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Mike Bravo

When you see me walking on the street, you know it's Dia De los Dangerous

About Me

I'm basically the real life version of Brock Samson

My Interests

Wrestling
Lucha Libre
Puroresu
Reading
Writing
Thinking
Kicking
Martial Arts
Movies
People
Whatever happens to interest me at a certain point in time

I'd like to meet:

The movie ticket from Last Action Hero.
An imaginary tiger.
And a Velociraptor.

Music:

Africa Bambataa
DJ Kool Herc
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
The L Brothers
Treacherous Three
Erik B and Rakim
EPMD
KMD
Prince Paul
Slick Rick
De La Soul
Kool Keith
Dr. Octagon
Aesop Rock (Pre-Bazooka-Tooth)
Sage Francis
MC Paul Barman
Mr. Lif
Pig Destroyer
ISIS
Cephalic Carnage
Slayer
Black Flag
Van Halen, solely for entertainment reasons
Danny Elfman
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
Frank Zappa
Haydn(He had fun with music)
Thelonius Monk
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
John Coltrane (early.....)
More to come...

Movies:

Ghostbusters
The Maltese Falcon
Asphault Jungle
High Sierra
Citizen Kane
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Holy Mountain (1926 German silent film)

Television:

24
The Unit
Venture Bros

Books:

W.R. Burnett: "Ashpault Jungle", "Little Caesar", "High Sierra"
Dashiell Hammett: "The Thin Man", "Red Harvest", 'The Maltese Falcon'
Douglas E. Winter: 'Run"
Sun Tzu: 'The Art Of War"
Brucee Lee: "Tao Of Jeet June Do", "Fighting Methods"
Mick Foley: "Have A Nice Day"
Mike Quackenbush: "Headquarters", "Secret Identity"
Charles Bukowski: "Notes Of A Dirty Old Man", "The Most Beautiful Girl In Town", "Tales Of Ordinary Madness", "Women", "Mockingbird Wish Me Luck"
Anthony Burgess: "A Clockwork Orange" (Not his finest work, but its the one that resonates with me for some reason)
Eldridge Cleaver: "Soul On Ice"
Eric Haney: "Inside Delta Force"
Kurt Vonnegut: "Timequake", "Cat's Cradle", "Slaughterhouse 5"
The Onion, America's Finest News Source
David Sedaris: "Barrel Fever", "Me Talk Pretty One Day", "Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim"
Chaucer, Boccacio, Marquis De Sade, etc....

Heroes:

Max Fischer
Jack BauerWrestlers: Original Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama)
Toshiaki Kawada
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Kenta Kobashi
Mitsuharu Misawa
Jushin Liger
Ultimo Dragon
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Owen Hart
Dynamite Kid
Dean Malenko
Eddie Guerrero
Taz (with one Z...)
Johnny Saint
Billy Robinson
Joey Styles

My Blog

Today = Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - MASS HYSTERIA!

It's been an odd, odd day. 1. Mooninites causing terrorism: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249110,00.html 2. Mistah Fab completely missing the inherent genius of Ghostbusters: http://www.y...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:25:00 PST

A Real-Life Justice League

What I am challenging you to do, is cough up your own Justice League. The real world version. The rules are few. The members of the team must really exist. They must be alive, so those of you that wis...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:35:00 PST

Shop Wrong, Shop Shoprite!

BIANCAIt was basically an infatuation. Head over heels somersault plancha, heels over head Arabian moonsault. Elegant, classy dame whose name was Bianca. The alliteration with her last name suggested ...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:44:00 PST

HAMMERSTEIN, MOTHERFUCKER!

So uh Charlie's car broke down. That's what happens when uh you drive 90 mph the whole way there in 102 degree heat and the air conditoner is going full blast and the coolant goes off. Good thing I kn...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:26:00 PST

My Lit400 Autobiographies Paper...worth 25% of my grade

"Yo proofread this shit.""Please tell me that the real introduction and  conclusion to your academic Literature 400 autobiographies course 5-page paper worth 25% of your grade does not contain ...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:18:00 PST

The Sun Volume II

That's right, bitches. All written by me. For whenever you tire of the real news.                              ...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:18:00 PST

Song Titles For That CD I Will Release One Day

"I Want To Spread My Love Butter On The Metaphorical Bread That Is Your Ass""I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine""I Hate You When You're On Your Period""It's Hard To Say I Love You When You're Sit...
Posted by Michael Bukowski on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:03:00 PST