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nuclearjackalope

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About Me

Hi, we are nuclearjackalope.com and sell vintage toys, collectibles and lucha libre wrestling goods. We are artists and photographers, and our work can be seen on many sites and in many publications. We have had articles published all over the world on Rock music, Toys, and Lucha Libre wrestling. To see some of Mike's recent rock images, visit: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/joeysbirthday/ Dorothy Lee's photos can be seen in the new book Mondo Lucha A Go Go, on sale everywhere now. We also have regular features in Super Luchas and Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazines. To see some of our published work visit: http://www.geocities.com/vintagetoydepot/articles.html Mike is currently working on his new comic book, The Legends of Lucha Libre. Our photo features one of the main rudos from the comic, El Gringo Loco. We are always interested in new projects in our areas of interest. Mike Mindless is also a performing musician, and has several LPs out. He was a founding member of NJ's Skulls from 1985-89, and appears on both LPs. Mike also shot the Dress Up And Die LP cover photos. Mike has a Skulls page at: http://www.geocities.com/vintagetoydepot/skulls.html Mike has been lucky enough to perform onstage with some of the people who inspired him, like Joe Walsh, Cheetah Chrome, Albert Bouchard, Walter Lure and Raging Slab. Mike has a music page at: http://www.geocities.com/vintagetoydepot/mindless.html Thanks for reading, and please visit our site: www.nuclearjackalope.com or on ebay: laparkamaniaPS: We love new friends, but we hate Spam and spammers, and will block users that spam our board or mailbox, thanks. We don't mind people posting plugs for their bands, but please no large banners or gifs, please be considerate of those with slow connections. I review all comments and visit your myspace before adding, so spammers save the time and don't bother. PPS: For some reason, I can't approve comments, it keeps hiding the submit box, and myspace won't help, sorry to those whose comments I'd like to post, maybe if myspace ever answers, I will be able to!!

My Interests

Loud Rock and Old School Punk Music, Live CDs and DVDs, Lucha Libre Wrestling, Black and White films, Cooking, Photography, Mexico

I'd like to meet:

Ray Davies, Dave "Death Of A Clown" Davies, Cool rockin people like You

Music:

Dictators, Dead Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, Brain Surgeons, Kinks, Runaways, Ramones, Tuff Darts, Boys, Bad Brains, Hollywood Brats, New York Dolls, Thin Lizzy, Stooges, MC5, Heartbreakers LAMF, Mott The Hoople, Velvet Underground, Blondie and other NYC and UK original punk bands from 70s and early 80s, Mooney Suzuki, Raspberries, Molotov, Spacehog, Buzzcocks, Helen Wheels, Aerosmith, Clash, Black Flag, Grand Funk, Hanoi Rocks, Brownsville Station, Johnny Cash, anything that rocks and has balls and emotion.

Movies:

Black and White films, comedy, noir, exploitation, Nightmare Before Christmas and other Tim Burton, Gremlins, Svengali, John Barrymore, Mel Brooks, Little Shop Of Horrors, Tarantino, Santo, Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon and other Lucha films, Clockwork Orange, Wallace Beery The Champ, Natural Born Killers, Citizen Kane, This Is Spinal Tap, The Longest Day, Kelly's Heroes, A Place In The Sun, True Grit, On The Waterfront, Streetcar Named Desire, Wild Ones, Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Charlie Chaplin, Marx Bros, Edgeplay, Tommy, Quadrophenia, Vanilla Sky, Rock'N'Rule, kung fu, Disney, Laurel & Hardy, anything with Pam Grier in it, Chasing Amy and other Kevin Smith, Rocky Horror, old science fiction.

Television:

Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Mr Ed, Petticoat Junction, South Park, Simpsons, Futurama, Get Smart, 3 Stooges, Flintstones and other Hanna Barbera cartoons, Benny Hill, King Of The Hill, Addams Family, Munsters, Hogan's Heroes, Black Adder, Sgt Bilko, Monty Python, Honeymooners, Looney Tunes cartoons, CMLL wrestling.

Books:

Grapes Of Wrath or anything by John Steinbeck, Valley Of The Dolls, Edgar Allan Poe, Hunter S.Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur Conan Doyle, Roald Dahl, Dr Seuss, Oscar Wilde, Papillon, Too Much Too Soon, Robert Heinlein, Kilgore Trout, Elmore Leonard, Pearl S. Buck.

Heroes:

Hogan's

My Blog

Photos from Warped in Camden 8/3/07

Hi there, here's some of my pics from Warped at the Tweeter Center last week in Camden, featuring AAA wrestling, Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, Circa Survive, Coheed & Cambria, Hawthorne Heights, Kills...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:46:00 PST

CBGB RIP

The sad ending of where NY punk began. CBGB was a second home to me at times, and now it will just be nothing but a memory. Fuck greedy landlords, and God Bless Hilly Kristal. CBGB RIP Well, It's f...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:35:00 PST

Gung Ho wrestling 4:20

Here's a report I did for Super Luchas magazine. This is the first time published in English. Enjoy! PS Sorry the spacing is funny on my blog sometimes, I haven't figured out how to get it to space th...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:02:00 PST

Little Steven Underground Garage... Hey Bo Diddley

Well, this is kind of an old one, from 2004, but with Bo Diddley getting sick, thought I'd post it today. EnjoyThere are pics from this show at my site, see the link in my old post Little Steven's Und...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:50:00 PST

Save CBGB? article from 2005

Hi All, here's an article I wrote in 2005 at the time of the Save CBGB benefits. Obviously, it didn't work, and another landmark has gone away in the gentrified New York of today. Oh well, one less re...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:01:00 PST

Shark Boy interview

Hi everybody, This interview originally was done shortly after the Sharkboy & Lava Girl film came out. Shark Boy was understandably pissed, and sued them. It was just settled for an undisclosed amount...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:22:00 PST

The Raspberries Strange Trip

Hi, here's a story that was first published in Spain's Mad Project in 2005. It has never been published in English before. Enjoy!! The Raspberries Strange Trip Once upon a time, there was a band c...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

Check out my new rock photo site!

Hi, I finally reposted my rock site and added tons of updates. I had closed it last year due to my copyrighted images repeatedly being sold on Ebay. I had to make a few changes, like marking every ima...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:40:00 PST

Pro Wrestling Unplugged & Dragons Gate

This is an article that was published last year in Mexico's Super Luchas. This is the first English language publication of this story, enjoy. Pro Wrestling Unplugged and Dragon Gate presents: EAST ...
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST

Rock And Roll Ain't Brain Surgery

Here's an article I wrote last year that never got used. Since this writing, the band has gone on "permanent hiatus". Unfortunate. Grammy nomination, great new CD, but no more band. Oh well. Enjoy.......
Posted by nuclearjackalope on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:40:00 PST