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derby

Without music, life would be a mistake.

About Me


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Created by Bart King
A drowning confluence of distant sea-snuggled expanses, Nippon and Éire - by winds, dragged apart and drawn together, ever intermediate, ever longing to reach shore.
The dim rattling light bulb in the out-of-the-way flashlight that no one considers until the electricity goes out.
Prefer hearty main courses of laughter, healthy well-deserved self-deprecating sides and hefty amounts of sobering appeasements.
Cherish good-natured sarcasm.
Even-tempered, Uncritical, Amicable - Easy to talk to.
Forgiving.
Live to learn.
Open to new and old ideas.
Try to see everything from multiple viewpoints.
Vegetarian by choice.
Recovering World of Warcraft addict.
Compulsion for multifarious music.
Probably listening to music now.
Adore good conversation, especially over good coffee.
The world and everyone and everything in it is a tuition-free classroom.
Rarely pretentious or aloof.
Sometimes quiet and reserved - Sometimes loud and ridiculous.
“After the first glass you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.” Oscar Wilde

My Interests

Books, essays, movies, photographs, plays, conversations, coffee, good coffee, tattoos - especially if a good story is involved, basically anything thought provoking.

Hobbies:
Nonsensical beverage-stained napkin calligraphy.
Pleasure in reading profound tomes in sparsely illuminated, people-congested, acutely-loud, aroma rich allowances.

I'd like to meet:

Stephen Hawking , Kurt Vonnegut , Noam Chomsky , the Pompey Squad

Henri Matisse , Jean-Paul Sartre , Oscar Wilde , Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio , Alexander Pushkin , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Arthur Guinness , Andy Warhol , Gustav Klimt , Lord Byron , Akira Kurosawa , Ian Westbury

Dave Attell , Steven Wright , Dane Cook , Carlos Mencia , Henry Rollins , Stephen Colbert , Lewis Black , Kevin Smith , GALADINA , Mark Kaye , Steve Byrne , Sacha Baron Cohen

The Green Fairy and interesting people; you know who you are..

CURRENT MOON moon phases

Portals, Ezines, Mags and Promotions:
CREATEjacksonville
Acoustic Vids
AltCountry.nl
Copacetic Records
Geek Monthly
Under the Radar Magazine
Paste Magazine
Metal Sanaz
123ClothingPromo
Rush Con
Synthesis Magazine

Places of Significance:
The Emerald Isle
Karova - Liverpool
CBGB
Bear Butte
Twin Poetry in Northfields, Ealing

Local News:
Folio Weekly Street Team
Entertaining U Jacksonville
Jacksonville Shows and Events

Local Spots:
Inertia - An Independent Record and Book Shop
Sahara Cafe
Gold Cafe
The House of Jam
Layla's of San Marco
San Marco Theatre
The Twisted Martini
Jacksonville Landing
The Murray Hill Theatre

Music:

Local Acts
Shangrala , Shawn Lightfoot , Jessica Pounds , Christina Wagner , Johnathan Appleseed , Wherefore , Shawn Fisher , Larry Mangum , The Sophomore Attempt , The Explicits , Veronicas Veil , The Embraced , Dummo , Experiment Theory , The Draft , Shadow Agency , Evergreen Terrace , Casey Jones , Allele , Inretrospect , Golden Vanity , Seven Tides of Royal Blood , I am the Unicorn , Timelines , Cole Jordan

Semi-Local Acts
Mena Brinno , Look Mexico , Maya , Sister Hazel , Less than Jake , Social Ghost , After the Crash , T.H.E.M. , It Starts Today ,
Local DJs
DJ Kinesis , DJ Shortbus , DJ Cliff Davis , DJ Icey , DJ Monk , Mr Mean Jeans

Indie, Rock, Pop - (the one day to be sorted list)
Muse , Modest Mouse , The Doves , Denali , Mew , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , Built to Spill , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Death Cab for Cutie , Matthew Ryan , John Mayer , David Gray , Rilo Kiley , Vedera , American Football , Sebadoh , As Tall as Lions , Interpol , Kings of Leon , the New Pornographers , the White Stripes , Silversun Pickups , the Killers , The Strokes , Wolfmother , Army of Me , Keane , Sigur Rós , Overlook , Billy and the Lost Boys , The Wild Birds , the Decemberists , Alisa Turner , Mando Diao , NOFX , Jen Gloeckner , The Shins , Bloc Party , of Montreal , Beirut , Theo and the Skyscrapers , Superevolver , In This Moment , The Kills , Manchester Orchestra , Coldplay , the Starts , Kate Havnevik , Kira and the Crisis , Lisagaye Tomlinson - Food of Love Project , the Chameleons, The Abbots , Kill Hannah , The Graduate , Bright Eyes , Panic! at the Disco , Cold War Kids , The Formaldebrides , Protection , The Academy is , Three Days Grace , Sean Seraphim , Eliza Wren and the Jewel Thieves , Young Love , Manuela Rosa , Band of Horses , John Neilson , SHADE , The Honorary Title , The Cult , The Elected , The Format , Mono (Denmark) , Ample Branches , Glös , Ambulette , Kate Nash , Von Robinson and His Own Universe , The Boy Least Likely to , ANTHONY , My Bloody Valentine , Mobile Wash Unit , The Grey Race , Young Lords , Dream Art Science , Alanna Bautista , Josh Rouse , FUSION , Tribal Machine , David Potts

Indie, Alternative, Shoegaze, Electro, Powerpop - (another list to be sorted)
maystar , The Dragons , the Sounds , Shiny Toy Guns , kojii music , CSS , Linda Strawberry , Elefant , Polaroid Kiss , War Tapes , Discrete Encounter

Electronic, Ambient, Techno
Moby , GOLDFRAPP , the Knife, CARA-C , Piano Magic , Ladytron , Elektradog , Absinthe , Lacuna Coil , Astral Projection , Hooverphonic , Kosheen , Morcheeba , Adom9 , Shpongle , IIO , Underworld , Siegemachine , VNV Nation , Empusae , Profectio Productions , Krystal Blue , Camouflage , Dada Dumdums , Troy Donockley , Imogen Heap , BomanianMyth , Safi Connection , Lunabee , Lunabee and Swan , Deeyah

Alt-Country-Americana-Folk-Acoustic
Johnny Cash , Gypsy Kings , Neko Case , Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins , Cat Power , Bering Strait , Ryan Adams , Calexico , Iron and Wine , Roni Bryant , ELAN , YO LA TENGO , Marla Sokoloff , Derby Lane , Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band , Darby Wilcox , Limbeck , Rachel Goswell , Sabrina Taylor , Jesse Sykes , Paige Aufhammer , Chelsea Williams , Sean Ryder Williams , Wishing Chair , Damien Rice , Grizzly Bear , Louder Than , Lovell Sisters , Genevieve , The Be Good Tanyas , Emily Loizeau , Geri X , Eva Abraham , Idha , Eva Tree , Jennifer O'Connor , Lisa Li-Lund , Nickle Creek , Sara Watkins , Amy Stroup , Mindy Smith , Iona Green , Kathryn Edwards , Ingrid Michealson , Sean Fournier , Johnny Irion , Glossary , Kim Lenz , Missy Higgins , Palodine , MiMonster , Gina Catalino , Charlie Dore

Celtic-Folk
Loreena McKennitt , Clannad , Enya , Kate Rusby , Flogging Molly

Goth, Industrial and Metal
Essexx , Clan Of Xymox , Massive Attack, Informatik , Skinny Puppy , Assemblage 23 , Chant , FAQ , Placebo , KMFDM , Sisters of Mercy , Nitzer Ebb, Type O Negative , OTEP , Battlelore , Front 242 , Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus , Peter Murphy , Opera Noire , S.K.E.T. , Combichrist , Eden Synthetic Corps , Pleasant Fiction , b.o.s.c.h.

Unsorted 70s, 80s and 90s
Joy Division , New Order , Peter Hook , The March Violets , They Might be Giants , Phish , Smashing Pumpkins , Cold , Tori Amos , The Sugar Cubes, Bjork , U2, Sarah McLachlan , Offspring , The Tea Party , The Clash , A-Ha, The Pixies , Concrete Blonde, The Cure , Cabaret Voltaire , Mazzy Star , the Sundays , Throwing Muses , Belly , The Ramones , Violent Femmes, Psychedelic Furs, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Siouxsie and the Banshees , Echo and the Bunnymen, Bananarama , Johnny Marr , Morrissey , The Smiths , Veruca Salt Aztec Camera, Rush, Jimi Hendrix , The Doors , Led Zeppelin , Pink Floyd , The Eagles

DJs
Paul Oakenfold , BT , Rabbit in the Moon , The Chemical Brothers , Deep Dish , Paul Van Dyk , Christopher Lawrence , DJ Heavygrinder , DJ Sasha , DJ Jen Mas , DJ ERIC ILL , SLIVER

Russian Acts
Alla Pugacheva, PPK, Monokini , Sveta , VOVAKATYA , Swanky Tunes , Loggerhead , DJ R-Tem , DJ Sveshnikov , Russki sbornik , Hard Rock Sofa , Grad , DJ Ramanov , Moussa Clarke

Japanese Acts
Mono (Japan) , Monokuro , Shishido Hinata , Monoline

Radio, Casts and Compliations
Spacemusic.nl , WOXY.com , Dominion Radio , SIMPLE FOLK RADIO , Little Buddy Radio , Euro Club Hits

Classical
Bach Night , Bach Trio Sonatas , World of Classical , Handel's Messiah , Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Johann Pachelbel

Movies:

The Coen Brothers, Kevin Smith, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Akira Kurosawa

Television:

The Office, Southpark, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Discovery Channel, History Channel

Books:

Favorite Authors:
Joseph Campbell, C. G. Jung, Paulo Coelho, J.K.Rowling, Samuel Beckett, Carl Sagan, Soren Kierkaggard, Anne Rice, Franz Kafka, Abraham Maslow, George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aldous Huxley, Viktor Frankl and many more..

Recently Read:
A Wild Sheep Chase, Emotional Vampires, The Davinci Code, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Man Without a Country, Everything is Illuminated, Dance Dance Dance, Rule of the Bone

Currently reading:
The Historian The Wisdom of Crowds
Globalization and its Discontents

Heroes:

Way too many to list..

My Blog

Please Help to Save Tara Hill!

Help protect Tara Hill and other historical sites in Ireland.More information can be found here:Tara FoundationHill Of TaraTara Watch...
Posted by derby on Sun, 20 May 2007 05:54:00 PST

Please Help Find Missing Maddie McCann!

Please help to find Maddie McCann!News Clip about MaddieNews ArticleMaddie Poster A4...
Posted by derby on Thu, 10 May 2007 04:50:00 PST

A Man Without a Country

I had forgotten to blog about this book. I picked it up after Kurt Vonnegut's untimely passing (Yes, I realise that he was going on 85, but he has been around so long, I had taken it for granted.) I h...
Posted by derby on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:52:00 PST

Another Lazy Sunday Evening and Nothing is Illuminated

Another Sunday and feeling as though I am ready for Saturday already.So to prolong the need for studying lessons for tomorrow night, or doing the work projects long overdue, I am procrastinating by up...
Posted by derby on Sun, 06 May 2007 03:31:00 PST

The soon to be extensive Coffee Blog

General Preferences when consumed black: Roast: Medium or LightFlavour: mild, sweet, complexAftertaste: any non-bitterRegion: Central America, CaribbeanPreparation: 1 tablespoon per cupCondiments: Non...
Posted by derby on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:51:00 PST

Diplomacy

phatMike at the office suggested that we start a friendly game of Diplomacy at the office, one move per day. Day one was Wednesday.I will post developments as time permits.Gamemaster - PamEngland - ph...
Posted by derby on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:35:00 PST

Sunday Afternoon with Bach

I spent the late afternoon and evening with my father, as I typically do Sundays, especially of late due to his poor health. Andy, one of his friends, who plays violin in the Jacksonville Symphony Orc...
Posted by derby on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:04:00 PST

MTV-Banned Nick Black Video

If you want to find out what the fuss is about the mainstream-esque, pseudo-artsy, bad-boy imagery, vampire culture, video, well then here is a link.Video...
Posted by derby on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:34:00 PST

Vampire Name Generator

Vampire Name GeneratorThe Great Archives determine you to have gone by the identity:Claudius SpenserKnown in some parts of the world as:Erebus of SeducersThe Great Archives Record:Beautiful and alluri...
Posted by derby on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:56:00 PST

Gold Cafe

I was passing by, so I had to try out the new Gold Cafe, formerly Aladin's, formerly Hala's over on Old Baymeadows Road.It was completely empty at 19:30, but a few people came in while I was there.I e...
Posted by derby on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:23:00 PST