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Troy Conrad

Alcohol is not a crutch, it's my actual legs.

About Me

Things I love: THE ONION, spirituality, documentaries, standup, sketch, filmmaking, drinking with friends, avocados, Chopin vodka, Wild Turkey 101, single-malt scotch, vanilla malts, sociology, pyschology, Shakespeare, Air America, Conan, Letterman, writing roasts, talking politics, digital voice recordings, dogs.I write and produce political sketch shows in Los Angeles. Subscribe to my blog if you want to hear about them.Visit this every week, for America, and your brain: www.theonion.com

My Interests

Standup, Sketch Writing, Audiobooks, Digital Voice Recorders, Politics, Dogs, Minidiscs, Daydreaming, and Filming.

I'd like to meet:

Drinkers, thinkers, writers, pitbull lovers, people who understand life is meaningless until we give it meaning, and people who laugh at dudes who rip phone books in half for Jesus.

Music:

Wilco, Ben Harper, The Vandals, Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown, Old 97's, AC/DC, G Love, Modest Mouse, Buffalo Tom, Eminem, Mozart, David Gray, Nirvana, Zeppelin, David Gray, American Music Club, Billy Bragg, The Cure, Dio, Joe Satriani, Kitchens of Distinction, Lemonheads, Boingo, Mazzy Star, Nirvana, Pato Banton, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, PIL, Wyclef Jean, Richard Cheese, Sinead, Social Distortion, Sun-60, and an all time favorite: The The

Movies:

Almost any documentary, especially political. Jesus Camp happens to be my favorite, and everyone should see it. Seriously. I also love Rushmore, Big Lebowski, Leaving Las Vegas, Pleasantville, and Titus w/ Anthony Hopkins to name a few.

Television:

Mr. Show, Chappelle, Ben Stiller Show, Wonder Showzen makes me pee blood. The sketch on bsquad.com, mpempire.com, Sopranos, Weeds

Books:

Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority, Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene, The Count of Monte Cristo, Sam Harris - Letter to a Christian Nation, and the most fascinating book I have ever read: The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom. The books by the editors of The Onion are my bible. It's my dream to write for The Onion.

Heroes:

Howard Bloom, Music Makers, Dreamers of Dreams.

My Blog

Troy Conrad - Bodyguard for hire

I just uploaded a photo that my cousin found of me in a Pennysaver-type paper. Its from a stock photography shoot I did in 2001, but ended up being used recently for this ad. I’m not sure why ...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:24:00 PST

Doug Stanhope in Vegas this SATURDAY

It's gonna be sweet. It's sold out, but if you've got tix, you can ride with me and Chris Dunham if there's still room.Doug's site:www.dougstanhope.com-TCP.S. Watching Stanhope perform is like watch...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:13:00 PST

Mitt Romney eats PEOPLE!!!!!!!

Just watched Romney's speech on his "faith". The guy who said "We ought to double gitmo" spoke of "God's gift of inalienable rights" to all people. If he's elected, it may double every 30 seconds un...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:11:00 PST

Why you should get the Doug Stanhope DVD

It would be a mistake to not own it. My personal opinion.It's running on Showtime, and its one of the greatest things to be seen in comedy. Unless your favorite comic is Larry the Cable Guy, you'll ...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:21:00 PST

FREE Beer and Wine THIS FRIDAY JUNE 15 - Going away SHOW!

This Friday June 15th...It's a sweet show, free beer and wine, and a new NOHO venue!It's a resser-iffic! It's the going away party for Jesus!It's like the last supper, with a show!It's the final Jesu...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PST

The dog torturing Baptist minister neighbor

I was visiting my parents last weekend. We were talking about religion, and how it doesn't provide morals for people, per se. My dad is somewhat conservative, though open minded as possible for some...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Sun, 27 May 2007 11:46:00 PST

Bush Declares War on Idea of 'Fighting Back'

BUSH DECLARES WAR ON IDEA OF 'PEOPLE FIGHTING BACK'WASHINGTON - Reaffirming his vow to keep America safe, President Bush spoke from the Rose Garden, announcing a bold new strategy for the wars oversea...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:54:00 PST

My dog jumped through a window / lesson from Keanu Reeves

Neo was just barking at whatever was outside, and inadvertently paw-punched through the plate glass in the door. He must have lost HALF of his blood by the time we got to the vet. I've never seen so...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:14:00 PST

El Paso, hats, flags, food,

I'm in El Paso at the Comic Strip this week. The shows have been alright, but they remind me of why the road can make you want to cash in the dream for a the tempting smell of security. The road is ...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:04:00 PST

Stanhope shows

Working with Stanhope was one of the best weekends ever. On Saturday, we played a rock club, sold out and standing room only. I did a short set, but it was an electric crowd and a smart, attentive, ...
Posted by Troy Conrad on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST