Galen profile picture

Galen

Once we get out of the 80's, the 90's are gonna make the 60's look like the 50's

About Me

I am obsessed with Back to the Future, Skittles, and increasingly the game of Skee-Ball.

My band -
Glacier Garden

My short film -
The Desert Exchange

"People like us, who will answer the telephone
People like us, growing as big as a house
People like us, gonna make it because
We don't want freedom
We don't want justice
We just want someone to love"
--Talking Heads

My Interests

Music, movies, history, cars, summer, food, talking animals, scientific impossibilities, humor, drama, baseball, newspapers, skittles, cities, beaches, pans, complaining, politics, beach, buffets, bars, ice cream

I'd like to meet:

I've already met Paul O'Neill, John Carpenter, and Jimmy Carter. Who else is there???

Music:

U2, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Beatles, Eels, Led Zeppelin, BRMC, Cars, Green Day, Doors, Clinic, Sex Pistols, Postal Service, Death Cab, Madonna, Talking Heads, Billy Joel, Audioslave, Police, Sade, Elvis, Harry Nilsson, Public Enemy, Iron Steeale, INXS, Coldplay, David Gray, Bob Marley, Beastie Boys, Eagles, Abandoned Pools, Avril, Secret Machines, Killers, lots more I cant think of right now.

Movies:

Back to the Future Trilogy, Heat, The Godfather 2, Eyes Wide Shut, 12 Monkeys, The Big Lebowski, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Risky Business, The New World, 8 1/2, Vanilla Sky (and Open Your Eyes), The Departed, Taxi Driver, AI, Used Cars, Christine, Muppet Movies, Citizen Kane, Fight Club, Halloween, Rainman, It Happened One Night, O Brither Where Art Thou?, Restoration, Thief, The Thin Red Line, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, American Graffiti, Donnie Darko, Poltergeist, Evil Dead, Touch of Evil, Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, The Thing, Flashback, Born on the Fourth of July, Badlands, The Elephant Man

Television:

Extras, Masters of Horror, 24, Lost, Voyagers, Three's Company, Oprah, Seinfeld, Big Brother, Quantum Leap, Duck Tales, Diff'rent Strokes, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hardball, SNL, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Books:

1984

Heroes:

Paul O'Neill

My Blog

Top 5 Commercials that Make Me Want to Kill Myself/Others

There are certain commercials that are just so annoying and make me so angry that they make me feel violent. God forbid I ever see the people in these commercials in real life - they will be in troubl...
Posted by Galen on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:22:00 PST

100 Reasons to Move Off the Planet

Ok, so I looked at Time Magazine's 100 most influential people poll at time.com and I really need to offer my thoughts on this one. This is a list of 203 (!) people that have been voted by the masses...
Posted by Galen on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:27:00 PST

What We Definitely Don't Need ...

... is another movie full of Nicholas Cage wisecracks. I just saw the trailer for your new movie "Next" and heard a couple of your little snide comments. God you've come a long way from when you fel...
Posted by Galen on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:56:00 PST

My Dream About Satan

I had this dream a little while ago and figured I should write it down.So I was outside in an open grassy area with a bunch of people hanging out and doing whatever. Then a few of us went on a walk. ...
Posted by Galen on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:34:00 PST

FOX's New Comedic News Show

This thing is SO stupid. The reason why shows such as the Colbert Report are funny is because it makes fun of things like Fox News, O'Reilly Factor, Scarborough Country .. all those instigators. THE...
Posted by Galen on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST

Dear Lu Fang

Dear Lu Fang,Wow. It's been almost two years since I moved into your old apartment. Time sure flies. It's been almost two years since I settled into this place, and yet what happens when I checked ...
Posted by Galen on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:51:00 PST

Christopher Miss - The Founder of Christmas

This is how Christmas was begun - somebody said:"Christopher Miss. Mister Miss. Mister and Misses Miss. The Misses."
Posted by Galen on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:45:00 PST

I might have to quit myspace ...

...if i have to keep looking at that disgusting creepy guy in the ad for 'Fast Food Nation'. Guess what Fast Food Nation? Your crusty, pale faced hipster doesn't make me want to see your movie.
Posted by Galen on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:25:00 PST

Rumsfailed

I saw a bumper sticker that said "Rumsfailed" yesterday and I thought it was funny. And now the man himself is making it official.Should Democrats be nice and not rejoice and cheer at the Republicans...
Posted by Galen on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:04:00 PST

My Parking Ticket Disputes

I just disputed two parking tickets online. Here is what I wrote:Ticket .. 7545300361:I will admit that I parked in front of the church even though the sign says no parking there. My dispute is base...
Posted by Galen on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:35:00 PST