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silent samm

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

About Me

not in any rush

My Interests

jazz, live music, poker, chess, food, philosophy, animation...

I'd like to meet:

tall people

Music:

elliot smith, wilco, bloc party, doves, radiohead, muse, ted leo + the pharmacists, the shins, broken social scene, the futureheads, bill evans, charles mingus, horace silver, joe henderson, art blakey, elvin jones, herbie hancock, miles davis, bud powell, thad jones, sly and the family stone, taj mahal, prince, bernie worrell, the rolling stones, life is hard...

Movies:

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the royal tenenbaums, i heart huckabee's, punch drunk love, the big lebowski, fargo, the usual suspects, swingers, how to draw a bunny, basquiat, monster road, the corporation, igby goes down, waking life, 'round midnight, buena vista social club, sun ra: space is the place, braveheart...

Television:

from least embarrassing to most embarrassing: the daily show, 30 days, family guy, the simpsons, mr show, seinfeld, aqua teen hunger force, sealab 2021, the oc, english premiere league soccer, quantum leap, that 70s show, real world, being bobby brown, numb3rs, laguna beach, blow out, north shore, the mountain, degrassi junior high.

Books:

let's go with authors instead: kurt vonnegut, jd salinger, t. s. elliot, nick hornby, dave eggers, david sedaris. what i've read in the last couple months: iron and silk, the second ring of power, a heartbreaking work of staggering genious, peace like a river, the adventures of auggie march

Heroes:

charles mingus, william wallace, martha stewart.