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About Me

grumpy, stressed & anti-social.

My Interests

photography, collecting music memorabilia, live shows, mix tapes/discs, dogs, travel, old cars/station wagons, thrift stores, flea markets, pop art, googie architecture, electronic gadgets, oddball roadside attractions, diners, banana seat bikes, board games, nature, caving, hiking, rafting, frisbee, kite flying, aquariums, beaches, fishing, paranormal phenomenon, sleeping, daydreaming.

I'd like to meet:

Treasure hunt! I left this fine collection of roadtrip songs on CD somewhere along Route 66, 11/22/07. Here's a picture clue. If it's still there, and you find it, let me know.

Music:

alt., garage, surf, hotrod, punk, rockabilly, outlaw country, grunge, indie, new wave, swing, bubblegum, novelty. greenhornes, brimstones, jesus & mary chain, primal scream, love & rockets, nirvana, nin, adam ant, bay city rollers, rick springfield, hanson, buddy holly, elvis presley, blondie, ramones, stray cats, straight 8s, bloodshot bill, trailer bride, rev. horton heat, the mummies, the cramps, the coffin lids, new york dolls, el caminos, billy joe winghead, los straitjackets, boomtown rats, cheap trick, the monkees, spinns, john mellencamp, steve miller band, elo, the knack, joan jett, pretenders, hole, beck, dead milkmen, mojo nixon, unknown hinson, the cars, u2, the police, queen, lou reed, they might be giants, stiff little fingers, social distortion, aerosmith, guns'n'roses, hank williams, steve earle, dwight yoakam, johnny cash, go-gos, devo, the doors, b52s, beatles, tom petty, rolling stones, beastie boys, weird al, more and more.

Movies:

b-movies, japanese monster movies, wizard of oz, willie wonka & the chocolate factory, the outsiders, rumblefish, this is spinal tap, another state of mind, national lampoons vacation, the man with two brains, clockwork orange, local hero, caveman, true stories, urgh a music war, used cars, yellow submarine


bargain bin dvd of the month:

i don't remember which bargain bin i found this in, but, i'm in a weird mood, so i decided to watch this movie again. it's as quirky and black humorous as i remembered it. take a funky yellow hearse ride to the joshua trees for the unconventional "burial" of our folk hero, gram parsons.

Television:

old stuff: ultraman, new wave theater, pee wees playhouse, twilight zone, steven wright. discovery channel, animal planet, travel channel, weather channel, public access, speed.

Books:

roadside america, map books, the practical princess, where the wild things are, the blah, anything kurt vonnegut, dr. seuss, remy charlip, jack kerouac, neal cassady, hunter s thompson, rich hall.

Heroes:

my granny.

My Blog

walls of jericho

"...take My hand and trust in Me, I'll show you things you've never seen....." 2/18/08 tennessee/alabama...
Posted by N on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:48:00 PST

hit by a car

a pontiac grand am knocked me down as i was walking in the parking lot at wal-mart tonight. my butt hurts. at least it was an american made g.m. product. i would have been really pissed if...
Posted by N on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:22:00 PST

viva las vegas/the extraterrestrial roadtrip

THE ROAD TO VIVA LAS VEGAS every roadtrip has its own personality. this one was lo-budget, rock&roll, sci-fi b-movie, straight out of the atomic 1950's. a skid row motel. vegas neon signs. theme m...
Posted by N on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

pisces

happy birthday to me. my non-hillbilly vegetarian friends might want to skip this blog. i am a shameless carnivore. i like to catch fish. i like to eat fish. i like to watch fish in aquariums. consi...
Posted by N on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:05:00 PST

the most romantic thing i've ever seen

for the most part, i am rather cynical about the commercialism of the dreaded V-day. however, if it weren't for V-day, we would not have Feb 15 - "discount chocolate day." for that, i am thankful. &nb...
Posted by N on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST

cruisin' and playing the radio with no particular place to go

cruisin', maybe, but somethings wrong with my radio. spent new years in and driving back from hodgenville. it's a good sign. one day into 2007 and i've already done one roadtrip without ma...
Posted by N on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:35:00 PST

chestnuts roasting on the vcr

i have been depressed recently, so i decided thatthis year i would get a christmas tree to cheermyself up. i had not put one up since i leftmy last job three years ago. i've always loved live ch...
Posted by N on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:26:00 PST

great balls of fire it ain't nothin' but a smilin' hound dog and jerry lee lewis

one of my dogs wants to be famous (the crazy pound puppy; the other one just "vants to be alooone".) so, i told bassle i would put his video on myspace. (see the video gallery). i've also shuffled ...
Posted by N on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:10:00 PST

bark at the moon

pictures from my exciting weekend of free halloween entertainment. the pet costume contest at feeder supply.   the grand prize winner. a yorkie-burro! it's a bird it's a plane, it's superdog! ...
Posted by N on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:43:00 PST

alicecooper/rollingstones

churchill downs/092906 old but not dead flowers/they still rawk. no more mr. nice guy curls around/french kisses albino boa constrictor, sword stabs dollar bills and flips up with mardi gras beads. ...
Posted by N on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:08:00 PST