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Curtis

Nikon Is My God

About Me

Life Moves On
As with most things, life moves on. My old profile talked way to much about my band (not that that is a bad thing). After quiting the band, I realized that I didn't want to be defined as just another washed up guitar hack so I'd rather tell you about me. You know...ME!
I'm currently residing in Cleveland again. Believe it or not, this gave me a chance to really get my head out of my proverbial ass! I take three things in life seriously...photography, music, and school. I'm working towards getting my BA in Photojournalism (gonna be heading to OU for that). I figure if your going to see the world, it's best to see it with bullets wizzing over your head.
I have started to return to the real world once again. You can usually find me bumming around the east side...and more than likely on a pirate ship. The Lt. Col. of the Expiditionary Forces is my navigator when I am seeing double due to a severe case of the PBRs. I collect old cameras, mostly Yashica and Nikons. If you would like to know more, this is the place to reach me.
PHOTOGRAPHY!!
Samples from my portfolio (and some other useless artistic endeavors) are located at http://digitalkryst.deviantart.com/ .
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Disorder Rating
Paranoid Disorder : Moderate
Schizoid Disorder : Low
Schizotypal Disorder : Moderate
Antisocial Disorder : High
Borderline Disorder : Moderate
Histrionic Disorder : Very High
Narcissistic Disorder : High
Avoidant Disorder : Moderate
Dependent Disorder : High
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder : Low
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My Interests

Photography, Photography, and Photopgraphy. Anything that has to do with philosophy. Tattoos, boo's, and rock & roll. Namely I'm into the history of NY and Cleveland punk.

I'd like to meet:

Johnny Thunders....like a mother fucker.... Stiv Bators...iggy should have taken tips from him Wayne Kramer...second only to Johnny on guitar

Music:

In My Car Right Now: Franz Ferdinan, The Killers, tons of Pagans, Pogues, The Fuzztones, VHS or BETA Um....punk rock dummy! For a better explanation: The Pagans, The Dead Boys, Pere Ubu, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, Iggy Pop (and the Stooges!), Velvet Underground, The Pink Holes, Buzzcocks, The Sonics, Agitated, Ramones, Defnics, Dictators, The Cramps, Electric Eels, Gun Club, Gang War, Rocket From The Tombs, Guitar Wolf, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Hank Williams Sr., David Bowie, Brian Eno, Devo, Rubber City Rebels, Wayne County, Generation X, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Television, Patti Smith,Skinny Puppy, Front 242
Cleveland bands, current: Femsickliver, Standing 69's, Amps II Eleven, Jacknife Powerbombs, Lords of the Highway

Movies:

Apocalypse Now, Clockwork Orange, Star Wars Trilogy, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Cross of Iron, any of the cheesy HammerHouse cult movies, Stranger Than Paradise (it's about cleveland...gotta love it), What the Bleep do we know?, Any Godzilla movie, Casablanca, The Third Man, North by Northwest, Goodbye Lenin!, EVERY TERRY GILLIAM MOVIE EVER MADE!!!

Books:

Good question... Anything by Hemingway, EVERYTHING BY ALBERT CAMUS!!! (most noteably: The Rebel), The Berlin Stories, On The Road, Walk on the Wild Side, The Illuminatus Trilogy, Robinson Crusoe, I and Thou by Buber, etc

My Blog

My Ten Essential Albums

Ok, If I had to pick ten albums to be stuck on a desert island, these are the ten I would pick. Please note, this is not an ordered list of worst and best or a list of my all time favorite bands...jus...
Posted by Curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Reprint: The Rubber City Chelsea

When you grow up in any city, you learn about the secret havens that the drudges of society congregate to. Its a secret place, appearing normal on the outside, but filled with a deeper set of rules t...
Posted by Curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Yes, My dad was in The Pagans

God, I swear if I get asked about this one more fuckin' time! HAHA, no actually I'm really proud of my old man. So which one was he? Bill "Robert Conn" DeGidio, that would be the one. He sang on the f...
Posted by Curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Clepunk Dates to Remember For November

1st - Amps II Eleven,Sounder @ The Grog Shop 1st - The Solicitors @ Marks 2nd- Amps II Eleven, Uncle Scratches Gospel Revival - Touch Supper Club 7th - Labor Force, Brazen Rogues, Standing 69's...
Posted by Curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Rock & Roll - pt. 1

Ok, my first entry...I'll try my best not to bore you. Guilt. It's the only thing I feel the day after a gig. I have no idea why. Maybe it's the drunken madness of the night before. Perhaps I offen...
Posted by Curtis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST