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Jingoistic Imperialism

this aggression will not stand, man

About Me

there is a strong chance that my opinion of you will be affected by your record collection (or lack thereof).

i'll probably call you "bro", "chief", "son", "dude", "kid" or "man". even the ladies. ESPECIALLY the ladies.
up until my sophomore year of college, i was going to school to become a paleontologist.
before i leave the house i say "phone, keys, wallet, watch, glasses" and it helps me remember to make sure i have those things.
this is my website. it is in shambles:
tonisheppardphoto.com

i take photos.

i make movies.
and sometimes i draw things:

My Interests

film. photography. skiing. dinosaurs. muscle cars. records. rock and roll. gaffer's tape. checkerboard vans. night swimming. five dollar bike.

Music:

-the clash.
-the beatles.
-charles mingus.
-the beach boys
-elvis costello.
-john coltrane.
-bob dylan.
-miles davis.
-fugazi.
-the ramones.
-rolling stones.
-the who.
-zeppelin.
-booker t and the mg's.
-tommy james and the shondells.
-the supremes.
-dead kennedys.
-refused.
-screeching weasel.
-MANCOBRA
-charlie parker.
-the kinks.
-david bowie.
-the cramps.
-the bouncing souls.
-the sonics.
-the animals.
-spinto band.
-bishop allen.
-treephort.
-neutral milk hotel.
-the english beat.
-LIFETIME
-mr. john cash
-thursday
-cato salsa experience
-the divine comedy.
-new pornographers.
-johnny thunders.
-circle jerks.
-dead milkmen.
-rilo kiley.
-mitch rider and the detroit wheels.
-ben folds five.
-the smiths.
-wilco.
-the stooges.
-van morrison.
-the zombies.
-farcial hoodwink.
-the kick me's.
-the low budgets.
-bikini carwash company.
-misfits.
-buzzcocks.
-the cure.
-velvet underground.
-the damned.
almost anything on date, chess, motown or roulette records.
plus a million other bands (give or take)

Movies:

batteries not included.
el lebowski grande.

Television:

- the simpsons (above all)
- aqua teen
-(old) sealab
-the daily show
-the colbert report
-conan o'brien
-MST3K
-arrested development
-degrassi (it goes there)
-myth busters
-HOUSE
-monty python
-the office (UK & US)
-MY SUPER SWEET 16 may possibly be the best show on television.

Books:

Uber das Geistege in der Kunst- Kandinsky; Big Sur- Kerouac; Philosophy and the Simpsons; where the sidewalk ends; slaughterhouse five; james thurber short stories. vonnegut. vonnegut. vonnegut.

Heroes:

gerry roslie. jeff magnum. steve mcqueen. bill hicks. treephort. bill nye the science guy.

My Blog

warped tour

warped tour is going well. how well?...our kickball team (Ballz Deep) is currently leading the league.in the past week or so i've been to 3 baseball fields:- Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers)- Metrodome ...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:16:00 PST

toni vs. the universe- episode 507

saturday was captain morgan day at work. i wanted the malibu rum flavored chap stick that they had been giving away last year. instead, i won a snowboard.yesterday, one of my brand new skis broke, and...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:25:00 PST

hey, rick santorum- god called....

...and he said you're a fucking douchebag....and that you're making him look bad....and also that he hates you....and so do 59% of  voting pennsylvanians.eat it.democrats take over the house and ...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:19:00 PST

the horror, the horror....

my powerbook hardrive is dead. logan-as the powerbook came to be known as after a close-call where it wouldn't start and was scheduled to be sent back to apple but apparently healed itself after layin...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:51:00 PST

big art show is showing my shorts

it's BIG ART SHOW time, kids. bands, art, cookies- you know the drill. every so often they rock the art stuff A.V. style. this is one of those times. i'll be showing 2 of my short documentaries:(they'...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:29:00 PST

wormhole in my denim jacket pocket (a poem)

i wrote this poem just now. it's a true story. a time ago i needed some changei looked in my pocketin my jacketi found a lottery ticket from 1985i dont know how it got therei really wish i did....
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:36:00 PST

God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages...

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages.http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/30/dawk ins/i...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:34:00 PST

BASEBALL. bring it.

spring** is here. that can only mean one thing. BASEBALL. last year the orioles owned the AL east for a good part of the season. i was floating on air. finally my team, the team of teams was winni...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:52:00 PST

profile songs

i feel like i should have a song in my profile. however, tom cochrane's "Life is a Highway" is not available. until this is rectified, the profile remains silent. c'mon tom cochrane... jesus is even ...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:05:00 PST

baseball, records, employment, spinto, art show, subhumans

hey kiddos- ski season is over as of this weekend, meaning two things-1. i will be unemployed (again)2. i will have alot of free timei plan on occupying said free time with a few events:3/30- spinto b...
Posted by Jingoistic Imperialism on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:16:00 PST