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michael (formerly Roxy)

nostagia is heroin for old people

About Me


CLICK THIS TO HEAR MY MUSICI no longer crave the dangerous life; I am in school for Psychology and Social Work, and I am the Program Coordinator for Clean Needles Now in LA (we are trying to keep people from contracting HIV). I still play music, but won't tour anymore. Although the drugs, makeup and bad attitude are all gone, I don't think that I've gotten boring. I feel like an ass for signing up on My Space; but just because I am old, I will not be left behind.

My Interests

music, reading, psychology, harm reduction, travel (with my lovely wife, whenever we can), my dog Penny and my cat Pablo, being told I look good for my age, the beach, gardening, movies (especially documentaries), and trying to figure out how to age with dignity and grace (I don't know if the skateboard in my car is helping that one out at all).

I'd like to meet:

friends, people i used to play with, comradesmy new toy

Music:

heres what I've been playing a bunch lately: pink floyd, the radar brothers, elliot smith, devendra banhart, boards of canada, django reinhardt, 60's french pop, freak folk, and post rock stuff;black heart procession, t.rex, the unicorns, espers, old hickory, serge gainsbourg, mogwai, sigur ros, bjork,mum, debussy, the beatles, spiritualized, animal collective, velvet underground, takako minekawa, boom bip, sufjan stevens, stereolab, too much jazz to list, air, stockhausen, vetiver, six organs of admittance, tom waits, io perry, iron and wine, leadbelly, imaad wasif, califone, hayden, grandaddy, acid mothers temple, ghost, boris, mono, henri salvador, four tet, squarepusher, the fruit bats,....

Movies:

last seen: Little Miss Sunshine. I howled the whole time. Usually comedies leave you hanging, but this is classic. THe little girl fucking killed me, I can only hope to have a child as cool as her someday.

Television:

Dog the Bounty Hunter (he's a role model), That 70's Show (the bond between Red and Hyde is a beautiful thing), My Name is Earl, The Office, The Daily Show, Law and Order. I am also addicted to everything on HGTV.

Books:

I'm reading "culture of Make Believe" right now. It's going to take awhile, there is a lot to digest.

Heroes:

Keith Richards, Sartre (bringing existentialism to the masses), Renee Edgington, Nicole Frantz, David Gilmour, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Page, Maslow, Mr. Lazare (my first psych professor).

My Blog

I am officially a dad now

My daughter Sophie Bennett Marquesen was finally born on March 23rd at 10:44 a.m. 21 inches long, 7 lbs.11 oz. It was the craziest experience of all time. Poor Nicole was in labor for about 30 hours, ...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:35:00 PST

2 days smoke free

Alright, I am trying to quit smoking right now, so I'm kind of bouncing off the walls. I am armed with a scrip for zyban, and a box of nicotine gum (generic of course). Not really sure if either one o...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:45:00 PST

been so busy

we are frantically trying to get ready for the arrival of our little girl, so I never really have much time anymore. I just checked my myspace email the other day, and found about 20 messages I hadn't...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:54:00 PST

happy new year

Haven't written anything in a long time. The holidays are pretty much all consuming around these parts. I also have an audit coming up at work, so I need to get that in order. That said, Happy New Yea...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:16:00 PST

i'm begging you

please, if you are a washed up old stripper with a webcam, or some shitty rap metal band that I don't have any interest in (whatsoever): STOP SENDING ME FRIEND REQUESTS. There are plenty of other guys...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:46:00 PST

pimpin' out the wife

If you are looking for an awesome one of a kind xmas present, check out Nicoles website. She sells art, for people who are new to the game and don't have a lot of money. She is like a really good indi...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:04:00 PST

does this make you feel old?

it's every bit as awful as you would think. Kind of sounds like you're drunken uncle singing along to xmas records. it's really too bad that he didn't make it sound like "Rebel Yell" (which was a guil...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:46:00 PST

mashed potatoes are the best (try them on a pizza crust)

I just sat down to listen to the Cure "Pornography," and realized that I haven't written anything in this thing for awhile. Everything is just kind of going along as per usual for the most part.I had ...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:18:00 PST

mashed potatoes are the best (try them on a pizza crust)

I just sat down to listen to the Cure "Pornography," and realized that I haven't written anything in this thing for awhile. Everything is just kind of going along as per usual for the most part.I had ...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST

It's not time to get the band back together

I just absolutely hate looking at aging rock stars; especially if I was really into them at one point. Music to me documents a place and a time. You can't drag it out forever. It's just anti-climactic...
Posted by michael (formerly Roxy) on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:37:00 PST