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John Cropp

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

About Me

Hello. My name is John. If there is anything I can help you with, feel free to ask.

My Interests

TOP FIVE INTERESTS
+ MUSIC
+ BASEBALL (& STADIUMS)
+ FITBA (SOCCER)
+ ATHENS
+ BEER

TOP FIVE ATHENS RESTAURANTS
+ CLOCKED
+ FIVE STAR DAY CAFE
+ THE GRIT
+ FIVE POINTS DELI
+ MAMA'S BOY

TOP FIVE ATHENS BREAKFASTS
+ BLUEBIRD CAFE
+ FIVE STAR DAY CAFE
+ FARM 255
+ THE GRIT
+ MAMA'S BOY

TOP FIVE BEERS
+ DON DE DIEU
+ NEWCASTLE
+ GUINNESS
+ MAGIC HAT NO. 9
+ BLUE MOON

I'd like to meet:

George Harrison, a diety, a Brooklyn Dodger, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Lenny Dykstra... but not at the same time.

Music:

TOP FIVE MUSICIANS
+ GEORGE HARRISON
+ BOB DYLAN
+ ANI DIFRANCO
+ SINEAD O'CONNOR
+ BJORK

TOP FIVE BANDS
+ U2
+ OASIS
+ THE WHO
+ REM
+ THE VERVE

TOP FIVE SONGS
+ "LUCKY MAN" (THE VERVE)
+ "COUNTRY FEEDBACK" (REM)
+ "MISSISSIPPI" (DYLAN)
+ "SLIDE AWAY" (OASIS)
+ "SHE'S AN ANGEL" (TMBG)

TOP FIVE ALBUMS
+ QUADROPHENIA (THE WHO)
+ URBAN HYMNS (THE VERVE)
+ LOVE AND THEFT (DYLAN)
+ DEFINATELY MAYBE (OASIS)
+ ZIGGY STARDUST (BOWIE)

Movies:

TOP FIVE MOVIES
+ STAR WARS
+ EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
+ THE BIG LEBOWSKI
+ RATTLE & HUM
+ SNATCH

Television:

TOP FIVE TV SHOWS
+ THE OFFICE
+ HEROS
+ LOST
+ SNL
+ BASEBALL TONIGHT

Books:

TOP FIVE BOOKS
+ HERE COMES THE SUN
+ A BOOK OF TWO HALVES
+ THE BAD GUYS WON
+ BUMS
+ HARRY POTTER I

TOP FIVE MAGAZINES
+ UNCUT
+ SPORT ILLUSTRATED
+ FOUR FOUR TWO
+ PASTE
+ READERS DIGEST

Heroes:

and this broom:

My Blog

NEW PLATES

Nearly ten months after moving out of Florida, Jorge can finally feel at home on the streets of Athens. In as painless as a governmental process can be, ten minutes and $38 got me Georgia plates for m...
Posted by John on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:27:00 PST

NEW OKAY AND THE CON

Okay has a new song posted over there in Okayland. Also, the Tegan and Sara album coming out in July is just about the nicest thing that has ever happened to my ears. Honestly. It's really good.That's...
Posted by John on Thu, 31 May 2007 07:55:00 PST

PIRATES III

A decent 90 minute movie in an 3 hour epic's body.It's called an editor, look it up.
Posted by John on Wed, 30 May 2007 08:57:00 PST

A GIFT FROM THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Last night I downloaded a leaked advance of Tegan and Sara's "the Con."It is wonderful.Thank you, Internet.
Posted by John on Tue, 29 May 2007 05:39:00 PST

YET ANOTHER REASON I WILL NEVER LEAVE ATHENS

Andrew and I cruised down to the Five Star Day Cafe for breakfast. As we ordered, one of the outside tables opened up so we could enjoy our meal, the wonderful weather, AND the beauty of Athens.We wer...
Posted by John on Sun, 27 May 2007 11:14:00 PST

TOMORROW THIS WILL HURT LESS

I repeat the title of this blog as I pedal my bicycle up the road home.I have found it to be very true.Thank you, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, and Joshua Greene.
Posted by John on Fri, 25 May 2007 07:35:00 PST

WHY I WOULD LEAVE ATHENS

Melissa, Elizabeth, Brad, Jason, Christian, Tommy, Kevin, Spiro, Ryan, Jeff, Nicole, Vanessa, DJ Bill, and Samir are the greatest and I miss them terribly!It's like being a child of a broken home wher...
Posted by John on Wed, 23 May 2007 08:14:00 PST

WHY I WILL NEVER LEAVE ATHENS

Breakfast at the Bluebird Cafe... at 1pm.CD hunting at Schoolkids Records.Gift hunting at the UGA Bookstore.The second game of the UGA - MSU double header with Sandy Bottom.Jonathan Wyatt's (my favori...
Posted by John on Sun, 13 May 2007 03:13:00 PST

GREED CULTURE

Last night, Emily and I went to a birthday party for two people she works with or worked with at Borders. Towards the end, some of them began talking about some new formula that Borders was using to f...
Posted by John on Sat, 12 May 2007 04:05:00 PST

BEN FRANKLIN WOULD HAVE LOVED ATHENS

If beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy, then ClassicCityBrew.com is evidence that Athens, Ga is heaven.
Posted by John on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:04:00 PST