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Matty

Yep. Twice.

About Me

Grew up in Miami. Found life, love and longing in New York. Decided to stay.
Is sometimes referred to as the Pete Doherty of the Lower East Side. Has met the Sid Vicious of Copenhagen and misses him dearly.
Takes long walks with headphones. Smokes too much.
Oscillates between loner and social butterfly. Has been known to become semi-nude at big downtown gatherings, and follow up with chatting to the bartender and no one else the next night.
Once participated in a notorious and widely speculated game of 'Truth Or Dare' on his rooftop. With five other people. Refuses to talk about it. Ever. Yes, even if you know someone who was up on the roof that night.
Writes songs and plays guitar in The GoStation. Does not think we sound that much like Oasis.
You can go here: www.thegostation.com
Or here: www.myspace.com/thegostation
If you want to hear us...
Runs a party called STARF*CK. Sometimes people get naked and make out.
www.myspace.com/starfucknyc
Believes in passion before function, excess over moderation, and that the nicest time of the evening is around 3 o'clock in the morning.
Can play the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles on guitar. Will do it, on demand, for a dollar. Seriously, I will.
Is the reigning Sudoku champion of the Lower East Side. You'll be amazed at how fast those puzzles are finished.
Never banned from any public bathrooms. Finds this hilarious.
Enjoys breaking rules. And, occasionally, candle votives.
Will never, ever, ever stop.

My Interests

My band, Britpop, music that makes me incapable of speaking, wine (Bordeaux, Sancerre, Chateauneuf-de-Pape, and Burgundy -- amongst other regions), good movies, better literature, cigarettes and alcohol, my neighborhood, poker, Manchester, Ireland, girls with accents, girls who don't want to go to the Dark Room tonight, my Sambas, and all of my jackets.

I'd like to meet:

People who are willing to look past the ego, and give Oasis a shot.

People who love Joy Division, but think New Order is a better band.

People who aren't starf*ckers.

People who think spending $10 on a Jack & Coke is ridiculous.

People who own more records than I do.

People with less than five pairs of jeans.

People with iPods that still buy records.

People who prefer tea to coffee.

People who live below 14th Street.

People who live on friends' couches.

People who love The GoStation.

People who hate The GoStation.

And ladies who lunch on weekdays.

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Music:

Oasis. Doves. The Stone Roses. U2. The Libertines. Kasabian. Coldplay. My Bloody Valentine. Muse. Pulp. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Dandy Warhols. Morning After Girls. stellastarr*. The Cooper Temple Clause. New Order. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Embrace. Jesus & Mary Chain. Ride. Levy. The Velvet Underground. The Arcade Fire. The Strokes. Radiohead. Benzos. Interpol. Saints & Lovers. Phantom Planet. Hope Of The States. Longwave. Stereophonics. Aerial Love Feed/Rockethouse. Pixies. Wilco. Levy. Dirty On Purpose. Surefire. The GoStation.

Movies:

American Beauty, Cool Hand Luke, Seven, Fight Club, Magnolia, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Wall, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Donnie Darko, Vanilla Sky, Almost Famous, Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy

Television:

Seinfeld, Crank Yankers, Sex And The City, Da Ali G Show, and, above all others, Inside The Actor's Studio

Books:

Tao Te Ching. Geoff Dyer. Tim O'Brien. Jay McInerney. Anthony Burgess. William Burroughs. David Schickler. Mark Cirino. Jim Carroll. e.e. cummings. Irvine Welsh. Nick Hornby (sometimes...)

Heroes:

Mostly they're guitar players, songwriters and/or Beatles.

It'd be nice to have some new ones.

My Blog

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Okay, I usually would never use one of my last remaining blogs on something like this. But this is a dream. A huge dream of mine. And if you're reading this now, you can help make this happen. The GoS...
Posted by Matty on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:42:00 PST

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everything was so fucking close to going wrong to(last)nite. and then, somehow, it all worked beautifully at the very last minute. no. not a generalization. everything. every single thing that happene...
Posted by Matty on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:09:00 PST

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here you are again... all messed up and no place to go...
Posted by Matty on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:39:00 PST

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Top 8.Who are your Top 8 friends on Myspace?1) Dennis2) Eliza3) Nikki4) Miranda5) Maren6) Dave7) Nora8) TracyNow answer the following:How did you meet number 5?She had a crush on the singer in my band...
Posted by Matty on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:52:00 PST

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the craziest, most beautifully insane, rocking and hysterical party in New York City starts next Monday, October 17th.... I'd be there if I were you......
Posted by Matty on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:35:00 PST

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Surefire has way too much gear. And the guy who drives their van is absolutely insane. I mean, absolutely insane. And he spread his insanity to Ben Surefire. Ben spent the entire trip from Brooklyn to...
Posted by Matty on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:19:00 PST

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the weekend was absolutely insane. GoStation trip to Boston with Dennis Cahlo. DJing (somewhat) and drinking way too much at The Skinny. inviting everyone and their mother over to my place. things wor...
Posted by Matty on Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:51:00 PST

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last weekend, hopefully, is not foreshadowing of what will come. as tiswas ended with quite a bang (though i was surprised certain regulars in particular didn't go), so did many things. next thing you...
Posted by Matty on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:30:00 PST