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About Me

Born in Chattanooga, raised alternately there and in Atlanta, now living in Knoxville. My neighbors don't like me.

I'm a writer, trying to get by and sell enough books that I get famous and therefore rich and can give up on "real" jobs and drink beer in bars in distant cities where I've gone to give a reading.

But, since that's a difficult order to fill, I work in food service. It's only fitting. At least I really enjoy my job...
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My Interests

Reading, writing, all things wordy. Movies, music .... wine and song. Good times and meaningful meaninglessness. Travel. Religion. properly made ham sandwiches. not eating pork.

Music:

Pulp. ........ Cake, Garbage. Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails. Rob Zombie, White Zombie. Beck. Rolling Stones. Violent Femmes. Weezer. K's Choice. The Flaming Lips. Radiohead. Modest Mouse. Muse. Nirvana. Grateful Dead. Primus. Alice in Chains. Bob Dylan. Janis Joplin. Nancy Sinatra. Pearl Jam. Soul Coughing. Queens of the Stone Age. Sublime. The Doors. Velvet Underground. The Clash. The Cult. Sex Pistols. Norah Jones. Dar Williams. Johnny Cash. Marty Robbins. John Prine. Hank Williams, Sr. ............ Xombie!

Movies:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Wonder Boys; Every Which Way But Loose; Run Ronnie Run; Secretary; the Libertine; Waiting; Amelie; Dirty Pretty Things; Casablanca; Empire Records; Cross My Heart; The Man Who Fell to Earth; Cyrano de Bergerac;

Television:

Once, years ago, I caught myself looking at my watch, thinking I had to leave soon to get home to watch this one tv show.
I was at a party, drinking wine with famous poets and authors and having one of the best nights of my life.
And I thought "what the hell is wrong with me?"

So I swore it off completely for three years. I'll watch it now, from time to time, but never again will it dominate my existence.
Besides, "Have you seen tv lately? TV is stupid."

Books:

Dune (Herbert). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Thompson). The Legend of Duluoz (Kerouac). Lummox (Magnuson). Youth in Revolt (Payne). the Honor Harrington series (Weber). the Necroscope series (Lumley). . . . . . . . . . . Wanna read mine?

Heroes:

Hunter S. Thompson. Mike Magnuson. Jack Kerouac. Buddha.

Richelieu.

Jim Morrison. Brian Warner. Jerry Garcia. Jarvis Cocker.

My Blog

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you're only teasing me.but I know how much funyou're havingdoing it. ...
Posted by Johnson on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:11:00 PST

a liar

You sayyou're going to love me foreverno matter what.Then you leave,you call me &nbs p; &...
Posted by Johnson on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:22:00 PST

I wrote this song.

I wrote this song about you that I sing when I feel down.I started working on it when you were still around.It reminds me of all the good times that we had;reminds me of the good times, yeah...but als...
Posted by Johnson on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

"he said"

He never brought her up& Sometimes I'd come over after she got under my skin she's your mother &nbs...
Posted by Johnson on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:46:00 PST

"areni" (4/12/2002)

I hadn't slept for eleven days the morning I fell in love with the stranger.She wore the sea as a blouse, and it caught the light -- caught my eyes.I was young then, a fresh faced alcoholic with all m...
Posted by Johnson on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:09:00 PST

black like your heart

you wore it on your wristblack like your heart, with a stud for every one that broke itand they dangled from it like charms,memories of the dearly departed.you made yourself a promise,one that you onl...
Posted by Johnson on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:19:00 PST

for chinaski

I like to get highand read Bukowski, listen to Bartok.I like to get drunkand nod my head to insistent beatswatch a woman dance.I appreciateintricate designs in tile mosaicsan absorbingly abstract pain...
Posted by Johnson on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:15:00 PST

the greatest of internet comic strips...

You can view more (and better) at asofterworld.com, or buy their books. Good stuff. Look at John, all selflessly plugging someone else's art. What's he up to? Look at his eyes....
Posted by Johnson on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:25:00 PST

meaningless

I've been called "weird" a lot this past week.Someone told me I wanted her to hate me.Someone asked me if I was a "big deal."Someone left some smoky drugs on my pillow, like the mint in your hotel roo...
Posted by Johnson on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:34:00 PST