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Monkey Groupie

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About Me

I love weird, strange, interesting (to me) and unusual people, places, things, music - I'm always looking for someone or something different. I love monkeys, pop culture, music, art, humor, intelligence, and movies. I also like design. I like people who are clever but not smarmy.

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My Interests

music, reading, cooking, movies, internet, almost anything or anyone out of the ordinary, strange, or wacky, smart people, nice people, kindness, goodness, love, chimps, monkeys, apes and primates of all kinds and animals in general, 60's and 70's pop culture, kitsch, outsider music and people, japanese pop culture.

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Music:

power pop, classical, indie stuff, old school country, some classic rock, ska (late 70's early 80's British revival), song poems, 70's and 80's punk/new wave. Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss, Bad Manners, Badfinger, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Ben Kweller, Beulah, Big Star, Brendan Benson, Cat Stevens, Concrete Blonde, Dan Bryk, David Bowie, Elliott Smith, ELO, Elvis Costello, Emitt Rhodes, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Guster, Imperial Drag, Jason Falkner, Jellyfish, Jet, Johnny Cash, Jon Brion, Joy Division, Jump Little Children, Kings Of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Lime Spiders, Linus of Hollywood, Madness, Matthew Sweet, New Order, Not Lame Records, Queen, REM, Rhett Miller, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., Silversun, Simon and Garfunkel, Sloan, Spoon, Sub Pop, Sugarbomb, Supergrass, The Apples In Stereo, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Bees, The Byrds, The Clash, The Cure, The Damned, The Datsuns, The English Beat, The Grays, The Hellacopters, The High Dials, The Jayhawks, The Kinks, The New Pornographers, The Nines, The Rolling Stones, The Selecter, The Sex Pistols, The Shazam, The Specials, The Who, The Zombies, Tsar, Two Tone Records, Umajets, Wilco, and many, many more.

Movies:

independent, horror (especially older stuff), documentaries, drama, cult films, some comedies, not liking the action genre too much, an occasional chick flick is ok. Room With A View, Wizard of Oz, Dario Argento movies, Napoleon Dynamite, The Professional, Sound of Music, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, The Exorcist, Blood Feast, 12 Angry Men (original), Adventures of Milo and Otis, Amadeus, Magnolia, Spider Baby, Christopher Guest movies (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman,etc.), ET, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fame, The Biscuit Eater, John Hughes 80's movies (Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink), Donnie Darko, Ghost World, GoodFellas, Little Voice, Night of the Living Dead, The Power of One, Secretary, Shakepeare in Love, Raising Arizona, Psycho, Places in the Heart, The Shawshank Redemption, Requiem For A Dream, To Kill A Mockingbird, Sling Blade (Mmmm Hmmm), Trading Places, old Disney movies, and many, many more...

Television:

I don't have cable, so I don't watch much anymore. I do like Freaks & Geeks, Strangers With Candy, cooking shows, Family Guy, ATHF, The Biggest Loser, Square Pegs, many shows from my youth (Good Times, Brady Bunch, Diff'rent Strokes, Fantasy Island, Facts of Life), I used to love MTV when they showed videos and I watched 120 minutes faithfully.

Books:

harlan ellison, historical fiction, horror - i like splatterpunk, vampire stuff, running with scissors, david sedaris, mary karr, kitchen confidential, heat and other restaurant expose/behind the scenes types of books, George R. R. Martin, Fang The Gnome, Haven Kimmel, one of my favorite books of all time is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I will read almost anything and I can't even think of all the books I love and have loved.

My Blog

Congrats to the winners!

Congratulations to our top two contest winners! First prize ($25 iTunes gift certificate and free t-shirt from Monkey Groupie) - Winner: Aquabotika Second Prize (free t-shirt from Monkey Groupie)&nbs...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:52:00 PST

Whoo Hoo! Contest!! Win Free Stuff!

Monkey Groupie is sponsoring a contest! I am very excited about the new designs I am adding to the shop, and want YOU to reap the benefits.  The contest is really easy to enter:  Just ...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

Cute Little Animals

We've added some new, adorable designs to our shop!  Choose from any of these cute animals - owl, puppy dog, koala, or kangaroo...  They're so sweet! Click on any picture to see a design in ...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Sat, 12 May 2007 04:34:00 PST

You're Toast

We've added a new design to our shop: You're Toast! We love this new graphic - It's cool, different and sends a strong message.  A great t-shirt to wear to a party - or maybe a fight? Click ...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:59:00 PST

Environment & Earth Day

With the approach of Earth Day and Arbor Day, I have added some designs to the shop which address environmental concerns.  Earth Day is a great way to share information with others who ...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST

Cute Easter T-shirt Designs

I've got some cute new designs on my site for Easter.  I personally like the Easter egg designs the best - they are really colorful and bright.  If you aren't into the Easter eggs, there are...
Posted by Monkey Groupie on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST