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Mark James

It's a hell of a tour de force, half meticulous research, half unbridled imagination." - Mike Resnik

About Me


I am not a nice person. I'm the opposite of nice; I'm honest.

My Interests


acting
stage combat
comic books
Italian food
the Chrysler Building
the Tappan Zee Bridge
playing pool
archery
lacrosse
wrestling
gymnastics
swimming
diving

I'd like to meet:


In no particular order . . .
William Shakespeare (I want a blue pencil and a copy of the First Folio with me when it happens.)
Jesus Christ (C'mon, you know you want to know.)
Fred Astaire (Just for the chance to take one dance lesson from the best there's ever been.)
Patrick "Paddy" Crean (Just for the chance to take one stage combat lesson from the best there's ever been.)

Music:


Bluegrass (Nickel Creek, especially)
Classical (though it's really more of a weakness for Baroque)
Classic Rock (the real stuff, like Floyd, the Stones, AC/DC, etc.)
American Standards (Frank, Sammy, Ella, Rosemary, et al.)

Movies:


A Few Good Men
Brokeback Mountain
Field of Dreams
The Hunt for Red October
The Princess Bride
The Road to Perdition
Shakespeare in Love
The Silence of the Lambs
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Oz

Television:


CSI
Lost
ER
Grey's Anatomy
Smallville
Supernatural
Survivor

Books:


"Midkemia," Raymond E. Feist
"A Song of Ice and Fire," George R.R. Martin (editor)

"Wild Cards," George R.R. Martin
"Guardians of the Flame," Joel Rosenberg

Heroes:


Jeremy Bloom
Matthew Mitcham
Ed Moses
Cael Sanderson
Blaine Wilson

My Blog

Im Cleaning My Desk - UPDATED

____________________________________________________________ _Okay, so - one day later - here's what's left:'Attenborough in Paradise' and Other Personal VoyagesByronBallykissangel, Ser.5Good Neighbors...
Posted by Mark James on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:24:00 PST

Some Thoughts

____________________________________________________________ __Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given. [...] With singing, you never know when you are going to lose the voice, and that...
Posted by Mark James on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:06:00 PST

Because sometimes it's good to remind myself what I love about this gig . . .

From my favorite play, Travesties, by my favorite playwrite, Tom Stoppard:JOYCE:You are an over-excited little man, with a need for self-expression far beyond the scope of your natural talents.  ...
Posted by Mark James on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:01:00 PST