Music and theatre, but not musical theatre. Making lists, Wrestling, Dungeons, Dragons, Geeks, Internet, Basketball, Civilizations, Simulations, (learning to be as cool as) Sam Rockwell.
I'd like to meet:
People who think I'm a big deal.
Music:
Let's be honest, if I tried to tell you, it would take too long.
Just rest assured that I have better taste in music than anyone you know.But, a sampling, because you demanded it so. Ted Leo/RX, Edan, Dizzee Rascal, Public Enemy, Prince, Death Cab for Cutie, The Streets, Mos Def, Mike Doughty, Mutual Admiration Society, Peter Eldridge, Big and Rich, Charlie Robison, Murder by Death, The Smiths, The Darkness, MC Frontalot, Tom the White Owl.
Top 5 Songs of the Right Now (Saying Goodbyes Edition):
1: The Thrills, "Midnight Choir"
2: Flight of the Concords, "Bret, You've Got It Going On"
3: T-Pain, "69"
4: Common, "The People"
5: Colin Hay, "Beautiful World" (Again)
Bonus Track: Hip Hop Epilepsy, "I Smell Blood"
Lyric(s) of the Right Now:
"Slow down. Lately lives are moving too fast. Put your money down and we'll make it last. By dawn we'll be out of here." The Thrills, "Midnight Choir"
"Thank you, Miss Virginia, for a sunrise left by sleepless nights..." Miss Virginia
I work with purpose, bitches...
Movies:
My Top 10:
1: Swingers - It reached me at a time when I needed it. I don't see anything dethroning it.
2: American Psycho - The film that made me a fan of Christian Bale. It's hilarious, in the right mindset.
3: Gangs of New York - Daniel Day Lewis' Bill is, without exception, the best performance I've ever seen. Period.
4: Hedwig and the Angry Inch - I love this film because, despite the fact that the life of Hedwig seems so out of reach, it's not. It's not about what happens to her, it's about being lonely, which everyone can identify with.
5: Bamboozled - The best film Spike Lee has ever made, in my opinion. It's bitter, and it's funny, and it's sad, and it's beautiful all at the same time.
6: Oldboy - The movie that introduced me to Chanwook Park. He's one of the three directors (Darren Aronofsky and Chris Nolan being the others...) that I will watch anything they make, just based on the good will they've built up.
7: Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie - I can quote all of it. I want it on DVD so badly...
8: High Fidelity / About A Boy - I know, it's lazy to chunk together the Nick Hornby movies, but they fill the same slot. I love the fact that Nick can write these unrepentant assholes with such ease.
9: The Big Lebowski - A shout out to my youth. Lebowski is so absurd that you can't help but love it.
10: Big Fish - A new addition to the list. I cry, literally, every time I see this movie. So I figure something that garners such a reaction should be here.
Honorable Mention: The Fountain.
Recently Dropped: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Frankly, I just couldn't take it when every single emo kid co-opted it for their life. It's still a wonderful movie, I just got too tired of it. That is all you need to know.
Also, perhaps this...
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Television:
The State of Television as I see it:
If I had more time, I'd probably watch Lost, but as I see it now, the survivors are just getting fucking railroaded, so I'm just not that interested right now. Call me when they get the upper hand. The best fictional show on television is Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I greedily consume anything that has to do with Project Runway. I mainly watch television shows in DVD format (Scrubs, Stella, Batman and Justice League, Entourage, Extras, South Park, Upright Citizen's Brigade, Earlier Sopranos.) To conclude, I stand by the one truth that Arrested Development is the best thing to ever be on television. Period.
Update: If you have a chance, watch Friday Night Lights. It's great.
Podcast Schedule:
Lots of gaming podcasts, especially in the 1Up Network - 1Up Yours, Retronauts, EGM Live, PTI, GFW Radio, Joystiq, Legendary Thread, Lynchland, One Life Left, Slate Podcasts (I have a crush on Emily Bazelon...she's so smart...), The Ricky Gervais Show and This American Life.
Books:
Currently Reading:
God of Hell by Sam Shepard and How to Stop Acting by Harold GuskinAuthors:
John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Cidar House Rules)
Stephen King (The Dark Tower Series, The Talisman, Pretty much anything...)
Robert B. Parker (Spenser)
JK Rowling (Harry Potter and the...)
Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy)
Chuck Palahniuk (Stranger Than Fiction, Choke)
Elmore Leonard (Be Cool, Freaky Deaky)
Neil Gaiman (Any short fiction, American Gods)
James Lee Burke (Bitterroot, Moon of the Red Ponies)
George Orwell (Animal Farm, 1984)
David Sedaris (Holidays On Ice, Barrel Fever)
Books:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Chabon
My Losing Season, Conroy
Nemesis, Asimov
How to Survive a Robot Uprising, WilsonPlays:Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Favorite: Henry IV, Part 1)
Side Man, Wait Until Dark, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Copenhagen, The Pillowman, The Glass Menagerie, Sweet Eros, Enrico IV, Grab 'em.Poetry: ee cummings and T.S. Eliot
Comics: Civil War, Astonishing X-Men, Invincible, Exiles, Y: The Last Man, Watchmen, Anything where Magneto is a complete and total badass (See: House of M, sans last issue).
Heroes:
Spiderman, Magneto, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sam Rockwell, J. Brent Morrison, Stephen King, MC Frontalot, Ricky Gervais, Any Working Actor (Not necessarily working entertainer...), Anyone willing to make fun of themselves, Tom Levalley, my friends, my grandparents, my parents. Frankly, anyone who will put up with my shit on a consistent basis.
Also...
Jonas Brandon recently moved to Nashville from the small town of Benton, KY. With his irresistible charm and incredible range, Brandon has quickly, and almost effortlessly, built an impressive list of filmography. He has established himself as a diverse performer on many stages, on television, and in both mainstream and independently produced films -- including the Will Ferrell comedy Talladega Nights and his portrayal of four very different eligibles in Matt Riddlehoover's To A Tee. A technology aficionado, Brandon also owns and operates his own IT support company, Geeks For Hire. Incidentally, and however appropriate, he is currently preparing to produce and star in a computer consultant comedy next spring.
