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Jonathan

breaking mirrors since 1979

About Me

* friendly, good hygiene, kind to animals.
* half of the pop group piggy pants .
* a third of the punk band the wristrockets
* i wrote a book called Gently Now that you can purchase at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
...or you can ask me about it when you see me.
well, what do you know? here's a picture or that book:

My Interests

love, art, music, feminism, my dog, taking my dog for walks around the block, socialism, scrabble, beer, tea, food, wearing flip-flops for a week, dancing to old soul records, vodka, pizza, pizza, pizza, avoiding mirrors, marx brothers, things that are little and cute, allergy medicine, caffeine

I'd like to meet:

The guy at the Maple who sat in front of me during A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
mydogsspace:

This "top friends" business is garbage.

Music:

abe froman, the action, all girl summer fun band, jason anderson/wolf colonel, apani b-fly emcee, nate ashley, atlantis, avengers, b-52's, bahamadia, long john baldry & the hoochie coochie men, bangs, paul baribeau, fontella bass, beat happening, jeff beck group, belle & sebastian, the birds, bis, karl blau, blondie, the blow, blur, boys, built to spill, buzzcocks, canine sugar, captain america, pelle carlberg, veloura caywood, the cecil peoples, chinese millionaires, arthur conley, elvis costello, the coup, don covay, crabs, the creation, d+, data panik, day 28, del cielo, sugar pie desanto, neil diamond, donovan, doris duke, duke ellington, el smasho, erase errata, eugenius, the eyes, faces, field mice, flamingo-go's, eddie floyd, aretha franklin, carolyn franklin, go-go's, gossip, betty harris, emmylou harris, tami hart, thee headcoatees, thee headcoats, hissy fit, the jam, etta james, jay dee, junior senior, king cobra, the kinks, lady sovereign, bettye lavette, jens lekman, lemonheads, leslie & the ly's, le tigre, los crudos, madonna, lois maffeo, magnetic fields, the make-up, matty pop chart, thee mighty caesars, moby, mukilteo fairies, mystic, the need, willie nelson, northern picture library, northern state, numbers, one reason, yoko ono, pansy division, paradise island, parasites, dolly parton, peaches, ann peebles, peter bjorn and john, craig salt peters, pet shop boys, wally pleasant, police, pulp, otis redding, riverdales, jimmy ruffin, sam & dave, screeching weasel, shangri-las, shonen knife, shotgun express, shystie, sissies, ska baios, skankin' pickle, sleater-kinney, small faces, smiths, the smoke, softies, sonic youth, spinanes, sport scenter, bruce springsteen, candi staton, steampacket, rod stewart, billy strayhorn, the streets, style council, suckle, suede, bettye swann, talking heads, talulah gosh, tears, bettye swann, joe tex, teddy thompson, tiger trap, justin timberlake, erin tobey, trembling blue stars, t.rex, u2, undertones, vandellas, vaselines, vibrators, porter wagoner, kanye west, marva whitney, the who, spencer wiggins, wreckless eric, x-ray spex

Movies:

lady & the tramp, dumbo, terminal starzione, cleo de 5 a 7, crooklyn, a taste of honey, brother to brother, animal crackers, a night at the opera, me and you and everyone we know, 9 to 5, rebel without a cause, duck soup, breakfast at tiffany's, oliver & company, quadrophenia

Television:

my so-called life, ROSEANNE, simpsons, green acres

Books:

(writers) andre aciman, dorothy allison, james baldwin, christopher bram, gwendolyn brooks, truman capote, michael chabon, michael cunningham, jeffrey eugenides, marilyn frye, bell hooks, nick hornby, christopher isherwood, carson mccullers, david sedaris, zadie smith, john steinbeck, mark twain, banana yoshimoto, alice walker, oscar wilde

Heroes:

my mom, gwendolyn brooks

My Blog

add me on facebook!

Just search for me on facebook and add...cool?  We can play Scrabble, if you'd like.  I would very much like. xoxo
Posted by jon on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:14:00 PST

friendship!

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Posted by jon on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:41:00 PST

let’s push things forward

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Posted by jon on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:12:00 PST

ten years ago today!

It was ten years ago today that Mike, Adam, and I got to open up for the Chinese Millionaires. Not a big deal to most, but a huge deal to me as an 18 year-old kid. They were one of my favorite bands...
Posted by jon on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:14:00 PST

you should buy my book

That's my opinion. If you already have it, you could buy another one and give it as a summery gift. It goes well with lemonade.Get it here or at just about any web bookstore....
Posted by jon on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:51:00 PST

they got the ac cranked to keep the patrons cool

Dude. You gotta hear the official anthem of the summer of 2007. The kids are whispering "Sports Scenter" over a malted milk and the drop-tops cruising down Woodward Ave are bumping to the glitchy be...
Posted by jon on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:56:00 PST

me and a new car

I just traded in my leased Ford (early bird!) and got a new one. No big deal.BUT...I'd like it to go on record that the first song I played in this new car was "Together" by the Ska Baios. I've been...
Posted by jon on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:58:00 PST

anti complacency league

So, I re-bought The Jam's The Gift album on CD and have sort of rediscovered how great it is. My favorite Jam LP, I believe. Makes me wanna go do something right on. ...
Posted by jon on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:33:00 PST

marriage = men's room + ladies' room

Kinky. So, what do you do for the honeymoon? Broom closet?xoxo
Posted by jon on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:42:00 PST

i love you, you imbecile

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Posted by jon on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:59:00 PST