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Jason

i have eating utensils Male 97 years old Nashville, TN USA Last Snow Cone: 9/30/07

About Me

A friend described me as a grungy, half-crazed mountain man who loves nature & the arts & anything chocolate. That about sums it up. I also happen to be an unstoppable force of positive energy -- so watch out!


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Basics:
Name: Jason
Date of Birth: Jan. 18
Birthplace: hospital
Current Location: chair
Eye Color: green
Hair Color: brown
Height: 6-0
Heritage: Scotch-Irish, a bit of Cherokee, etc.
Piercings: nope
Tattoos: negative
Favourite:
Band/Singer: probably the kazoo band I'm starting with my friend (we don't have a name yet, but we're gonna kick some serious ass!)
Song: Sandusky by Uncle Tupelo
Movie: the funniest thing I've seen lately is The Landlord, a short film with Will Ferrell
Disney Movie: Never Cry Wolf or The Straight Story
TV show: my tv broke so I tossed the damn thing out in the yard
Color: sky blue & forest green
Food: pizza pizza pizza!
Pizza topping: Sicilian-style with extra mushrooms, spinach, black olives, broccoli, sun-dried tomatoes... the works!
Ice-Cream Flavor: i don't eat ice cream
Drink (alcoholic): homemade blueberry vodka, Siberian Husky, Lynchburg Lemonade, Triple Black... but it's hard to beat a good margarita!
Soda: don't drink 'em
Store: Grimey's Record Shop
Clothing Brand: whatever's comfortable
Shoe Brand: again, whatever's comfortable. my dirty ol' hiking boots will do just fine.
Season: like 'em all
Month: probably April or October
Holiday/Festival: me loves Christmas!
Flower: daffodil, passion flower
Make-Up Item: huh?
Board game: Operation. I got nerves of steel. Trust me, you don't want none!
This or That
Sunny or rainy: sun, rain, partly cloudy ... any day is a good day!
Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate all the way
Fruit or veggie: dig 'em both
Night or day: they both have their advantages
Sour or sweet: sweet
Love or money: are you serious?
Phone or in person: definitely in person
Looks or personality: personality
Coffee or tea: no thanks, i'll just have water
Hot or cold: i love hot weather. humidity? bring it on!
Your:
Goal for this year: more cowbell
Most missed memory: lazy summer days sitting outside with my baseball cards & comic books
Best physical feature: my wings
First thought waking up: where the hell am i?
Preferred type of plastic surgery: don't need any, my imperfections are perfect
Sesame street alter ego: Ernie is the man!
Fairytale alter ego: Puff the Magic Dragon
Most stupid remark: "i can't go hiking today, i have to work"
Worst crime: letting someone talk me into filling out this friggin survey
Greatest ambition: to have a positive impact on every person, place or thing I come in contact with
Greatest fear: i have no fears
Darkest secret: I haven't changed the baking soda in my fridge in like four years
Favorite subject: psychology
Strangest received gift: homemade zebra-print thong underwear (with the insignia: "watch out, this zebra kicks!")
Worst habit: i never answer my phone. answering machines: the greatest invention ever!
Do You:
Smoke: no
Drink: little bit
Curse: only when necessary, dammit!
Shower daily: if I have access to a shower, sure, i'll clean up a bit; but I really hate to ruin my grungy, mountain man reputation.
Like thunderstorms: love 'em
Dance in the rain: You bet ... but when the lightning starts flashing, my ass is gettin the hell outta there!
Sing: never, i wouldn't wanna scare anybody
Play an instrument: I can play a few things (guitar, flute, beer bottle, blade of grass), but I'm not gonna win any awards or anything
Get along with your parents: yeah
Wish on stars: no, i learned a long time ago that wishing is a waste of time; you gotta get out there and make it happen.
Believe in fate: sure
Believe in love at first sight: yeah
Can You:
Drive: i love driving. i hate being a passenger, i wanna be behind the wheel!
Sew: like a sonofabitch
Cook: are you kidding?! i have trouble making microwave popcorn. in other words, i eat out a lot.
Speak another language: some spanish
Dance: Not technically; I guess what I do is just called "moving around a bit"
Sing: no mam
Touch your nose with your tongue: not quite
Whistle: i'm a pro at it
Curl your tongue: never tried
Have You Ever:
Been Drunk: of course not
Been Stoned/High: dude, i have no idea what you're talkin about
Eaten Sushi: yeah
Been in Love: yeah
Skipped school: okay, these questions are starting to get tiresome
Made prank calls: i'm gettin hungry, can somebody fix me a sammich?
Sent someone a love letter: yeah
Been skinnydipping: yeah
Stolen something: not that I recall
Other Questions:
What annoys you most in a person? litterbugs
Are you right or left handed? mostly right
What is your bedtime? it varies. i'm sort of a night owl, i rarely get in bed before 1 or 2.
Name three things you can't live without: my faith/spiritual life; my family and friends; and my trusty old hiking stick
What is the color of your room? don't remember. once I get all the dust off the walls, then i'll let ya know
Do you have any siblings? 3
Do you have any pets? they're not really pets, but i got lots of critters in the woods behind my house: owls, deer, turkeys, coyotes, foxes... I consider all of 'em my good buds.
Would you kill someone you hate for a million dollars? i don't hate anyone
What is your middle name? Keith
What are your nicknames? A lot of people just call me J. Also: J-Man, Dude, Julio, Old-Timer, Jaybird, Mountain Man, Ronnie James, Sonny
Are you for or against gay marriage? My motto: live and let live
Do you have a crush on anyone? maybe... maybe not... what's it to ya?
Are you afraid of the dark? I love the dark. I often roam in my woods on dark nights without a flashlight. What's there to be afraid of? Ya damn wimps!
How do you want to die? sitting in a rocking chair on my back porch, enjoying a breathtaking mountain view on a beautiful sunny day ... and hopefully wearing some pants!
What is the largest amount of popsicles that you have eaten on one day? don't recall, but i have eaten a whole box of swiss cake rolls in one sitting
Would you take a bullet for the one you love? of course
What is the last law you’ve broken? I am a fine, upstanding citizen ... I have never broken the law
In a Member of the Opposite Sex:
Hair color: doesn't matter
Eye color: not important
Height i prefer she be under 7 feet tall; otherwise it might be kind of awkward
Weight yeah, weight is good. wouldn't want the wind blowing her all around and stuff
Most important physical feature: Eyes. But I also have an appreciation for feet (which is why I'm world famous for my post-hike foot massages!)
Biggest turn-off girls who hit me really hard and leave deep bruises (you know who you are!)
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My Interests

hiking, canoeing, movies, filmmaking, screenwriting, baseball, live music, traveling, exploring, backpacking, volunteering, road trips, cheesy roadside attractions, mountain climbing, beachcombing, trees, wildflowers, birds/ornithology, three-toed sloths, wildlife conservation, prairie restoration, Italian food, playing sports, frisbee, campfires, picnics, waterfalls, snowball fights, fairs and festivals, literature, photography, destroying Travis at air hockey, humiliating Samantha at pool, taking the polar bear plunge, sipping homemade blueberry vodka (straight from Nova Scotia!), hangin at Grimey's, slackin at the boathouse, groovin at the Basement, hot tubbin in the Smokies, cruisin the Natchez Trace, jammin at Lynchburg, pink trailer parties at Bumpus Mills, pizza at Angelo's, kickin it Ronnie James Dio-style, gettin it done!

I'd like to meet:

Sir-Mix-A-Lot

Music:

Uncle Tupelo, Creedence, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, R.E.M., Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Enya, White Stripes, Jimmie Rodgers, Tom Waits, Centro-Matic, Flogging Molly, Cherryholmes, My Morning Jacket, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash, Neko Case, Los Lobos, George Gershwin, Urge Overkill, Black Diamond Heavies, The Be Good Tanyas, Two Gallants, Emmylou Harris, The Replacements, Okkervil River, Matthew Sweet, Pavement, ELO, Spoon, Badfinger, Willie Nelson, Velvet Underground, Son Volt, Teenage Fanclub, Nick Drake, Dinosaur Jr., Ray Charles, Gillian Welch, Judas Priest, John Lennon, Dead Milkmen, Roger Miller, Slobberbone, Black Keys, Devo, Norah Jones, Two-Cow Garage, The Thermals ... Celtic music, blues, jazz, classical... and anything with bagpipes!

Movies:

Local Hero, Never Cry Wolf, The Seven Samurai, Anchorman, Lost in Translation, The Big Lebowski, After Hours, Ghost World, Casablanca, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Spirited Away, Evil Dead, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Groundhog Day, Halloween, Rushmore, Grosse Pointe Blank, Best in Show, Stranger Than Paradise, This is Spinal Tap, Fargo, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Stand By Me, Barton Fink, The Princess Bride, Stroszek, Ed Wood, Field of Dreams, Stalker, Dazed and Confused, Napoleon Dynamite, Bicycle Thief, The Life Aquatic, Braveheart, Sideways, American Splendor, Crumb, About Schmidt, Sling Blade, Bagdad Cafe, Ten Canoes ... and anything by Jim Jarmusch, Christopher Guest, Andrei Tarkovsky, Wes Anderson, Akira Kurosawa, Woody Allen, Terrence Malick

Television:

Don't watch much TV these days. A few things I do like: Northern Exposure, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, Cincinnati Reds baseball, Mr. Bean, SCTV, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Teletubbies

Books:

Walden, Desert Solitaire, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Blue Highways, A Walk in the Woods, The Dharma Bums ... anything by Thoreau, Kerouac, Edward Abbey ... The Bible

Heroes:

Bob and Doug McKenzie

My Blog

favorite quotes

"Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind." -- Henry David Thoreau"How to Overthrow the Syste...
Posted by Jason on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

Long Hunter State Park 2007 summer program schedule

Hey gang... here's the summer schedule.  All programs are free, and participants should meet at the visitor center (unless otherwise noted).  If you have any questions, lemme know.  Hop...
Posted by Jason on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:27:00 PST