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Jim The Irish Viking

The one common thing that brings people together....HATE... at least we can all agree on something.

About Me

I LOVE MY WIFE AND SON AND DOG, FAMILY AND FRIENDS MORE THAN ANYTHING, I DARE SOMEONE TO SAY OTHERWISE. I GREW UP BETWEEN LONG BEACH/NORTH HOLLYWOOD/BURBANK.....L.A... I LOVE IT DOWN THERE BUT I LIKE BEING ABLE TO AFFORD LAND, BUT L.A WILL ALWAYS BE MY HOME. I GREW UP IN THE PUNK ROCK SCENE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT PUNK ROCK WAS IN THE 80'S, THANX TO MY COUSIN AND UNCLE BEING MY ROLE MODELS, BUT I WOULDNT CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD. ON THE FLIP SIDE I HAVE TO SAY THANX TO MY DAD AND GRANPA AND THE OTHER OLDER CATS AROUND MY HOUSE FOR GETTIN ME INTO THE 30' 40'S AND 50'S HOT RODS/LOWRIDERS,CHOPPERS AND BOBBERS.

My Interests

I DIG THE LATE 1800'S WESTERN STYLE TOWNS, THE EARLY 1950'S THROUGH THE EARLY 1960'S CARS/TRUCKS/LOWRIDERS, CHOPPERS AND BOBBERS, -ALL THINGS TIKI-, KUSTOM KULTURE- SKATING- COLLECTING ELVIS THINGS- PLAYIN DRUMS- ALL THE THINGS ABOUT THE 50'S THEY NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT- ROCK & ROLL-PUNK ROCK- TATTOOS- GRAVEYARDS- WESTERNS- GHOST TOWNS- HORROR MOVIES- 26'' KICK DRUMS- REVERB DRENCHED GUITAR- BASS- MY FRIENDS- MUSIC, YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH OF MY LIFE THAT TAKES UP- STUDY OF VIKINGS IN IRELAND AND THE NETHERLANDS- VIKINGS AND VIKING MYTH- MEXICAN CULTURE- LOW BROW ART- COLLECTING GUNS AND THE AMMO FOR THEM HAHA- CATHOLIC ART- PIRATES- RUM- ZOMBIES- PICTURES OF THE OLD WEST- SURFING- MY 57 F100- BOBBERS/ CHOPPERS NO NOT O.C.C! MY CHICA- OFF THE WALL VANS-etc. etc. etc....

I'd like to meet:

MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD, THE OTHERS IVE MEET, AND THE FEW I HAVENT PROBABLY WOULD BUM ME OUT.

Music:


-ELVIS- -PUNK.. REAL PUNK NOT THE CRAP THEY CALL PUNK TODAY- -ROCKABILLY OLD STUFF SOME NEW BUT MOSTLY OLD- -OLD JAZZ- -SURF- -GARAGE- -THRASH- -SOME METAL- -OLD BLUES- -SOME OTHERS.SOME BANDS- BLACK FLAG, THE RAMONES, THE CLASH, THE GERMS, SUBHUMANS, THE MISFITS, THE MINUTEMEN, MC5, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, CIRCLE JERKS, ELVIS, MINOR THREAT, JOHNNY CASH, HANK WILLIAMS THE 1ST, DEAD KENNEDYS, THE DAMNED, D.I, THE VANDALS, T.S.O.L, MIKE WATT, BRENDA LEE, WANDA JACKSON, JOHNNY BURNETTE, JOHN COLTRANE, T.MONK, MILES DAVIS, BLAH BLAH BLAH YOU GET THE FUCKIN PICTURE.

Movies:

HORROR, WESTERNS,WAR MOVIES(DONE WELL, AND TASTEFULLY) ETC.....-SOME MOVIES- EVIL DEAD 1 & 2, ARMY OF DARKNESS, BOONDOCK SAINTS, HANG EM HIGH, THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES, FIST FULL OF DOLLARS, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY, BRAVEHEART, MICHAEL COLLINS, THE DEVILS OWN, T.C.M, DEAD MAN, CRY BABY, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, THE WILD BUNCH, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, DAY OF THE DEAD, DAWN OF THE DEAD, DEAD ALIVE, MEET THE FEEBLES, BAD TASTE, GOOD WILL HUNTING,ELVIS 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL, ELVIS ALOHA FROM HAWAII, KING CREOLE, BLUE HAWAII,GOODFELLAS, SNATCH, HAGGARD, ENDLESS SUMMER 1 AND 2, THE WILD ONE, ROADRACERS, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, ANOTHER STATE OF MIND, THE REPO MAN, THE OUTSIDERS, HALLOWEEN, THE LAUGHING DEAD, TWIN PEAKS, NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OCEANS 11( the o.g one) , BLUE VELVET, LOST HIGHWAY, THE SORE LOSERS, SUBURBIA( THE FIRST, NOT THAT CRAPPY REMAKE),THRASHIN, LORDS OF DOGTOWN, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS,WE JAM ECONO STYLE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN, HOTROD SURF MINI MOVIES, CHOPPERTOWN, LOVE & A .45, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, BAND OF BROTHERS, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, FULL METAL JACKET, PLATOON,TOMBSTONE, WYATT EARP, YOUNG GUNS, McCLINTOCK, CHISUM--- AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS.....

Television:

DEADWOOD, THE DEADLIEST CATCH, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, THE HISTORY CHANNEL,WILD WEST TECH,HONG KONG FUEY, THE MUNSTERS, HAWAII FIVE-O..... BLAH BLAH BLAH.................

Books:

CASSADY AND KEROUAC ARE KING, BOOKS ON VOODOO, BOOKS ABOUT WORLD WAR 1 AND 2, VIETNAM, AND KOREAN WARS. BOOKS ABOUT THE OLD WEST, AND BOOKS ABOUT OLD HOT RODS/ KUSTOMS/ AND BOBBERS & CHOPPERS OF THE LATE 50'S EARLY 60'S, BOOKS ON TIKI AND HAWAII. SO ON AND SO FORTH.

Heroes:

MY MOTHER FOR BEING CARING, LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE EVEN WITH ALL THE WIERD SHIT I WAS AND STILL INTO. MY FATHER FOR THE SAME REASON AND FOR BEING A VET, MY GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER, AND MY WIFE.... ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING AND DIE'ING IN ARE ARMED FORCES ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AIR FORCE. ECT ECT AND ALL THE FAMILIES OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN.ALL THE HOT ROD ARTIST'S OUT THERE KEEPIN IT ALIVE EVEN WHEN THEY WERE STARVIN TO DO SO. EVEL KNIEVEL, ALL THE RAD CAR AND BIKE BUILDERS OUT THERE THAT MOLDED MY MIND- JOHNNY CHOP, INDIAN LARRY, CHOPPER DAVE, DENVER DAN, COLE FOSTER, ALL THE GUYS AT HI-BOND, FLYRITE CHOPPERS, SUCKER PUNCH SALLYS, POWERPLANT CHOPPERS. ED ROTH, BARRIS, GENE WINFIELD ETC ETC, AND MY DAD AND GRANDPA FOR GETTIN ME INTO THIS. ALL THE GUYS AT HOT ROD SURF. FREE THINKERS- WRITERS- TEACHERS- OLD PUNK ROCKERS- BARTENDERS- FIREFIGHTERS- MOST COPS- MOTHERS- FATHERS- GRANDPARENTS- MUSICIANS- PAINTERS- POETS- MY FRIENDS-

My Blog

My son is here.

Ford Michael (Lil Jim) 8 lbs 3 oz 19 and a half inches long. born  13:07 (1:07 p.m) June 2, 2008. My wife and i couldnt be happier, thank you all for the kind words.  
Posted by Jim The Irish Viking on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:44:00 PST

much better now.....

went shooting today with my father in-law was alittle rusty at first but it all came back to me, i can still hit the asshole out of  nat at over 150 yards hahahah. well mabe not the asshole.... i...
Posted by Jim The Irish Viking on Sat, 10 May 2008 02:51:00 PST

its gonna be a boy!!!

the wife and i found out yesterday that our baby is goin to be a boy. right now he's 1lb 2oz at 21 weeks and about 9 '' long. eveything is were its supposed to be, heart rate is 145 beats which is per...
Posted by Jim The Irish Viking on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:50:00 PST