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Joel Anders Shear

Catering to a Nation of FICKLE HYPOCRITES

About Me


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I CAN TURN ON A DIME
with 9 cents change
One synopsis of a Leo, which I am, described them as Creative Leaders. While I don't particularly believe in Astrology, I find this is a fitting Portrait. ------------JOEL ANDERS ECKSTRAND SHEAR ---------------LEADERS CHASED N JOKERS RANT
Sub-Attendant Academic vigilante; Disciple of the Unorthodox, Victim of Wanderlust, Contemplater of Intangibles

Synaptic oceans of cerebral liquids
scattered thoughts lay dormant in stagnant tidal pools
Until lunar fluctuations draw the fermented puddles
Back to the tornadic vortexes
Amidst wicked typhoons
ideas once lost rechurn with the benthic brine
with aspirations of impacting the earth.
When I'm not puffing the peace-pipe, I stay on the war-path. My Indian name is "Makes himself at home" I'd love to tell you that there is a quiz so you too can "Find your Indian Name" but sadly you have to go on a spirit and/or vision quest to get your own.

My Interests


Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Drums, Singing, Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Ceramics, COOKING, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Wake and Boogie Boarding, Frisbee, Soccer, Hackey-Sack, Watching Sports, Video Games, PSP, Hiking, Swimming, Camping, Writing, Stand-Up Comedy, Brain-Storming, Jamming, Traveling, Exploring, Reading, Learning, Creating.

I'd like to meet:

Salvador Dali, Shirow Masamune, Jhonen Vasquez, Siddhartha, Seth & Todd Mcfarlane, Brendon Smalls, Mike Judge, Kieth Crawford, Mike Lazzo, DaVinci, and Kurt Cobain + All of my heroes...

Music:

Alternative/Grunge/Rock: Nirvana, STP, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Bush, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Audiovent, AudioSlave, 311, Incubus, Perfect Circle, Mars Volta, Alice in Chains, Beck, Mudhoney, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Oasis, Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Primus, RHCP, Sublime, Weezer, Everclear, Dishwalla, Chevelle, Green Day, Boy Sets Fire, Stain'd, SilverChair, Filter, Radio Head, Phantom Planet, Hoobastank, Primus, Elevate, Splurge, Primus, Maroon 5, Live
Punk: NOFX, Anti-Flag, Fugazi, Screeching Weasel, Gas Huffer, Rancid, Casualties, Descendents, The Constantines, The Queers, The GoToHells, Face to Face, Bad Religon, Pennywise, Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's, Sex, Pistols, The Misfits, The Offspring, GWAR
Hardcore/Metal/Industrial: Hatebreed, Earth Crisis, Turmoil, NIN, Snapcase, System of a Down, Deftones, Coal Chamber, Tool, Powerman 5000, Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, Fear Factory, Limp Bizkit, Soulfly, Mettalica, KORN, Marilyn Manson, Michael Jackson, Slayer, Slipknot, Finger Eleven, Clutch, ShovelHead, Cole.
Classic Rock/80's/Light Rock/Oldies: Jimi Hendrix, Pink Flloyd, Led Zeppelin, BOC, ELO, CCR, Elton John, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, The Beatles, The Cars, The Outfiled, Sting, Pat Benetar, Bob Marley, The Fixx, Eric Clapton (+Cream, D&theD's), Santana, Doobie Brothers, Boston, Rush, The Cure, Skynyrd, Don Mclean, C,S,N&Y, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Howie Day, Dispatch, George Micheal, Phil Collins, Peter Garbrielle, Sarah Mclachlin, Shawn Colvin, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Rap/Hip-Hop: The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Blackstar (OBV), Beastie Boys, Aesop Rock, Wu Tang Clan, Eminem, Timbaland, Dr. Dre, KRS-ONE, Chamillionare, Cee-Lo Green, UGK, Paul Wall, Bone Thugs N Harmony
I like a lot of Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Classical, Celtic/Irish, Drum&Rythym, Techno (Trance, Trip-Hop, Acid Jazz, etc.)Always Local & UnderGround Scenes

Movies:

Bowfinger, Interstate 60, The Usual Suspects, Memento, Big Trouble, Vampire Hunter D, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, All Miyazaki, Anime, Donnie Darko, Natural Born Killers, American History X, Vanilla Sky, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Superbad, 40 y/o Virgin, Snatch, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, American Beauty, American Psycho, Traffic, PI & Requiem, 6th Sense, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Sin City, Anything Tarentino, anything Kevin Smith, GO, Spun, How High, Half Baked, Puff, Puff, Pass, all Cheech & Chongs, Eternal Sunshine, I heart Huckabee's, Office Space, Old School, Anchor Man, National Lampoons, Broken Lizard, Everything Sandler, Everything Jim Carrey, any and all Ferrel/Wilsons/Stiller/Vaughn collaborations, Comic Book Movies, TV Cartoon Movies. Trilogies+ Godfather, Matrix, Austin Powers, TMNT, LOTR, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Silence of the Lambs, Evil Dead+Army of Darkness, All of the Dead,

Television:

[adult swim], Forensic Stuff, Law & Order, The Riches, South Park, Simpsons, King of the Hill, Anime, That 70's Show, Scrubs, Seinfeld, G4, NGeo, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery, History. SPORTS, check blog for specific teams. I was a Nielsen household for 2 years, and in that time the "OK BUTTON" was NEVER clicked on Reality TV, VH1, MTV, or the E! Network, so what if I'm a little proud of that?

Books:

Dark Tower Series, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Hitchhiker's Guide Series, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, The Giver, The Odyssey, Anita Blake. ---COMIX---JTHM,Squee, I Feel Sick, Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Spawn, Venom & Carnage, Deapool, Inuyasha, The Darkness, Marvel Zombies, WitchBlade.

Heroes:

James Bond, Thomas Crown, Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood. Daniel Negraneau, Phil Ivey, Miyazaki, Wantanabe, Matt Groening, Vlad the Impaler, Mom & Ed, Dad & DJ, the interesting and enlightened, and almost all the "People I'd like to meet"

My Blog

Open Creative Projects: FeedBack Please

OPEN CREATIVE PROJECTS:Untitled ScreenPlay (feel free to pitch)Working Title: Self Fulfilling Prophecy (Florence)A group of 3 soon to be college senior kids (2 female, 1 male) take a vacation to Flore...
Posted by Joel Anders Shear on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:48:00 PST

Why do you love your Sports Team?

ABSTRACT: I am a sports lover in the most obvious and extreme facets of the genre; from the big 3, (Basketball, Football, Baseball) to the intermediates, (Soccer, Hockey, Olympic Events) to the more o...
Posted by Joel Anders Shear on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:58:00 PST

What Moves You?

ABSTRACT: Very few adult human beings have the blessing of being able to stand on ground level. Those who can't then potentially get subdivided into the following categories: Those who claw hopelessl...
Posted by Joel Anders Shear on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:52:00 PST

Artwork Coming Soon!

I will soon be adding as much of my high school and college art portfolio to my pictures, when that happens, use this blog to make any comments and criticisms. Be as harsh or generous as you want, I ...
Posted by Joel Anders Shear on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:28:00 PST