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John Nee

Listen. And understand. John Nee is out there. He can't be bargained with. He can't be reasoned with

About Me

Just so you know....that quote in my profile is from a joke that Dave Marony used to use at WildStorm. I'm not like that in real life....REALLY! I promise!I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and grew up in San Diego, the finest place on Earth. Now, I live in Connecticut which is also a fine place, but it snows (a lot) and is humid. Darien, the town I live in is where they filmed both Stepford Wives films. I have worked in and around the comic book business for almost 20 years now. Not that there is much before that, but I used to build software for pre-press and printing. I love newspapers and there is nothing as satisfying as waking up late on a Sunday and reading the NY Times.

My Interests

Real Estate, My Mac Mini, my video iPod, RC Helicopters, & what it's like to stay home for a week. Apple TV Rules.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet current and former WildStormers and DC folks. Comics creators, fans and Shawn McManus (in person).

Music:

Anything by The Who & Pete Townshend, Ben Folds, Chapeaumelon, The Beatles, The Specials, The Beat, The Three O'Clock, The Untouchables, Leona Naess, The Clash, Seu Jorge, Pulp, Aztec Camera, Roxy Music, Cake, Carl Stalling, Burt Bacharach, Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Carter Burwell, James Horner, CCR, Bowie, Dave Matthews, The Jam, Donald Fagen & Steely Dan, Gentle Giant, ELO, Pink Floyd, Jellyfish, They Might Be Giants, The Kinks, Libera, Randy Newman, The Presidents of the United States of America, Shirley Walker, Squeeze, The Strokes, Style Council, and my absolute fave.....VARIOUS ARTISTS.

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Dr. Strangelove, Godfather I&II, Good Fellas, The Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, The Aviator, After Hours, The Lion King, Toy Story I & II, Dark City, A Clockwork Orange

Television:

24.....I like to start the DVD sets at the time the events take place and try to watch them straight through. Never works. Lost, Catscratch, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Avatar, The Tom Baker Dr. Who, Monk, The Simpsons, Law and Order Criminal Intent

Books:

I spend a lot of time in the air so I read on planes.....The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb, Why Most Things Fail & Butterfly Economics by Paul Ormerod, The Count of Monte Christo by Dumas, Inventing Money by Nicholas Dunbar (interesting account of the failure of a major hedge fund), Winning in Fast Time by John Warden (one of the finest books on military strategy ever written), The Soong Sisters & The Yamato Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave, Frank Herbert's Dune, Saving the Sun by Gillian Tett, The Cult of Personality by Annie Murphy Paul, Secret War in China by Oliver Caldwell, The Tipping Point and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, The Thief of Time by John Boyne, Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald--a truly gripping account on the Enron meltdown, The Power Broker by Robert Caro, A Clockwork Orange & The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess