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HappyKid

...when I accelerate I remember why it's good to be alive - like a 25 cent game...

About Me


Happy_Kid's CALENDAR

MAY
80s Party @ Roc Bar / Cleveland, OH
MUFL 100th Game and Picnic!!! @ Bellflower Park / Mentor, OH
Pieces of Eight @ Cebars / Cleveland, OH
The Kids in the Hall @ Palace Theater / Cleveland, OH

JUNE
John Cusack's War Inc. released in theaters!!!
Nada Surf @ The Basement / Columbus, OH
Nada Surf @ Beachland Ballroom / Cleveland, OH
Hallmark Girls Party @ Bonnie's House / Mentor, OH
Tom Petty & Steve Winwood @ Blossom / Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Eef Barzelay @ Beachland Ballroom / Cleveland, OH

JULY
Teddy Geiger @ Agora / Cleveland, OH

AUGUST
"Rushmore" @ Cedar Lee Theater / Cleveland Hts, OH

OCTOBER
Jake Johannsen @ Hilarities on 4th St./ Cleveland, OH

25

...but isn't the real question: "How many babies can I take in a fight?"

My Interests

Laughing and making others laugh, listening, learning, writing, my family, honest communication, exploring Buddhism, playing air instruments and records, crimping (Boosh, not hair), airports and road trips, libraries, making movies and mix tapes, time management and organizing, night stars, animals (esp. dogs and squirrels), garage sales, photography, graphology, live music and comedy, 4th of July, street fairs, gerbera daisies, playing bank and post office, missing the 'Doons and 80s night, baseball, snow, glockenspiel and lap steel, Copeland's cymbals and hand shakers, dancing, Chipotle, demolition derbies, camping, Ultimate Frisbee, telling stories, walking across bridges and reading on piers, waving to strangers, trying to polka, peanut butter and yiddish. And I thoroughly enjoy making my bed and doing dishes by hand.

I'd like to meet:

Honest, good-hearted people. Free-spirits. Don't care what people think of you. Act silly in public. Don't stand still or stop thinking for long. Treat others as you want to be treated. Know when to turn the tv off. Look into eyes, not past them. Understand the incredible value of a hug and the power of a smile. Don't be afraid of yourself and don't imitate others. Pour your soul into all that you do and do everything that you can in the time you have. And you'd better always find time to dance while you're at it...there's no good excuse not to.

That being said, I would NOT like to meet George Bush. I wouldn't even dignify him with a handshake. The end is finally in sight.

Come and play with us - every weekend, every season!
Click the photo to view the MUFL profile!

Music:

I love to dance
I love to sing
... but I do not claim to do either very well.

Currently learning to play the Glockenspiel. My favorite air instrument? Violin to ELO!


Animals
Arlo Guthrie
Badfinger
Beach Boys
Beatles
Ben Kweller
Ben Lee
Billy Joel
Black Eyed Peas
Bleu
Bob Dylan
Brendan Benson
Bruce Springsteen
Butch Walker
Byrds
Cat Stevens
Chicago
Chris Trapper
Clash
Coffinberry
Cars
Cream
CSNY
The Cure
Dave Clark Five
David Bowie
Derek and the Dominoes
Drifters
Duncan Sheik
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Presley
Embassy
The Feeling
Foreigner
Format
Fountains of Wayne
Frank Vignola Quintet
F. Valli & Four Seasons
Gavin DeGraw
Genesis
Good Life
Graham Colton Band
Griffin House
Grassroots
Guess Who
Guster
Henry Mancini
Hollies
I Love You Sailor
Jackson 5
Jason Falkner
J. Geils Band
Jimmy Eat World
Joe Marc's Brother
John Mellencamp
John Sebastian
July for Kings
Ken Stringfellow
Kinks
Ladder Coins
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Berstein
Lou Barlow
Lovin' Spoonful
Mat Kearney
Melissa McClelland
Merrymakers
Michael Stanley Band
Mint Royale
Modest Mouse
Monkees
Moody Blues
Nada Surf
Nine Days
Pat Benatar
Peter Gabriel
Phantom Planet
Pink Floyd
Police
Postal Service
Pretenders
Push Stars
Raleigh Ringers
Raspberries
Rich Creamy Paint
Robbers on High Street
Robots in Disguise
Rooney
Rosenbergs
Sam Cooke
Scott Haskitt
Shazam
Simon and Garfunkel
Sondre Lerche
SR-71
Steel Train
Superdrag
Supertramp
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
Teddy Geiger
The Touch (UK)
Three Dog Night
Those Transatlantics
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tom Petty
Tremeloes
Twilight
TV Eyes
U2
Van Halen
Who-
Why?
Yardbirds
Yes
(Young) Rascals
Zombies

Movies:


Grosse Pointe Blank
Hot Fuzz
Wet Hot American Summer
Royal Tennenbaums
Rocket Science
The Ten
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Three Amigos
Dr. Strangelove (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
Cracking Up
The Landlord
Eight Heads in a Duffelbag
It's a Wonderful Life
Babes In Toyland (1953)
Bad Seed (1956)
Detroit Rock City
Clue
What a Way to Go
UHF
Dog Day Afternoon
Truman Show
Donnie Darko
Innerspace
The Bellboy
The Worst Witch

John Cusack, Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest.

And I L-O-V-E documentaries and spending my weekends at the Cinematheque.

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Television:

The Mighty Boosh

Mystery Science Theater 3000, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Kids in the Hall and Seinfeld.

And I used to watch The Office (USA) but it became too much of a commitment so I gave up. I still think about all of the laughs and fun times we had together, but realized we're better off apart.

Books:

All of the Charlie books, especially keen on Charlie Solves the Riddle of His Own Existence.
My attention span was trained by Sesame Street and the average 3.5 minute pop/rock song at a very early age, making reading a commitment generally beyond my grasp. I prefer to write the stories, rather than read them. And then there's the guilt - ever-present - that I should be doing something more important.
But of the books that I have managed to read my favorites are:
On the Road by Kerouac
Loving-Kindness: the Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
Loser Goes First by Dan Kennedy
Least Favorite:
Madame Bovary by Gustav Flaubert - Having to write a 20 page research paper is enough to turn you against anything.
Hometown Cleveland
Religion Personally defined philosophy.
Zodiac Sign Cancer-Leo Cusp
Education College Graduate
Goals for 2008 Career Focus
England YES!!!

My Blog

The Nada-Drag Pilgrimage: Part Two

The two hour turnpike drive from Cleveland to the Pittsburgh airport was a breeze on a blue sky Thursday afternoon.  My cd case loaded with Beatles, Nada Surf and Superdrag discs on the passenge...
Posted by HappyKid on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:26:00 PST

The Nada-Drag Pilgrimage: Part One

It was a late weeknight at the very beginning of 2008, sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop open in front of me.  I was trying to figure out how to prepare for my first overseas adventure  sti...
Posted by HappyKid on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:35:00 PST

True Love.

(written in honor of Record Store Day - April 19, 2008) "Independent record stores are a vital source of the ever-changing cool. They respond to the street faster than the chains can. They help us tel...
Posted by HappyKid on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:29:00 PST

Wishing for the Demise of The Raconteurs

So many reviews saying that their new album is great, because Benson’s role isn’t as prevalent.Jack White is overrated.That band is a distraction. Brendan Benson should go back to making m...
Posted by HappyKid on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:09:00 PST

Okay, so I watch American Idol...

They sucked me in by airing two consecutive weeks of contestants performing Beatles songs.   Since his first performance I thought David Cook should win it all. Tonight’s performance of "Bi...
Posted by HappyKid on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

How your name could help save the polar bears...

I heard about the plight of the polar bears while watching CNN last week. I told my friend Scott, and he was moved enough to research what we could do about it. Please read below and take a minute to ...
Posted by HappyKid on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:51:00 PST

"Wear Sunscreen" and other valuable life advice

I’m sure many of you won’t have the patience to read this all the way through, can’t honestly say I could have had I not heard it on the radio today first. I’m posting it, beca...
Posted by HappyKid on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:32:00 PST

A sad day in my music world...

Today I learned two things that have affected my musical world: 1. Mike Smith, lead singer and keyboardist of the Dave Clark Five, passed away yesterday during a bout with pneumonia. He had been treat...
Posted by HappyKid on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST

The Great MySpace Mighty Boosh Poosh

So MySpace and BBC have launched a campaign to push The Mighty Boosh to America. I have to admit, I am a little unhappy about this, figure it will now explode to Dane Cook sell out proportions. I've ...
Posted by HappyKid on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:17:00 PST

Lisa Goes to England - Any Advice?

(EDITORIAL NOTE: I'm leaving for the UK on Jan. 11, arriving Jan. 12 and coming home Jan. 20. Seems I didn't make that quite clear below.) I have spent the past few months trying to figure out the mos...
Posted by HappyKid on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:18:00 PST