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j o s h u a

all american dandy

About Me

he was a young american.goin' to a go-go.half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear.subtle as the wind is grey.we could fuck forever but you'll never have my soul.

My Interests

photography, dancing, history, sweet vs. salty, film, mod fashion, themed/dinner parties, documentaries, the new york times, furniture acummulation/refurbishing, collections of many a sort, sunning, thrifting, picnics, abandoned houses, outdoor cafes, carney folk, jogging, swimming in fountains, love-ins, dandies unite, [re]think, dwell magazine, the sartorialist

I'd like to meet:

you, if you: build it from the ground up. own your self. know what you want. c o m m u n i c a t e. work hard, play hard. secretly like nightmares. enjoy dining at the streetside bistros. wear your heart on your sleeve. wake up in the night and write things down. make lovin' fun. attack the aristocracy from the inside. have an opinion on national news. like smokey bars, pool tables and raunchtalk. have a love/hate relationship with pop culture.cubsters apply here.

Music:

folk, indie, rock, new wave, disco rock, dancey poppy shit, new rap, rythym & blues, jazz, 60's, MOTOWN, air, the raveonettes, scissor sisters, outkast, interpol, belle and sebastian, BOWIE, the doors, t.i, justin timberlake, neutral milk hotel, lcd soundsystem, leo kottke, the good life, !!!, the arcade fire, stereolab, lcd soundsystem, iron and wine, the yeah yeah yeahs, blanche, coldplay, the beatles, the sea and cake, gwen stefani, the kinks, fleetwood mac, nelly furtado, gnarles barkley, julie doiron and the wooden stars, rufus wainwright, fiona apple, the pixies, the anniversary, the zombies

Movies:

pulp fiction, fight club, best in show, the motorcycle diaries, waiting for guffman, the shining, the royal tenenbaums, crash, hedwig and the angry inch, ferris buellers day off, requiem for a dream, the beach, igby goes down, party monster, adaptation, pbs documentaries, shortbus

Television:

curb your enthusiasm, project runway, law & order, brothers & sisters, american experience, nova, any news channel, any period docu/drama-mentary

Books:

diary, lullaby, ham on rye, the partly cloudy patriot, naked, barrel fever, life of pi, emerson's essays, the seven spiritual laws of success, franny & zoe, great events of the 20th century, edie:factory girl, nine stories, democracy in america, any oscar wilde

Heroes:



My Blog

the not so far east.

sometimes i look at chicago and say:"youre not so bad, transit system...""you dont know any better, cabby who knows not his way...""thats no puddle of pee, its an ant river!"but today i looked and sai...
Posted by j o s h u a on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST

le musée des rêveries

points of my interest:-i realized this weekend that i am severely jealous of little gaggles of friends.-i want a fresh start. just like the starter wife. or so the previews look.-bouef a la bourgui...
Posted by j o s h u a on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:00:00 PST

turn to the book of joshua

the weather is certainly heating up here. its nice not to hear the damn heat radiators hissing away at the cold. the buds are turning to leaves and they are currently patching all the grass in the par...
Posted by j o s h u a on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:46:00 PST

windy city news pt.1

i have lived in chicago a full two months as of march 27th. the city has been good to me thus far with the exception of the wind and frigid weather, though that is swiftly changing. i have found few f...
Posted by j o s h u a on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:33:00 PST