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About Me

DISCLAIMER: I wish I could add every band and company that I like, but I'd have about a thousand more friends on here. So please don't get upset if I decline your "add me" here. But I'll never turn you down over at my professional profile: myspace.com/proBRUCEr, so do it up over there!
It's hard to explain what I predominately listen to in a few words, but I like a whole lotta non-mainstream rock. More than 50% of my current rotation has probably played Vans Warped Tour at some point, if that helps snyopsize.
I can't stand most dance music.
I'd usually rather hang out in a plain ol' pub or dive bar than in any queer bar in town.
I go to a lot of shows (concert, not playhouse).
I have blue eyes.
My hair varies between shorn and shaggy. I once grew out a 10" 'fro to donate to Locks Of Love.
I dig volunteer work and fundraising for charitable causes.
I've been a vegetarian (lacto-ovo) since 1992.
I drink beer.
I'm an atheist.
I have a cat called Shyster. He lives up to his name.
I make it to London at least once a year and will likely move there one day.
I like shopping for CDs and thrift store clothing.
The abject rudeness and inconsideration of most people not just annoys, but sickens me.
I'm a pacifist and peace-nik.
I laugh a lot, and I like to make people laugh.
I was and still am a Deaniac.
I don't like going to the movies, but I don't mind watching 'em at home.
Bill Hicks is one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.
Hugs are really terrific.
I have officially declared that a Captain Morgan & Diet Coke shall be known as a "Diet Pirate." Please adopt this terminology and spread the word.

My Interests

Music, laughter, philanthropy, alternative energies, respect, politeness, genuine people, booze, weed, cheese, travel, porn, naps, thrift stores, equality, debate, activism, Greek Salads from Pita Grill, individual thought, wit, cottage cheese, Glenny's Soy Crisps, trivia, Cherry Coke Zero, sneakers

I'd like to meet:

Callum Blue. Nathan Corddry. Jon Stewart. Simon Pegg. Neil Patrick Harris. Justin Long. Bea Arthur. Bob Barker. Ellen Degeneres. The Dalai Lama. Bill Clinton.

Music:

The Smiths, Morrissey, Say Anything, Rise Against, Nightmare of You, Reggie And The Full Effect, MAE, The Bouncing Souls, Communique, Spitalfield, Jack's Mannequin, Blackpool Lights, Death From Above 1979, Armor for Sleep, The Graduate, Lovedrug, Panic! At The Disco, Action Action, Frank Sinatra, The Explosion, Minus The Bear, Copeland, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed and Cambria, AFI, This Day And Age, Brand New, Jimmy Eat World, Over It, Against Me!, The Loved Ones, The Honorary Title, Guns N Roses, Piebald, Robbie Williams, Ted Leo, The Get Up Kids, The Academy Is..., Saves the Day, Pixies, Weezer, onelinedrawing, Bad Religion, Motion City Soundtrack, Johnny Cash, Thursday, The Eels, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Sweet, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Sparta, New End Original, Fall Out Boy, Magnetic Fields, Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Stills, Hey Mercedes, Sense Field, Shakira, The Darkness, The Stereo, Straylight Run, The Clash, Hot Hot Heat, Queen, System of A Down, Midtown, The Early November, Placebo, Faith No More, The Ramones, Errortype:11, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Alkaline Trio, Dar Williams, Queen, Far, Guided By Voices, Ozzy Osbourne, Atom and His Package, No Use For A Name, NOFX, Judas Priest, Hot Hot Heat, Smashing Pumpkins, Electric Six, Elliot Smith

Movies:

Say Anything, Beautiful Thing, True Romance, Rebel Without a Cause, American Beauty, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Princess Bride, Magnolia, Silence of the Lambs, Best In Show, Bowling for Columbine, Heathers, Dog Day Afternoon

Television:

Lost, Medium, 24, The Catherine Tate Show, Heroes, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Daily Show, McLaughlin Group, Chris Matthews Show, Face The Nation, Meet The Press, Spaced, The Venture Brothers, Boondocks, Digging For The Truth, History's Mysteries, The Shield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Daily Show, The Simpsons, Six Feet Under, Forensic Files, City Confidential, Golden Girls, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Smallville, Real Time With Bill Maher, Autopsy, New York 1, South Park, The Price Is Right, Frasier, The Family Guy, The Sopranos, Kids In The Hall, Angel, Little Britain, Cash Cab, Doctor Who, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The 4400, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, 1 Vs 100

Books:

Rule of the Bone; The World According to Garp; The Catcher in the Rye; King Dork; Is Belief In God Good, Bad, Or Irrelevent?; Nine Stories; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; LIES and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them; Wicked; Tales of the City series; Ripley books by Patricia Highsmith; anything by David Sedaris, Michael Chabon, Raymond Carver, Henry Rollins, Russell Banks, Joe Keenan

Heroes:

Bill Clinton. Batman. Green Lantern. The Dalai Lama.

My Blog

Help me celebrate a different kind of birthday with a donation to The Sean McGrath Fund!

This is a note I sent out Monday to my entire address book. I thought I'd re-post here, in case any of you weren't on my distro list and might want to make a donation in Sean's memory! Dear Fr...
Posted by Bruce McD on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:18:00 PST

I’m as old as Suzanne Pleshette

I heard about Suzanne Pleshette's death yesterday, but only today read an obituary. She was my age when she started on The Bob Newhart Show. Wow. For some reason, that makes me feel older than workin...
Posted by Bruce McD on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:23:00 PST

"Its Not Easy" to put up with the same shitty song for 6 years

I was just stopped my DVR, and this NBC show "Journeyman" was on. A split second later, they used that Five For Fighting "Superman (It's Not Easy)" song when some dude was tuc...
Posted by Bruce McD on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:58:00 PST

Would you vote for this man?

So I got an email today from my city councilman, Bill de Blasio. He's officially announced that he's running to replace Marty Markowitz as Brooklyn borough president in 2009. As some of you know, I've...
Posted by Bruce McD on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:45:00 PST

Petitions to help preserve and enhance Brooklyn!

Hey, buddies! I wanted to pass along a link to a petition to return F train express service to Brooklyn, and to extend V local service into the borough: http://www.petitiononline.com/bkln4fnv/...
Posted by Bruce McD on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:07:00 PST

Apparently, I fold sheets like a bat out of hell.

So, there I am in my neighborhood laundromat, and there's this couple... The chick is dressed in tennis whites and her skin is roughly the shade of...well, I just spent 10 minutes trying to come up wi...
Posted by Bruce McD on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:17:00 PST

I know, I can't believe it either...

But I did indeed choose to put Rihanna's "Umbrella" on my profile. I totally heart that song.
Posted by Bruce McD on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:22:00 PST

Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream ice cream

Anybody had a chance to buy or try this yet? http://www.benjerry.com/features/americone_dream_index.cfm.. .
Posted by Bruce McD on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:37:00 PST

If you were made of cheese, I would probably eat you.

Me? I'm a Monterrey Jack: Monterrey jack is a semi-hard cheese developed in California in 1882 by David Jacks, a Scot. It has a buttery, bland taste, and melts easily. It is commonly aged for 4 weeks ...
Posted by Bruce McD on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:49:00 PST

"Now I don't want to go off on a rant here..."

A note I wrote in reply to my friend Dave after reading his forward of this transcript from the News Hour regarding Senate testimony from former National Security Advisors Zbigniew Brzezinzki and...
Posted by Bruce McD on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:45:00 PST