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About Me

Singer, songwriter, social commentator and bowler extraordinaire. I am completely and utterly addicted to chapstick and cannot go to bed without applying it. I love playing board games and if you think that's lame, I really couldn't care less. I think it's better to regret doing something than to regret not doing something. I am very good at guessing how much my gas is going to cost, to the nearest 10 cents. I think Jersey gets a bad rap. I'm not very political and generally avoid conversations related to it. I love driving with the windows rolled down and music blasting, even if it's freezing out. I enjoy ridiculing those who have poor grammar, and scoff at those who are musically naive or ignorant. I also have a problem with sports fanatics who make ridiculous claims to future success and don't realize that they, themselves, are not actually a member of the team. I despise discussing the weather, but enjoy discussing how much talking about the weather annoys me. I see humor in the misfortunes of others, including, but not limited to: people getting kicked by elephants, people walking into things, and figure skating mishaps...People who think their cats are their children and send pictures of them at Christmastime make me violent...I like kids but dislike people who flaunt their kids all over the place like jewelry. On the flipside, I dislike people who claim not to like kids at all. Maybe I need to be more open-minded to close-mindedness. I am not as negative as this "About Me" would lead you to believe. But I'm every bit as neurotic.

My Interests

MUSIC, Tragically Yours, singing, pro wrestling, writing, playing guitar, bowling, skiing, movies, grammatical ponderings, Halloween, taste tests, night driving, videogames, Christmas, the Angry Video Game Nerd, brooding, sports, cheeseburgers and pastas, Italy, orange juice, red wine and board games...

I'd like to meet:

Ron Sexsmith, Mitch Hedberg

Music:

Aerosmith, Smoking Popes, Fountains of Wayne, Ron Sexsmith, Ok Go, Matthew Sweet, Eels, Pilfers, Slackers, Robbie Williams, Pete Yorn, David Mead, Social Distortion, Eagles, Ben Folds, Ben Lee, Ben Kweller, Toadies, Johnny Cash, NIN, Elvis Costello, Bee Gees, 311, Queen, Rancid, Bad Religion, NOFX, GNR, Elton John, Zeppelin, The Four Freshmen, Bosstones, Soundgarden, Weezer, Operation Ivy, Sublime, Stevie Wonder, Beatles, Pietasters, Scofflaws, Green Day, Oasis, Alice in Chains, Marley, Jerry Vale, Frankie Valli (tons of oldies) and everything from Snoop Dogg to Frank Sinatra to Charlie Parker to Stone Temple Pilots and a great deal in between. And no, I'm not too cool for school...even a country song here and there.

Movies:

Goodfellas, Some Like it Hot, Christmas Vacation, The Fugitive, The Princess Bride, Office Space, Little Miss Sunshine, Scarface, Walk the Line, Dumb and Dumber, Napoleon Dynamite, Wedding Crashers, Ocean's Eleven, The Sandlot, Sling Blade, Halloween, Toy Story 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Old School, Death of a Salesman, Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, Forrest Gump, Kingpin, etc.

Television:

Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiam, Seinfeld, Honeymooners, House, Conan, The Office, WWE Raw, American Idol (you know you do too)

Books:

"Foley is Good"- Mick Foley, "Have a Nice Day"- Mick Foley, "Braindroppings"- George Carlin

Heroes:

Steven Tyler, Larry David, Brett Favre

My Blog

Music You Should Be Listening To: June 08

FYI, this is probably the first time I'm writing one of these music blogs drunk... "No One's Gonna Love You"- Band of Horses I am getting into this band, one song at a time. If you like "Is There a Gh...
Posted by jdp on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:41:00 PST

Music You Should Be Listening To: January 08

"Girls in Their Summer Clothes"- Bruce Springsteen I am by no means a Bruce fan. He's just one of those artists that never connected with me in a general sense. But, of course, there are a handfu...
Posted by jdp on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST

Music You Should Be Listening To: October ’07

Ah, I love October. Halloween, fireplaces and perfect weather. And of course none of it means much without music. So here's some of the current tunes I'm into... "You Know I'm No Good"- Amy Wineh...
Posted by jdp on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:51:00 PST

New Fountains of Wayne Album- Spongeworthy or....?

It has been well documented how big a Fountains of Wayne fan I am. I mean, next to Aerosmith, they are basically my second favorite band of all time. I got into them in high school, around the time th...
Posted by jdp on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:24:00 PST

More Music You Should Be Listening To...

"Where Did My Baby Go"- John Legend I always kind of skimmed over John Legend in the past, thinking there wasn't enough energy in his sound, if that makes any sense. And honestly, I thought he wa...
Posted by jdp on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:48:00 PST

Music You Should Be Listening To...

(I've decided to change this segment from the boring "Current Music" title to what you see now....) "Phantom Limb"- The Shins Okay, I don't think these guys are the second coming or anything, but ther...
Posted by jdp on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:39:00 PST

Spirit Crushing 101

I find that when I'm in a group of people, particularly in a loud environment, like a bar or a show, I completely lose my personality. I mean, I don't like raising my voice, so I usually wind up stand...
Posted by jdp on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:20:00 PST

Reasons Why Wrestling is Good People, Too

It's become abundantly clear lately that there are some people who can't get over the fact that I still regularly follow and spend time watching professional wrestling. So, to those people, I have the...
Posted by jdp on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:07:00 PST

2006: Oh My, What A Year It's Been...

I think it's easy to overlook just how much can occur in one calendar year. So, I've decided to write a definitive bullet point list of the good, the bad, and the ugly of everything I've personally en...
Posted by jdp on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:52:00 PST

5 Favorite Songs of 2006

Since it's December and all, and I've been mulling over the concept for about a week, I've decided to blog it up with my picks for Top 5 Songs of 2006. Now, granted, most of them are pretty obscure an...
Posted by jdp on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:13:00 PST