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Jalyn

With light comin' out of his mouth!

About Me

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What is your favorite word? Elegant
What is your least favorite word? Crotch
What turns you on? Music
What turns you off? Bad movies, that should be good
What is your favorite curse word? Pinche Cabron!
What sound or noise do you love? Well-placed power chords!
What sound or noise do you hate? Sudden inhalation
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Music Producer
What profession would you not like to do? Politician
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Ok, this is the Abby Singer.....

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My Interests

Music, Books, Movies, Auburn Football (and all other college football), College Basketball, the Atlanta Braves, Arsenal FC, DC United, Travel, Wine, Biking, Cooking

I'd like to meet:

1. Cameron Crowe 2. Bono 3. Peter Weir 4. David Bowie 5. Martin Scorsese 6. Nelson Mandela 7. Bill Russell 8. Ben Kingsley

Music:


U2, Radiohead, Public Enemy, Five Star Iris, Collective Soul, Angie Aparo, Beatles, Beck, Beethoven, Luka Bloom, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, De La Soul, Duran Duran, Tribe Called Qwest, DJ Shadow, Echo & The Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel, Grant Lee Buffalo, P.J. Harvey, Hothouse Flowers, Husker Du, Massive Attack, Midnight Oil, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Nickelback, Sinead O'Connor, Oasis, Beth Orton, P.M. Dawn, Tears For Fears, The Police, Prince, Queen, The Replacements, Steve Reich, Beastie Boys, Simple Minds, Seal, The Smiths, St. Germain, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Texas, Thievery Corporation, Tool, Willie Nelson, Allison Krauss & Union Station, The Verve, White Stripes, Hank Williams, Pete Yorn, Frank Zappaand....Madonna, Neil Diamond, David And David, M.I.A., Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Lily Allen, Danger Mouse, Amy Winehouse, Brandi Carlile, and Gogol Bordello

Movies:

Goodfellas, Wonder Boys, All The President's Men, Kill And Kill Again, American Beauty, Whale Rider, Nighthawks, For Your Eyes, Only, From Russia With Love, Apocalypse Now, Sideways, Dazed and Confused, Betty Blue, The Long Good Friday, The Searchers, Stop Making Sense, Sharkey's Machine, The Verdict, Finding Nemo, Helter Skelter, One Day In September, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Godfather, An Eye For An Eye, The Year of Living Dangerously, Gallipoli, 3 Days of the Condor, Stripes, Chariots of Fire, Almost Famous, The Commitments, To Live and Die in LA, Cache, Brick, The New World, Once, Blade Runner

Television:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Sportscenter, Angel, Homicide, Family Guy, Inside the Actors Studio, The West Wing, Good Eats, Globetrekker, South Park, Chappelle's Show, Firefly, Cracker, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 24, Rescue Me, The Thirsty Traveler, American Masters, House, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, The Shield

Books:

In no particular order: The Grapes of Wrath, From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Prince of Tides, What's It All About?, Red Dragon, The Godfather, Beach Music, Perfume, The Secret History, The Last Picture Show, The Silence Of The Lambs, Harry Potter, Misery, Carrie, The Music Of Chance, New York Trilogy, All The President's Men, Smilla's Sense Of Snow, Small World, A Tale Of Two Cities (or A Sale Of Two Titties), Henry IV, Henry V, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Great Gatsby, Rock And Roll (An Unruly History), Anything by Jon Krakauer, No Irish No Blacks No Dogs

Heroes:


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My Blog

iPod Shuffle 3/4

1.  "Best For Last" by Adele 2.  "Everybody Knows" by Ryan Adams 3.  "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy 4.  "Tango Til They're Sore" by Tom Waits 5.  "At The Chime Of A City Clock...
Posted by Jalyn on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:54:00 PST

iPod Shuffle 10/22

1.  "Imperfection" by Rachel Fuller 2.  "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" by Luka Bloom 3.  "Mr Disco" by New Order 4.  "You Better You Bet" by The Who 5.  "Windowsill" by Arcade...
Posted by Jalyn on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:13:00 PST

iPod Shuffle 10/5

1.  "God Is A DJ" by Faithless 2.  "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" by Bruce Springsteen 3.  "The Denial Twist" by White Stripes 4.  "Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st)" by Ryan Adams 5. ...
Posted by Jalyn on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:07:00 PST

Best Live Band In 5 Years

Yes, that's a bold statement.  But I can't go another day without writing about quite the life-affirming performance that I saw the other night at the 9:30 Club in DC.  Gogol Bordello. A co...
Posted by Jalyn on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:07:00 PST

Has It Really Been A Year???

Holy crap!  It really has been over a year since I posted one of these "These are my favorite things at the time and I think you should know about them tout de suite" blogs.  Sorry about tha...
Posted by Jalyn on Wed, 23 May 2007 11:32:00 PST

The Best of 2006: The Elevens

Last year I made a list of the really good albums that failed to make the Top Ten, called The Elevens. Go out and buy these as holiday presents. Here are the Elevens from 2006: JET - Shine On The Coup...
Posted by Jalyn on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:18:00 PST

The Best of 2006: The Top Songs Of The Year

1. "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley 2. "I'll Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Arctic Monkeys 3. "Nth Degree" by Morningwood 4. "Lovelight" by Robbie Williams 5. "Gold Lion" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
Posted by Jalyn on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:11:00 PST

The Best of 2006: The Most Disappointing Albums Of 2006

The year in music provided not so many surprises, but it did give audiophiles way too many choices. Not that choice is a bad thing. Unlike last year, 2006 did not give us a clear cut Album of the Year...
Posted by Jalyn on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:10:00 PST

The Best of 2006: The Best Albums Of 2006

The Raconteurs  Broken Boy Soldiers Jack White appears at the Number 10 spot for the second year in a row. Last year, his White Stripes underwhelmed me and barely squeaked into the countdown. Now, he...
Posted by Jalyn on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:27:00 PST

"Thanks Night Ranger!"

Remember back in the day when I said that I would do one of these every week?  Well that has obviously gone by the wayside.  Lots of stuff has happened over the last month.  Well, maybe...
Posted by Jalyn on Fri, 12 May 2006 08:57:00 PST