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Frank

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About Me

I work in the field of environmental consulting.
I am currently a member of this Los Angeles based rock band:
Romance Fantasy

My Interests

Improvisational acting, bass guitar, writing, karaoke, going to plays, going to movies, cocktails with friends, hanging out, entertaining, cooking, reading (any good recommendations?), philosophy, psychology, the physical/natural sciences, electronics

Music:

The Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, (sorry, Ringo), Nirvana, The Flaming Lips, Travis, Radiohead, REM, The Pixies, The Smiths, Morrisey, Bright Eyes, Tori Amos, Idlewild, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Elliot Smith, Gomez, Of Montreal, The Shins, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Cursive, The Good Life, The Clash, The Jam, Pink Floyd, The Who, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, Broken Social Scene, The Dandy Warhols, Weezer (Matt Sharp era), Dave Brubeck, Ben Folds, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kool Keith, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Bloc Party, Chicago, Magnapop, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Glenn Miller, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Nine Inch Nails, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Joni Mitchel, Rhett Miller. . .

Movies:

The 40 Year Old Virgin, Me Myself and Irene, Just Friends, Groundhog's Day, Return to Me, When Harry Met Sally, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Princess Bride, Brain Candy, The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhatten, The Dark Crystal, The Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Elf, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, New Jack City, Half Baked, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, The Producers, Spaceballs, The Goonies, The Monster Squad, Ruben and Ed, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Memento, Rushmore, Poltergeist, Dawn of the Dead (1979), The Terminator, Robocop, Superman (1978), Batman (1989), The Empire Strikes Back, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, He Got Game, The 25th Hour, The Sixth Sense, Disney's Robin Hood, The River's Edge, The Matrix, The X-Men, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, The Last Starfighter, The Flight of the Navigator, The Neverending Story, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Harry and The Hendersons, Gremlins, The Lost Boys, Back to the Future. . .

Television:

The Muppet Show, The Incredible Hulk, Buck Rogers, Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, Saturday Night Live, The Kids In the Hall, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, The Simpsons, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Hogan Family, Different Strokes, The Facts of Life, Laverne and Shirly, Happy Days, LOST. . .

Books:

The Double, Toxic Parents, Catch-22, The Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions, Fight Club, Of Mice and Men, The Alchemist. . .

Heroes:

Ummm. . . save the cheerleader.

My Blog

The Difference Between a Man and a Boy:

The difference between a man and a boy is a man is a boy who figured out how to dodge oncoming traffic. END SCENE
Posted by Frank on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:28:00 PST

Another Straight-to-Video Classic Starring Val Kilmer

My friend pat once made the observation that when I drink, you will get one of two Franks.  The Hang-Out Frank or the Watch-Out Frank.   My band mates, Rod and Alan, our friend Kevin, and I...
Posted by Frank on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:22:00 PST

Office Haiku

Corel Draw sucks my asshole.Makes me hate my job. It's time for a new program.
Posted by Frank on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:04:00 PST

Open Letter to BK

Dear Burger King, This morning I was on my way to work when the sound of a bad set of bearings began to emanate from the front-left side of my car.  I called Cingular 411 (now the NEW AT&am...
Posted by Frank on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:13:00 PST

A job like no other

I had a conversation with my superior, Brian, last week and I realized that very few people in the world get to share in the banter that we do.  So, I thought I'd share: B: I don't think you n...
Posted by Frank on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:07:00 PST

2 People

There are two types of people in this world that you should definitely not fuck with: an Italian and a scorpio. I'm both.
Posted by Frank on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:05:00 PST

Whiskey

The scratched and dented Nissan Altima careens down the Colorado Boulevard of Old Town Pasadena.  Behind the wheel, our protagonist, scanning his iPod in search of an album by Phantom Planet.&nbs...
Posted by Frank on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST

A Letter From Overseas

I have a penpal in Italy.  his name is Enrico Mossini.  He lives in the small coastal town of Pescara, on the eatern side of the bootleg.  He recently wrote me an inspiring message that...
Posted by Frank on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:52:00 PST

You don't think.

You know, there's a bit of beauty in not thinking.  When you just act on your insticts.  My insticts told me this was OK.  Just do it.. Just go for it.  Trust your instincts....
Posted by Frank on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:44:00 PST

No Title

Duck, reel, jenky, jeepers, holy, zamonee, flyer, zanku, rapture, cologne, self, ringo, temptuous, siren, desert, homeless, towel, ringo, slept, september, final, whore, home, sepher, hobnob, golum, t...
Posted by Frank on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:13:00 PST