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Giovanni Linke

If love is the answer, what was the question

About Me


I'm a wanker. Literally. But a funny one.
Monday to friday, I do my Sales Manager pantomime. It pays the bill and my shopaholism. I'm a music journo and a singer, too. That means something poignant i can't remember.
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WHILST READING, PICK THE TUNES THAT MATCH YOUR MOOD:

My Interests

Music. Books. Sex.

I'd like to meet:


Angela Lansbury. And you.

Music:

Billy Mackenzie. Nina Simone. Scott Walker. Radiohead. Marc & The Mambas. David Bowie. My Life Story. A genius named Stephin Merritt. Manic Street Preachers. Every single note recorded by Luke Haines. Most of the bands from the britpop era. (from A to Baby Chaos). Barbra J. Streisand (1962-1978). I spent hours pondering about Elvis Costello's music and Alison Moyet's skills. I do like electronic albums except the ones that make you feel like you are on crystal 24hrs a day. What else. Oh. Yeah. If you have 5 minutes to spare, then i'll tell you the story of my life...

Movies:

Ghost World - The Goonies - Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) - Happiness - La Cage Aux Folles (Birds Of A Feather) - Soapdish - Donnie Darko - Le Goût Des Autres (The Taste Of Others) - Voor Een Verloren Soldaat (For A Lost Soldier) - Desperate Living - Kapò - Torch Song Trilogy - Adventures In Babysitting - - Outrageous Fortune - Shortbus

Television:

Family Guy. X-Files. 24. Stella (bring the guys back on television!!!). Silver Spoons. The Facts Of Life. Law & Order SVU (especially when Chris Meloni shows his undies - 2 episodes, so far).

Books:

Ariel by Sylvia Plath. Was by Geoff Ryman. Flamingoes In Orbit by Philip Ridley. I Pass Like Night by Jonathan Ames. The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Maurice by E.M. Forster. Any Human Heart by William Boyd.

Heroes:

James Stewart.

My Blog

I Love To Singa.

Nemmeno a scriverla su carta, una serata sarebbe potuta essere più piacevole, più bohemienne. Hello world. Oggi potete fare quel che vi pare. Io ho la testa nell'ovatta.  ...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

The King Of karaoke #3

Scott Matthew - In the Endwe all bear the scars yeah, we all feign a laugh we all cry in the dark get cut off before we start and as your first act begins you realise they're all waiting for a fall, ...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:57:00 PST

Read. Listen. Repeat. .2

BOOK This Book Will Save Your Life, A.M. Homes CD Megaphone Theology, My Life Story --- Do you really think I hate you?Well you're absolutely right....
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:37:00 PST

Baby, i'm the bottom, you are the top.

Of course, i'm quoting Cole Porter and you are a bunch of sickos.Annie-Way:I've received a couple of complaints from people disappearing from my Top Friends List and that impressed me a lot, mainly be...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:54:00 PST

if you tolerate this, you can tolerate that

I'm currently reading a book by Homes. I'm gonna buy a book by Ames. The first being This Book Will Save Your Life, made me hope the next to be exceptionally called Sorry, This One...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:47:00 PST

Read. Listen. Repeat. #1

BOOKMiss Lonelyhearts, Nathanael WestCDSleep Has His House, Current 93---yet, i didn't cut my veins....
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:02:00 PST

The King of Karaoke #2

Orlando - Something To Write Home About Shivering like it's the first time. Well maybe it is. After all this is how first times ought to feel. And suddenly everything matters, and nothing matters but ...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:45:00 PST

Prologue

I can talk. I like to write. I can't feel nor communicate. Pop songs will do the job and that's the saddest part. But then the chorus starts. (Tra-la-la.)
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:40:00 PST

The King of Karaoke #1

Tori Amos - Purple People Well hey do you do Judowhen they surround youA little mental yogawill they disappearIt's grim but never dubious as motives goOne thing she'll always promises promises is a sh...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:48:00 PST

Neu Sound

Updated the player playlist. For those who cannot sleep. Details as follow:Nina Simone - That's All I Want From You (live 1997 - bootleg)Orlando - Acetone (Kenickie's cover - unreleased)Pet Shop Boys ...
Posted by Giovanni Linke on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:18:00 PST