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Rich

Dorothy Mantooth was a Saint!!

About Me


Nicole introduced me to Myspace, so it's her I blame. She also wasted no time in accusing my profile of being empty, so in the interest of appeasing her, here's the dirt...♠FACTS: I am a professsor of bad language - Being hot sucks but winter's a drag - I can't stand talking on the phone - I get car sick - I have a strange dislike for other people's sneezes - I don't like the ocean but love swimming - I was the kid next door's imaginary friend - I have a fundamental need to use short cuts - I am a serial hobbiest - I wish I had a chin - and was taller - I can only make decisions if given years to make em - I have too many clothes & shoes that I don't wear, but possess a fundamental need to buy more - I can't respect men who carry dogs as ornaments - I WILL win the lottery and work with animals - Some friends inspire me more than they know - I met one of best buds on the Internet - I often cry watching TV - I take comfort in simple pleasures but have expensive taste - men with long hair confuse me - I worry too much - Retail therapy does work - music rules me!! ♠ PHOTO OF LONDON BY... www.ashotaway.com
BRIEF HISTORY:.............................Born London - moved to NewZealand pre 10 - then Australia at 12 (I lived in Melbourne for 16 years ). I returned to London in 2001 then back to Melbourne for baby havin in 07!I adore London for many reasons, but a major drawdcard is it's livemusic scene. I miss home! I still have more aspirations to travel and see more of the World (and to re-cvisit some of my faves: thgose being New York & Mallorca - 2 of my fave places on Earth). I also hope to win a world eating competition, swim from Europe to America wearing nothing but floaties, and to beat-up Orvil the bird .... He's a c*nt! ♠ BELOW: 1988 MelbourneOnce obsessed with a Mod-World of eyeliner, vintage scoots & bespoke clobber, it took me 10years to get over it, but I'll admit that much of it still rocks my world! I have a very short attention span though, and tend to have a million hobbies and/or obsessions on-the-go at any time! ♠ Following in the shadows of a famous Dad, I raced Grand-Prix & Supersport bikes since 1994 with sporadic successes in Oz & Europe (most recently clinching the 600cc 2005 British Endurance title for Kawasaki & Setion racing Team). Ambition is to race a Grand Prix in 2008 or 9. ♠ BELOW: Eastern Creek Australia - ARRC 125 1990s Photography: Keith Muir / Australia BELOW: National 600 SuperSport-UK 2004 Team Seton Kawasaki Photography: Brakingzone.com BELOW: Winning at Donington 2005BELOW: Yep - that hurt and involved broken bones and the inability to walk for sometime. I'll never learn!...Trying too hard in Wales 2004 (On a borrowed R6 too..sorry guys). Photography: Green Images / UK BELOW: Testing at Silverstone 2004 Photography: Green Images / UK♠ Being a qualified 'Personal Trainer & Sports Injury Therapist' allows me to pose in the mirror more than any man should.WORK: Funds acrued via Project Management & Marketing Services for Cadbury in St Kilda Rd Melbourne. I've also penned occasional articles under the guise of 'freelance journalist', having reported extensively on The UK Superbike Series, contributed to a niche interest publication in Oz (Tattoos Downunder) and currently consulting for 'Men's Health Magazine-UK'.Yadda, yadda , BLAH BLAH etc....self love etc!
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My Interests

♥My amazing Wife - My world - My best friend ever!!!. ♠STUFF I DIG: . ♠Music/Live bands ♠Travel ♠ 20th Century Pop Culture ♠Photos (dig Chase Lisbon's work at the mo) ♠Bike Racing ♠Chelsea F.C ♠Tattoo Culture ♠Cycling ♣ & lots of other crud! BELOW: "Subjective beauty" ♠ Rolling Xmas Tree & the rad work of Mr.E.Hopper.♠ SUNSHINE & DREAM RIDES /

I'd like to meet:

This is the man to whom I aspire. The high waisted trow, the vest, the moves. Oh yeah baby!!!!

In fantasy land.... Both of my Grandads (they both died whilst I was young and I'd have loved to have known them better)! ♠Paul Weller - Joe Strummer - Don Letts - Mike Ness - Tim Armstrong - Nick Cave - Billy Connolly & Ricky Gervais. ........ Style icons, Poets and the funniest men alive. ........

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Music:

What a difficult one!...Taste best described as eclectic..... I'm all over the place. ♠ Punk Rock, Jump Blues, Rockabilly, 60sRnB, 60s Garage, Old Motown Roster, Northern Soul, Swing, .....tonnes of stuff. Music is my life blood damnit. ♠ ♠ A list would be too long, so here are some killer albums I like (among many others)

Too many fave songs to list and they often change. Top handful 'AT TIME OF WRITING' are........ The Clash-Train in Vain...Safe European Home...Janie Jones...Red Kross-The Girl in the front row...The Only Ones-Another Girl Another Planet...Alkaline Trio-I'm dying tomorrow...Melba Moore-Magic Touch...Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros-Coma Girl...Social Distortion-Mommy's Little Monster...The Purple Hearts-Millions Like Us...The Stone Roses-This is the one.

Movies:

This is as difficult as the music one. I'll miss heaps out but here's what springs to mind immediately........................The Good The Bad & The Ugly - '9 Queens' - Office Space - Leon - CaddyShack - Valley Girl - Blow Up - Anchorman - Old School - Dodgeball - Zoolander - Night at the Roxbury - Snatch - Cry Baby - Sleepy Hollow - Adventures of Ford Fairlane - The Wild One - Escape To Victory - The Holy Grail - Life of Brian - Quadrophenia - Modesty Blaise - Napoleon Dynamite - Coming to America - Sexy Beast - Mystery Train - Viva Las Vegas - Shawshank Redemption - Goodfellas - Taxi Driver - ..............and a tonne more. *I love film. Too many good ones to list here.

Television:

Eastenders, Family Guy, King of Queens, Nighty Night, Wife Swap, Scrubs, The Mighty Boosh, Green Wing, Peep Show, Holiday Showdown...lots of saddo stuff like that! Reading is better though!!

Books:

♠'Awakening the Buddha Within' by Lama Surya Das. ♠ 'Passion is a Fashion' (The story of The Clash), was totally enthralling. ♠ For pure visuals I love the latest collection by photographer 'David La Chapelle'. Its wonderful. ♠For a good read: The Dirt/Motley Crue. Its hilarious! ♠ . . . . Recent faves: The Timewaster Letters & Modern Toss both had me crying!!! Brilliantly funny. ♠I usually have my head stuck in music and tatttoo magazines more times than a book though.

Heroes:

♥My Brother for all he's done♥

♥ My Mum & Dad ♥ Dad above on 153♠...& this bloke 'ere ....He woz a bit good e woz!! R.I.P Bazza! ♠ Anyone with a conscience!!!! ...and the guy who sells the 'Big Issue' near my work even when its snowing!

My Blog

ALBUMS OF 2006

Top 10 albums of 2006 Feel free to add your own list...(Released in 2006 and purchased by you)Getting them in order from 1 to 10 was tough, but here are my choices ...(the releases that monopolised my...
Posted by Rich on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:00:00 PST

The Bronx - London Barfly Camden. Oct 13 2006

Absolute madness. Love em! 25 seconds of VIDEO..>...
Posted by Rich on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:02:00 PST

OK GO Dancing Movie. September 28 2006. LONDON ASTORIA.

I took this last week on the digi-camera. OK GO (supporting Motion City Soundtrack at London's Astoria theatre), downed instruments at the end of their set, and we all thought that they were done - bu...
Posted by Rich on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:57:00 PST

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK & OK-GO. Sept 28 London's Astoria Theatre

Motion City Soundtrack - US Pop-Punk with a synthesiser and crazy hair....and Georgia looking on.             OK-GO: Amusing power-pop with dancing and shar...
Posted by Rich on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:54:00 PST

Juliette Lewis & The Licks. Hollywood meets Cock Rock.

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Posted by Rich on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:04:00 PST

BUCKCHERRY: Camden Underworld Sept 12 2006

The definition of Rock n Roll! ...
Posted by Rich on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:32:00 PST

ZOO: The Fashion Paper not the captive animal place.

I stumbled across this amazing paper recently (this edition being 'The Music Issue'). I beleive it's a U.S. import and although it's fairly pricey, it IS full of amazing photography an...
Posted by Rich on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:35:00 PST

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - Barfly London 22/8/2006

BRILLIANT! ...
Posted by Rich on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:08:00 PST

The Drips. Words cant describe....

But here are some anyway.... LOUD - AGGRESSIVE - ROCK - ROLL - AMAZING - MAYHEM - TIGHT ....   ...
Posted by Rich on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:49:00 PST

ANTI FLAG - ASTORIA London May 13th 2006.

Pants! ...
Posted by Rich on Wed, 17 May 2006 02:00:00 PST