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matthew

your wealth and debauchery are not cool man...

About Me

San Francisco is a mad city... inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty.
-=Rudyard Kipling..

My Interests

lighting myself on fire.... esprit d'escalier...

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet the horse that Catherine the Great bumped uglies with and ask him how it was...

Music:

What’s in my ipod? ... Alphabetized, (for her pleasure): ... *melvins *aphex twin *isis *miles davis *tom waits * ... Altamont, Arcadia, Bauhaus, bill laswell, blonde redhead, bootsy Collins, boss hog, cake like, cat power, cibo matto, condor, critters buggin, cypress hill, danger doom, david holmes, dead kennedys, dinosaur jr. , dj krush, dj shadow, dj spooky, dj z-trip, dr, octagon, duran duran, earth, electric six, ella fitzgerald, fantomas, fishbone, frente, galaxie 500, george michael, godspeed you black emperor, hamsa lila, handsome boy modeling school, husker du, interpol, jane's addiction, jason lowenstein, jello biafra, john frusciante, k.m.f.d.m. , kaada, king geedorah, kong, leonard cohen, luther write & the wrongs, m.i.a. , madvillain, mahavishnu orchestra, matisyahu, matmos, me first & the gimme gimmes, meat beat manifesto, medeski martin & wood, lustmord, mf doom, modest mouse, mono, morphine, my life with the thrill kill kult, negativland, nine inch nails, nirvana, no doubt, pavement, peace orchestra, photek, pixies, porno for pyros, portishead, primus, quadraphonics, rev horton heat, richard cheese, rodan, sappington, satchel, scarling, sebadoh, shudder to think, skeleton key, skinny puppy, sly & the family stone, sonic youth, soul coghing, squarepusher, sugar, the clash, the dillinger escape plan, the golden palominos, the strokes, the sundays, tool, trans am, tricky, ween... the list goes on and on

Movies:

*The Big Lebowski* this is my favorite movie of all time*citizen kane* 2nd favorite*seven samurai*3rd favorite

Television:

I am a self proclaimed HBO junkie:*sopranos *curb your enthusiasm *real time w/ Bill Maher *lucky louie=-=-=-= [adult swim] will save your life:*venture bros. * a.t.h.f. * 12 oz. mouse *family guy * metalocalypse=-=-=-= PBS and other cable stuff: *charlie rose *a.c.360 *democracy now *daily show

Books:

**Will Self - Grey Area**Self is my favorite author. to be honest, i could recommend just about anything he writes... he's that damn good. very biting, british humor.**Paul Neilan - Apathy (and other small victories)**hey... would someone tell this guy to get out of my head!when I write my (next) great novel I want it to be this good... this book closely resembles what its probably like to have a conversation with me. **Noam Chomsky - everything he has written**If Noam had a vagina, I would marry him. please people… read and heed his words… before this country goes any further down the proverbial toilet.

Heroes:

frank zappa, david lynch and my dad.

My Blog

ain't global warming great? ...

in 5 years, san francisco will have weather just like los angeles. put that in your pipe and smoke it Al Gore... inconvienient, my ass. screw that... it's fuckin' cold out! I (heart) Al Gore. Bitch.....
Posted by matthew on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:13:00 PST

dead man walking...

last night, on my way to the gym, I was given a citation for jaywalking.   that's right... you heard me.   mutha fuckin' j walkin'   what in the hell is this world coming to? &nbs...
Posted by matthew on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:44:00 PST

reflections...

as we approach new year's day, let's all collect our thoughts and reflect upon the year we've just been through& in the words of Agnes Martin:   "Of all the pitfalls in our paths and the tremendo...
Posted by matthew on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:33:00 PST

sausage fest...

I walked into the steam room at my gym yesterday and proclaimed "jesus christ, this place is a sausage fest!" and it was. I really miss the co-ed jacuzzi experience...
Posted by matthew on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:19:00 PST

now is the winter of our discontent...

The 18th of this month marks yet another birthday for me.   and surprise. we already have a problem. Its only the 1st of the month and I've already partied way too much.   I spent last nigh...
Posted by matthew on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:39:00 PST