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John Volitans

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Behold the glory that is Bloody Bay Wall (www.bloodybaywall.com)!! I've gone 1000 feet below the surface and lived to tell about it. Nothing humbles a human more than going eyeball to eyeball with a 16 foot manta ray. When I space out at work my fantasies usually consist of my manning a submersible to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. I love clubbing my face off to good music; nothing fuels me more than a song that has a wicked beat AND packs an emotional wallop. DJing is a great responsibility because we all need to share the GOOD MUSIC (!) I love to wear super expensive designer duds but am loathe to pay for them, so you'll usually see me in the discount bins. The closest thing to the Gates of Hell is my cat's litterbox. My pet peeves include people who have loud conversations in elevators, guys who can't play -- or worse, can't appreciate-- sports, ferrets, FLAKINESS, TARDINESS, HIGHHANDEDNESS, DRIVERS WHO DON'T USE THE TURN SIGNAL, and people who are rude to my wife or friends. If you can't appreciate the beauty of a juvenile Dragon Wrasse then you're beyond help. I'm VERY blessed because I've got the best wife in the world; in fact, I thank my lucky stars every day that she's a part of my life.

My Interests

God, scuba diving, marine zoology, snowboarding, fixed gear biking, mountain biking, DJing, Equinox, maps, Central Park (!), basketball, chocolate, the beach, kitty flipping, cooking Taiwanese food, Street Fighter, Yao Ming, billiards, table tennis

I'd like to meet:

Fashionistas, Good Dancers, and Music Lovers. Divers. Stable People. People who can cry to Cocteau Twins.

Music:

GOTH/DARKWAVE, ELEKTRO, SYNTHPOP, NEW WAVE, POSTPUNK, INDIE, ITALO, ETHEREAL/SHOEGAZE, FREESTYLE, HONG KONG POPSTARS, 4AD, Factory Records, Cocteau Twins, Clan of Xymox, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Colourbox, Tears for Fears, The Church, The Blue Nile, Air, Shriekback, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Sandra, Fancy, Bad Boys Blue, Cetu Javu, Bel Canto, Love Spirals Downwards, Morcheeba, Lush, The Sound, The Cult, The Chameleons, Project Pitchfork, Joy Division, Ladytron, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Electronic, Alphaville, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, Apoptygma Berzerk, VNV Nation, Covenant, Wolfsheim, Iris, Rush, U2, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Supertramp, Hall and Oates, Scissor Sisters, Def Leppard, Miss Kittin, Fischerspooner, White Rose Movement, The Killers, VHS or Beta, Metric, Arcade Fire, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, George Winston, too many to mention (!)

Movies:

Amadeus, The Matrix, Wall Street, Infernal Affairs, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Heat, Syriana, Eyes Wide Shut, Tess, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, The Big Blue, Body Double, Interview with the Vampire, Revenge, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Kids, Happiness, Taxi Driver, The Killer, A Moment of Romance, A Better Tomorrow, A Chinese Ghost Story, Young and Dangerous series, THE ANNABELLE CHONG MOVIE (just kiddin')

Television:

The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Seinfeld, Three's Company (RIP John Ritter), Married with Children, Discovery HD, NBA, MLB

Books:

The Blue Planet, Reef Fish Identification Guide, The Last Dive, The Prydain Chronicles, books about 80's era Boston Celtics, Sandman series by Neil Gaiman

Heroes:

My late father, Larry Bird (who BACKED it up!), Eric Cheng (http://www.echeng.com/photo/uw/)

My Blog

John Volitans playlist @ Tiswas (NYC) Sat. 1/27

Icehouse - Great Southern LandPublic Image Ltd - RiseMorcheeba - What New York Couples Fight AboutThompson Twins - Sister of MercyJohnny Hates Jazz - Shattered DreamsFiction Factory - (Feels Like) Hea...
Posted by John Volitans on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:25:00 PST

John Volitans playlist @ Tiswas (NYC) Sat. 12/9

thanks to all who swung on by; good times! here's the setlist. . . .Sneaker Pimps  How DoThe Arcade Fire  HaitiElefant  Don't WaitGodley & Crème  CryThe Beloved  Wake Up SoonGiorgio Moroder ...
Posted by John Volitans on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:02:00 PST