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Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma

Check out myspace.com/robsturma. Be productive. And use tongs.

About Me

GREEN was the love of my life, but it was time to move on. Stay tuned in 2008 for a number of new and improved Ratpackian endeavors.LIKE: www.myspace.com/robsturmafor one.

My Interests

being a poet and whatever that entails, indy wrestling, comics, pop culture documentaries, developing and nurturing crushes, freestyling poorly by saying things like "what's going on" a lot.

I'd like to meet:

ballers, hustlers, players, jobbers, slammers, scratchers, rockers, visionaries, luminaries, mutants, freaks, the last kid picked, the last man standing, word people, picture people, sound people, independent wrestlers, independent contractors, swingin' singles, singin' swingles.

Music:

KRS-ONE, Elvis Costello, Postal Service, Old 97's, Dan Bern, Morcheeba, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, DJ Shadow, Z-Trip, Jurassic 5, Mos Def, John Coltrane, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Johnny Cash, Indigo Girls, DJ Jedi, Stevie Wonder, Lyrics Born, Emily Wells, Mike Doughty/Soul Coughing, Jenny Lewis, Tenacious D, Amy Winehouse, et cetera, et cetera.

Movies:

Star Wars, Muppet Movie, Goodfellas, Iron Giant, Clerks, Magnolia, Scratch, Krush Groove, Touch Of Evil, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, The Incredibles, Reservoir Dogs, Beautiful Girls, Princess Bride, Beyond The Mat, Little Shop Of Horrors, Evil Dead, Do The Right Thing, Hudsucker Proxy, Say Anything, Batman Begins, Princess Mononoke, Dawn of the Dead, Pretty In Pink, Rocky III, It's A Wonderful Life, all the Christopher Guest movies ("wha happen?").

Television:

Freaks and Geeks, Simpsons, Mr. Show, Weeds, Entourage, Justice League Unlimited, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Arrested Development, Family Guy, Iron Chef America, Dinner For Five, Fame, Project Runway, The Office (UK and US), Schoolhouse Rock, TNA Impact!, and...uh...anything with lasers or puppets. Thank God for DVD box sets.

Books:

Dino, Pimp, Nine Stories, Have A Nice Day, Stupid White Men, Where I'm Calling From, Girl In The Flammable Skirt, Zen In The Art Of Writing, The Bluest Eye, Watchmen, Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Bone, Fables trade paperbacks, Sleepyhead Assassins, Born In The Year Of The Butterfly Knife.

Heroes:

my mom and dad, Mick Foley, Spider-Man, Claire Redfield.

My Blog

waitlifting

This is the year of the punch dagger. This is the year of the seismic stomp. Each day is stretched tighter than the last. Each night is horribly out of tune. My dreams are peppered with shin kicks and...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:51:00 PST

Bronwynn Rose. I miss you.

(I wrote this last night as a friends-only post on my LiveJournal, but I felt that it should be shared with whomever wanted to read it.) A friend of mine died on Sunday.  I found out tonight.She ...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:03:00 PST

snippet:

you are an open book written in braille and my hands are tied with kid gloves on.
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:59:00 PST

nothing up my sleeve.

Note to Ms. Merlin:I appreciate smoke and mirrors as much as the next guy. I am a mark for card tricks and coins appearing behind my floppy ears.But your brand of abracadabra keeps me in constant awe....
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:29:00 PST

buddy holly

(a re-edit of a piece i wrote years ago...)   i wear thick black glassesbecause my pops wore thick black glassesbecause buddy holly wore thick black glassesand i listened to my father's buddy hol...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:18:00 PST

NaPoWriMo 28 (late): hard math

when you enter the picture,a thousand words fail me.
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Sat, 03 May 2008 06:06:00 PST

NaPoWriMo 27 (late): Dear Artist,

this is not a reaction born of jealousy.i swear it.but the more i see you working your magic,the less i believe it.i do believe that you want people to like you.in fact, i suspect you thrive on it.but...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

NaPoWriMo 26: Cowboy Up

today i am a cowboy drinking grape sodaholding court at the so-so corralwhile you are profanity janegalloping into this friendly ghost townlike a bat out of hell yeah. your spurs play jingle jang...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Thu, 01 May 2008 07:43:00 PST

NaPoWriMo 25: Plastic Man’s Day Off

on lazy days,i like to stretch myself into the shape of a hammock.it relaxes me to wrap around trees,and if someone else is feeling tiredand doesn't mind a hammock with a face,all the better, i s...
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:00 PST

NaPoWriMo 24: rasslin’ movie reviews

see no evilwas nothe marinewas no the condemnedwas nowalking tall.i guess they can't all beno holds barred....
Posted by Rob "Ratpack Slim" Sturma on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:09:00 PST