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Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire!

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About Me

Hello? Is this thing on?
I work as a graphic designer and illustrator. I also do
underground comix that have been read by dozens of people.
Check out The Funhouse (http://www.altgeek.net) and my
art blog if you're curious about my work.

I grew up in Houston Metropolitan Texas and Ventura CA. I escaped from those
suburban wastelands of to the Bay Area in 1999...

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My Interests

Cycling, writing, drawing and the usual pretentions. I enjoy reading history, non-fiction and food labels. I love to travel and have the debt to prove it!

I'd like to meet:


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A few of my peeps
I have ENOUGH friends.

Vanessa

Jenny

David

DJ Mark

April

Jen

Holly [fill in the blank]

Trevor

Jessica

Brie

Brian

Geoff

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Music:



My tastes vary but some long-time favorites are Bowie,
Talking Heads, Joy Division, Dexy's Midnight Runners,
Serge Gainsbourgh, Elliott Smith, Blur, Pulp, Elvis Costello,
Black Flag, Beck, The Velvet Underground, Stereolab,
Johnny Cash, Nick Cave (Bad Seeds and Birthday Party),
Bob Dylan, My Bloody Valentine, Dusty Springfield,
Neil Young, The Beatles, Brian Eno, Steely Dan,
Roxy Music, Air, The Divine Comedy, The Roots,
A Tribe Called Quest and King Crimson among others.

Movies:

The 400 Blows, Band of Outsiders, Gummo, The Warriors The Forbidden Zone, The Battle of Algiers, Wild At Heart. Schitzopolis, Amarcord, Gummo, Pink Flamingos.

Television:

Ah, the Mass Opiate! I don't own a TV and haven't had cable in over a decade! I will occasionally download a show online or from iTunes. A sampling of what I like: CHiPs, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Show, The Ben Stiller Show, The Office, The Sopranos, 30 Rock, The Venture Brothers...

Books:

A Confederacy of Dunces, 1984, An Underground Education, A Peoples History, Pox, The Stranger, East of Eden, Fast Food Nation, Guns Germs and Steel, Naked, Barrel Fever, Uptight, Edie: An American Biography, Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

Heroes:

I don't have heroes, but currently I'm rather fond of this cat:

He's pretty exhausted from all that turning over in his grave. Sorry Bill. Some of us tried!

I'm pretty convinced the CIA killed him.

My Blog

Oye! Oye!

For those few of you out there who'll notice, I am officially retiring this blog. I've moved operations permanently to FredNoland.com/blog . It's got all the bells and whistles, so I encourage you to ...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:28:00 PST

Is it just my imagination?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpyzN0kafpA Or is Scooby doing some improper touching?...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:40:00 PST

I just got drafted!

This morning I did a loop from Skyline to Redwood, through Moraga and back up Wildcat. After cresting Moraga Road and descending into Orinda, I noticed someone behind me. Now, I'm pretty accustomed to...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:57:00 PST

Smelly li’l peeps

No, not the new scratch n’ sniff Easter candy. I’m talking about people who decide that it is okay to fucking reek on trains or buses or any public place where people are in closed, tight...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:02:00 PST

Leap Year

When I got home Monday evening, there were two raccoons fucking in front of the neighbor's house. Apparently I surprised them as they stopped making their chittery little pleasure noises. The female r...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:34:00 PST

Oh great and powerful cycling genie...

...please bring me one of these!
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:55:00 PST

My New Year Resolution

My New Year Resolution is to never drink this again. I understand why it was illegal now.
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

angry monkey karate

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Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:52:00 PST

Dancing TechnoViking

Hey! Did I just see him litter?...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:31:00 PST

The Funhouse at Cafe Press

Howdy!Can you imagine yourself relaxing on your yacht, hitting the links, going to church, hunting giant wild boar or hanggliding in one of these fine-ass t-shirts? Make that dream come true! Ord...
Posted by Fredo: Geeky Bad Boy Extraordinaire! on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:32:00 PST