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(James)

Sometimes I pretend to be a professional.

About Me

James is a Jack-of-All-Trades renaissance man who randomly writes in the third person. By day, he works in the video game industry; by night, he is a music, arts, and culture journalist and lives the lifestyle of a rock star. He also maintains the website http://www.zenyattamondatta.com, which means he does nothing at all to it except forward it here, for now.

James is very knowledgable about things, including, but not limited to, the following: film history; the music of Sting and The Police, Carter USM, and Tangerine Dream; where the best trout is served in Denver; karaoke singing; and the truth about 9/11. If you give him the window of opportunity, he will gladly go on for hours about any of these subjects, so proceed at your own risk.

James is opposed to violence, people unable to park their SUVs, and mustard. He encourages you to ask questions and think for yourself.

My Interests

Music, Film, Theatre, Books, Comics, Videogames, Restaurants, and all the creative arts. And bunnies. Especially bunnies.

I'd like to meet:

Watson MacGillicuddy

Music:

Sting and The Police, Tori Amos, Weird Al, TMBG, Tangerine Dream, Thomas Dolby, Nickelcreek, Depeche Mode, Zero 7, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor, XTC, Concrete Blonde, The Polyphonic Spree, Midnight Oil, Pink Floyd, Carter USM, The Clash, Pop Will Eat Itself, Devo, Madness, The Waterboys, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Ray Lynch, Enya, Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo, The Beatles, P.I.L., Erasure, Nine Inch Nails, 80s New Wave, movie scores, Jason Mraz, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Scissor Sisters, Muse, Poe, Fiona Apple, Jellyfish, Colin Hay, Jon Brion, and other groovy things.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Thief of Bagdad (1940), Brazil, Edward Scissorhands, Unbreakable, Nightmare Before Xmas, E.T., Pink Floyd's The Wall, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Mr. Roberts, Magnolia, Spider-Man, Garden State, Spice World, Amelie, Basquiat, Arsenic and Old Lace, Shaun of the Dead, Marx Brothers, Lawrence of Arabia, Serenity, Braveheart, Silence of the Lambs, Love Actually, Notting Hill, My Neighbor Totoro, Pulp Fiction, "art house" cinema... much, much more.

Television:

Don't watch teevee.

Books:

I like a lot of writers with "R" initials: J.R.R. Tolkien, Neil R. Gaiman, Stephen R. Donaldson, R.H. Stavis, and George R.R. Martin. I'm also a big fan of James Alan Gardner, Joe Haldeman, Glen Cook, David Icke, Douglas Adams, and Kurt Vonnegut. Favorite books include Catch 22, 1984, Harry Potter, Daniel's Veil, High Fidelity, and my autographed copy of Sting's autobiography.

Heroes:

Groucho Marx, J.R.R. Tolkien, Gordon Sumner, Peter Parker.

My Blog

Time Quake

When the last living thinghas died on account of us,how poetical it would beif Earth could say,in a voice floating upperhapsfrom the floorof the Grand Canyon,"It is done."People did not like it here.S...
Posted by (James) on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:01:00 PST

Zenyatta Mondatta dot com

Welcome to Zenyatta Mondatta dot com, A.K.A. (James)'s "professional" MySpace account.  This profile is the touchpoint for my more professional endeavours, because let's face it, do people with w...
Posted by (James) on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:24:00 PST