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Scott

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About Me

Kinda moody. Secretly emotional. Occasionally obsessive. OK, generally obsessive (but not in a scary stalker way. Even if you're really cute). Extreme Pisces. Complete music dork. Made in Detroit and damn proud of it. Sad that summer is over, but ready to do the autumn up right. Fluent in girl talk. Met Morrissey once and he was really nice. Best kept secret: I was John Bonham in a previous life.

My Interests

Music, writing, paradigm shifts, the cultural zeitgeist at large, americana, random blogs, teen movies, left-handed guitars, good books, tattooed women, alcoholic beverages made from pears, finally finding what I'm looking for, love and happiness, personal time with "Big Rig," pancakes.

I'd like to meet:

Believers, dreamers, thinkers, doers, anyone that used to hang out in Detroit clubs like Todd's and The Warehouse, Daryl Hall, Iggy Pop, Quincy Jones, Ric Ocasek, You

Music:

This could (and probably will) go on forever, so i'll just hit you with a general cross-section of current and all-time favorites: The Specials, TV on the Radio, Jay Dee (forever), The Clash, Hall and Oates, Madlib, Joy Division, Deerhunter, Justice, Fleetwood Mac, My Bloody Valentine, LCD Soundsystem, Glass Candy, The Long Blondes, THIN LIZZY!, Lush, Explosions in the Sky, Katie The Pest, The Teenagers, Uffie (of course), Brightblack Morning Light, Chromatics, Zoot Woman, Daft Punk, Stereolab, Asobi Seksu, Earth, Wind and Fire, Theo Parrish, The Hold Steady, The Swirlies, Moodymann, Prince, Massive Attack, David Bowie, The Cars, D'Angelo, The Police, J Geils Band, The Smiths, Interpol, Kraftwerk, Van Halen, Atmosphere, Radiohead, Giant Drag, Swervedriver, Cheap Trick, Danger Mouse, The White Stripes, Electric Light Orchestra, Crystal Castles, Basic Channel, M.I.A., The Bees

Movies:

Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Foxes, The Hunger, Little Darlings, Anything by Gregg Araki, Office Space, Heathers, Wild Things, Half-Baked, Gummo, Dazed and Confused, Bachelor Party, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Deconstructing Harry, Thirteen, Can't Hardly Wait, Little Children, Metropolitan, Wet Hot American Summer, Pootie Tang, Go, am I a perv if I say Lost and Delirious?

Television:

Friday Night Lights, Big Love, The Daily Show, The Cobert Report, The L Word, Veronica Mars (R.I.P.), Heroes, Weeds, The Wire when I'm feeling masochistic

Books:

Less Than Zero by Brett Easton Ellis, White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Generation X by Douglas Copeland, On Writing by Stephen King, Class by Paul Fussell, Story of My Life by Jay McInerney, Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

Heroes:

Ma and Pa, The Electrifying Mojo, Joe Strummer, Mike Banks, Don Letts, me in 1992

My Blog

Control--(the Joy Division movie)

Absolutely brilliant. Anton Corbijn's vision is breathtaking. Each frame is like gorgeous fine art print. Samantha Morton will break your heart, and Sam Riley absolutely captures the spirit of Ian Cur...
Posted by Scott on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:11:00 PST

Deerhunter played "Octet"

At the Echoplex tonight as part of the Fuck Yeah Fest. a totally different (and so much improved musically) band than the one I saw open for the Ponys a few scant months ago upstairs at the Echo. No w...
Posted by Scott on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:44:00 PST

Us Plus You

It's...alive? Yes, I do believe so: LosAngeles.Metromix.comWe are your friends.You'll never be alone again.So come on.
Posted by Scott on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:11:00 PST

When in doubt, pull out the Cheap Trick...

You're on top of the worldOn top of the world and you can'tGet any higher-You're on top of the worldYou're on top of the world tonightIt wasn't easy- it was hard as hellYou didn't get luck in a wishin...
Posted by Scott on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:10:00 PST

PS: R Kelly

It's safe to say that R Kelly lives by the "WTF" credo 24/7. And that's some REAL TALK.
Posted by Scott on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:04:00 PST

WTF

A recent screening of 1980s classic "Risky Business" unveiled these pearls of wisdom as spoken by "Miles," portrayed by the inimitable Curtis Armstrong:"Sometimes you gotta say 'What the Fuck,' make y...
Posted by Scott on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:49:00 PST

If I'm so tired...

Why can't I fall asleep? Oh, it's totally your fault.
Posted by Scott on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:52:00 PST

The Wind Blew Some Luck In My Direction...

Caught it in my hands today...
Posted by Scott on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:25:00 PST

The Police

Eff the haters. They were AWESOME at Dodger Stadium. The sheer musicianship alone made a mockery of 99% of what passes as "rock" these days. Plus they played all of the cool album tracks I was afraid ...
Posted by Scott on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:03:00 PST

First Day of Summer 2007 (The LACMA Remix)

The looooongest day of the year. The day after seeing the almighty WHITE STRIPES reduce Hollywood to rubble. The day I worked for like 10 hours before going to the big bash at LACMA to "work" some mor...
Posted by Scott on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:23:00 PST