Plus, it's pretty...
Posted by richard yallop on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:17:00 PST

Like OMG, it's a survey about relationships.

1) Single, Taken, or Crushing?Single, unfortunately.2) Are you happy with where you are?As in location, or as in within relationships? Not really, not having as much luck as I'd hoped.3) When you meet...
Posted by richard yallop on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:40:00 PST

Like OMG, it's an introspective survey about myself.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:Richard George YallopBirthday:14th October 1984Birthplace:Coventry. Boooo!Current Location:ChesterEye Color:GreenHair Color:Blondey BrownHeight:5'9"Right Handed...
Posted by richard yallop on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:36:00 PST

So what is it with women?

I mean seriously, why do they never actually talk to their partners about the stuff that really matters? Why are we then left to ponder the end of a relationship that we didn't see coming, but apparen...
Posted by richard yallop on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:41:00 PST

Top 20 films

Recently re - did my top 20 films of all time. There were a few that just didn't make the cut, so honorary mentions go to Philadelphia, The Green Mile, The Princess Bride, Shaun Of The Dead and Fellow...
Posted by richard yallop on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:52:00 PST