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Tony

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About Me


I am water and life is a series of cracks in the sidewalk. "See everything and do anything" would be a understatement when describing how I live my life. I love people and new experiences. There are a few things that are not my cup of tea, but it is rare that I find a group that I am not comfortable in. I'll do anything once and most things until congress passes a law to stop me. I have friends in all walks of life, but my closest friends are the ones who can cross all the lines with me, the ones who can enjoy the theater and a football game (all in the same day!)

My passion in life is writing. I would ultimately like to write screenplays, but I am getting my feet wet with any sort of writing I can find an audience for (and many types that I have no audience for.) I am a performance poet (member of 3 Austin Poetry Slam teams), an aspiring screenwriter, and recently a feature writer for the former 512 magazine.
I absolutely love movies. I am an avid reader and a voracious consumer of all things regarding politics, history or psychology. The most attractive quality about a woman to me is their ability to hold an intelligent conversation. If they can teach me something in the process, I fall in love!
APS Team performing "Holy Grail" It's from someone's cell phone video, so really dark and not great sound, but if you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth a watch!
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For all of you who doubt that I once had game:
Hawaii '07 pictures

The Vegas '07 pictures (well, some of them...don't ask!)

My Interests

Writing, Movies, Poetry, Reading, Travel, History, Psychology, People, Football, Boating

I'd like to meet:

I would not mind meeting cool new people to hang out with, but most of all, I would like to meet other writers and/or people involved in or wanting to be involved in film making (actors, screenwriters, directors, producers, etc.) It would be nice to meet other artists no matter what the medium, now that I think about it. It's not that I am opposed to meeting people who don't fall into this category, but I know plenty of people to go out with, I don't know enough that I can have a good conversation with.

If you want to send me a friends request, my last name is Jackson. I just don't want any more SPAM request, thanks I already have an Ipod, a cell phone, and I don't want to see you on your webcam.

Music:

Hip Hop, Classic R&B, Some Classic Rock, Some Country, Cheesy 80's Music

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, The Color Purple, Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Braveheart, Star Wars, Big Fish, A Lion in Winter, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men

Television:

The Boondocks, The West Wing, Russell Simmons: Def Poetry, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Real Time with Bill Maher, Chapelle Show, Sex in the City, Six Feet Under

Books:

Great Expectations, Of Human Bondage, Any Stephen King Book that isn't Horror, Story by Robert Mckee, The Celestine Prophecy, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Time Travelers Wife, The Da Vinci Code, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Known World, and any book on Writing or Screenwriting

Heroes:

My Dad, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Mohammed Ali, Sidney Poitier

My Blog

[Neck Roll] "Oh, I know they did-nt!!!!" --- Fox News: Michelle Obama is "Obamas Baby Mama"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvZEZL2LmA8 This network is shameless! I can't even imagine what kind of fairly unbalanced crap they are going to air as we get closer to the election!And t...
Posted by Tony on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:36:00 PST

You know, Fox News must do this stuff becuase they know I’m watching...

...because these people can't be serious!   .. ...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:36:00 PST

The McCain Finance Chair just went on MSNBC...

...and bragged that because of the of the prolonged primary fight and Obama's decision to try to help Clinton payoff her debt, the McCain and the RNC has more money than the Obama campaign and the DNC...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:48:00 PST

Oh Rush, you make hating you so easy!

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Posted by Tony on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:37:00 PST

Please Fox News...Hire a DAMN intern!!!

Ok, if you are a reporter for FOX News and you are doing a story about a historically black college, MAYBE you should proof read the text in the tag for your story!?!?!? Maybe you hire an intern and g...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 22 May 2008 03:14:00 PST

Austin Poetry Slam-Off is TUESDAY (Info inside)

Austin Poetry Slam presentsSLAMOFF 2008 Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 pmMichael and Susan Dell Hall at The Long Center for the Performing ArtsHosted by Mike Henry with DJ NicknackWith special guests:* Anis M...
Posted by Tony on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:59:00 PST

"Will I dream, Dave?"...Thanks to you, Sir Clarke, we all did!

Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke dies aged 90 Arthur C Clarke at his home in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Lech Mintowt-Czyz   Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has d...
Posted by Tony on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:20:00 PST

WOW...Anything to win indeed (even disregarding the vote of the electorate?)

  ..> Clinton targets pledged delegates By: Roger Simon Feb 19, 2008 05:48 AM EST ..> ..> ..> Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder predicted riots in the streets if the Clinton campa...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:23:00 PST

My take on Super Delegates

Either way the democratic nomination goes, if the super delegates go against the popular vote and the delegate count, the party will revolt! And considering that about half of the "supers" also have t...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:57:00 PST

This is hilarious

The most awesome video is the second one. But, for perspective, here is the Obama video (you've probably seen it, if so skip to the second one.)   The McCain video:  ...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:31:00 PST