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Big Al

About Me

I am the most cheerful and outgoing person you will ever meet. I only LOOK like I'm pissed off all of the time. Seriously...Also, I am infamous for my achievement of getting fired from Kroger...twice.

My Interests

Boxing (Part-time writer for www.fightbeat.com, a boxing website), exercising/weightlifting.

I'd like to meet:

It's not who I'd like to meet...it's how many other people would like to meet me! Besides, I suck at directions so I'll never get a chance to go and meet anybody unless they happen to walk through the door at work.

Music:

Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, TOOL, Warren Zevon, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Alice In Chains, U2, Audioslave, RATM, Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Garbage, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Sabbath, Incubus...pretty much everything except for teen pop crap.

Movies:

Way too many to list...trust me. I'll make an occasional blog entry with films that I recommend, along with other assorted goodies.

Television:

"24" and "Sopranos" are about the only things on TV that I watch anymore. Although, every now and then, I catch an episode of "Boston Legal". Shatner is the man.

Books:

Anything by Hunter S. Thompson. The last book I read was "Cell" by Stephen King...good book. Walter Mosley ("Devil in a Blue Dress") is also highly recommended.I just bought "Last King of Scotland" about the infamous General Idi Amin. The movie looks great, so I thought I'd read the book first.

My Blog

Hair is overrated

Which is why I have none.  I am always on the cutting edge.
Posted by Big Al on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:15:00 PST

Weekly Movie Recommendations, Week 2 (weekly my ass, more like yearly)

Okay, quick rundown of some movies I recommend: The Departed - Great film, if you're a fan of Goodfellas and Casino, you'll love this.  Even if you're not a fan of the typical Mob film, this isn'...
Posted by Big Al on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:19:00 PST

Weekly movie recommendations, week 1 (with a bit of an Asian flavor)

"Sword of Doom"- A crazed samurai hacks anything and anyone in his path to feed his personal sense of glory. Village by village, this unstable warrior kills with abandon and, more importantly, has no ...
Posted by Big Al on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:13:00 PST

A short one, but still highly important...

Tip for the future: If you've been drinking heavily, feel like hell the next morning and (even though eating is the last thing on your mind) you NEED something in your stomach... ...avoid Breakfast Le...
Posted by Big Al on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:53:00 PST