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Vinnie

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About Me

Prone to verbosity, I am known affectionately as "Dr. Hopson."

Some say that I am "wikipedia" smart, which is not to say that I am that smart but that I am full of useless and often wrong facts that I can recall at a moments notice.

I am learning Portuguese in order to understand the lyrics of Brazilian love songs. I am a committed autodidact.

I recently kicked a cigarette addiction started as a rational decision based on a belief in the creative power of suffering.

My latest performance was on a "karaoke narrative" based on the recontextualized music of David Bowie's classic 1972 album, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars." Planned projects for the future include channeling Serge Gainsbourg and staring at the sky.

I don't make a lot of art, but I do think a lot about making art.

My Interests

Art and Spray Starch

I'd like to meet:

Someone to sing Tammy Terrel's part in a Karaoke version of "Ain't No Moutain High Enough" or who is willing to spend sunny afternoons releasing helium balloons into the upper atmosphere.

Music:

Os Mutantes, Serge Gainsbourg, French Hip Hop, Moreno Veloso, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Badly Drawn Boy, Marvin Gaye, Robert Nestor Marley, Sarah Vaughn, Otis Redding, The Kinks, Jobim et al., The Black Keys...

Movies:

Jesus' Son and anything by Kurosawa. Dark and beautiful tales told through sublime scenes that sting like lemon juice in a paper cut.Currently I am on a mission to see as many cinematic interpretations of Shakespeare as I can
Be my friend (Netflix)

Television:

TOP CHEF RULES!!!

Books:

The People's Almanac (this started it all), Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris, A.L. Kennedy on Bullfighting, Eazy Rawlins mysteries...

My Blog

Smoke Free (again)

So, I've done it and it doesn't feel that bad. It's been a little over a month since I quit smoking again after having been a little more than a social smoker and smoking a pack a day before that. I d...
Posted by Vinnie on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:23:00 PST

Fuck you...

Tom was my friend before any of you...he stays just where he is.
Posted by Vinnie on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:30:00 PST