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curtis

www.cowboyandjohn.com

About Me

I live in Brooklyn. After living in Manhattan for 7 years, and deeply fearing moving to an outer borough, I must admit I was completely out of my mind. Brooklyn is where it’s at. Oh, and yes, I’m fully aware that that’s sort of a, "No shit, buddy" observation. But you never know about these things until you experience them for yourself.I’m obsessed with Jungian theories and Joesph Campbell’s genius. They truly were transparent to the transcendence.I’m one half of a comedy duo called The Cowboy and John with my ol’ pal John Gemberling. We’ve been working together for 1000 years, and have our very own TV show on Adult Swim called, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet. Check it out...it’s funny, I promise. We’re also both dangerous Japanese demons, called Genmas.I perform a lot at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.I’m beginning to become obsessed with how to save the environment. Al Gore has worked his hoo-doo on me, God bless him.Once upon a time I was in an indie band in Portland Oregon. My Iron Maiden t-shirt is starting to erode but I can’t stop wearing it.*COME SEE ME PERFORM! Every Friday night, 11pm at the UCB Theater, with my comedy group, Death by Roo-Roo. The group features some of the best comedians in New York.Alo, I perform in an amazing monthly storytelling show called, The Nights of Our Lives. Check out the MySpace page for more detes. www.myspace.com/nightsofourlivesYou won’t regret it.

My Interests

Playing guitar. Writing comedy. Performing. Drinking scotch. Holing up and reading long books in one sitting. Watching every zombie movie ever made. Being a closet geek. Finding new and amazing foods. Exploring the world.* Making TV shows and movies.*I haven’t done enough of this. Recommend an adventure for me, please. I’m thinking New Zealand.

I'd like to meet:

I’m looking for a foul mouthed toothless sea-hag to sweetly spend the rest of my days with.But isn’t that what every young lad wants?Activity partners? That’s the lamest thing ever. I can be reached for "activity conversations" at cjgwinn2 (IM)

Music:

Classic Americana (think O’ Brother Where art Thou) Webb Brothers, Beatles, Beck, Al Green, Otis Redding, Misfits, Ween, Tom Waits, Nirvana, Teatro is my favorite Willie Nelson album, Johnathan Richman, I’m a sucker for orchestral soundtracks from epic sci-fi and fantasy movies. Joanna Newsome, Gillian Welch, Neutral Milk Hotel, Devotchka, The Red Elvises, Jenny Lewis, Led Zep, Donovan, Dylan, Johnny Cash, B&S, Magnetic Fields, the list goes on and on.

Movies:

Rushmore, Bottlerocket, Royal Tennenbaums, Lost in Translation, Magnolia, Harold and Maude, Troll 2, Punch Drunk Love, Amelie, Delicatessan, City of Lost Children, Withnail & I..., American Movie, Ghost World, O' brother Where Art Thou, The Hustler, Eternal Sunshine, Lord of the Rings (all of them), Shaun of the Dead, Cemetary Man, Science of Sleep, the George Romero zombie series (except Land of the Dead...boo!), The Exorcist, The Shining Mother & Son, Original BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A Christmas Story, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal (pretty much any 80's fantasy), Battle Royale, Breaking Away, Youngblood, all Tarantino, The Natural, Cinema Paradiso, Amacorde, Story of 1900, 3 O'Clock High, Goonies, Evil Dead (all of 'em)The Straight Story, Crumb, Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, La Dolce Vita, 5 Easy Pieces, The Last Detail...too many to name. I'm a movie freak.

Television:

Charles in Charge, Bottom, Black Adder, Mr. Show, The Brass Eye, Curb, MST3K, The Office, Ali G, The Young Ones, JAM, SPACED, The Mighty Boosh, Snuffbox, Shirly Ghostman, Deadwood and anything else I need to write a spec script for.

Books:

Man and His Symbols, Pathways to Bliss, The Power of Myth, Life of Pi, The World According to Garp, Easy Riders - Raging Bulls, Robert Asperin’s Myth series, Low Life, The Little Prince, The Lord of the Rings, Steven King’s Dark Tower series, Illuminatus!, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy...so many...so many. I read relentlessly.

Heroes:

My biggest entertainment heroes are Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant, and of course Bill Murray.Bruce Campbell!

My Blog

inflation and deflation

I read a lot of books on psychology. Specifically, Jungian psychology and philosophy. I tell you this, so you can do one of two things:a) Stop reading, because this is going to be especially self in...
Posted by curtis on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:37:00 PST

Fat Guy in the New York Times!

Okay...so I haven't blogged in a friggin' zillion years. Big deal, right? WRONG! Cuase HERE'S the big deal...The New York Times ran a great piece about me, John and Fat Guy Stuck in Internet on Sund...
Posted by curtis on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:14:00 PST

Fat Guy in Time Out NY

If you're the article saving, scrap-book keeping sort, then bust out the scissors.  Fat Guy Stuck in Internet got a nice little write up in Time Out New York this week.  Drew Toal was the wr...
Posted by curtis on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:08:00 PST

super update to the max

alright. so I'm a slack-ass cracker-ass slack cracker.  I swore I'd update more and I haven't.  Been busy.  Making TV shows and watching  movies.As I type this, I'm watching a movi...
Posted by curtis on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:16:00 PST

Look into my reality glam!

Because isn't that what a blog is? A reality Glam? YEAH!!!Alrighty, so...let's talk about another episode of Fat guy Stuck in Internet.Episode 103: Blue Screen of DeathOK, so you might be saying to ...
Posted by curtis on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:52:00 PST

Better Late Than Never: FGSII Blogoria!

When our show was picked up for series by Adult Swim, I swore to myself that I would keep a production blog about each episode and how it went.It was meant to be detailed, with video, commentary from ...
Posted by curtis on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:00:00 PST

Gemberling gets a series...and a name change.

Hey everybody...A lot of you have probably already heard, but me and John's online show, Gemberling was picked up for a pilot episode with Adult Swim.Well, last week it was officially announced that w...
Posted by curtis on Thu, 03 May 2007 11:33:00 PST

Curtis' New Show: Doc & Chains

The Cowboy and John Present: Doc & Chains: Episode 101 When theres no more room in Hell, the dead will make you laugh! A zombie virus has swept the globe. The bodies of the recently de...
Posted by curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST