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louis

About Me

I'm a south london chap, highly in love with all things rock (and beyond). I write songs and then perform them in my troup of mismatched musicians, formally described as 'The Cadets'.

My Interests

Music/ Theology/ Politics/ Snooker/ Fine Ale/ Fine Cider/ Central London/

I'd like to meet:

1. Jesus Christ 3. Paul Simon 4. Andy Wallace

Music:

In no particular order...Paul Simon/ Ben Folds Five/ Ben Folds/ Radiohead/ Thom Yorke/ Jeff Buckley/ Elliot Smith/ Blur/ Nirvana/ Skunk Anansie/ The Beatles/ Green Day/ Red Hot Chili Peppers/ Foo Fighters/ Death Cab for Cutie/ Rage Against the Machine/ Elbow/ Blink 182/ Hundred Reasons/ Flaming Lips/ Athlete/ Oasis/ The Smiths/ The Killers/ Imogen Heap/ Incubus/ Placebo/ REM/ Sarah McLachlan/ Jonny Cash/ Arctic Monkeys/ the Kooks/ U2

Movies:

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/ Forrest Gump/ Garden State/ Lost in Translation/ Pulp Fiction/ As Good as it Gets/ Blow/ Batman Begins/ This is Spinal Tap/ Rattle and Hum

Television:

24/ Dawson's Creek/ Bremner Bird and Fortune/ A Touch of Frost/ Channel 4 News/ The OC

Books:

Roald Dahl (Henry Sugar), J K Rowling (Harry Potter saga), Philip Pullman (His dark materials), Enid Blyton (Secret Seven, Famous Five etc), John Grisham (The Testament), Susan Cooper (the Dark is Rising saga), Dickens (Hard Times), C.S. Lewis (all).

Heroes:

Thom Yorke/ Ben Folds/ Paul Simon

My Blog

the greatest first verse of all time?

A man walks down the street, He says why am I soft in the middle now? Why am I soft in the middle, when the rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity, I want a shot at redemption, Don't wa...
Posted by louis on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 PST

Lyrical geniuses of years gone by.

In no particular order... 1) MORRISSEY - "Let me get my hands on your mammary glands, and let me get your head on the conjugal bed" - Handsome Devil      &...
Posted by louis on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:56:00 PST