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About Me

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Who really writes these things honestly? Wouldn't it be better to have them written by your friends?
I'm loving the NYC burlesque scene these days, so if you are a dancer and want someone in the audience who knows how to cheer and scream at all the right times, add me. :)
I want to surround myself with interesting people! I always have... artists, writers, musicians, thinkers, students... nerds, metal heads, goth chicks, etc. should all apply! You want to argue politics? You want to argue about the stuff they are leaving out of ROME? Want to catch a horror movie?
A true New Yorker. Born and raised in Lower Manhattan. I'm back in my hometown again, but I made the horrible mistake of moving to Los Angeles in August of 03, and that was the single greatest mistake of my life! NYC really is my muse and my friend...
I adore history, want people around me to have a sense of humor, and I have a made passion for reading. Anything from historical works like MEMOIRS by Karl Donitz to an Anne Perry mystery to something fantastical like Thomas Wheeler's ARCANUM to something far more serious like THE LONG HAUL by Amanda Stern. Jasper Fforde is one of my new passions.
I love dogs, and oddly I have a passion for protecting Great White Sharks. Give me intelligent, charming company, an entertaining Broadway play, and good conversation, and I am happy. Mother always said never talk about politics or religion on the first date, but I always do...
And why can't I put Agnostic Jew on my religious prefs below? Someone whose father lost his faith in the camps, but taught his son to have a sense of the cultural history and tradition.
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My Interests

History, bashing bush, friends, playing with my dog, a good book, foreplay, talking politics, Germany, NYC, European History, writing, live music, art, Scuba, burlesque shows, the occasional board game (my inner geek emerges), Great White Sharks and learning the German language.

I'd like to meet:

In fantasy land, I'd like to meet Julius Caesar, Winston Churchill, or anyone who lived through WWII.... but they are nearly all dead. Right now, I think I'd like to meet Nigella Lawson. ;)
And if we are talking about women when you say "Describe who you want to meet", I seek a woman who has a sense of humor, a creative spark, has a smile that can warm the soul, eyes that show she has something going on inside her brain, a passion for something other than her looks, and who feels comfortable at home cooking with me, at the opening of a play, or out on the town. She must enjoy the burlesque scene. Will she read me an article from the NYTimes that has caught her interest, or listen to me when I speak about some interesting thing I learned? Will she tolerate the good and the bad as well as she expects me to tolerate her good and bad? Someone who has a zest for life and thinks the idea of going to Europe is more appealing than going to Vegas. Someone who doesn't think a cowboy hat is sexy, because they aren't.

Music:

Old school metal! Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Metallica, Ozzy, Dio, Iron Maiden, B.O.C., Twisted Sister, The Clash, Cinderella, Motley Crue, KISS, King Diamond, Queen, Big Band Swing like Brian Setzer Orchestra, newer metal like Rammstein, Disturbed and Evanescence. Great Big Sea, Jim Croce, Johnny Cash, great ladies of song like Annie Lennox, Anastacia and the Andrew Sisters, great men of song like Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole, and some classic composers like Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart.

Movies:

JAWS, the original 3 Dead movies by Romero, Princess Bride, Evil Dead 2, Supersize Me, anything Monty Python, Cleopatra, old b/w's, 84 Charing Cross Road, 28 Days Later, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Better Off Dead, Spinal Tap, Shaun of the Dead -- really I'm all over the place.

JAWS!

Television:

Coupling, Kids in the Hall, M.A.S.H., penn & teller:bulls$!t, Red Dwarf, Nigella Bites, Spongebob Squarepants, Blackadder, Mind of Mencia, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Little Britain, Father Ted, anything Gordon Ramsey related, BBC World News. Yes, I'm a BBC junkie!

Books:

The Book of All Flesh, Still Dead, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey, The Big Over Easy, Unit 731 Testimony, At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror, The Dark from Continum Comics and of course the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z.

H.P. Lovecraft!

My baby, The Dark!

Heroes:

Winston Churchill, King Arthur, Julius Caesar.

My Blog

Wasted Efforts

It is absolutely PATHETIC. We are supposed to be the greatest nation in the world. At least that is what the Republicans want us to believe, even though they do little to back that statement up. I r...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:44:00 PST

R.I.P. Bitchrod

This was originally posted over on Deviantart, but it being what it is today, I decided to share it over here with you all."Bitchrod was musical freedom. He was the definition of what a rockstar shoul...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:15:00 PST

KISS 4K

Okay folks... I am generally happy about this. I just felt the need to share, cause I worked damn hard on this (and other projects) for Platinum Studios. http://www.platinumstudios.com/ I was the e...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:12:00 PST

Job hunting and all the rest

Hey gang! I just finished lunch and felt like doing an update. I am still on the hunt for a job... yup, I lost my job as a comic book edit a few weeks ago when the company decided they didn't need a...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:29:00 PST

Two for one special!

I have chains... but why not? My luck's been dreadful since I moved to LA, and maybe I just don't forward enough chains. snicker.... Did u know? B4 u go to sleep at night there is 1 person of the...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:50:00 PST

Erased...

At this time 2 years ago, I had no idea my father was dead. When I woke up on November 9th, I still had no idea my father was dead... no one called me. On November 11th, thanks to my oldest fri...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:31:00 PST

Fiends use LIVE dogs to catch sharks

Fiends use LIVE dogs to catch sharks - What the hell is WRONG with people? http://www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr/site/images/HAMECON.jp g From The Sun newspaper today. By Ian Hepburn, Crime Writer St...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Wed, 05 Oct 2005 01:24:00 PST

Spanish Fishing Devastates Sharks on Oct 4

Sharks are not just mindless predators. We need to protect them just like we protect Dolphins and Tuna, as sharks are a vital part of the eco system. You are more likely to die from a bee sting or...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:58:00 PST

Someone protect us from this...

Giuliani for president? Dems, get your act together and put someone forward NOW to crush this fan of police brutality. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051002/ap_on_el_pr/giuliani2008 _2
Posted by Joe the Shark on Mon, 03 Oct 2005 07:56:00 PST

HONESTY survey... why the hell not?

In the last 24 Hours have you... 1. Had sex: Not outside my mind. 2. Bought something: Food, water, legal services. 3. Gotten sick: No. Wounded from being hit by a mini-van. Sick enough for...
Posted by Joe the Shark on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 04:58:00 PST