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Dre

Darius Goes West

About Me

i rock. but i'm humble.
This is the longest intro to a video I have ever seen. But you gotta love Huey. Ya just gotta.

My Interests

graphic design, art

Shepard Fairey

kitsch, thrift stores, antique shops, bettie page, fiesta ware, music of course, hanging with friends, learning about the rest of the world, seeing live bands, volunteering, playing volleyball, camping, crocheting, surfing the web -- can i get a job doing this? i'm very good at it.

I'd like to meet:

other people who rock.

Music:



wolfmother, loudon wainwright III, kings of leon, radiohead, cocteau twins, skynyrd, black rebel motorcycle club, muse, hot hot heat, the hives, 80s alternative/new wave/rap, patsy cline, johnny cash, louis prima, sinatra, built to spill, nirvana, my morning jacket, sebadoh, pavement, the strokes, doves, dandy warhols, the ponys, bjork, lcd soundsystem, joy division, portishead, franz ferdinand, ben folds five, chittlin, 70s lite rock, beatles, ramones, yeah yeah yeahs, secret machines, the metric, stereolab, interpol, reggae, brazilian girls, fischerspooner, camera obscura, qotsa, hip hop, old school rap, woxy.com, lounge-radio.com...it goes on and on...
John "Jack" Savitsky
"Avant Garden of Midnight Marauders" -- Blaine Fontana tallulahs.com
"The Perfect Picture" Pearl Frush, July 1945

Movies:


NETFLIX. shawshank redemption, pulp fiction, shaun of the dead, trainspotting, super size me, fight club, donnie darko, seven, office space, lost in translation, a christmas story, 28 days later, true romance, crash, adaptation, american psycho, kill bill, magnolia, royal tennenbaums, napoleon dynamite, james and the giant peach, xanadu...

Television:

these are a few of my favorite things...

king of queens reruns, seinfeld, pbs, sex & the city, scrubs, letterman, cbs sunday morning, entertainment tonight, lots of reality tv (say what you want about it, it's pure entertainment, imho).

Books:

Recommended: Tales of A Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman. Other than that, magazines.

Heroes:

non-conformists.

My Blog

Links, links and more links

No need for explanation. Just fun/interesting/wacky stuff I found on the web. Guess the musical character:http://www.flipflopflyin.com/lollipops/index.html Look at Photoshopped art:http://www.worth10...
Posted by Dre on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:53:00 PST

Whats not to love about SkyMall?

One of my favorite parts about flying is getting to peruse the product catalog, SkyMall. Inevitably, I find some truly bizarre, yet captivating one-of-a-kind inventions among its pages. Some highlight...
Posted by Dre on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:33:00 PST

Dog Found -- Needs Home

Driving home Wednesday night, I saw this lovely dog strolling up and down W. 117th sniffing the ground, looking for food. After a mild chase, I captured her with the help of a stranger's chicken nugge...
Posted by Dre on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:19:00 PST

Genius

I've heard about these new sandals that hold your credit card and/or key in the heel but what I didn't know is that the sole has a built in BOTTLE OPENER! Are you kidding? I don't like to throw around...
Posted by Dre on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:15:00 PST

Back to how much I rule...

Thanks to Herv for the post. This guy is HILarious! A favorite of mine is the Mac vs. PC debate. He reminds me of the writers from www.thesuperficial.com but angrier. Start here: http://www.thebestpag...
Posted by Dre on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:34:00 PST

Responsibility

Paris Hilton entered jail two days earlier than she had to. She had this to say: 'In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make.' YA THINK?
Posted by Dre on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:11:00 PST

Picture Perfect

Some of you have asked to see photos from my trip to Paris and Barcelona in April. Well, your prayers have been answered. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vagasbaby/...
Posted by Dre on Thu, 31 May 2007 08:12:00 PST

I Heart The Web

The world wide web. Am I right? It rocks and I love, love, love it. I'm constantly finding the sweetest sites and passing them along to my friends. There are so many I'm going to start passing them a...
Posted by Dre on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:37:00 PST

I want this

Will someone please buy this for me?? Paint By Number Kit Everything You Need to Re-Create 8 Vintage Masterpieces By Dan Robbins $19.95   Paint a beautiful picture . . . the first time you ...
Posted by Dre on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:54:00 PST

It doesn't get much better than this.

  House of VonLyrics by Von Von Von(Copyright Von Songs) The penthouse view from the street...feel the beat!House of Von If your fur is faux, and you like to go-goIf your limousineis the ...
Posted by Dre on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:32:00 PST