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aaron

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About Me

Check out my production company ANCHOR BALLOON FILMS at myspace.com/aaronnelsonleichter for info on some of my past, present, and future work...

My Interests

alphabetizing. animals. art. bubble wrap. cacti. cinema. cityscapes. coffee. creativity. deserts. diners. facial hair. falafel. hoodies. indian food. kitsch. music. oceans. old things. pabst blue ribbon. park benchs. pie. road trips. tattoos. the written word. thought. travel. vegan cuisine.

Music:

The Appleseed Cast. The Arcade Fire. Devendra Banhart. Syd Barrett. The Beatles. Beck. Belle & Sebastian. Bjork. Bloc Party. Blonde Redhead. David Bowie. Bright Eyes. Jon Brion. Broken Social Scene. James Brown. Bill Callahan. Johnny Cash. Nicl Cave. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! The Clash. Patsy Cline. Leonard Cohen. John Coltrane. Elvis Costello. The Cure. Cursive. Miles Davis. Death Cab For Cutie. Death From Above 1979. The Decemberists. Deerhoof. Denali. Depeche Mode. Des Ark. DeVotchKa. Nick Drake. Bob Dylan. Engine Down. Explosions In The Sky. The Evens. Feist. Ferraby Lionheart. The Flaming Lips. The French Kicks. Fugazi. Charlotte Gainsbourg. Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Albert Hammond Jr. The Handsome Family. Billie Holiday. iLiKETRAiNS. The Kinks. Langhorne Slim. John Lennon. Sondre Lerche. Les Savy Fav. Logh. M83. The Mars Volta. Mates Of State. Mirah. Modest Mouse. Mogwai. The Moldy Peaches. Thelonius Monk. The New Pornographers. A.C. Newman. Joanna Newsom. Nico. Of Montreal. Will Oldham. The Parson Redheads. Pavement. Peter Bjorn & John. Pink Floyd. The Pixies. The Police. Iggy Pop. Q And Not U. Radiohead. The Rapture. Ratatat. Lou Reed. The Rolling Stones. The Secret Machines. The Shins. Sigur Ros. A Silver Mount Zion. Silversun Pickups. Simon & Garfunkel. Slowreader. The Smahsing Pumpkins. Elliott Smith. Sonic Youth. The Spinto Band. Spoon. Stars. Stereolab. Sufjan Stevens. The Talking Heads. These Arms Are Snakes. The Tiny. TV On The Radio. The Unicorns. The Velvet Underground. Tom Waits. Jim White. Wilco. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Yo La Tengo. Neil Young.

Movies:

Amelie; American Beauty; Being John Malkovich; The Big Lebowski; Brazil; Clerks; The Conversation; Dancer In The Dark; Down By Law; Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind; The Evil Dead; The Good The Bad And The Ugly; Harold And Maude; I Heart Huckabees; Little Miss Sunshine; Living In Oblivion; Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels; Lost In Translation; Me And You And Everyone We Know; Memento; Paris, Texas; The Passion Of Joan Of Arc; Pan's Labyrinth; Pulp Fiction; Punch-Drunk Love; Requiem For A Dream; Roger And Me; The Royal Tenenbaums; Seven Samurai; The Seventh Seal; The Sixth Sense; The Subconscious Art Of Graffiti Removal; Taste Of Cherry; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Trainspotting; Vertigo

Television:

The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, Flight Of The Conchords, Freaks & Geeks, Home Movies, The Kids In The Hall, The Office (both British & American), Mr. Show, The Ren & Stimpy Show, South Park, The State, Stella, Strangers With Candy, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Whitest Kids U Know, Wonderfalls

Books:

Chekhov, Camus, Kafka, Kerouac, Miller, Salinger, Sedaris, Thompson, Tolstoy, Vonnegut

My Blog

to whomever decided...

....that the 800 block of sanborn avenue was good enough to give up their parking for an entire weekend but NOT good enough to be compensated for such with a simple free admission:go fuck yourself....
Posted by aaron on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

THIS IS EASILY THE BEST IDEA I’VE EVER HAD.

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Posted by aaron on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:59:00 PST

Dear Bananas,

Are you ripe or are you not? Please make up your mind.Don't get me wrong, I love you. You're delicious as you are, surrounded by cream pie, sliced up and dried, snuggled betwixt two sides of a peanu...
Posted by aaron on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:48:00 PST

Dear Caffeine,

You need to be my friend today. Please, just stay by my side.Thank you for understanding.your adoring fan,Aaron
Posted by aaron on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:29:00 PST

Dear Sleep,

Please stop evading my nights and impeding upon my days. You are causing me problems.Wakefully yours,Aaron
Posted by aaron on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:12:00 PST

Sea Level Records...

Sea Level Records in Echo Park is closing. I went over there last night after work looking for cheap records at even cheaper prices. I entered the store just as the sun was beginning to set, and fou...
Posted by aaron on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:57:00 PST

So I saw "The Holy Mountain" at Hollywood Forever...

....Sunday night. I should've written this yesterday, when the taste of the experience was still fresh in my mouth.I don't even quite know where to begin. If you haven't seen or heard of this film, ...
Posted by aaron on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:52:00 PST

All this show did was reaffirm the notion...

....that The Arcade Fire is one of the most unique, talented, and important bands making music right now. I saw The Arcade Fire at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park last night. It was a good show. ...
Posted by aaron on Thu, 31 May 2007 12:12:00 PST

Cinespia!

Apparently lots of people think that picnicing in a cemetary while watching Vertigo is a good idea. I know I do. But perhaps my friends and I severely underestimated the staggering drawing power of ...
Posted by aaron on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:56:00 PST

Blogs...

I've been less than productive today. I don't even remember how I happened upon this, but I began perusing some of my old blog entries. Stuff on this blog from over a year and a half ago... Stuff o...
Posted by aaron on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:23:00 PST