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Tony

everybody here comes from some where

About Me


My Interests



I'd like to meet:

people.

Music:

Ace of Base, Aimee Mann, Ani Difranco, Alanis, Anberlin, Annie, Arcade Fire, Beck, Billie Holiday, Blink 182, Bob Dylan, Brand New, The Bravery, Bright Eyes, Bloc Party, Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah, Coldplay, Counting Crows, The Cranberries, The Cure, Daft Punk, The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Depeche Mode, The Ditty Bops, Duran Duran, Editors, Eliott Smith, The Faint, Fall Out Boy, Fiona Apple, Fischerspooner, Garbage, Goldfrapp, Green Day, Interpol, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, Justin Timberlake, Keane, The Killers, Lauryn Hill, LCD Soundsystem, The Long Winters, Madonna, Miles Davis, Moby, Modest Mouse, Morissey, Muse, Neil Young, New Order, Nickel Creek, Nirvana, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Oasis, Patrick Wolf, Pet Shop Boys, The Postal Service, Queens of The Stoneage, R.E.M., The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rilo Kiley, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, She Wants Revenge, Sheryl Crow, The Shins, Sinead O'Connor, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Sonique, Summerbirds In The Cellar, The Ramones, Spoon, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Thom Yorke, Tom Petty, Travis, TV On The Radio, U2, The Vines, Violent Femmes, Weezer, The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zwan

Movies:

Some of my favorites include: Magnolia, The Godfather II, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Dog Day Afternoon, The Fountain, Bladerunner, Y Tu Mamma Tambien!, Boogie Nights, Wonder Boys, The Abyss, The Squid & The Whale, Far from Heaven, Election, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tennenbaums, Being John Malkovich, Alien, Capote, Batman, Ed Wood, Schindler's List, Little Miss Sunshine, Priscilla, Queen of The Desert, Cape Fear, Much Ado About Nothing, Requiem for A Dream, Do The Right Thing, Chicago, Casino, Glenn Gary Glenn Ross, The Spanish Prisoner, Heat, Interview with A Vampire, A Life Aquatic, Pi, 3:10 To Yuma, There Will Be Blood, Shark Vs. Eagle, The Dark Knight

Television:

The Tudors, Dexter, 30 Rock, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Countdown w/Kieth Olberman, Daily Show w/Jon Stewart, Dirty Sexy Money, Heroes, Lost, The Office, Real Time w/Bill Maher, Project Runway, Top Chef, Ugly Betty, Weeds

Favorite shows of the past:Absolutely Fabulous, Arrested Development, Queer As Folk, Six Feet Under

Books:

Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Gore Vidal, Russel Banks, Salman Rushdie, David Sedaris, David Rakoff, Ellison and most of the classics. Mostly I read non-fiction, political or historical, or something on Shambhala Buddhist practice.

Heroes:

Barack Obama, The Dali Lama, Pema Chodron, Martin Luther King, Bobby & John Kennedy, my parents

protestors who fight oppression.

My Blog

The Air I Breathe (a film review)... cough..

For all of those of you who think I love every movie I see, I always counter with the true fact that I avoid seeing bad movies. Lately, I've been trying to catch up on recent films I have not seen, bu...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:11:00 PST

pivot

the air tackled me downon the tarmac and I knew I was homeflip the switch in my headthat says some things are not yet writtenbut, the weather's got mefeeling oldI will consume thisI will emergeI got t...
Posted by Tony on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:07:00 PST

MUNI (prose)

the salty windruns fingers through my hairI greet the intersectionsas they pass the open carthe cables spitmetal splinters from the groundthe ocean lifts from the street horizonthe heady bellannounces...
Posted by Tony on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:47:00 PST

put up (lyrics)

this one is tornfrom dog-eared pagesthis one is bornfrom winged stagesi swallowed the pillthat you gave to mei grabbed the waterand i swallowed it downyou lit a filtered cigarette, baby,and aimed it a...
Posted by Tony on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:09:00 PST

sweet and low (prose)

these brittle conversationsthese scooped up eyes and kissesthis grab and give and run has got me feeling listless i think i give / i’m donethe rain drips in measuresthe trees recede to the groun...
Posted by Tony on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:36:00 PST

fences and fissures (lyrics)

looking for a hammerto tap at the chiselto chip out the wallforever and a daymy truth is needlein window dressing my heart has it’s ownEmbassylooking for the properpapers and referenceslooking f...
Posted by Tony on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:48:00 PST

brick, meet palm (prose)

like a flame swallowingthe tail of a kitei will take to the airi will ignitelike a boxer breakingone to the chini will push into bonei will break into skini am Queen Bathshebai am Ann Boeylnyou are so...
Posted by Tony on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:07:00 PST

Yes we can. (politics)

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that nomatter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can withstand thepower of millions of voices calling for change.We have been told we c...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:47:00 PST

ferris-wheel head (lyrics)

this weather is cleverthe way it seduces,reduces your eye-lineto the shadow of your shoesthe faintest of breezeslicks at you and seizes a portrait in grayscale you’d locked in your headbaby, eve...
Posted by Tony on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:28:00 PST

slow return (lyrics)

slow returnlet it slipyeah, let it burnonce our heartswere uninsuredtwo-am coffee cigaretterenedevousjust the world and me and youkicking stonesup the train trackmaking outin the last BellSouthto hous...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:50:00 PST