I enjoy: Living life to its fullest, intelligent music conversations, making up new words, randonly running into friends I haven't seen in a long time, an ice cold Old Style at Wrigley Field, road trips to the middle of nowhere, brightening peoples days, totally rocking out at a concert for under $10, being with friends. seeing good indie films, the ocean. my iPod, summer, finding the perfect gift for a friend, a good drunken story, playing tennis, seeing a beautiful piece of art, telling stories (especially drunken ones), fresh snow, Cedar Falls Main Street, smiling, meeting new people, listening to Vinyl, cheap Goodwill finds, moms homemade goulash, being around like minded people, the Mississippi, discovering new bands, Miller Lite, going to the park with my nephews and niece, relaxing with a good book/magazine, working out, laying in the grass looking up to see millions of stars on a cloudless night, Da Bears, Tiger Woods Golf, people who share my passion for music, Cup of Joe, Michigan Ave. hearing the voices of loved ones, skirts, Mario Tennis, relaxing long walks, learning something new, doing my own thing, having meaningful conversations, making connections, the Iowa Hawkeyes working hard and having it pay off, laughing so hard that I cry
I'd like to meet:
Intelligent, fun-loving, like minded people who share my passion for music and probably anyone else who'll talk :-)
Music:
I hate this question because to be quite honest I could fill a whole page or even book full of bands that I like/listen to but here is good representation and list, that is not all inclusive: Art Brut, The Raconteurs, Ambush Sunrise, The Beatles, Black Heart Procession, Gnarls Barkley, Bob Dylan, Quietdrive, Dropping Daylight, Mason Greve, The Rolling Stones, Whiskeytown, The Jayhawks, Ben Folds, Elvis, Pet Shop Boys, Be Your Own Pet, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Beach Boys, Clash, Ramones, Jimi Hendreix, Bob Marley, Nirvana, The Smiths, Pearl Jam, Mute Math, Shin Toy Guns, Spitalfeild, Jimmy Eat World, Pavement, The Who, Zepplin, Yo La Tengo, Super Furry Animals, Pet Shop Boys, Ray Charles, The Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Death From Above 1979, Ryan Adams, Interpol, Neko Case, The Futureheads, The Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Spoon, Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Belle and Sebastian, The White Stripes, Mahjongg, Elliot Smith, Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney, Sufjan Stevens, Run DMC, Smog, the Doves, The Juan Maclean, Blood Brothers, The Shins, Kanye West, RHCP, Radiohead, STP, Common, John Vanderslice, Gravy Train!!!, Pitty Sing, The Heavenly States, Queens of the Stone Age, The Nadas, Joy Zipper, Architecture in Helsinki, Mae, Fountains of Wayne, The Good Life, Sons and Daughters, Amusement Parks on Fire, Caribou, Four Tet, Prosaics, Mahgong,The Faint, Rufus Wainwright, Snow Patrol, Foo Fighters, Wonderful Smith, Bullet Train to Vegas, New Pronographers, The Pimps, The Melismatics, Robbers on High Street, Fruit Bats, The Rapture, Tom Waits, Black Dice, The Hopefuls, Mooney Suzuki, Sahara Hotnights, Embrace, Palomar, Lume, Bloc Party, The Holy Ghost, Bright Eyes, Fall Out Boy, Pinback, Secret Machines, Luna, Xiu Xiu, The Flesh, The National, Hockey Night, Clinic, M83, Har Mar Superstar, Lucky Boys Confusion, Motion City Soundtrack, Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters and there are TONS and TONS more, when I say I listen to everything, I am not kidding around and for the most I enjoy or can at least respect it because it's someone hard work and someone out there, maybe not me, will enjoy it. ..
Movies:
A Clockwork Orange, The Count of Monte Cristo, Broken Flowers, The 40 yr. Old Virgin, Good Will Hunting, Mallrats, (or anything else by Kevin Smith for that matter), Crash, Momento, Empire Records, Life As A House, United States of Leland, Lost in Translation, Moulin Rouge, 10 Things I hate About You, Out Cold, Rebel Without A Cause, School of Rock, 21 Grams, The Transporter, Citizen Kane, Animal House, Boondock Saints, Dazed and Confused, Walk the Line, Rent, The Breakfast Club, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill (also a big Quentin Tarantino fan as well) The Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot, Beauty and the Beast, High Fidelity..... and many more
Television:
Project Runway, Nip/Tuck (It's totally not as good as it used to be), anything on MTV2, Grey's Anatomy Arrested Development (RIP sad ;-(, Family Guy, American Dad, The Shield, Scrubs, Occasionally Sports Center, While You Were Out, the News, Conan O'Brien, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Step By Step reruns, Robot Chicken, SNL
Books:
Killing Yourself To Live - 85% of a True Story: Greatest quote in the book thus far: "There are a lot of drunks in this world, but people in the Midwest drink differently than everywhere else I've ever been; it's far less recreational. You have to stay focused, you have to work fast, and you have to swallow constantly."
The Outsiders, America (by John Stewart) Mixed Tape (I love coffee table books about virtually anything), High Fidelity, anything by Iris Johansen or James Patterson, The Onion (whenever I can get my hands on one) but I read more magazines every week than I do actual books: Rolling Stone, Filter, Paste, XLR8T, Spin, Under The Radar, People, Entertainment Weekly, Believer, AP and more...
Heroes:
My parents and grandparents
