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Needle in the Hay

I go to Dallas. I get a job as a 'before' in a Charles Atlas 'before and after' ad. I move in with a

About Me

i love this elephant.

My Interests

..playing music, singing, painting, taking friends to see bands, introducing people to good music , being outdoors, riding bikes, movies.

Smog*Rock Bottom Riser .. ..>

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I'd like to meet:

everyone i supposed to. and bjork.
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Music:

*Built to spill *cat power *bright eyes *my morning jacket *grandaddy*neutral milk hotel*decemberists*clap yo hands*magnetic fields*radiohead *stereolab *mogwai *iron and wi ne *broken social scene *modest mouse *animal collective *eliott smith *morrissey *the smiths *interpol *deftones *animal collective *cutthroats 9 *poison the well *division of laura lee *smog *hum *explosions in the sky *lift to experience *desaparecidos *the faint *earilmart *enon *beck *bjork *sigur ros *pixies *weezer *slowride *beatles *lennon *mccartney *bedhead *the new year *sunnyday real estate *now it's overhead *the shins *postal service *the album leaf *the arcade fire *flaming lips *the good life *sugar *moby *miss kitten and the hackers *portished *i am spoonbender *the ravonettes *chemical brothers *massive attack *denali *goldfrapp *bob dylan *nick drake *jeff buckley *slowdive *jesus and mary chain *the velvet underground and nico *spacemen 3 *black rebel motorcycle club *at the drive-in *sparklehorse *the fire theft *the cure *queens of the stone age *the ca rs *death cab for cutie *weezer *the white stripes *starflyer 59 *experimental aircraft *the black angels *the warlocks *the ostrich tuning * slovenian national cinema * jealous boyfriend *dynah *midlake *smashing pumpkins *man or astroman *catherine wheel *my bloody valentine *etta james *otis redding *neil young *adeline *loxly *stories from the frontier *quiet lovely *girl in a coma *placebo *pinback *red house painters

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Modest Mouse*Think Long .. ..>I love this song, and it happens to be on a levis commercial.

Movies:

American History X, Royal Tenembaums, the Virgin Suicides, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Napolean Dynamite, Lost in Translation, Princess Mononoke, Amelie, Trainspotting, Snatch, Kill Bill I & II, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Shindler's List, Dummy, The Pianist, Sixteen, The Life Aquatic, my new found favorite movie...The Gods Must Be Crazy

Television:

Simpsons, Scrubs, Alias

Books:

1984, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Thought Gang, The Virgin Suicides, i am reading Memoirs of a Geisha at the time. and there is a movie, from the book, coming out soon that looks awesome.
I thank Steve for this game

Heroes:

Jesus, John Lennon, Elliott Smith

My Blog

"What made you decide to go the rock-’n’-roll route?"

Dylan:  Carlessness.  I lost my one true love.  I started drinking.  The first thing I know, I'm in a card game.  Then I'm in a crap game.  I wake up in a pool hall. ...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Thu, 15 May 2008 10:43:00 PST

the music on my page......i.e. modest mouse and elliott smith

the live version of no name no.1 by elliott is so beautiful and the live version of broke by modest mouse is really good.  check them out.
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:29:00 PST

Life

things are good here in Toronto with the exception of not having any money.  i don't mind the not having a job part but not having money makes things difficult.  good thing i have so many pe...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:38:00 PST

"they'll treat you like tundra/desert"

Every sick, fickle fuckerChildhood's what makes yaTill they treat ya like tundraWeigh those opinionsMore like air than leadEvery planned occupationSurefire disappointment up aheadTill they treat ya li...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:17:00 PST

people that vandalize others' things are cowards and losers with nothing better to do

I was at Queen and Spadina on thursday night with Ian.  we rode our bikes and we locked them up together almost infront of the el mocambo.  there were a bunch of punk high school kids h...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:58:00 PST

omens

"And you've told me about omens. So now, I fear nothing, because it was those omens that brought you to me. And I am apart of your dream, apart of your destiny, as you call it, that's why I want you...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:08:00 PST

Long time coming blog.......well at least a week or so.

The Black Angels came to Toronto again.  the show was so amazing.  i always say that cause it's always true.  we had a blast, which is the common accurance with the angels, and i miss t...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:40:00 PST

for "The Warlocks" fans........they need our help.

Hey everybody dark times for the warlocks......................we are being sued again and need help for a defense fund... please repost, i wish we had better news to say but we dont..so sorry -thi...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Fri, 12 May 2006 11:57:00 PST

mogwai video on my page.

it's sad but it's so cute.  some of the animals live.  it's a great video.  check it out.
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Fri, 12 May 2006 11:54:00 PST

tag: for ian, patrick, stephen, dan, beckenbauer, philip, jen and arron

RULES: Each player of this game starts with "6 weird things/habits about yourself". People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things/habits as well as state this rule clearly. At...
Posted by Needle in the Hay on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:20:00 PST