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About Me

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My Interests

I spend a lot of my time restoring my classic cars and motorcycles, which is in direct contrast to the fact that I'm really interested in the arts (musical, visual, and performing). I used to be a rock star, and some people still think I am.

Music:

Currently? Neko Case,Mogwai,The Dresden Dolls,The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and so on. All time favorites? The list could be endless, everything from Ravel to Dolly Parton, Dean Martin to Tangerine Dream. However, if you're sipping coffee in front of an Apple laptop at some trendy coffeehouse, or are fed your music by the likes of Clear Channel, I probably won't like your playlist.

Movies:

Circle of Friends, Highlander, and the Beatles' Help! are my all time 3 favorites. I am also endeavouring to amass the greatest collection of car chase scenes known to man.

Television:

Don't watch a lot, but Freaks and Geeks was my favorite a few years ago, CSI usually catches me if I'm flipping channels, and Robot Chicken is hilarious.

Books:

I'm a fan of Neal Stephenson, Stephen R. Donaldson, and Neil Gaiman, so evidently any author with "Stephen" or "Neal/Neil" in their name gets my attention (with the exception of that King guy) . If you asked for a recommendation, I'd say "The Memory of Running" by Ron McLarty.

Heroes:

Yutaka Katayama Richard Bong

My Blog

Movie Cliches That Must Die 2

The Trench Coat Bad Ass I want to blame Keanu Reeves for this, but it’s not his fault. It started long before The Matrix ever saw the light of day. As a male, I have from time to time worn a lo...
Posted by HiwattScott on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:12:00 PST

Deep Thoughts for the Not Serious

Deep Thoughts for Those Who Take Life Way Too Seriously : 1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. 2. A day without sunshine is like...night. 3. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 4. 42....
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:33:00 PST

HiwattScott’s Southern Word Of The Day Episode 2

Hiwatt Scott’s Southern word of the day episode 2 Today’s Southern word is "Commenced" This is technically not a southern "word", but a regular word that is favored by southern folk. The...
Posted by HiwattScott on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:23:00 PST

Distortion by Marketing

Take a good look at this picture. Now look at this one: Notice the difference? The second one, which is the DVD cover, has been altered to show them holding hands, like they’re a c...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:46:00 PST

Movie Cliche That Must Die

Movie Cliches That Must Die: Die Hard Edition I just saw Live Free or Die Hard last night. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. Somehow the bullshit factor (when you see something on the screen that makes y...
Posted by HiwattScott on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:17:00 PST

Unanswerable Lines

The 17 most unanswerable lines ever said to women compiled by Mens Health Magazine --> --> 1."C'mon, Sandy baby, loosen up. You're too tight." --former Redskins running back...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:57:00 PST

A Disappointing Universe

For months now, I've been awaiting the arrival of the movie "Across The Universe", the musical that features 100% Beatles songs. The trailer was just jaw-dropping. That's where I should have stopped. ...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:19:00 PST

Cross-Country Motorcycle Rant

So, somehow, I ended up on a website from San Francisco that was talking about George Clooney's recent motorcycle accident. On this website, people were allowed to leave comments about the situat...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:07:00 PST

Video Theme: Love Hurts

Ahh yes, love is pain... Juice Newton "Love's been a Little Bit Hard on Me" Stevie Ray Vaughn "Cold Shot"...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:16:00 PST

Return of the Traffic Rant

1,2,3, go!: Traffic Pet Peeve of the Week: People who turn their hazard lights on when it's raining. This is a recent phenomenon, 'cause I've been driving for over 20 years, and this crap only started...
Posted by HiwattScott on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:02:00 PST