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whalenson

Static Electric Spark Explosion

About Me

just a fool.
foolishing flopping round this world.
dreaming impossible dreams. (that keep coming true)
night speaks.
listen.
the sound of laughter.
static electric spark explosion

RIP Kirk Rundstrom

My Interests

music, snowboarding, guitars, mandolins, jambands, hiking, camping, jazz, chess, art, Frank Gehry buildings, sculpture, live footage of bands before my time, grilled cheese, photography, comedy, and travelling

I'd like to meet:

trey.
miles.
medeski, martin & wood.
john scofield.
brother ali.
frank gehry.
peter forsberg.
edward norton.
steve buschemi.
tenacious D.
billy cobham.
louie armstrong....what a genius.
ella fitzgerald.
matter of fact... those two together, 3am in a smoky bar, southside of Chicago.

oh. and of course, the man. Jimi.


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Music:

is good for the soul.

Movies:

anything by the Coen Brothers....
the Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo,
Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Hudsucker Proxy, Millers Crossing, Blood Simple....
and any concert footage or old footage of musician's before my time...
Lord of the Rings, Trainspotting, Blow, American History X, Fight Club, Bourne movies

Television:

of course the Simpsons.
Family Guy.
Dave Chappelle.
hockey.
the Sopranos.
Deadwood.
Lost. yeah, I got hooked, addicted and up to speed in about 2 months, thanks Kate.
now I'm hooked on Weeds
Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
Free for All
Avalanche Hockey
Rome
Entourage
Planet Earth

Books:

A Confederacy of Dunces, Lord of the Rings, anything by Tom Robbins, music biographies, the funnies...

Heroes:

Jimi Hendrix
Josh Blue
Melissa Ivey
Angie Stevens
Erik Dyce
Trey Anastasio
Joel & Ethan Coen
Louis Armstrong
Marek Svatos
Milan Hejduk
Peter Forsberg
Patrick Roy
my sister Cathy

My Blog

flying

haha. found this paper with a recounting of my first trip to Europe... actually just the flight. read on.after a day of running around, saying goodbye to all my friends & a going away party, I finally...
Posted by whalenson on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:25:00 PST

don't waste your chance... tell them

you never know when its gonna end. life, that is. I remember the call I got from my mother just over 2 years ago. It was my fathers' birthday, and I had worked all day. I came home to see my mom had c...
Posted by whalenson on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:56:00 PST

Vegas Baby

what a weekend. a few of you have asked, and most probably don't give a rats ass, but I'm here to tell you anyway. Vegas is a trip. I mean yeah, its a vacation, which qualifies it as a "trip"... but b...
Posted by whalenson on Fri, 12 May 2006 02:49:00 PST