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Michael

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm an Actor, Radio pesonality, Stage combatent, Swordsman, Director, Choreographer, Voice over talent, Singer/Vocalist, Song/Lyric writer, Playwright (or wrong depending if you like my shows), Poet to a certain extent, Cartoonist, Caricturist, tech crew lackey...really anything intrigued by imagination and creativity, I try to immerse myself in. Above and beyond this I am a dad who loves his sons very much.

My Interests

I like all sorts of movies independent to big budget,Huge into theatre work in every aspect of it, Music of all kinds Jazz to Heavy Metal, cigars and long island ice teas, swordplay (long/short sword, fencing), srcipt writing (not as articulate as I would like though)

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Anthony Warlow, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., Gomez, The Doors, Elvis Costello, The rest of the rat pack(Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.), Peter Cincotti, Jaimie Cullum, Steely Dan, Wilco, James Taylor, KISS, some country but not a lot, John Lennon, David Bowie, Jason Mraz,Louis Armstrong, Danny Kaye, Tony Bennet

Movies:

Braveheart, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Star Wars original Trilogy, Batman (Tim Burton and Christopher Nolen Films),Signs, The Princess Bride, Christopher Guest Films ( Waiting for Guffman, ect.), Anything Quientin Tarantino, Every Tim Burton (except Planet of the apes),Home Alone 1&2 (I can't help it, It's a christmas tradition and Tim Curry is in part two...nuff said), Any Mel Gibson film, Most Kevin Smith, A lot of Harrison Ford, Buffalo 66, Comedies (a night at the roxbury, When Harry met Sally, Good morning vietnam, ect.) Anything Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Ewan Mcgregor, Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey, Mike Meyers,Jonny Depp, Al Pacino

Books:

Any C.S Lewis, Tim Burton, Politically Correct fairy tales, Steve Martin, Playwrights Christopher Durang, Shakesphere, Agatha Christie, David Mamet

Heroes:

My papa (Grandpa), Dad

My Blog

Upward opportunity; creativity unbounded

The answer? (Yes, feel that! A sentence fragment in question formfor the begining of a blog! Ha! screw you english studies!)Again... The Answer?How tragically simple and worthwhile....keep moving forw...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:05:00 PST

Thought, hurt and realization

Don't worry it's not as dramatic as the title makes it sound. I think I may be getting what I deserve. For as long as I have been emotionally hurting people (I.E. my wives, my complicated situation) I...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:43:00 PST

Times are changing so I better get on board

SSSSIIIIGGGHHHH!!!!! For the love of crap!! Man oh MAN! Sorry sports fans had to realese a bit of pressure there. So this is what life is... a series of ups and downs which make a hopefully smarter wi...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:26:00 PST

Question Marks and Jovial Hijinks

So where do I start??? Well now being the unemployed cad that I am (long story), I am left with many options and no options. It's like a huge buffet with everything, but nothing to eat. So I am left w...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:09:00 PST

Crazy High, Crazy Low

My life again will never cease to amaze me. Where on earth do I get the odacity to do or try half the things I do?? I sometimes feel like standing apart from my life while clutching chest with a twist...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:36:00 PST

New Year, New Place

Happy New Year my friends!! Well another year has passed and our lives have just begun...so they say. I don't really make resolutions yet this year I have made two, unspoken at that but I will do my b...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:52:00 PST

The Michael Karraker Rat Pack

It's always been in my head but for those who care for an insight into my world here is my Rat Pack. Humphrey Bogart-Started the rat pack, a gang of friends, entertainers, and "mobsters" who were...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:54:00 PST

home for the holidays

Oh theres no place like hutch for the holidays. Cause no matter how far away you roam. This vortex that they call hutch will sweep you in. Make you stay till you throw up...your.. lunch?! What?! So I ...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:44:00 PST

Tales of Yore and yonder planning

It will never cease to amaze me how far I will push the envelope on life. Kissing a girl 21 times in one day in first grade, skipping school to go hang at the Fox Theatre, quitting perfectly good jobs...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:03:00 PST

These are a few of me favorite things

With all the stress of a new job and position, I find myself losing much of what makes me tick.It's not that easy being a hyper active improvisational actor when you are put with such responsibility a...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:08:00 PST