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JP

Not going anywhere.

About Me

Firstly - I've given up on my last name! I have realised over the last few years I can't even say it right so I've bowed down to abreviating. I'm still James if you like but for simplicity JP. NEVER and I repeat NEVER Jim or especially Jimmy. People at work now introduce me in business meetings as JP so there you go it's gonna end up sticking and there's not a whole lot I canm do about it! On a seperate note... it's now official I have a bike problem! To date pretty much everyone I know that rides replaces parts one by one, as do I, however over the years I seem to have amasses a collection of parts that now assembled into whole bikes is getting on for 11 complete bikes.... It goes a little something like this:
Intense Sniper/Sabot
Federal Martinez
PK Ripper Pro XL 2nd Gen
DK SOB - Winkelman RIP!
Morales Flatland
Mountain Cycles San Andreas
Sanat Cruz Chameleon
Yeti AS-X
Trek 1500
Scott 2000 Team DH
WAL Riot
and a shed full of old parts hahaha
unhealthy absession???
time for a cull me thinks!
I'm a scruffy guy, with a passion for bikes, tattooing, piercing (now giving rather than recieving), anyhting generally techy and more than a passing interest in photography... So far not much published, few small magazine and catalogue pieces but nothing to set the world on fire... oh yeah a good few for some bands, some of which you'll probably come across by digging through my friends, failing that thee's a very basic site up of un-edited sets at www.riotfoto.com .
Currently working for a DVD and TV production/distribution firm passing the hours until I take over the world, well at least work out what the hell I'm doing...........
This is probably not a good thing to post on the site but hey... it's not too far off the mark!
Personality Disorder Test Results
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Schizoid |||||||||||||||||||| 82%
Schizotypal |||||||||||||| 54%
Antisocial |||||||||||||||||||| 82%
Borderline |||||||||||||||| 70%
Histrionic |||||||||||| 46%
Narcissistic |||||| 30%
Avoidant |||||||||||||||| 70%
Dependent |||||| 30%
Obsessive-Compulsive |||||| 22% Take Free Personality Disorder Test
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My Interests

Photography, Films, Snowboarding, Cycling (pretty much all types BMX and Downhill mainly), Cars, Shooting... pretty much you're run of the mill hillbilly with a bike...

I'd like to meet:

Anyone I can actually talk to without feeling like I'm struggling! (for any reason).

Anyone who remembers flat landings in farnborough, pinch flats, Abdul's imperial emporium, the sprint across the spur road junction to hit the banks and anyone who can explain the overwhelming urge to insist that other people smell your gloves or pads after a hot days riding and digging.

Anyone who appreciates the fact that punk did not go away between the Sex Pistols and Sum 41/Blink 182.

Anyone who plugs away at a mind melting job soley for knowledge that they do it to get a few days a year when they get to do what they love.

Anyone who's up for a brainless drinking session for no other reason than the fact that it's day ending in a 'y'.

Anyone who can hear me out regardless of whether I'm right or wrong, who has the strength of character to disagree without getting in a strop cos I don't agree with them, anyone who has the courage of their convictions and stand their ground when I'm feeling arguementative and argueing for the sake of it...

More people like this guy below! RIP Sean.

Music:

Messed mix up in a word... Aphex Twin, through to Rob Zombie, and all points inbetween... Lots of punk though with a penchant for a bit of electronic nonsense for good measure. Currently reverted to a bit of, QOTSA, and the like...

Movies:

Funny stuff, Kevin Smith, Garden State, Black Comedy, Ridley and Tony Scott's stuff, Man On Fire, Black Hawk Down, most GOOD recent war films, Apocalypse Now, most Comic Book revisits (bar a few that shall remain nameless)...

Television:

My name is Earl, Family Guy, The Simpons, Futurama, anything Hotrod/Car modifying is always good! and documentaries loads and loads of docs....

Books:

You can pretty much count the books I've read on one hand... well unless you're Jeremy Beadle... Lance Armstrong Biog, Death's Acre, Homeland, Ride Of My Life (Mat Hoffman Biog), If I Die In A Warzone, Loads of photo reference books... Shooting Under Fire etc, Photo Journalism, loads of exciting stuff about photographic lighting which doesn't sink in.

Heroes:

Pioneers of what I love... the Craig Kelly's, Tere Haakonsen's, Mat Hoffman's of this world... you get the picture. ..

My Blog

Ramshackrally

This is what I doing in August... THE RAMSHACKLERALLY Go to ramshacklerally.com for the full deal however.. Basically Tom (a mate that I work with occaisionally) and myself had a very beery lunch and ...
Posted by JP on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:27:00 PST

My Rides Past and Present....

Cars Current ... (and mods) Vectra SRi Turbo, 18s, Stainless Filter, Irmscher Grill, (remap on it's way)Suzki Baleno, 16" OZ's, H&R Springs, Icon Ignition Magaement System, MS Kit, Pipercross Indu...
Posted by JP on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:07:00 PST