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Harry Ransom

they just fly around all happy going EEEEEEEEEEEEE

About Me

Trying new things. Like waffles + 40's. Or Dr. Pepper + trout, or even Hi-C and turkey. What about hot dogs + weed? Enticing? I'll have the hot dogs, you can have the weed.

I have a craving for Brazillian churascara, Mongolian BBQ, some El Pollo Rico from Wheaton (but they just got busted by the IRS and/or INS...), and some big major steaks. I bought a mountain bike this summer, and I usually ride single-track trails every weekend. Go to the gym 3~5 times a week, started back in March, after a three year hiatus. Hit Phoenix and San Diego around Memorial Day, and then I went to WA state for the 4th of July. It was awesome. Going to Niagra Falls and Toronto at the end of July, and then to the outer banks in NC in mid-August. And I just renewed my passport.

I need a five year vacation. All inclusive. Hell, a vacation that pays me to enjoy myself. Yeah, I want that.

My Interests

[interests] music, movies, traveling, art (urban/street and lowbrow mainly), snowboarding (kind of lazy about going lately), beer (micros & imports please), waffles (just add bacon!), video games (I dork out with the MMOs), laid back bars, clubs (not meat markets though... not in to sleezing on women there), design (print, graphic, web, fonts), the future, hoodies and seasons (it's spring now)

I'd like to meet:

New people that I can hang out with, get to know, grab a drink with, check out movies, concerts, art galleries (opening parties can be fun), go biking with and/or snowboarding with in the winter.

I am kind of reserved initially, so I need to get past that with people to open up some. If something interesting is going on, or some art show or movie is opening up, or just want to run around somewhere in the area, let me know.

Upcoming Bookings
10/10/2007 : Transit @ Bridges _Fairfax, VA (drum'n'bass set)
10/19/2007 : Drum Ritual @ Rock & Roll Hotel _DC (B2B drum'n'bass set)
11/21/2007 : Pho Real Thanksgiving @ Five _DC (classic drum'n'bass set)

Book me!

Music:

[drum&bass] Break, Calyx, Chris.Su, Commix, Concord Dawn, Culture Shock, D-Bridge, Dieselboy, Gridlok, Hive, Icicle, Klute, Logistics, Marcus Intallex, Martyn, Mayhem, Misanthrop, M.I.S.T., Noisia, Pacific, Pendulum, Phace, Psidream, Silent Witness, Spirit, State of Mind, Sub Focus, Tactile, The Upbeats

[breakbeat] 30hz, Aquasky, Backdraft, Baobinga, Breakfastaz, CTRL-Z, Ed209, Eskmo, FACTOR-e, Klays 'Heavyweight' Hill, Mutiny, Peter Paul, Quest, The Aut0b0ts

[hip-hop] A Tribe Called Quest, Common, De la Soul, Jurrasic Five, Organized Konfusion, The Roots

[other] !!!, ...and you will know us by the trail of the dead, At The Drive In, Bloc Party, Coheed & Cambria, Distance, LCD Soundsystem, Refused, Search & Destroy, Skream, Soulwax, The Faint, The Mars Volta, The Rapture

This does not mean I like every single song or track by these people.

Movies:

[foreign] Battle Royale, Amores Perros, City of God

[80s] The Goonies, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, TRON

Television:

I don't watch tv really, just rent DVDs of stuff that catches my attention: nothing lately...

Books:

cyberpunk, graphic design, urban art

Heroes:

My family members, as each has their own stories and history...

My Blog

yet another drum’n’bass mix, recorded 09/14/2007.

My most recent set on EXBC, taken from this past Friday's show, right before seven of us hauled ass up to Sonar to catch the Teebee & Calyx show. Just some really good dnb tunes I was feeling like...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:07:00 PST

meaty shins

Haven't had time to update this in a bit, especially since myspace.com is blocked at work again, after almost a month of access not too long ago. Not much to report, really bored and unmotivated at wo...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:02:00 PST

new mix online: Ransom - EXBC The Classics edition [08/24/2007]

Ransom - EXBC 'The Classics' edition [08/24/2007] mp3 downloadIt was cool to go back in my collection to play this set. Here's the tracklisting: 01. Optical - "Grey Odyssey" (Prototype - 1997) 02. K...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:08:00 PST

new mix online: Ransom - Live at Liquid Funk @ Modern [08/05/2007]

Ransom - Live at Liquid Funk @ Modern [08/05/2007] mp3 downloadTracklisting:01.  D-Bridge vs. Resolution No. 1 - "Libra" (Exit)02.  Klute - "Flight 724" (Commercial Suicide)03.  Sonic (...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:53:00 PST

hypothesis...

Gene Expression: Intercourse and IntelligenceI am admittedly an over-thinker, especially when it comes to attraction, approach and dating. This article was really interesting because I could relate to...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

Four Days - my trip to Canada this summer : part two

DAY TWO - additional commentsSo today at work I decided to google "Just For Laughs Toronto" and got the following website:hahaha.com/toronto/Turns out this was the 25th anniversary, and they had a ful...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:07:00 PST

Four Days - my trip to Canada this summer : part one

DAY ONE - Friday July 27thNothing like waking up at 4:30AM. Nope, nothing like it. I hate it. I got maybe six hours sleep, and I had to pick up my mom and sister, and then drive up to BWI airport to c...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:28:00 PST

new mix up: Ransom - Live on EXBC [07/19/2007]

Ransom - Live on EXBC [07/19/2007] mp3 downloadAnd here is my tracklisting:00.  The best set intro -EVER-01.  Commix - "Be True" (Metalheadz)02.  Break - "External" (Engine Music)03.&n...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:15:00 PST

Four Days in WA - aka I need to shave.

July 2nd (a.k.a. pre-trip) - I went in for a regular shift at work, the usual; showed up on time, didn't do too much, went to the gym, got lunch. But then it was off to Tyson's Corner to see 'Transfor...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:12:00 PST

musing

Just because you have a ton of good music, super in to it, and have some gear... doesn't mean you're going to match the calibre of what you love unless you put some effort in to it.I'm slacking.Just b...
Posted by Harry Ransom on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:31:00 PST