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About Me

Outwardly I appear very much the dark, brooding, neurotic cynic. But underneath it all, I guess I am also something of a sentimental, silly individual. More than one woman has described me as "a romantic." I don't know if that is true, but it's an interesting observation.

"My dear Ricky, I suspect that under that cynical shell, you're at heart a sentimentalist." - Capt. Louis Renault, Casablanca
"I've got to start drinking more. My life wouldn't make any more sense but at least I'd have something to blame it on." - Erik Larsen, Savage Dragon: A Talk With God
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." - David St. Hubbins, This Is Spinal Tap
"Fun activity for today: walk north on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg and wave a machete back & forth. See how many points you get!" - Jenny Gonzalez, Too Negative
"If I was you, if I was you, I wouldn't treat me the way you do." - Pet Shop Boys, I'm Not Scared
You scored as Death Rocker. You are a Death Rocker. You think beyond the 80s (cause you really like zombies, psychedelia, and B-movies) and are into the colorful, twisted side of the goth culture (which is portrayed in all your lovely horror-rock shows).
Death Rocker

83%

Old-school Goth

71%

Anything-Goes Goth

67%

Romantic Goth

67%

Perky Goff

50%

Fantasy Goth

46%

Industrial/Rivet-Head

46%

Ethereal Goth

33%

Cyber-goth

29%

Understanding Outsider

29%

Confused Outsider

13%
What subcategory of Goth best fits you?
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You Are an Espresso
At your best, you are: straight shooting, ambitious, and energetic
At your worst, you are: anxious and high strung
You drink coffee when: anytime you're not sleeping
Your caffeine addiction level: high What Kind of Coffee Are You?

My Interests

Music, art, literature, NYC, food, animation, Britain, tattoos, kink, pinstripes, film noir, karaoke, hockey, walks in the park... more to come when it occurrs to me.
Favorite watering holes in NYC include Boulevard Tavern, Blarney Cove, Double Down, Antarctica, Swift, DUMBO General, and The Library.
I'm also a regular caffine fiend. Too bad Starbucks keeps running all the places I like out of business! If you know of any cool java joints in Alphabet City or the Village, please drop me a note.

I'd like to meet:

Many different people... Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lee, Andrew Divoff, Ron Perlman, Patrick MacNee, Diana Rigg, Jeffrey Combs, Ian McDiarmid, Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Phil Collins, Sam Watterston, Carey Lowell, Joanna Lumley, Terrance Stamp, Peter Wyngarde, and (of course) The Pet Shop Boys.As far as who I want to meet here on MySpace... open-minded people with mutual interests.

Music:

I have very diverse, eclectic tastes. Among my favorite performers are Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Nightwish, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Last Dance, Shakespear's Sister, Enya, Nine Inch Nails, Annie Lennox, Ray Wilson, KMFDM, Lacuna Coil, Front Line Assembly, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osborne, Beatles, Queen, Genesis, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd... and so on. Too many to list them all, that's for certain. You get the idea!

Movies:

Batman Begins, Better Off Dead, Blade Runner, Casablanca, Casino Royale, Clerks, Dawn of the Dead, Garden State, Godzilla, Hellboy, Kill Bill, Legend, Pink Floyd's The Wall, The Road Warrior, Star Wars, Vampire Hunter D, Withnail and I

Television:

Battlestar Galactica, CSI, Doctor Who, The Equalizer, Ghost In The Shell, Law and Order, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Reno 911, Robot Chicken, The Saint, Venture Brothers, Without A Trace

My Blog

One year in Ridgewood

As difficult as it is to believe, it has been a year since I moved out of Westchester and into the apartment in Ridgewood, Queens. The exact anniversary is May 15th. But yesterday my roomm...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 03 May 2007 07:05:00 PST

Chiller Theatre photos

I really, really need to get a camera.Anyway, Chiller Theatre was a total blast. I had a fantastic time hanging out with Alan & Gio. Since they both had cameras on hand, they were good enough t...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:17:00 PST

I Want A Dog

That is the title of a song by (appropriately enough) the Pet Shop Boys: "I want a dog, A chihuahua, When I get back to my small flat, I want to hear somebody bark, Oh you can get lonely, I want a do...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:46:00 PST

Booze and depression

People sometimes ask me why I drink so much. I've finally figured out how to articulate a coherant explanation... I am not happy. I am depressed. And I keep hoping if I get drunk enough I will achiev...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:44:00 PST

Battlestar Galactica, and the rule of law

Battlestar Galactica is one of my favorite shows on the air right now. As it is firmly set in an outer space science fiction setting, this allows the writers to offer up some interesting & telli...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:50:00 PST

DJing @ Blvd Tavern on April 6th

My roommate Alan and I will be DJing at the Boulevard Tavern on Friday April 6th, from 10 PM on. I spun at the Boulevard Tavern a couple months back, and had a real blast. I'm definitely looking fo...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:46:00 PST

World domination and paperwork

I stopped in at the Laughing Lion last night for a quick beer. The bartender Terrence and his girlfriend were watching Lost on the television. Never been a fan of the show, but my roommate follows ...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:04:00 PST

Soggy Bowl XLI

I'm definitely not what you would call an avid sports fan. Used to follow some baseball back in the 1980s, but eventually lost interest. But I enjoy watching a game of, well, whatever sport happens ...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:50:00 PST

So this is the old future

I used to be a big fan of the show Mystery Science Theatre 3000. That was the one where the guy & his two robots would watch bad old movies and make very funny jokes. If you're unfamiliar with i...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:46:00 PST

Law & Order

I'm what you would call a Law & Order junkie; I've lost track of how many episodes of the shows I've seen over the years. Special Victims Unit, Criminal Intent, original flavor... I'll watch...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:08:00 PST