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august

The End is Near.

About Me

Freelance Writer, Designer Toy Enthusiast

My Interests

music, movies, visual art, books, magazines, designer toys, good beer, cool shoes, tapas, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Mark Ryden, Tim Biskup, Frank Kozik, Gary Baseman, Sket, B.B. Birdy, Rotofugi, KidRobot, Chris Lee, Tado, Wheaty Wheat, Jeremy Madl, James Liu, Shawnimals, Jill Penny, Huck Gee, David Horvath, Joe Leadbetter, Dalek, Boggle, Threadless, Juxtapoz, R. Crumb, Ken Keirns, Tony Millionaire, Archer Prewitt, Nathan Jurevicius, Jim Woodring, Tristan Eaton, Pete Fowler, Shepard Fairey, Nathan Cabrera, Shag, Jay Ryan, Tony Fitzpatrick, A.Okay.Official, Daniel Johnston, Mark Mothersbaugh, James Jarvis, Eric White, Tara McPherson, Scott Musgrove, Tamara de Lempicka, H.R. Giger, DvA Gallery, George Condo, Kathie Olivas, Tim Burton, Bigfoot, ice cream and The Whirlaway

Music:

My Top 100 (subject to change): X, The Pogues, Johnny Cash, Echo and the Bunnymen, Bowie, REM, The Monkees/Mike Nesmith, The Clash, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Slint, Nina Simone, Kate Bush, The Police, Joy Division, XTC, The Shins, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs, Naked Raygun, The Smiths, Velvet Underground and Nico, Joe Jackson, Wire, Gang of Four, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Byrds/Gram Parsons, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Kinks, Townes Van Zandt, PJ Harvey, The Specials, Madness, Interpol, Flaming Lips, Love, Merle Haggard, My Bloody Valentine, Television, PIL, De La Soul, Camper Van Beethoven, Roxy Music/Brian Eno, Supergrass, The Zombies, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, The Church, The Cure, The Streets, Love and Rockets, Gary Numan, Tim and Jeff Buckley, Dead Kennedys, Nirvana, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Sex Pistols, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Bill Withers, Willie Nelson, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra, White Stripes, Fairport Convention, The Stranglers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Psychedelic Furs, TV on the Radio, Peter Gabriel, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Tears for Fears, The Essex Green, Broadcast, Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Iggy and the Stooges, bauhaus, espers, Ride, pixies, Red House Painters, Throwing Muses, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Leonard Cohen, Squeeze, The Cars, Sigur Ros, Game Theory, OutKast, devo, Big Black, Wilco, Blur, grandaddy, Mercury Rev and URGH! A MUSIC WAR!

Movies:

My Top 100 (subject to change): After Hours, The Ninth Configuration, Do the Right Thing, Escape from New York, The Road Warrior, My Own Private Idaho, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, The Shining, Brother From Another Planet, Donnie Darko, Buckaroo Banzai, Bully, The Exorcist, Halloween, Apocalypse Now, Rebel Without a Cause, Psycho, Rear Window, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Silence of the Lambs, The Bicycle Thief, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Citizen Kane, George Washington, A Clockwork Orange, Blade Runner, Head, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The Graduate, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, X: The Unheard Music, Repulsion, Trainspotting, Bird, Unforgiven, River's Edge, In Cold Blood, On the Waterfront, Five Easy Pieces, Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, Blowup, Lost in Translation, Waking Life, Drugstore Cowboy, Napoleon Dynamite, The Warriors, Crumb, American Splendor, Ghost World, Dead Man, Jump Tomorrow, High Fidelity, The Squid and the Whale, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The Thing, City of Lost Children, Nightmare Before Christmas, The Chocolate War, Brick, Morvern Callar, Ratcatcher, Nil By Mouth, American Psycho, East is East, Sexy Beast, Long Good Friday, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Fight Club, Requiem for a Dream, Harold and Maude, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Three Kings, Repo Man, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, The Hunger, In Cold Blood, The Hustler, United 93, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Punch Drunk Love, The Dreamers, Little Miss Sunshine, Swimming Pool, The Manchurian Canidate, Glengary Glenross, Dancer in the Dark, The Virgin Suicides, Dazed and Confused, Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes, Stranger Than Paradise, Mystery Train, Ghost Dog, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Resevoir Dogs, 24 Hr. Party People, Brazil

Television:

My Top 30 (subject to change): Twin Peaks, Kids in the Hall, The Office, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, St. Elsewhere, Ren & Stimpy, The Young Ones, The Tick, Deadwood, Charlie Rose, American Chopper, Miami Ink, The Daily Show, All in the Family, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The X-Files, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Monkees, Entourage, Letterman, The Wire, The Colbert Report, Project Runway, 120 Minutes, IRS's The Cutting Edge

Books:

I like pretty much everything by William Burroughs, Norman Mailer, Hunter Thompson, Hemingway, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Hubert Selby, Tennessee Williams, David Mamet, Irvine Welsh, Brett Easton Ellis, Dorothy Parker, Daniel Clowes, Nick Kent, plus "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Catcher in the Rye," "In Cold Blood," "Animal Farm," "The Hobbit," "Charlotte's Web," "The Wanderers" and film/music biographies.

Heroes:

William S. Burroughs, Muhammad Ali, James Dean, Johnny Cash, Bill Hicks, Alfred Hitchcock, Humphrey Bogart, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Mike Nesmith, Jack Nicholson, Ken Nordine, Lenny Bruce, Edward Murrow, Walter Cronkite

My Blog

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...digging lots of music-related stuff on YouTube...had great meals at Raw Bar two evenings in a row (thanks to my girl for navigating through Cubs fan madness and Kent for dinner 2 (thanks always to...
Posted by august on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:28:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...finally moved in to the new apt (much thanks to Mike)...cleaned old apartment and had drinks at the Whirlaway...off to pay rent...
Posted by august on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:05:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...another great Stereo Action Party; watched some pretty obscure music videos and hung out with my old friend, Dave (thanks for selling me the Tomy robot)...finished trade with Dave at Quake...put to...
Posted by august on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:39:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...job interview went well with another scheduled next week...checked out current show at Rotofugi and bought new Labbit, CiBoy and Bearbrick...stopped by Permanent Records and Vigilante Press...drink...
Posted by august on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:13:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...fixing major computer problems...won $8 playing pool at the Whirlaway...great night out with Mike and Sue (caught Superbad and accidentily crashed a wedding party)...job interview on Thursday...
Posted by august on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:39:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...traded my Simpsons collection to Dave at Quake Collectibles and got some cool vintage advertising stuff in return...saw some great art at DVA Gallery and bought a robot tiki mug...great meals with ...
Posted by august on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:57:00 PST

Ladies of the Canyon Tribute to Kate Bush...

http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/2159/4
Posted by august on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:32:00 PST

Noted Since Last at the Desk...

...SAP 14 was a blast, although the garage sale was a bit of a disappointment; thanks to Sergio, Maria, Susan and all who attended; traded toys with the owners of A.Okay Official...excellent BBQ at Mi...
Posted by august on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST

Whirlaway Garage Sale...

Whirlaway Garage Sale, 3224 W Fullerton! Sunday, August 26th, 9am-4pm...toys, rock posters, housewares, holiday decorations and more!
Posted by august on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:46:00 PST

So Long, Lee...R.I.P.


Posted by august on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:42:00 PST