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Rake at the Gates of Hell

I Will Not Be Reconstructed!

About Me

I'm good as Egypt. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

My Amazing Friends; New York City; LONDON! Guinness; Fred Perry; funny people; music; The New York Yankees; THE DISMANTLING OF IMPERIALISM, HEGEMONY AND INJUSTICE TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; history, especially of New York City; books; humor, satire; socialism; vegetarianism; hedonism;

I'd like to meet:

GO, KEITH, GO!!!!

Music:

THE POGUES; Shane MacGowan; THE DUBLINERS; Clancy Brothers; The Popes; Nipple Erectors; THE CLASH; Billy Bragg; Rocket From the Crypt; Social Distortion; Neutral Milk Hotel; Old Delta BLUES; Charlie Patton; Son House; Bukka White; Mississippi Fred MacDowell; Robert Johnson; Skip James; The Beatles; Sex Pistols; Johnny Cash; Tom Waits; Walter Schreifels; William Elliott Whitmore; Morrissey/Smiths; Dropkick Murphys; Flogging Molly; Coldplay; The Verve; SWORD; Ex-Debutantes; The Beatles; Comeback Kid; OI!; Cock Sparrer; Oasis; The Who; Ceilidh; Rockabilly; Bluegrass...anything good.

Movies:

If I Should Fall From Grace; The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford; Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas; The Departed; Tombstone; Fight Club; Snatch; State of Grace; Troy; Boondock Saints; Gangs of New York; Master and Commander; M. Night Shyamalan's movies; The Ring; The Exorcist; Cinderella Man; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; basically, historical dramas, period pieces and horror.

Television:

Real Time with Bill Maher; History Channel; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Countdown With Keith Olbermann

Books:

A Drink with Shane MacGowan; Kiss My Arse: The Story of The Pogues; The Lost Decade; The End of America, by Naomi Wolf; Truth and Consequences, by Keith Olbermann; Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, by Al Franken; Bukowski; Dostoeyevsky; Castles of Steel; Patrick O'Brian; anything by Hemingway; anything about WWI & WWII, especially naval; Sylvia Plath; Dorothy Parker; Mencken; Wilde; Poe; Mellville.

Heroes:

SHANE MACGOWAN; LUKE KELLY; Joe Strummer; Dionysus; Son House; Charlie Patton; Johnny Cash; Doc Holliday; Jesse James; John Dillinger; Shane's teeth; Bella Civorelli; Ryo Schreifels; Freya and Tallulah Abbey; Pike! Camille the Cat; Padraig Pearse; Sailor Jerry Collins; Friedrich Nietzsche;

My Blog

Music...

....Is everything; the means by which the world communicates, today. It has replaced poetry, the treatise, et al. It is the supreme affirmation. It's what inspires me to be better; what makes me want ...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:15:00 PST

Spring!

Is finally here!!
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:17:00 PST

If You Care About The Constitution...

I care about the constitution. It, alone, is what defines this country; not a flag, or the myriad platitudes of populists. I am naive enough that I still well up when I read it. It is (and has been, s...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:22:00 PST

Why I am a Leftist...

...Because, as an American, it is my inheritence; nay, my obligation. My nation has made many mistakes--too numerous and painful to ennumerate, here--and it is my duty to ensure that they are not repe...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:04:00 PST

Morons and Madmen

That I detest the Republican party is hardly news to anyone who knows me. I must admit, however, that I do owe them a debt of gratitude; for being so morally bereft as to make my political decisions c...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:50:00 PST

Suck the Marrow...

Joseph Conrad wrote a story, "Youth," the crux of which, illustrates the sense of infallibility felt by the young. I joke with my friends about being old, but that, like most aspects of life, is relat...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:39:00 PST

Tattoo Shops and the Intellect

So, I've been helping out at Civ's shop, Lotus Tattoo, until GB leaves for tour, in three weeks. In this time, I've noticed a few things; things which amuse me, but have me confounded. I'm a reasonabl...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:09:00 PST

My Theory Amended

Hooray for friends, yet again. I've been a bit despondent since my theory on good nights being related to someone falling was tested. My friend, Rishana, suggested that I wasn't wrong, per se, my unde...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:53:00 PST

My Theory Tested

I had a great Fourth, in Brooklyn, with some of my awesome friends; made some new ones, as well. In fact, I didn't get home until about 2:05, this afternoon.  Well, interestingly enough, this gre...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:49:00 PST

It's Not a Good Time Until...

So, I recently noticed that it's generally not a really good time until someone-usually me-falls. This was evidenced last night. I had a great time, as far as I can recall. When I awoke this morning, ...
Posted by Rake at the Gates of Hell on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:15:00 PST