Movies, filmmaking, writing, music, Dallas Cowboys & Dallas Mavericks, the mighty TCU Horned Frogs, the ocean, watching and playing sports, Indie Rock & Hip hop, working out, traveling, surfing, (trying not to suck) crazy Westside nights with friends, even crazier Hollywood nights, live music, good food, local shows, watching DVD's, competitive Beer Pong, California beaches, LA 10's, HBO, cable television, Xbox360, guitar hero, goldfish, cheese-its, Jack in the Crack, tornado chasing, reading, Saturday Brbq's, crazy rowdy nights, drunken phone calls, Metal Skool at the Key Club, nature, hiking, DOGS, Bum watching, (P.C. title: Urban Pioneers/workers in transition) the movie game, Lacey Chabert, Jennifer Love Hewit, meeting new and interesting people, living life without restraints, the meaning of life, the endless search for the meaning of life, the endless pursuit of happiness...and of course parmesan flavored goldfish. Did I already mention that? Who cares, go Cowboys!!!
I'd like to meet:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Brent DeBoer (AKA Fathead), Zia McCabe, and Pete Homstrom. And...I already met them on the set for thier new video, "The Simple Life" God bless the Dandy Warhols.
Screenwriters: Charlie Kaufman, Richard Kelly, John August, W. Peter Iliff
Directors: Spike Jonze, David Cronberg, SPielberg, Arnonofsky, Fernando Meriels, Wes ANderson, Jared Hess, Richard LInkletter, Q. Tarentino, Robert Rodriguiez, Tim Burton, Tobe Hooper, James Cameron (the 80's & 90's years) and Terry Gilliam.
Authors: Kurt Vonnegot, Thomas Wolf, Joe Halderman, Michael Crichton, Philip K. Dick, and Stephen King.Female: Lacey Chabert, Jennifer Love HewittCountry I'd Most Like To Visit: AUSTRALIA
Music:
The Dandy Warhols, The Killers, Interpol, Sufjan Stevens, Elliot Smith, Arcade Fire, Franz F., The Postal Service/Death Cab, Outkast, Lupe Fiasco, MGMT, Chromeo, Autolux, John Frusciante, Bright Eyes, Wolf Parade, Muse, Kasabian, Placebo, The Roots, Danger Doom, Guster, Great Northern, The Klaxons, The Kooks, Rock N' Roll Soldiers, She Wants Revenge, Incubus, Built to Spill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ladytron, Eagles of Death Metal, !!!, Explosions in the Sky, Ratatat, Animal Collective, Wilco, The White Stripes, The Kaiser Chiefs, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sublime, Daft Punk & Justice, Euromotion, The Flaming Lips, Matisyaho (untill he got all main stream, that Jewish fucker) The Firebird Band, Rage Against the Machine, The Toadies, The Beach Boys, 311, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Bob Marley, Beastie Boys, Tenacious D, The Doors, Lynard Skynard, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Buffet, CCR (Not Crossweed) Tom Petty, old school Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvania, Old school SNOOP, 2pac, and Dre, Bone Thugz n' Harmony, Naughty By Nature, Public Enemy, The Approach, Gas Station Robber, and many more... (Open to all kinds of of music)
Movies:
Aliens, Jaws, Predator, T2, Donnie Darko, City Of God, The Motorcycle Diaries, Braveheart, Sin City, Lords of Dogtown, Point Break, The Prestige, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, (anything by C. Kaufman) Children of Men, Bottle Rockets, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic,(Anything by W. Anderson) Knocked Up, Superbad, Little Miss Sunshine, Napolean Dynamite, Blood Diamond, The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down, Dazed & Confused, Full Metal Jacket, Forest Gump, Tombstone, Backdraft, Boogie Nights, American Movie (Mark and Mike kick ass!) Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars (3-6), Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Total Recall, The Dark Crystal, Red Dawn, Hoosiers, Hoop Dreams, The Program, Rebound: The Earl Mandagote story, The Stand, Crash, Friday Night Lights, Boyz N' Da Hood, The Usual Suspects, Goodfellas, Colors, The Untouchables, Welcome To Woop Woop, Supertroopers, Zoolander, Caddyshack, Party Monster, Cecil B. Demented, Tommy Boy, Dumb N' Dumber, Old School, Waynes World, Up in Smoke (C&C) Best In Show, This is Spinal Tap, (Anything by C. Guest) Animal House, Monty Python (Holy Grail), In the Mouth of Madness, Halloween 1,2, & 4,5, Friday the 13th part 1-4, Freddy Vs. Jason, Nightmare on Elm Street, Demon Night, Fire in the Sky, eXistenZ, Memento, The Breakfast Club, The Big Chill, Run Lola Run, Pay it Forward, Easy Rider, Indiana Jones I & III, White Men Can't Jump, Rocky, Bloodsport, Dragon: Bruce Lee Story, Swing Kids, Traffic, Pie and Requiem (Anything by D. Arronofsky), Empire Records, Clerks, Adventures of Baron Von Muchowsin, Mad Max II, The Crow, Kong, Blade, 12 Monkeys, Toy Soldiers, Ghostbusters, The Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Fried Green Tomatoes, (shed a man tear or two) Big Fish, Over the Edge, (Kurt Cobain's fav movie of all time)Twister, 24 Hour Party People, Fist Full of Dollars, Lonesome Dove, M, Metropolis, Dr. Caligari's Cabinet, and many more timeless classics from the German Expressionist Era.
Television:
Flight of the Conchords, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, Entourage, Sportscenter, The Office, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Nip/Tuck, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Reno 911, Simpsons, Malcom in the Middle, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Aqua Teen, Venture Bros, Home Movies, The Planet Earth Series, Studio 60, Rescue Me, City of Men (Awesome City of God spinoff show from Brazil), PTI, Simpsons, Mr. Show with Bob & David, MXC, Sea Lab, Harvey Birdman, UFC, K1 boxing, The Upright Citenzens Brigade, Conan Obrien, Shark Week, Any show or documentary on Sharks in general, Sopranos, Seinfield, and many more...
Books:
Too many to lists, but Kurt Vonnegott and Stephen King are my favorite authors. If you can find it, check out, The Long Walk, by Richard Bauchman (S. King's early pseudonym). I also love anything by Philip K. Dick.
Joe Halderman and The Forever War series is great sci-fi.Non-Fiction: Motley Crue's, "The Dirt" Edited and structured by Neil Strauss. Hands down, the best non-fiction bio ever written. Currently reading: I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe. Magazines: Creative Screenwriting, ROlling Stone, Filter, Maxium, National Geographic, and of course, Playboy.
Heroes:
The guy (or girl) that invented goldfish (the cracker)...And of course the inventor of toilet paper. What a revolutionary idea.
