Film acting; singing; modeling; cartooning and illustration; I run a graphic design business (click logo to visit my site)
Music that expresses how I feel inside; romance; passion; ubsurd humor introduced into very serious situations. I'm a positive-people collector; I gravitate towards people who like to bypass small talk to discuss deeper issues; I'm generally disappointed with the social mannerisms we adopt designed to keep us "protected" from real communication. I know that takes trust, because many people have been burned in friendships, but I greatly appreciate it when someone feels they can trust me enough to open up. My true friends know they can trust me. Time travel fascinates me. I would love to revisit myself as a child and say, "It's gonna be okay...you're a beautiful person...don't let the negative people in your life steal your spirit." I love watching glass melt! A world without extremism, fanaticism and hate (apparently I'm way ahead of our time). THIS IS A HATE-FREE PROFILE. I welcome those of you who value and promote social tolerance and peaceful solutions to conflict. I will never give up on the possibility of peace between people who have different fundamental beliefs. I don't believe violence creates the opportunity for peace...I believe communication, listening, forgiveness and an open-mind does.
"Life is what happens when we're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
A film I was recently in.
I appreciate wacky humor such as The Phil Hendrie Show, Deep Thoughts and Little Britain...LITTLE BRITAIN! How can you not laugh at those kooks? A have a big gray cat named "Hugh" who likes to head-butt my face. I also have a Boston Terrier named "Handsome" who we rescued from a sad, early upbringing. I keep my body in good shape with regular exercise, rollerblading, and running.
I have a good musician pal named Benji who is in a group called Fashionably Late. Please check them out by clicking the logo below. They're a lot of fun to hear!
I'd like to meet:
I'd like to meet and network with like-minded creative people in the Triangle. I like to support other creative human beings who are also trying to tell their story. In this anti-artistic society we currently live in (unlike the 1500s), I believe we artists need each other for encouragement and promotion. I'm definitely into honest conversation and I highly value good friends who give back in return. I want to meet people who are striving to know everything about themselves and the people around them. Thinkers are very important to me.
Music:
Warning! I have an extremely diverse preference in music! Sometimes I think I'm 5 different people! (In no particular order) Tons of 80s dance music, M. Ward, Björk, The Postal Service, Gnarls Barkley, Electric Mantra, King Crimson, Material, Medeski Martin and Wood, Tom Waits, Phish, Cake, Elliot Smith, Pink Floyd, Ellen Loves Everything, Jack Rubinacci,
Rodney Stokes, Stars, Blue October, The Flaming Lips, Cashmere Jungle Lords, Sneaker Pimps, Taproot, Philippians, Extortion Labs, Kept Blue, Witness, Emancipator, Transit Cop, Coldplay, Ben Folds, Everything But The Girl, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap (and any artist like her who uses her voice as a sychopative instrument...Joni Mitchell does the same thing), Elvis Costello, Yes, Rolling Stones, Thomas Dolby, Miles Davis (especially "Bitches Brew"), Chet Baker (his darker stuff), John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, Herb Alpert, Art Pepper, Spandeau Ballet, David Bowie, The Police, The Cure, The Tubes, Kraftwerk, The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, Led Zepplin, Nirvana, Weezer, Frank Zappa, Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Blue Oyster Cult, The Who, Boomtown Rats, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Kansas, Talk Talk, Santo and Johnny, Jethro Tull, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Ben Taylor, David Saw, Neil Diamond (PRE sequins and his latest "12 Songs"), Burt Bacharach stuff, Dusty Springfield (and that sexy husky voice), The Shins, The Moody Blues (pre 90s), White Soul stuff like Hall and Oates and Breakfast Club, music to art by, tons of jazz, tons of progressive rock, tons of alternative, tons of pop, tons of unpop.
Movies:
Films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch (such as Eraserhead); High Fidelity; Being John Malcovich (and just about anything with John Cusack cuz he's so cool); Koyaanisqatsi (and the other films of Reggio and Glass); Fame; Tommy (that beloved rock opera); Faulty Towers (actually a T.V. show); the Kill Bills; Pulp Fiction; Jackie Brown; Brazil; Vanilla Sky; Jacob's Ladder; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Pink Floyd: The Wall; Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii; The Princess Bride; Moulin Rouge; Wild Strawberries; Heaven's Gate (JUST KIDDING!); the entire Star Wars series; most Hitchcock stuff such as The Birds; Napoleon Dynamite (stupidly wonderful); anything Monty Python; lots of 80s films with John Cusack such as 'Say Anything' (did I mention that John is cool?); The Breakfast Cub (gotta love that Ringwald teenage angst!); Fast Times at Ridgemont High; Weird Science; Stand By Me; Chasing Amy; Garden State; Rivers and Tides (every artist should see this one); To Kill a Mockingbird; The Christmas Story; the Harry Potter films; tons of old sci-fi and horror flicks; fantasy flims like The Neverending Story and Labrynth; most movies about time travel (even the tacky ones can be really amusing); and the endless list continues...
Television:
Like so many of us, I have a love/hate relationship with television. Television is directly responsible for the sheepish behavior in Americans today and it's getting worse.
HOWEVER...
Desperate Housewives; Boston Legal; I'm a huge fan of vintage television such as Twilight Zone; Outer Limits; Star Trek original series; Andy Griffith; Leave it to Beaver; Brady Bunch; Gilligan's Island; Sonny and Cher Show; All in the Family; Dragnet; Emergency; Route 66; Antiques Road Show; News Hour with Jim Lehrer; any Carol Burnett skit that involves Burnett, Korman, Conway and Lawrence. See, I don't watch much. I'm too busy. One of my favorite things to do as a kid was to stay up late with my dad on a Friday night and watch "Creature Features" hosted by Bob Wilkins ('twas a popular pastime in the early 70s on the west coast).
Books:
Most novels by William S. Burroughs; Jack Kerouac; Hunter S. Thompson; Charles Bukowski; Tom Robbins; Into Film (a great study of film techniques by the masters such as Ingmar Bergman); Steven King stuff; Michael Crichton stuff; Sherlock Holmes mysteries; Citizen Hearst (bio on W.R, Hearst); Deep in a Dream (good bio on my fav heroin addict Chet Baker); The Harry Potter collection; A Walk in the Woods; On The Road; Medical Curiousities (a collection of cases of bizarre birth defects and other freaky human conditions (with photos!); much children's literature such as Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham, tons of reference books (almanacs, trivia books, etc.); That's Disgusting: An Adult Guide to What's Tasteless, Rude, Crude and Lewd. ETC!
Heroes:
My wife Katy, my friend Dan, my friend Matt, my artist buddy Shawn (we both are cartoon characters and like to drop anvils on each other), Andy Goldsworthy is a fucking GOD, Gary Larson, Berke Breathed, Jack Handey, Alfred Hitchcock, John Cusack, Mother Teresa, Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Carol Burnett, Jack Kerouac, Billy Blast-Off.
