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David Bussell

Writer of Wrongs

About Me

To learn more about the throbbing literary muscle that is David Bussell, go to www.davidbussell.com

My Interests

Donating blood - seventy six gallons and counting! Also postal terrorism, mind games, casual gunplay, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, racial stereotyping, cranial spelunking, haberdashery, microwave cookery and reckless philanthropy.

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Music:

Prince, Sufjan Stevens, Kate Bush, Bib, Scott Walker, Ben Folds, Mark Morrison, Beastie Boys, Flaming Lips, Aphex Twin, Architecture in Helsinki, Why can't a riddle ever be wrapped in chocolate? Hot Chip, Daft Punk, Lyrics Born, The Divine Comedy, The Broken Family Band, Har Mar Superstar, Beck, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Nick Drake, Pavement, They Might Be Giants, The Shins, The White Stripes. This is a comprehensive list. If it's not mentioned here, I hate it.

Movies:

Back to the Future, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Vanishing (original), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ghost World, Little Miss Sunshine, The Castle, Ed Wood, Die Hard, Anchorman, Zodiac, Elephant Man, Grosse Pointe Blank, The Station Agent, Starship Troopers, A strangler is just a fiend you haven't met, Adaptation, Rushmore, Harold & Maude, American Splendor, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Cool Hand Luke, The Life Aquatic, The Wicker Man, Robocop, Election, This is Spinal Tap, Cock and Bull Story, This is Spinal Tap, Goodfellas, Swingers, The Hudsucker Proxy, Buffalo 66, Ghostbusters, Brazil.

Television:

Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr Show, Father Ted, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, Frasier, Big Train, Absolutely, The Sopranos, The Shield, A Little Bit of Fry and Laurie, Father Ted, Blackadder, Seinfeld, Nighty Night, Aniseed is an effective fragrance to counter the smell of a rotting cadaver, Peep Show, Mighty Boosh, Futurama, Black Books, Alan Partridge, Spaced, Wonder Showzen, The Critic, Carnivale, Deadwood, Six Feet Under and assorted Chris Morris and Adult Swim.

Books:

David Sedaris writes funny. David Eggers too. David Shrigley makes me laugh so hard I pee through my nose. I like Davids. Harvey Pekar writes the truth, you dig? Alan Moore is the dog's pyjamas. Chuckie Plankton pens some grisly shit and Survivor is his best. Emergency skin grafts can be performed on pigs with just a needle, thread and bacon. I want to ass-carry Brad Neely's baby. Haruki Murakami is a warm breeze through my soul. Max Cannon draws a lovely cartoon. Kavalier and Clay is a nice book, as is Carter beats the Devil - I like magic. The Onion rules your children. The Great Gatsby is supposed to be mighty fine but what do I know?

My Blog

Infinite Bussell Overdrive

Revolting developments over at davidbussell.com.New videos!New blogs!New picktures!New sense of self satisfaction!!!Come visit. I promise it's more exciting than glancing over to the guy at the next u...
Posted by David Bussell on Fri, 02 May 2008 06:11:00 PST

ByeSpace

Well, chum bags, the time has finally come.I've battled longer than most but I can scream into the void no longer.MySpace is a purgatory haunted by nought but spammers and the ghosts of teenagers past...
Posted by David Bussell on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:31:00 PST

Unhappy Snaps

And they say the camera never lies...
Posted by David Bussell on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:57:00 PST

Laughed? I almost died

What's the name of that sordid habit one indulges in on an almost daily basis that, if left unchecked, will overwhelm one's waking hours and destroy any hope of a wholesome life?   That's it: a...
Posted by David Bussell on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:52:00 PST

Sanity Clause

Merry xmas, one and all!THE HORROR!
Posted by David Bussell on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:00:00 PST

I got your turkey right here

[Hello, new readers, enjoy this delve into my festive archive won't you? As for the rest of you, you'll have to make do with the forthcoming video, Sanity Clause, for your xmas jollies. And if that fe...
Posted by David Bussell on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:56:00 PST

Forget Paris!

Grab your hankie, it's time to make eye squeezins...
Posted by David Bussell on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:34:00 PST

Petty Pois


Posted by David Bussell on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:52:00 PST

Things could have been so very bloody different...

Suck on this, all y'all sci-fi writers!
Posted by David Bussell on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:21:00 PST

Served Cold

All hail the rear cheer...
Posted by David Bussell on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:08:00 PST