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This is Major Tom

Can't stop Detroit Pistons. Can't stop em'.

About Me

The MAN is watching us. Me and My brothers Bill and Dan

My Interests

In Roma

I'd like to meet:

People who read. Also the Dalai Lama, Joe Dumars, and Bob Dylan.

Music:

Johnny Cash, Elvis Prestley, Notorius BIG, Tupac, Nas, Infitada, Rage Against the Machine, Jimi Hendrix, CCR, Basshound, The Arcade Fire, Nirvana, The Ramones, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, OAR, Jedi Mind Tricks, ANY OF THE MARLEYS, Dansety, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, I never liked being asked to choose between music. Its the IPod age people! I like everything except country......except Kenny Rogers. The Gambler is good people.

Movies:

The Aviator, The Lord of Rings Trilogy , Star Wars Saga(Mesa no like Jar Jar), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, Snatch, Lock STock and TWO Smoking Barrels, Dazed and Confused, American Psycho, Rules of Attraction (both based on Bret Easton Ellis books), Batman Begins, Pi, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Caddyshack, Syriana, Hero, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, The Legend of 1900, Blow, Die Hard, Three Kings, Godfather I and II, Scarface, Gangs of New York, Glory, Good Night and Good Luck, Jarhead, Full Metal Jacket, Apocolypse Now, Kontrol, 3 Days of the Condor, Human Traffic (safe as fuck mate!), Midsummer Nights Rave, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill I and II, Pulp Fiction, Mobsters, Gattaca, Clue, the Last Samurai, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, Kerosaua films, Ocean's 11. Chances are I'll watch a movie if I havent seen it once, which I probably have. lol

Television:

You mean that box that eats your soul? No.

Books:

DUNE, Le Grande Meaulnes, Brave New World, Catcher in the Rye, Count of Monte Cristo, SEE NO EVIL, THE MAIN ENEMY, STATE OF WAR, The Motorcycle Diaries, Sleeping With the Devil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Kingdom of Fear, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Timothy Leary, Alex Garland, James Joyce, Faulkner Shakespeare, Homer, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Twain, Sun Tzu, Confucious.....I'm happiest when I'm reading.

Heroes:

ME AND LL COOL J IN LONDONTHIS IS BRIAN HAW. HE HAS BEEN CAMPED IN PROTEST IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT FOR 4 YEARS. THEY PASSED A LAW TRYING TO GET RID OF HIM BUT THEY CANT SINCE HE'S LIVING THERE NOW. BRIAN HAW FOR PRIME MINISTER!BIGGIE SMALLS IS THE ILLEST

My Blog

Sex, Drugs, and Punditry

By Tom Risen  These be golden years for the pundit we're living in, Sonny Jim.   Pundits prowl wild from the internets to radio, and no one is safe from their rants that they spent an enti...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:58:00 PST

"I Cant Believe Its Not Vietnam! ""

I Can't Believe It's Not Vietnam! " Tom Risen              Are you aching for that long drawn out taste of military misadventure, but you're worr...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:11:00 PST

Iraq Veterans Coming Home

I wrote this article for the Santa Barbara News Press   Tom Risen SB022307 Santa Barbara News Press WASHINGTON---The motto of the Vietnam Veterans Association is "never again will one generatio...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:16:00 PST

Armageddon doesnt scare me

Mother Nature is a Bitch Tom Risen       I've been writing a lot about the environment since Congress started. Every politician wants a piece of it since it makes them look good to ge...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:44:00 PST

Article on Blogs

BY Tom RisenSanta Barbara News Press January 13th 2007WASHINGTON----The hearings at the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Thursday set off a firestorm of controversy in the blogosphere as Secreta...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:06:00 PST

Diddy Day in Chicago

I cover the Mayor on my Beat Reporting in Chicago.  Here's what I wrote about today.        BY TOM RISEN MEDILL NEWS SERVICE DIDDYDAY [with Photo]   On Friday,...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:07:00 PST

Irish Heritage

"This is the death I should have asked for if God had given me a choice of all deaths. To die a soldier's death for Ireland and freedom"        &nbs p;...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:38:00 PST

Brave New World Part I

I read all the time, so I hope this review type article I wrote for a local paper might inspire some of you to read this fascinating and insightful book. Since I have no space limits on my website I m...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 03:29:00 PST

Super Bowl Sunday

 Super Sunday   We must get heavy into football. Its the only thing left that aint fixed Hunter S. Thompsons last article on ESPN.com Page 2.  I took Doctor Gonzos advice ...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:00:00 PST

Meanwhile...

Hi, sorry I havent written for awhile, I've been writing essays for grad school apps. Draconian, monkey old college apps. Since last I wrote my Dad's book has come out and he;s been on numerous TV sh...
Posted by This is Major Tom on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:40:00 PST