Almost anything you'd want to know "about me" can be found elsewhere on this page, which, incidentally, was featured in the Los Angeles Times...
I've got Internet presence:
JDFunari.com
(career & movie projects)
QRmovie.com
(my movie review web site)
JaredFunari.com
(singer/songwriter and brother)
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Member since: March 31, '06
Thom Yorke and the rest of Radiohead, P.T. Anderson (again), Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Joel & Ethan Coen, David Fincher, Ricky Gervais, Steve Jobs, and any talented / intelligent / creative / passionate / genuine person.
Quote of the Moment:
"It suddenly occurred to me that there would always be road construction...There will never be a point in my lifetime when all the highways are fixed. It's theoretically plausible that my closest friend might someday abandon me for no reason whatsoever, but it's completely impossible to envision a day where I could drive from New York to California without hitting roadwork somewhere along the way. It will always exist, and there's nothing I can do about it." - Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A note about my Top Friends:
For the record, I've long thought anything beyond a Top 12 was overkill, but here I am explaining my Top 24 (so much for integrity). This is how it breaks down: the first and third spots will always be my brothers and the second spot will always be my friend Katie. The fourth spot is reserved for music or movies of interest. All positions from that point on are determined by the following equation:
(Length of Friendship + Quality of Friendship) x (Value of Photo Attractiveness for female) or (Value of Photo Coolness for male) ÷ (Total Comments Received - Total Comments Left) - Length of Time Since Last Login Date = Approximate Ranking
That said, if you can't locate yourself on my Top Friend list that doesn't mean I don't like you. As on a school playground, it's simply not feasible, or possible, to include everyone. Or maybe you should just be a better friend. Ever think of that?
Radiohead
(saw them in L.A., New Jersey, and Boston - incredible)
Thee More Shallows
Jared Funari
The rest in alphabetical order...
The 90 Day Men
Air
Albert Hammond Jr.
Amy Winehouse
Animal Collective
The Arcade Fire
Badly Drawn Boy
Band of Horses
The Beatles
Beck
The Besnard Lakes
The Beach Boys
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Bloc Party
Blonde Redhead
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Bright Eyes
Built To Spill
The Chemical Brothers
Classical (various)
Coldplay
Ed Harcourt
Eluvium
The Fiery Furnaces
Film School
Fiona Apple
Franz Ferdinand
Goldfrapp
Hayden
The Helio Sequence
Interpol
Iron & Wine
Jay-Z (thanks to Katie)
Kevine Devine
Kings of Leon
LCD Soundsystem
MGMT
Modest Mouse
Muse
The National
Nine Inch Nails
Of Montreal
Pink Floyd
Portishead
The Postal Service
Pulp
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sea Wolf
Shout Out Louds
Sigur Ros
Sloan
Sparklehorse
Starsailer
The Strokes
Sufjan Stevens
Swan Lake
Thom Yorke
Travis
TV on the Radio
The Velvet Underground
The White Stripes
Wolf Parade
Wilco
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yo La Tengo
and others...
Current Recommendation:
The Assassination of Jesse James (dreamlike, menacing, beautifully shot - a superb turn by Casey Affleck)
In alphabetical order:
A Clockwork Orange
Blue Velvet
Breakfast At Tiffany's
The ExorcistFight Club
High Fidelity
The Matrix (may the sequels burn in hell)
Pulp Fiction
Punch-Drunk Love
Rear Window
The Rules of Attractiion
Snatch
Tape
and many, many others...
Current Recommendation:
In alphabetical order:
and others...
Currently Reading: Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Currently Reading: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyosaki
Recently Read: Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
Some favorite authors:
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (scorching satire)
Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho may be the most disturbing book I've ever read)
Stephen King (monopolized my youth reading - strongest novel probably The Green Mile and best short story, by far, The Last Rung On The Ladder - devastating)
Chuck Palahniuk (a twisted modern day Vonnegut - Fight Club is good but I recommend starting with Survivor - skip Haunted [except for the stories "Guts" and "Nightmare Box"] andDiary)
Alan Moore (one of the best graphic novelists around - Watchmen and From Hell are must reads)
Malcom Gladwell (often dry but The Tipping Point and Blink are content gems)
*reading is FUNdamental
"Hero" - one of the most overused terms of recent memory...along with "pornstar." Yeah that's right, just because you have sex on camera does NOT make you a star.
Jenna Jameson = pornstar.
Suzy McTits = adult actress.