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Johnny

Be Demure, Be Bizarre, Be Whoever You Are

About Me

I am rather hard to pin down, I am told.I enjoy meeting new people, driving too fast, and being creative. I am always trying new things, and tend to delve into pursuits that don't fit people's preceptions of me.Layout and Grafix Created by Hybiskis

My Interests

At present, and this could change at any moment, my interests include but are not limited to: Artwork by other people; this would include Michael Parkes, Matthew Barney, Pierre and Gilles, Thomas Hart Benton, and more... And I cannot forget Jem and the Holograms, Dancing and Night Clubbing, Crusing through town in my car, Japanimation, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Egyptology, the life of Rock Star Rickey Haley, Hello Kitty, Photography, Cruising Museums and Libraries, collecting diecast cars (especially Tomica Pocket Cars), trains and train travel, and my own art career.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet Jesus Christ,TM Revolution, Bjork, David Bowie, artist Matthew Barney, Queen Hapshetsut of Ancient Egypt, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Lauren Bacall, hmmmm, maybe Brad Pitt to talk about chairs. I've got a lot of questions for lots of people, so this list may be growing from time to time.

Music:

The Cure, Bjork, Kate Bush, Sisters of Mercy, James Brown, Daft Punk, TM Revolution, Vicky Carr, Greg Garing, The London Suede, Aerosmith when I am feeling really really gritty, Payle (featuring Jessie Champay), Carly Simon, Skinny Puppy, Boy George and the Culture Club, King Missle, Shudder to Think, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Siouxsie and the Banshees/Creatures, Thou Shalt Not, Furnace Street, Red Sky Radio, Donna Summer, Dazz, Berlin, Kajagoogoo, George Clinton, AIR, Arling and Cameron, Moby, INXS from the Michael Hutchence era, Peter Murphy, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Manheim Steamroller, Pulp, Mellow, ORB, James, Stone Temple Pilots, The Lords of Acid, The Pet Shop Boys, Frank Zappa, saxophonist Candy Dulfer, Jimi Hendrix and others doing covers of Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, and the idiom working in America, David Bowie. Okay...all of this was just off the top of my head. More to come, I am sure.

Movies:

Groove, ME, YOU, AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, The Fifth Element, THE LAST STARFIGHTER, Under the Cherry Moon, XANADU, E Tu Mama Tambien, THE WIZ, North By Northwest, THE WIZARD OF OZ, The Good Earth, THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM, Tarzan, TARZAN AND HIS WIFE, The Day the Earth Stood Still, HAROLD AND MAUDE, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN (The only Star Trek movie worth anybody's time), Desperately Seeking Susan, BIG FISH, Closet Land, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Saved, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Heathers, BATMAN (by Tim Burton), Batman Returns (also by Tim Burton), DANCER IN THE DARK, Brainstorm, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, Party Monster, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Edward Scissorhands, PRETE A PORTER, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, KING KONG (the original), Party Girl, Intern, Sixteen Candles, Desk Set, Victor/Victoria, Office Space, Haiku Tunnel, Shall We Dance? (The original, not with that talentless slag, Jennifer Lopez), Trick, Pretty In Pink, L.I.E., The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Ma Vie En Rose, Moulin Rouge (The remake with Nicole Kidman, James Broadbent), The Avengers movie, The Hudsucker Proxy, Arsenic and Old Lace, CQ, Toys, Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, How to Marry A Millionaire (The Original), The Birdcage, Big Fish, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Thunderbird Six, A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther, Purple Rain, The Warriors, 54, A Fish Called Wanda, The Philadelphia Story, and these are just off the top of my head, too. More to come, I am sure.

Television:

This is a hard one to talk about, because I really don't get to watch it like I used to, so most of the shows I bring up will probably be old ones. I like, The Thunderbirds, Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman), Green Acres, The Addams Family, Jack Benny, Absolutely Fabulous, Space Academy (Boy did this show stink and I loved every minute of it), On the Air (Which was a David Lynch project that NEVER got enough airtime to find an audience), Bewitched, Space 1999, The George Burns Show, Fawlty Towers, The Black Adder, King of the Hill, Joe 90, Miami Vice (Oh COME ON, you probably watched it too if you were a child of the 80s), Supercar, UFO, The Outsiders, The Green Hornet, Lost in Space, Twin Peaks, Benny Hill, American Gothic (which I recommend you try out on DVD..."Someone's at the door!"), Star Blazers, Third Rock from the Sun, Batman The Animated Series, I Dream of Jeannie, ROBOTECH, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Max Headroom, Inspector Gadget, LIVE With Regis and Kelly, Jeopardy, Will and Grace, Fraiser, Taxi, Barney Miller, Murphy Brown, Mary Tyler Moore, CSI and CSI Miami, The Practice, and The Twilite Zone. Please note that there are no reality shows on here...because there is nothing real about them.

Books:

The Bible, Pierre et Gilles (a compilation of their works), Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible, Psion, Catspaw, and Dreamfall, all by the excellent and divinely talented Joan D. Vinge...Anything Eric Van Lustbader put to print, mostly because I love escapist men's adventure...'Til Morning Comes, by Han Suyin...The Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday, both by Elliot Maggin...Command the Morning and The Good Earth, both by Pearl S. Buck...A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind at the Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet, all by Madeline L'Engle...Bordertown, by William Shetterly (I think that is who wrote it)...Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. OH, and I also read a lot of nonfiction about things like crime, factory work, how things are designed, ancient Egypt, and lately, China. I usually read three books at a time.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, and the comic book hero, Green Lantern

My Blog

More fallout from Friday

My boss appears to have been reprimanded for the situation we had on Friday. She couldn't meet my gaze when we last met, that is, until I started forcing her to talk to me. While I like my boss very ...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:59:00 PST

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My ploy last week that involved the Minneapolis office worked. It spooked the hell out of my boss, she phoned New York about it, and they told her to let me do what I wanted to do if I was producing. ...
Posted by Johnny on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:37:00 PST

The Police at Work, Johnnys Playing Dangerously, Wedding Bells

A few days ago, one of my coworkers was removed from the building by two policemen. We were not given any reasons for the upset, but rumors are flying. I am rather sad about it, because I liked this c...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:49:00 PST

I’m sorry

I have nine trillion things to blog about, but no time to blog about them. BUT, I would like to thank everybody that has kept in touch with me recently, despite my lack of computer time.
Posted by Johnny on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:46:00 PST

Mean People, The Chamber, Tom and Ashley

Friday, I collected Sammy and we had a lite dinner at my house. Both of us had put in a full day's work and we were hungry. We changed and jetted out to The Chamber. CXat had her work detail install a...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:27:00 PST

Friday to Tuesday

Too often I find myself getting too excited about the prospect of having fun. Maybe I am just a victim of work culture; I work hard all day and want to play even harder when I have a day or evening to...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PST

Breaking Dishes with Jason and Annalyn

I read EXIT A, it's by the man that wrote JARHEAD, the novel and the movie of the same name. The book follows the lives of an American Army brat and his hafu (that's Half Japanese, Half American White...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:56:00 PST

Luigi Colani Concept Car


Posted by Johnny on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:56:00 PST

French Concept Car

   
Posted by Johnny on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:56:00 PST

New York again, Saint Barbara, More

The New York office telephoned last night to congratulate me on my new numbers. I am currently the top producer in Ohio. That sounds impressive, but I don't think it is. My goal is to smack ...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST