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I am an anachronism I suppose. Not so much of a square peg in a round hole. More like a vacuum tube trying to fit in a transistor slot. I still serve a purpose but have for the most part been outmoded by the newer, faster model. Speed isn't always what it's cracked up to be I say. I am also numbingly sensible. I have a sensible job. I wear sensible shoes, sensible clothes, have a sensible car, sensible haircut. My only fashion extravagance is a double piercing in my left ear that's circa 1988 that I didn't get until 2005 which I guess speaks to my conservatism. I don't mind making a bold move, after studying it for a decade or so.
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My Interests

Guitar, the Need For Speed series. I think I'm done with PC gaming for awhile. My PS2 is just too convenient and can be done from my big comfy recliner. Learning to cook. GNU/Linux. American History. Comic books. Sleep. Trying to help people that want to break their Microsoft addiction. There is nothing under the sun that doesn't hold a certain fascination.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet my maternal grandfather who died when I was very young. He was an interesting person who led a very interesting life and I would love to hear about it in his own words. Other than that, I like to take people as I find them and I enjoy spending time with anyone who can hold up a decent conversation. Or an indecent one for that matter.

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Music:

80's hair bands. Pretty much anything but new country. I am a huge Def Leppard fan and have been since '83. I am a big fan of the blues of any era. I occasionally indulge in classical and jazz. I even went to see an Italian opera in Mongolia. I even enjoy electronica if I'm in that type of club. (A very rare occurence)
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It took time and patience to hear and appreciate the blues. It took a woman to teach me what it meant.

Lightning Hopkins performing Hurricane Beulah and Baby, Scratch My Back.

If you can watch the great Son House play Death Letter and it doesn't move you at all, I probably don't want to know you.

I know what the history books say. Muddy Waters invented electricity. Period.

B.B. King on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual 1968. Part 1

B. B. King on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual 1968. Part 2. It's B. B. King, what more do I need to say?

T-Bone Walker playing Stormy Monday Blues. Amazing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Dirty Pool. I really can't add anything to this other than, if you watch it, let yourself feel every note he plays. This song just shreds me.

Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Life Without You. My two favorite songs by the highest in my guitarist pantheon.

Movies:

Anything funny, even dumb funny. Sci fi. And for some reason that I can't explain even to me, I love French films. Also, Pixar and Dreamworks seem to be making most of my favourite movies lately. Them and Focus Features. I like movies that don't have to cover up a lack of a plot with special effects. Though an occasional good action movie or western or vampire movie are mandatory I think.

Television:

Firefly. Eureka. Scrubs. 2 1/2 Men. Farscape. Andromeda. Anything Star Trek except for DS9. Battlestar Galactica. Smallville. Are you seeing a pattern here? Oh, and MASH. That one never really gets old. For as little as I like on TV I really seem to watch way too much of it. Am I the only one that is of the opinion that the more channels there are to choose from, the less there is on that's actually worth watching?

Books:

Stephen King. Anne Rice. Frank Herbert. Isaac Asimov. Jeff Shaara. Tolkien. I will read anything that won't read me first and if I can read whatever it is at the same time that it's reading me then that's cool too. Kind of a literary 69 if you will. I also read a lot of comic books and graphic novels. See somewhere else on this page where it says 'turbo-nerd'. My pocket protector and propeller beanie are quite fashionable thank you very much.

Heroes:

My Dad. He is the greatest man I have ever met and I am damn lucky to have him. He was always there then and he still is now.

I had to think about that because it really short changes my Mom. She's the best too. Basically I feel sorry for anyone that didn't grow up with my parents. I'm glad they didn't though because it would make dating really awkward.

And Batman. Can't forget Batman.

My Blog

Prince of Lies

Another name for Satan, or Stan if you prefer and you watch way too much TV like I do. I had a notion come into my head that I may actually be that person. It didn't last very long, even in my own ove...
Posted by Alan on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:46:00 PST

The Universe

The universe is spinning along on it's invisible track every object getting further and further apart according to the plan of the great unknown and so goes the lives on this planet. The micro reflect...
Posted by Alan on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:49:00 PST

The Automobile

I, like most American boys of the generation before mine, have had a love affair with the automobile. I'd have to say it's been a fairly successful one since I've had way way more cars than I've had g...
Posted by Alan on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:04:00 PST

Narcissism

I was thumbing (figuratively) through the online thesaurus  today looking for a good antonym for the word narcissism. That's the kind of thing I do for entertainment here in Loserville where I li...
Posted by Alan on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:48:00 PST

Whatever happened to?

The contents of this post may be due to a lack of sleep. I got called into work last night. The whys and the whats aren't important. The part that is important is that is resulted in my being awake al...
Posted by Alan on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:09:00 PST

More Mental Diahrea

Night is the best time for thinking. Thoughts come out of hiding that are ashamed to show themselves by the light of day. It certainly seems to be more productive than trying to sleep, though that see...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

Just Paying A Visit

I miss being out here on my soap box. I wanted to pay it a visit and I've felt the need to post something for awhile now. Unfortunately, when I get to the keyboard I realize that there's just nothing ...
Posted by Alan on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:45:00 PST

Fruitless

The search for micro chisels turned out to be a bit of a boondoggle so I guess I have to bite the bullet and actually order the right tool for the job. That just doesn't sound like a good way to get t...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:58:00 PST

Day Over

I figure the object of any day should be to try to learn something new that day. So here I am, it's 8:30 in the morning and my day is already over. I learned a new chord this morning. I'm not saying I...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:43:00 PST

Creative Erasure

There was a movie awhile back, the concept was; if you could selectively erase memories, would you? I didn't see the movie but I liked the concept and was always intrigued by the question. I would thi...
Posted by Alan on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:43:00 PST