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About Me

I was born in (geographic location) in (year). When I was (age), my family and I moved to (different geographic location). On my first day at the new school, the teacher said, "Class, I want you to (verb) our newest student." Everyone waved and said "(exclamation)!" After elementary school, I went to (adjective) school and finished at the (body part) of my class. I attended (city) Community College for (number) years, and then I finished my (comparative adjective)-level courses at (state) State University, where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in (subject). I spent many years working for a store that sold (plural noun). I've lived in (geographic location) and (different geographic location) too. I have some friends who are pretty (adjective), and I (verb) them a lot.

My Interests

questioning the nature of reality and perception; the decline of Western culture and ultimate extinction of life on this planet; miniature golf

I'd like to meet:

people who enjoy a night out at the movies (but not necessarily movies that are part of an overheated marketing campaign), or anyone who's heard of The Firesign Theatre, or even someone who knows how to tell a good story (or at least a good joke). I wouldn't mind meeting someone that's artistically inclined in some form or another, provided that person isn't a shameless sell-out or irritatingly self-absorbed. If you're from an adult/porn website or if you're just trolling around for "friends" to add to your list just to build your numbers up, please go away. I'm not buying what you're selling.

Music:

The Beatles; The Fall; Minutemen; Captain Beefheart; Bob Dylan; Neil Young and Crazy Horse; The Velvet Underground; Wire; Motorhead; John Cage; Can; BORIS; Black Sabbath; Marc Bolan and T Rex; Brian Eno; Television; Chrome; John Fahey; Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators; Mission Of Burma; Black Flag; Funkadelic; The Bonzo Dog Band; Tall Dwarfs; Stretchheads; MC 5; The Stooges; The Rolling Stones (up through 1972); War; Miles Davis; Sonny Sharrock; Todd Rundgren and Utopia; Harry Nilsson; Kyuss; The Dream Syndicate; Alice Cooper; Blue Oyster Cult; The Mothers Of Invention; Love; Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd; The Flaming Lips; The Wipers; Unfortunaut; Wormwood Brothers; Bob Log III

Movies:

current recommended viewing: Brazil; O Lucky Man!; Network; pretty much anything by Stanley Kubrick or Jim Jarmusch or Alexandro Jodorowsky; Y Tu Mama Tambien; Rushmore; Apocalypse Now; Ghost World; I'm Not There; The Science Of Sleep; Easy Rider; Two Lane Blacktop; Evil Dead 2; Sarah Silverman - Jesus Is Magic; Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Television:

"The Prisoner"; "The Twilight Zone" (with Rod Serling, 1959-1965); "The Young Ones"; "Get A Life"; "Home Movies"; "Mr Show"; "The Sarah Silverman Program"; "Flight Of The Conchords"

Books:

current recommended reading: just about anything by JD Salinger, Philip K Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Richard Brautigan; "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley; "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller; "Confederacy Of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole; "Dice Man" by Luke Rhinehart; "Post Office" by Charles Bukowski; "The Great Shark Hunt" by Hunter S. Thompson; "Psychotic Reactions And Carburetor Dung" by Lester Bangs; "The Tetherballs Of Bougainville" by Mark Leyner; "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk; "Running With Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs; "Drugs Are Nice" by Lisa Carver

Heroes:

Laci conTrary; Lenny Bruce; John Peel; Shirley Chisholm

My Blog

Karlheinz Stockhausen R.I.P.

This probably won't get mentioned in most mainstream media outlets, but noted German avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen passed away from heart failure on December 5th. He was 79. Hi...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:36:00 PST

What I'd like for Xmas

If anyone's in a gift-giving mood, here's what I'd like: http://cgi.ebay.com/VELVET-UNDERGROUND-NICO-1966-Acetate-LP- ANDY-WARHOL_W0QQitemZ300054910309QQihZ020QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem Thank y...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:48:00 PST

you know something?

"New York Times Reports Bush Bypasses Courts With Wiretaps" -AP headline "Kiss Brad Pitt And Win A Pink Razar Phone!" "Shoot The Terrorist And Win An iPod!" "Cum In Paris Hilton's Eye And Win A PS3!" ...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:24:00 PST

punk rock: what happened?

So, here I am, digging the sounds of THE DC hardcore punk album (from 1982, if you can remember when the first Bad Brains album was only on cassette), thinking about other greats like Negative Approac...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:47:00 PST

The Golden Age of Dark Comedy in Film: '67-'76

So, why do some people like to laugh at things that are usually not to be laughed at? Probably because some people are: a) needing a release from the pressures of life in the modern age; b) aware that...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:56:00 PST

blog blog bloggity blog

Blog blog blog blog blog blog blog bloggity bloggity bloggity blog. You know, to me, the word "blog" just carries a tone of smug self-importance. Still, since I've spending time reading other people's...
Posted by The Balowski Family on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:09:00 PST