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About Me

observationist - breather of the "new" air - optimist - part time diplomat

My Interests

Korean barbecue / Japanese patisserie / Dutch beer / Vietnamese soup / the process of weeding out / phyzical fitness / steamed vegetables / Dream Machine by Sony / mirrors / eloquence / perfekt teeth / people with black hearts / people with good posture / peculiar color combinations / lip balm / Harlem / most urban phenomenons

I'd like to meet:

the very desperate. the very wise.hustlers + dirty birds. master planners.Fans of Carol Channing. Fans of Ben Gazzara. Fans of Alan Arkin. Fans of Peter Falk. Fans of Richard Lynch.

Music:

current rotation:"live at leeds" the who. "goats head soup" rolling stones. "the first album" roxy music. "marquee moon" television. "new thing at newport" archie shepp. "domesday pay-off" the fall. "scott 4" scott walker. "at the golden circle" ornette coleman. "revoloution" Q65. "CQ" the outsiders "bowie at the beeb" david bowie. "bad reputation" thin lizzy.

Movies:

the Long Goodbye. the Element of Crime. the Battle of Algiers. the Passenger. the Shining. the Rules of Attraction. the Godfather. the Killing of a Chinese Bookie. the Fog of War. the Ice Storm. the Hot Chick. the Beyond.(the) suicide club. (the) grandma's boy-also- 2 girls and a guy. 3 women. Barry Lyndon. Henry Fool.

Television:

Dr. Katz, Perry Mason, Frontline on PBS, the Mclaughlin group, also on PBS (friday nights)

Books:

Issues of Life Magazine 1965-1972. Tokion. Dazed and Confused UK. Mostly magazines.

Heroes:

I like the Bowie song "Heroes".

My Blog

Singer Luciano Pavarotti Dies at 71

I really liked this guy. He was always happy and he was always smiling.He liked to sing, which is cool, because I like to sing too. Although he's a little better at it than I am.He's also full Italian...
Posted by jason on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:40:00 PST

Singer Merv Griffin Dies at 82

Merv Griffin a big-band singer who became one of television's longest running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium's most popular game shows before becoming a major f...
Posted by jason on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:22:00 PST

Singer Rod Beck Dies at 38

Rod Beck has passed away. He was 38 years old.It's kinda crazy when you think about it, you know.It seemed like just yesterday he was taking the mound to slam the door on the Cards, or the Pirates. Or...
Posted by jason on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:08:00 PST

Nice to run into you last night

I saw you last night. At that one place.. I forget the name.It was good to see you. I hadn't seen you in a long time.I wanted to catch up, but i was with a severely depressed friend. I thought it woul...
Posted by jason on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:11:00 PST

Singer Charles Nelson Reilly Dies at 76

As a kid, I watched a lot of television. I particularly liked Match Game because I liked the clothes everyone wore and I could play along at home. I was five years old. I liked The Dating Game, and Th...
Posted by jason on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:21:00 PST

Singer Jerry Falwell Dies at 73

Singer and religious leader Jerry Falwell has died. He was 73 years old.While Revrand Falwell has not experienced any chart success in recent years, his 1963 single "Moses Wasn't Gay", still draws int...
Posted by jason on Sat, 26 May 2007 04:51:00 PST

Singer Boris Yeltsin Dies at 76

Famed Russian vocalist Boris Yeltsin died in a Moscow hospital on Monday, April 28, 2007.He had been suffering a deteriorating cardio-vascular problem.While Boris experienced limited success in the U....
Posted by jason on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:22:00 PST

Singer Gerald Ford Dies at 93

Singer Gerald Ford has died. He was ninety three years old. He was the 38th singer of the United States.Often referred to as "the accidental singer", Ford was not elected by the American Idol viewing ...
Posted by jason on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:02:00 PST

Singer Peter Boyle Dies at 71

okay. Peter Boyle wasn't a singer. Watch "Taxi Driver", as he's got some great lines. Everybody loves Peter Boyle.
Posted by jason on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:43:00 PST

Singer Robert Altman Dies at 81

Robert Altman was a very talented singer. He used a Panavision camera to express his voice, and received much acclaim over the years. Suggested viewing: 3 Women, McCabe & M...
Posted by jason on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:58:00 PST