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morgan murphy

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About Me


I was once small.

I was once brave.

I was once drunk enough to put panties on my head whilst embracing mike birbiglia and nick kroll.

I was once a performer in a tent.

I was once an amazing dancer (I'm on the left).

my website has streaming quicktime videos... i have no idea what that means.

My Interests

documentaries. boxing. naps. whiskey. humus.

I'd like to meet:

the baby i gave up for adoption when i was six.

Music:

Rufus Wainwright, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Joseph Arthur, Ray LaMontagne, Sam Prekop, Elliot Smith, Nas, Mos Def, Wu Tang (a number of them), Madeleine Peyroux, Warren Zevon, Billie Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, Radar Brothers, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Paul Bryan, Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, Randy Newman, Patty Griffin, Missy Elliot, Rakim, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Mountain Goats, The White Stripes, Imogen Heap...
(and in addition, I like some other things) (ps. i know nothing about music)

Movies:

Tarnation, Grey Gardens, Spellbound, Hoop Dreams, Stevie, Salesman, Roger & Me, Who are the Debolts, Sherman's March, Word Wars, Overnight, My Best Fiend, any Erol Morris, whatever Takashi Mike does...Rosemary's Baby, Annie Hall, Rebecca, The Last Waltz, movie's with "Eve" (not the rapper) like All About ( )...and The Lady ( )...., Zebrahead, Deep Cover,and anything else I rented as a child that made me feel older. Sweet Smell of Success, Usual Suspects, Waiting for Guffman, Old Boy, Double Indemnity, Celebration, Secrets & Lies, Heavenly Creatures, Young Frankenstein, This is Spinal Tap, Notorious, Carnal Knowledge, The Woman in Red, Terms of Endearment, Adam's Rib, and some shitty movies.

Television:


House, Larry Sanders, Arrested Development, The First 48, Cold Case Files......shows about the obese, and midgets, and surgeries, and 400lb tumors......The Office, Day Today, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge, Jam, Garth Merengy's Darkplace, 30 Rock, Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, Sopranos, Intervention, Colbert Report, Columbo, boxing & mixed martial arts, Real Sports, Hookers on the Point, Hookers off the Point, Hookers Lingering around the Point, The Point: Hookersville, Law & Order:The one that's on.
..

Books:

Catcher in the Rye (sorry, Jen), The Hours,The Undertaking, Lolita, The Bird Artist, Man's Search for Meaning, Sarah Vowell, Norwegian Wood (any Murikami), My Dark Places, outsider art books, the insane not the folky, Madeline...

Heroes:

this bird:

My Blog

The Sasquatch Festival...The Gorge...WA...Pictures

The Sasquatch Festival...my home for three days (5 RV's....3 people to an RV)the ampitheater.a guy rolling down the hill at the ampitheater.pretty pictures of the gorge.UCB folks getting ready...Jerry...
Posted by morgan murphy on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:58:00 PST

Next Murphy/Kirkman show June 14th!


Posted by morgan murphy on Tue, 20 May 2008 01:04:00 PST

Steve Agee photos from Largo

Largo at 432 Fairfax Ave. has closed its doors. Largo at the Coronet opens next month. The last night...last night. All photos by Steve Agee, a talented asshole. Thanks to Flanny.5-5-08FlannyLaura Ki...
Posted by morgan murphy on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:16:00 PST

a ten min video of Tig and I to kill time with

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Posted by morgan murphy on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PST

Belated SXSW photos

Arrival&getting one’s badge and wristband is less essential than we are led to believe. But ohhhh, the chatting that was had at the convention center! Tig and I took the bus, and met an intoxica...
Posted by morgan murphy on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:44:00 PST

nothing for you to see here

Went out last night...took a lot of pictures&I’m on a photo bender&it’s not healthy but I might as well do something with them. Is a blog "something?" First stop: Booze Clues, a pub quiz m...
Posted by morgan murphy on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:00:00 PST

PDX photo blog. number 2.

Well, the final night of the festival may have been my favorite. "Why?" you ask. Was it because Patton Oswalt blew the roof off your mom's nutz? Certainly not. I am in no way discrediting Patton for "...
Posted by morgan murphy on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:58:00 PST

pics from PDX

my hotel room doorEddie and James Moshe and...Eddie Natasha and Duncanstayed at the..hotel mint.James and Duncan @ breakfastcaan you feel the sexual tension?Dwyer and Kyle making sweet kisses at the b...
Posted by morgan murphy on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:29:00 PST

good ol fashioned photo blog of Tempe, AZ (light)

me wishing someone a happy birthday or anniversary.me using a bottle of water as a crutch.this is stacy. we were best friends in 8th and 9th grade. when i had my first kiss, she jumped out from behind...
Posted by morgan murphy on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:46:00 PST

Murphy/Kirkman show THIS SAT! (w/Mo Collins and Seth Morris)

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Posted by morgan murphy on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:58:00 PST