John Liam - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Disgruntled Orange Line rider.

My Interests

Tea. Writing. Monologues. Improv Comedy. UCB Theater. New Lows. Going Acou. Shredding elec. Singer/Songwriting.Playing with words. The creative process. Red Wine. Hoppy Beers. Home cooked meals. xxx of the vitamin water persuasion. Martha's Vineyard. Getting in the van. Cats that use toilets. Sunday Foliage via 90 west and 84 west. Mashed potatoes and stuff like that.

I'd like to meet:

Sunday evening and Monday morning commutes on the 1, 3, 6, B,D, N,Q,R,W trains.

Music:

Lately: Eyehategod. Black Flag. Mind Eraser. Jerrys Kids.The Ramones. Poison Idea. Joy Division.Velvet Underground. Nirvana.The Rolling Stones. The Who. John Frusciante.Bad Brains.Flipper. Led Zep. Bob Dylan. Otis Redding. California Love. Never Healed.Elvis Costello. Chicago and Delta Blues. Dub and Reggae. I am a bland, predictable, crappy subculture dude.

Movies:

The Jerk. The Blues Brothers. Animal House. Platoon. Martin And Orloff. Run Ronnie Run. Ferris Buellers Day Off. Teen Wolf. Stand By Me. Jaws. Terminator.T2. Boogie Nights. Shwarzevito Movies. Mean Streets. Taxi Driver. Raging Bull. Goodfellas. The Deer Hunter. DeNeiro and Pesci in general. The Godfather. The Godfather II. THE SHINING. The Exorcist. Dawn Of The Dead (og). True Romance. Christopher Walken. Dennis Hopper.Sean Penn. Gary Oldman. Easy Rider. The Rivers Edge. Bill Murray. Steve Martin. The Royal Tennenbaums. Life Aquatic. Rushmore. Gimmie Shelter. Waiting For Guffman. A Mighty Wind. Best In Show.This Is Spinal Tap. Mystic River. Wet Hot American Summer. Tommy Boy. AnchorMan. The Ladies Man. Old School. Joe Dirt. Dirty Work. Much much more too. I love em

Television:

On Demand. 30 Rock. Seinfeld. Curb Your Enthusiasm. UCB. Kids In The Hall. Mr. Show. Arrested Development. Saturday Night Live. Da Ali G Show. Sopranos. HBO Specials. Gripping Documentaries. Shark Week.Those silly VH1 retrospective shows. Reno 911. Threes Company. Cheers. vh1 Classic. I hate lists, but this one really bugs me for some reason.

Books:

Dude....you've got to read Howard Stern's Private Parts. Sooooo much better than the movie.

Heroes:

Larry David. John Belushi. Perched on either shoulder.

My Blog

Dont be a zineophobe (Attn: Lurkers)

..> I still have copies of The Golden Side Of The Grittier Side I Roam zine for mailorder. Help me move out of this goddamn city one penny at a time.2.60 total for shipping 11 gut busting short stor...
Posted by John Liam on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:24:00 PST

PBoy:Painting His Own Pictures(2003)

In the late winter of 2002 I was bored at a friends house on a Friday night. He was upset he had to cancel his band's show that upcoming Sunday at The Choppin Block in Mission Hill. I said to no...
Posted by John Liam on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:44:00 PST

I was almost a super-hero last night.

There are those certain moments in life when you feel you have found your calling, or your purpose. Navin Johnson found his special purpose in a dingy circus wagon. Paris Hilton found hers on some gra...
Posted by John Liam on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:32:00 PST

I ripped up my peace treaty with automobiles

I had the greatest burrito in my hand that I was about to take back to work yesterday and eat in the hallway around trash and empty wine bottles, as I assume most everyone else in america does for ...
Posted by John Liam on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:27:00 PST

I'd rather conserve sanity than energy, but anyeurisms rule all the same

Body Maybe Im old fashioned, but when The P needs to get into a building and he sees a door, he is walking through it. I learned it from hearing stories ...
Posted by John Liam on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:39:00 PST

Attn:Courier Who Sped By And Called Me A Dumbass

It has now been 2 days and 2 nights since we crossed paths. Well actually, since I got back on the curb to let you cross your path. You know, its funny. Typically when I am pedestrianing myself ar...
Posted by John Liam on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:23:00 PST

Booze Cruise 98

The Fens is no joke. It was actually the chill spot for you to hang out at if you were a teen and wanted a place to drink outdoors. The regulars wouldnt fuck with you cause you were with a group, and ...
Posted by John Liam on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:53:00 PST

James Blunt-Youre Beautiful

Someone has to lock this fucking guy up. I cant tell if hes outcreeped Clay Aiken "Invisible" or not, but after actually paying attention to this song (I know Im late on it, but johnnie-come-latelys a...
Posted by John Liam on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:14:00 PST

For Ian

09-13-04 A few years ago, I was on probation for being a drunk goon, and was forced to submit to drug tests for a year. It was the most humilating experience of my life, I felt guilty walking i...
Posted by John Liam on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:51:00 PST

1st grade math is an easier vice to quit than phonics.

Ok, this bar I used to go to but wont name sucks. Its common knowledge. To me. I dont know if its worse that this bar sucked, or that I kept going there. For the sake of this story we'...
Posted by John Liam on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:06:00 PST