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Jennifer O

Civility Costs Nothing and Buys Everything

About Me

I am an artist and singer who loves to take photos, draw, paint and dabble in all sorts of venues. I was one half of the duo "Enter The Exit" in the 80's, "Crank Lab" in the 90's (both out of Monterey Bay, & no, you probably never heard of us unless you lived there!) I sang for "Happy Go Lucky" and "Mariette In Extasy" (both out of Vegas in the the 90's, & you may have seen us live or heard us on the radio...if you lived there,) and produced numerous solo works from the 90's up until today, which I have been known to force upon unsuspecting houseguests! I have a cosmetology license and sometimes still enjoy doing extravagant hair and make-up, and fooling around with fashion. Who wants a makeover? Line starts here...I had a radio show in Las Vegas - I was "Novella" on Rock Avenue on KUNV - and I have to say that was just Awesome...SO much fun! I financed a documentary about Cuba that I've never actually seen, for my prolific filmmaker friend Thomas Logoreci. I have worked on various short films and movie scripts, music videos and even had some of my photography appear on MTV - Yay! All of these things bring me joy, but honestly there's nothing like just hanging out with my true friends or sitting by the Ocean, * * * STAY GOLD * * * ;) OH - And if you have a moment, please mute the jukebox to your left and watch this video of Mahalia Jackson & Dinah Shore. Watch some of the others that come up; they're really great as well:

My Interests

MUSIC, MOVIES, ART, COMPASSION, ALL THINGS ASIAN, PHOTOGRAPHY, PHILOSOPHISING, WRITING, FASHION, MAKE-UP, HAIR-DO'S, THE OCEAN, SLEEPING & MY LOVE: T.A.S.!!!

I'd like to meet:

People or bands who would like me to photograph and/or style them, Bands that need a singer, Folks who need a reliable house and/or pet sitter, Altruists who just want to give me their money...Other than that - the usual: Musicians, Artists, Photographers, Filmmakers, Craftspeople, Writers, Poets, DJ's, Dancers, Breakdancers, Superheroes, Cosmetologists, Comedians, Cool People who are not "Too Cool" to have a GOOD time...

Music:

I pretty much like something from every genre and every era in the history of music! Honestly! I don't care who or what is "cool" or not - If I like a song, I like a song. That said, I think I have fabulous taste ;) I really dig M.I.A., Santogold, Mark Lanegan, Nina Simone, Fleetwood Mac, The Velvet Underground, Nico, X, The Eurythmics, Led Zeppelin, Nick Drake, The B-52's, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Antony & the Johnsons, The Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Crass, The Doors, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Christian Death, Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Crosby Stills & Nash (& Young), Insane Clown Posse, Marilyn Manson, The Smiths, Morrissey, Madonna and Simon & Garfunkel. I also love any good World music, (esp. Asian stuff,) Hip-Hop, Old Country and any good Dance or Pop music. Really, I could keep going but I'm sure you have a pretty good idea by now that I am open minded and just really love music!

Movies:

Again, I could go on and on here. Horror, Fantasy and Camp are faves: Return of the Living Dead One Two and Three, The Dead Next Door, Zombie Death House, (pretty much any Zombie movie - even the sucky ones,) Yellow Submarine, Kamikaze Girls, Tekkon Kinkreet, Wild Zero, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Excalibur, Empire Records, Howl's Moving Castle, Millennium Actress, Spirited Away, Perfect Blue, Natural Born Killers, Girls Will Be Girls, Velvet Goldmine, The Last Waltz, Dig!, Die Mommie Die, Anchorman, Nico:Icon, The Unheard Music, Nowhere, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Interview With The Vampire, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, ALL of the Eddie Izzard Live Performances especially Dress To Kill, Heathers, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Cabaret, ALL of the Margaret Cho Live Performances especially I'm the One That I Want, The Dark Crystal, Babe, The Wizard of Oz, Harold & Maude, Pretty In Pink, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Fifth Element, Star Wars (The Original Three, not the CGI prequel messes), Moulin Rouge, Mary Poppins, Dune, Corrina Corrina, Time Bandits, The Blade Trilogy, The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, Stewart Saves His Family, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Sweeney Todd, Documentaries...

Television:

I go thru phases with the boob-tube. It's feast or famine with me. When I do watch I'll dvr so I can skip the commercials, or I'll just rent the dvd of the season: True Blood, Reno 911, Flight of the Conchords, SNL, Mad TV, Little Britain, Father Ted, South Park, Family Guy, Star Trek (The Original Series), The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents..., Forever Knight (so cheesy, I know!) Home Movies (the series), What Not To Wear, Jeopardy and So You Think You Can Dance aka the Best Show Ever...

Books:

Wicked by Gregory Maguire - A Low Life In High Heels by Holly Woodlawn & Jeff Copeland - Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson - Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil & Gillain McCain - Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs - Naked by David Sedaris - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Angela's Ashes & 'Tis by Frank McCourt - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion - A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton - A Room With A View by E.M. Forster - The Rand McNally Road Atlas!

Heroes:

I'd like to thank the Academy & My Mom Sandy, My Godfather Kent Seavey, Gramma Leatha, Grampy Dan, Paul McKenna, Princess Leia, Stevie Nicks, John Lennon, Mark Lanegan, Eddie Izzard, Andy Warhol, Nina Simone, ALL of the B-52's, Will Ferrell, Cassandra Mortmain, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Hedwig, Margaret Cho, Peter Max, Wonderwoman and all my wonderful, talented friends who live their dreams everyday, no matter how messy or painful it becomes - because art is always worth it ;)

My Blog

8-31-08

Oh, Mother,  please don't drug the dog tonight She's just as scared as I am It's a natural fear& It's windy and the wolf in my heart is blowing down this house I counted ten live yellow jackets ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:43:00 PST

Cleveland Rocks!

I just got back from two weeks in Cleveland, Ohio & I have to say that it is very nice! The layout was good, the people were cool, there were tons of nice, big, affordable houses, a great transit ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:47:00 PST

Mah Berfday

Sunday October 05, 2008 Born today, you always learn a great deal about the present from looking closely at the past, and your ties to what has gone before will always be strong. There are those who ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:51:00 PST

List of Foods Toxic to Dogs!

Dear Friends and Family, Please read this list and pass it along to any animal lovers - I didn't even know about some of the items on this list! Thanks, Love, Jennifer O.   Bad news foods for ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:34:00 PST

New baby

The automotive world gave birth to a car in 1996 and I have recently adopted her. Her name is Starlene Grand Prix, but I have been calling her "Darlin" most of the time. As some of you may recall, my ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:14:00 PST

Ghostland Observatory

I was flipping thru the channels this Saturday night - no I wasn't out doing anything fun, I am in the boonies right now and there's nothing going on here...well, I take that back...I COULD go to the ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:06:00 PST

Recently Viewed Movies

My friend John & I saw these in the Theaters: Grindhouse - Go see it...Now! Fun, Gory, Exciting, Trashy. The entire audience was laughing, clapping, screaming, yelling, cheering throughout. T...
Posted by Jennifer O on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:03:00 PST

Movie Reviews

Grandma's Boy - Started of a bit slow for the first few minutes but quickly picked up the pace. Funnier than I thought it would be. Pretty low-brow and "stonerish" but hey, I laughed out loud a lot, s...
Posted by Jennifer O on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:33:00 PST

New Thom Yorke cd - The Eraser

I just got this cd after of reading SO many glowing reviews and I must say I'm kind of disappointed.To me, it is sounding like someone tripping out with their AcidPro program and sing/talking a lot of...
Posted by Jennifer O on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:19:00 PST

New Shins cd Review

I recently purchased The Shins newest cd entitled "Wincing The Night Away". I'm sure most of us can recall Natalie Portman telling us that the Shins will "Change your life" in the movie Garden State, ...
Posted by Jennifer O on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:32:00 PST