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Stephen

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About Me

I'm the Founder, President and CEO of Front Porch Entertainment. I primarily promoter Electronic Dance Music although I'm trying to diversify. One of my goals was to open the biggest, sexiest nightclub this town has ever seen in downtown Mpls. The landscape of the Minneapolis nightclub scene has change greatly in the almost five years since I've started FPE and I'm not sure the business case is there any more. Late last year I started managing Dena Carman:myspace.com/dena_carman, denacarman.com. I'm going to be moving to Miami soon to be with her, so the nightclub is off the table for now. I was also looking at starting a local arts and entertainment magazine, but after much research, I concluded that the business case definitely isn't there right now. I'm was also looking for investors to start a restaurant business, but realized it would take over my life and keep me from the music business which is where my heart is. I'd like to own and operate a radio station and a record label. I own my home in a nice area of south Mpls. where I lived with my two dogs, Jocksur and Boo-boo. Jocksur is a husky/shepherd mix and Boo-boo was a yellow lab, golden retriever, german short hair pointer, white shepherd mix. She died peacefully in my arms the Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving at home in the living room with Jocksur and I. I used to be out most every night in the clubs and bars because it's part of the job. I'm so busy running my business and managing Dena that I don't have time for it anymore. We'll see what happens when I get to Miami :-).

My Interests

I love to dance. I majored in dance, theater and music in college. I was in an early incarnation of the Zenon dance company here in town. I still act in plays occasionally. I love the capmping and the outdoors. I have a 22'x14' privacy sundeck on the second floor of my house where I live in the summer. Roadtrips. I used to be a hardcore biker (1948 Harley chopper) and I pick small towns on the map, get a hotel room and hit up every country bar in the area. No motorcycle right now, but I'm determined to get a Ducati Monster or a Triumph Speed Triple. Another big goal is to get my professional skydiving license.

Music:

.. Primarily Electronic Dance Music but my tastes are varied. I like punk, new metal and jazz. One of the best shows I ever saw was Miles Davis's last show before he died at the old Glam Slam. Not much for classical, a little country.

Movies:

I'm not a movie person, but I'm always open to intelligent, unusual movies like Akira Kirosawa's Ran and Kagemusha.

Television:

I watch a little network television from 7-10 most nights. My favorite shows are Medium, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, The Unit, CSI Las Vegas, Las Vegas, and Bones. Sunday is for drinking beer and watching sports. Nascar is my favorite sport followed by Professional Bull Riding, Indy/IRL racing and motocross. I raced motocross growing up and I miss it as much as anything I've ever done.

Books:

I love to read. I read everything I can get my hands on and I'm currently a business book junkie. I read a lot on-line and I read a lot of periodicals and newspapers. I decided to start reading the Sunday New York Times every week.

Heroes:

Hunter S. Thompson was one of my hero's growing up, but he lost my respect when he killed himself, especially the way he did it. Ditto for Ernest Hemmingway. Jackie Gleason is still a hero. The last year of his life, he was dying of cancer. Time magazine made him their man of the year. Gleason's quote for the cover was "don't be afraid, I'm not. Let's remember the good times." Andre Malraux for sure. I try to be my own hero.

My Blog

Jocksur died

in my arms at 6:00 Saturday morning in the dining room, just like Boo-boo. We stayed up all night together, I laid on the floor with him. I'd like to say I comforted him, but we took care of each othe...
Posted by Stephen on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:23:00 PST

Boo-boo is back or so it seems

I have a new puppy and my friends agree that it seems like Boo-boo is back. He's a 5 month old pure bred Yellow Lab. His name is  Mack and he's big Mack. He's huge and he's a love. Hightly energe...
Posted by Stephen on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:16:00 PST

What I would have said at Rachel’s memorial service

Rachel Dow died accidentally Friday January 11th. A relentless free spirit, she rode her bicycle to the Mississpi river by herself in the middle of the night in freezing temperatures to meditate as sh...
Posted by Stephen on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:36:00 PST

Jean-Paul Sartre’s Cook Book Diary

October 3 Still working on the omelet. There have been stumbling blocks. I keep creating omelets one after the other, like soldiers marching into the sea, but each one seems empty, hollow, like stone....
Posted by Stephen on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:20:00 PST

Tatoos

This was in response to a new friend who is contemplating her first tatoo and doesn't know if she can pull it off and what she want's (she's 22).Tatoos are a tribal tradition and if I recall correctly...
Posted by Stephen on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:05:00 PST

Lunacy McCoy

I hadn't thought of this in years.  Props to my new friend Tittes McGee for dragging this one our to the vault.  I hope you enjoy.I love it. Reminds me of a character I created years ago cal...
Posted by Stephen on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:22:00 PST

Yellow Springs, OH

This was in response to my friend Stalker: http://www.myspace.com/lorithehun. Check her out, she's way cool.Yes, I went to Antioch, I was Captain Antioch (think Zonker Harris from the Doonsbury cartoo...
Posted by Stephen on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:47:00 PST

2008, BIG NEWS

Hey everybody, welcome to 2008. 2007 was awesome and 2008 is going to be off the frame. For those of you who haven't heard, I'm moving to Miami soon to manage Dena Carman: myspace.com/dena_carman.com....
Posted by Stephen on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:12:00 PST

The crow

Intellegent and very open minded. You love to talk and you're very persuasive, you always seem to knowhow toget what you want. Curious as well, be careful not to poke your beak into places it doesn't ...
Posted by Stephen on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:23:00 PST

Iron John Flint

By the way, this is the bio for Iron John Flint. "A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. Like the rock flint, you're hard and shar...
Posted by Stephen on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:05:00 PST