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Turbo!

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About Me

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My Interests

I like exclaimation points!
I don't like GW.
I want this dog:

!!!

I'd like to meet:

You!

Music:

Oh boy . . . it's easier to say what I don't like. I'm quite eclectic in my tastes. Here are a few of my loves: Radiohead, Travis, Tool, VAST, Jem, Portishead, The Strokes, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Blondie, ABBA!!!!!, Eisley, Pearl Jam, Jet, Weezer, Muse, Destiny's Child, The Music, Starsailor, Pilate, Liz Phair, Johnny Cash, Nellie McKay, The Beatles, Elton John, Luda, Snoop, Billy Joel, Northern State, Lords of Acid, Mitch & Mickey, Beastie Boys, Fiona Apple, The Darkness, Ben Folds Five, Shakira, Bread, Martina Sorbara, Madonna, Pete Yorn, Nirvana, Willie Nelson, Cold, Air, Poe, Lords of Acid, Kelis, The Chemical Brothers, Mazzy Star, 2 Skinnee J's, Aimee Mann, BEP, Praga Khan, Yo Yo Ma, The Cardigans, Death Cab for Cutie, Rilo Kiley, Garbage, JayZ, Kanye West, Prince, Rufus Wainwright, Early: Slipknot & Coal Chamber & Kittie, The White Stripes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jacqueline DuPre, System of a Down, Matisyahu, 311, The Darkness, BEP, Mr. Jack Johnson, The Police, 70s and 80s big bands, sappy love songs, cheesy dance music, lots of cheesy broadway stuff, etc etc.

Movies:

Again . . . so hard! Poltergeist, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Donnie Darko, Super Troopers, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Adaptation, The Royal Tennenbaums, Heathers, Moulin Rouge, The Girl on the Bridge, Bubble Boy, The Dark Crystal, Happiness is a bad-touch movie!!!, Dude Where's My Car?, Hackers, Amelie, Four Rooms, Dark City, Reservoir Dogs, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Run Lola Run, In Dreams, SLC Punk!, Silence of the G.A.M.S., Better Off Dead, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, To Die For, Slingblade, Big Fish, The Virgin Suicides, Chicken Run, The Jerk, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Being John Malkovich, Garden State, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Star Wars stuff, Garden State, The LOTR and really all Peter Jackson Stuff--especially Heavenly Creatures, Beetlejuice, Grease 2, Elf, Steve Zissou, Walk the Line, the Amoldovars, etc etc

Television:

Really, I don't watch as much as I used to, but I like these shows: Carnivale, Ali G, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bill Maher, Basically the whole HBO lineup, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Arrested Development, America's Funniest Home Videos, 24, Invader Zim, Alias, Queer as Folk, Dead Like Me, The Early Show, Conan, Dave, Martha, The Office, Scrubs, EARL! I loved the original Kids Incorporated and still miss Pee Wee and the cartoons from back in the day.

Books:


Franny and Zooey, The Sea Came in at Midnight, Madeline L'Engle, Steve Erickson, To Kill a Mockingbird, Michael Moore, Peppermints in the Parlor, The Phantom Tollbooth, House of Leaves, Mikhail Bulgakov, Zadie Smith, Dominick Dunne, did I mention Steve Erickson?

My Blog

Voices: Day Eleven

Marianne Faithfull's voice has gotten better "with age." ...
Posted by Turbo! on Fri, 30 May 2008 08:55:00 PST

Voices: Day Ten

When I went to see The Killers, we sat with a girl who promised me she would take me to see David Bowie. I'm still waiting for her to call and make my dreams come true. ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:34:00 PST

Voices: Day Nine

If only I could have a voice as strong as Annie Lennox . . . ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:32:00 PST

Maybe We Done Did the Impossible

"I totally sliced my finger open last night with my santoku knife.""That was smart.""Yeah.""What were you making?""Rice."...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

Voices: Day Eight

Oh come on. Like your heart doesn't melt when you hear that song. You know Peter Gabriel rocks your world! ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

Voices: Day Seven

And with this one, Jackson gets another mention.I'm pretty sure I hadn't heard much from Kate Bush, which isn't surprising. Kate Bush isn't exactly mainstream. ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:30:00 PST

Voices: Day Six

Many a year ago, my friend Jackson had an extra ticket (and needed a ride) to the Tori Amos concert. Of course I said yes, but I didn't realize it would be so awesome.The show was at Starli...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:00 PST

Voices: Day Cinco de Mayo!

So I'm pretty sure you know I love Tool and assumed Maynard would be part of this month's lineup. And you'd be correct.I always thought I wanted Maynard to be my friend. I found out years ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:00 PST

Voices: Day Four

You may think Bjork is a bit kooky, but it would be very difficult for you to deny her voice is powerful. ...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:28:00 PST

Voices: Day Three

Enough with the girls! Let's move on to my favorite: boys (with whiny voices).I first discovered Thom Yorke like most everyone else; with the release of Radiohead's "Creep." It wasn't unti...
Posted by Turbo! on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:27:00 PST