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brando

Sweet zombie Jesus!

About Me

I collect spores, molds, and fungus.

My Interests

Music:

Arcade Fire,Josh Rouse, Charles Manson, Broken Social Scene, Braid, Elliot Smith, Feist, Richard Swift, Faraquet, Jets To Brazil,Jeff Buckley, Death Cab for Cutie, Mars Volta, Robert Nanna, Flaming Lips, No Knife, Rilo Kiley, Animal Collective, Nine Days Wonder, Hey Mercedes, Graham Parsons, Louden Wainwright, Devendra Banhardt, Ranier Maria, Jenny Lewis, The Dragouts, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Smashing Pumpkins, M. Ward, Jawbreaker, Fugazi, At The Drive-In, The Smiths, Zwan, Billie Holiday, Coheed and Cambria, My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, The Beach Boys, Sons of the pioneers, Lionel Hampton, Built to Spill, Dungen, Pelican, Kings of Leon, The Four Freshman, Chet Baker, and that's it.

Movies:

Empire of the Sun, Apocalypse Now, Explorers, Downfall, Waking Life, Sideways, Love and Death, Annie Hall, Contact, The Wild Bunch, Stand by me, Gods and Monsters, Europa Europa, Freddy Got Fingered, Anchorman, Inside Deepthroat, Deepthroat, Passion of the Christ, American Splendor, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bar Fly, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Pleasantville, The Blair Witch Project, Saving Private Ryan, Casino, Taxi Driver, City Lights, Fat City, Steel Magnolias, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Big Lebowski, Cable Guy and that's it.

Television:

Zebras in America

Books:

Vonnegut,Salinger, Bukowski,Sedaris,Eugenides,Celine,Terkel,Ambrose. I'm sure there's others I just can't think of them now.

Heroes:

Charles Bukowski

My Blog

the bridge

Oh yeah. We also went to the Golden Gate Bridge. Have a look.Despite its beauty, the bridge has a bit of a morbid side.I like this one....
Posted by brando on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:42:00 PST

a lost heart, trolley cars and the bart

Last weekend we went to S.F.  It was amazing, as always.  Great city, great.  We went to Alcatraz.  I took this photo as the boat approached the island.  You can see the graff...
Posted by brando on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:07:00 PST

desert adventures pt. 1

So Julia and I went to the desert this past weekend.  Let me just say this: I fucking love the desert!  The weather was perfect and sunny.I took pictures of Joshua trees.We rode the Palm Spr...
Posted by brando on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:41:00 PST

Solution to Mystery of Life Discovered in Cypress

I’m obsessed with death.  I know. So do you.  But ironically enough, it was one of my recent adventures in  a cemetery that led me to "The Mystery of Life."  Literally. ...
Posted by brando on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:41:00 PST

brea's bust

I can guess what you will think of me if you meander your way through this blog: I get too excited by silly and irrelevent things. Oh well, such is my life.  Anyway, one recent night wh...
Posted by brando on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:12:00 PST

jesus of pico

Last week I made a trip to a lovely Pico Rivera home to photograph a lifesize paper mache rendition of the crucifiction.  I was made aware of the house by a dear friend who said the pro...
Posted by brando on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:43:00 PST

Watts? Yeah!

Last week's adventure consisted of a foray into the beautiful city of Watts.    My specific destination was just a stone's throw from the colorful Jordan Downs housing projects(of ...
Posted by brando on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:52:00 PST

night at Pink's

World famous pinks...World Famous line...So good it hurts...Then I ruined the evening by telling a lewd anecdote involving hotdogs......
Posted by brando on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:04:00 PST