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Simon W

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Also known as Trader Woody, I grew up in the Lake District of the UK, moved to Westwood Massachussetts, moved back to the UK, went to Newcastle University, moved down to Oxfordshire, lived in London for 2 years, then worked in Germany, came back, got married in Mallorca, lived in Oxfordshire until Tesco's took over our town, then moved up to Clitheroe, which has been decribed as being half Lancashire/half fairyland. Well, you asked.....

My Interests

The wide wide world of Tiki, exploring foreign cities, Lucha Libra, attempting to try every beer in the world, checking out modern & lowbrow art, visiting rural pubs, playing the odd game of football, disgracing myself at festivals, fine cheese, riding my longboard or my cruiser bike

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to share a whiskey with Hunter S Thompson, a brandy with Christopher Hitchens, a pint with Mark E Smith or a Zombie with Trader Vic.

Music:

Mission Of Burma, Volcano Suns, Thee Headcoats, Roger Miller/No Man, The Fall, Devo, Flipper, Polvo, White Stripes, Jesus Lizard, Queens of the Stone Age, Helium, Will Oldham, Stereolab, Butthole Surfers, Boredoms, Broadcast, John Zorn, Pixies, Sebadoh,The Sonics, Big Black, Kristin Hersh, Killdozer, Pavement, Sunn 0, Ween, Dinosaur Jr, Monks, Tindersticks, Bastro, Mudhoney, Mike Watt, Black Flag, Naked Raygun, Shellac, Claw Hammer, New Bomb Turks, Gallon Drunk, SSD, The Freeze, Half Man Half Biscuit, Didjits, Rocket from the Crypt, Earth, Bastro, Robyn Hitchcock/Soft Boys, Lightning Bolt, Mogwai, Espers, Greg Weeks, XTC/Dukes of Stratosphear, Nomeansno, Earth, Stooges, Mummies, Angry Samoans, Melt Banana, Tortoise

Movies:

Se7en, Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Wild at Heart, Naked Lunch, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Pink Flamingos, The Wicker Man, Withnail & I, Apocalypse Now, Amelie, Sexy Beast

Television:

Jam, Knowing Me Knowing You, Brass Eye, The Office, League of Gentlemen, Newsnight - Sheesh, I watch it less and less.....

Books:

Everything Hunter S Thompson has written, Naked Lunch/Letters of William Burroughs, 'Will this Do?' - Auborn Waugh, Diary of a Genius - Salvador Dali, The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel, Letters to a Young Contrarian - Christopher Hitchens, The Book of the Subgenius, Steve Aylett - Bigot Hall, The Book of Tiki, Gonzo

Heroes:

Hunter S Thompson, Mark E Smith, John Peel, Steve Albini, Iggy, Mike Watt, Bill Drummond, Sven Kirsten, Ralph Steadman, Bill Hicks, Thor Heyerdahl, Billy Childish

My Blog

Jon Easley - from the band Sorry

Reposted from David:My best friend in high school, Jon Easley, would have been 40 years old today. He was the lead singer of our band (could be your life) Sorry, 1982-1986.He died on September 22nd, 1...
Posted by Simon W on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:53:00 PST