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Dapper Dan

Welcome to my world

About Me

OCD getting the PhD. I'm against the "man", whatever that means. I despise injustice and corruption. I am aware of the irony that Rupert Murdoch owns Myspace. I simply don't care. I'm for protest. I'm for a change in politics. I believe that moral people will again run the country. I think we have strayed very far, and the war on terror, like the war on drugs, is a sham and a great distraction. I'm for the underdog! Just watch the video.

My Interests

Building #7, Traveling, anything to do with the ocean, books - I'm a big geek, movies, cruising with my dog, road trips, all kinds of adventures, being with close friends, beautiful people, helping people out - especially older adults and the homeless, practical jokes, snowboarding, mountain biking, kite-boarding, sailing, knee-boarding, football -playing not watching, thinking outside the box, exposing the truth,.... just about anything that comes my way. Oh, and monkeys

I'd like to meet:

FDR, Che,Gandhi, Muhammad Yunus, Dr. MLK, Oliver Stone (though I have met him before), W. to tell him that he sucks, Cheney (see previous), DJ Tiesto, Chuck Palahniuk, Carl Hiassen, Albert Schweitzer,Val Kilmer, people that aren't happy with the status-quo, Immortal Technique, anyone that's interesting. Enlightened people. Immortal Technique/Dance with the devil (full)

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Music:

Trance, Drum and bass, some world music (anything Buddha Bar is good), Tool, A Perfect Circle, The Doors, Bjork, Beth Orton, 2Pac, Rabbit in the Moon, Audio Bullys, Baby Anne. I also dig on going to the opera, classical (BSO is great), anything that moves me or makes me think.

Movies:

This one is easy: Most Oliver Stone films, Donnie Darko, Gandhi, The Salton Sea, Boondock Saints, Big Fish, Man on Fire, Harvey, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Traffic, Tombstone, Office Space, The Wedding Crashers, The Red Violin, Motorcycle diaries, Euro Trip, The Beach, Mystic River, True Romance, The Constant Gardener, Life as a House, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amore Perros, The Saint....

Television:

I don't watch much tv, but when I do it's the Simpsons, West Wing, Daily Show, and most discovery/history channel. I used to watch the news but found it too frustrating (print is less brain washing).

Books:

The Sea Wolf, A People's History of the United States, America the book, The Life of Pi, Survivor by Palahniuk, The Cantebury Tales, Sailing Alone Around the World, The Bhagavad Gita, 100 Years of Solitude, Brave New World, Lolita, Carl Hiassen books and column,We ...It goes on and on

Heroes:

My brother, FDR, Gandhi, Che, Reggie White, Jim Morrison, all the people that give selflessly

My Blog

Anna Nicole Dead!

Honestly, who gives a shit? I can't believe that was the developing story on the news stations for 2 solid days. We're still at war, right? And didn't the Senate just block any debate on the Iraq war...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:17:00 PST

Who are they kidding

Bush says he's for small government,right?  He also says he's a conservative (compassionate at that). So how does he reconcile that he has overseen the largest extension of government into a...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:18:00 PST

Senate passes $70 billion tax cut bill

Now tell me that these politicians are there for the common man. They're still passing tax cut bills while we run record deficits. The only thing this administration nows how to pay for is military ex...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Fri, 12 May 2006 05:55:00 PST

The inequalities

I'm sick of all the inequalities that smack me in the face every day. I'm so frustrated that I might as well vent out here in cyberspace. I doubt anyone will notice. These things go on every day and ...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Wed, 03 May 2006 12:24:00 PST

A good cause needs help!

As many of you know I have been working on a project to ameliorate homelessness in West Baltimore and beyond. We are now officially a non-profit 501(c)3 organization at the University of Maryland Bal...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:51:00 PST

Homelessness in Baltimore

It's not something that's unique to this city by any means, but this is where I'm living now. What a disgrace that we've come this far. We toss money out the window of a car at the panhandler and thin...
Posted by Dapper Dan on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:45:00 PST