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Dave Harrison

lightninharrison

About Me

I live in the un-hip part of Brooklyn's hippest neighborhood (circa 2004). I own more worthless crap than anyone I know, and I hope, upon my passing, someone who loves me will construct a tomb, filling it with creepy applehead dolls, ventriloquist dummies, odd religious items, soul 45s and novelty LPs, and old portable video games.Email: [email protected]

My Interests

Writing, record hunting, smoking cigarettes on my fire escape and watching with horror all the fights/drunken messes/public lovemaking that goes on outside my window, dancing terribly, singing magically.

I'd like to meet:

Tomb Builders.

Music:

Hank Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and The Reigning Sound.

Movies:

I have an intense ache to see National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. Seeing the first one in the theater stands as the only time I've ever been punched by a girl solely because of my taste in movies.

Television:

Paranormal State.

Books:

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, A Confederate General from Big Sur by Richard Brautigan, The Winter of Our Discontent and Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck, Book of Illusions by Paul Auster, Feast of Love by Charles Baxter, A Changed Man by Francine Prose, Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart, A Disorder Peculiar to the Country by Ken Kalfus, Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, anything by Nathanael West, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami, Anything by George Saunders or Aimee Bender, and I'm going to stop now.

Heroes:

Strunk & White.

My Blog

Drinking and Sex

I'm blogging at http://www.livethelushlife.com now.  I'm also writing and producing for the video content on the page, so if you think I'm funny/stupid/horrible.  Check it out and subscribe!...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:14:00 PST

19th Nervous Breakdown

Okay, I'll admit it: sometimes, late at night when I can't sleep, I go on the internet and google ex-girlfriends.  I don't know what I hope to accomplish by doing this, or if I even care what I m...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:02:00 PST

Homoerotisism and the modern American teen comedy.

"Dude, you have to see Superbad!""You haven't seen Superbad yet? It's like the funniest movie this year!"Okay, I've heard this a lot, so today, recovering from the final throes of debilitating sicknes...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST

Smoke Bombs and Whistlers

One of the first memories that I have is one of sitting at a table in the room that I shared with my twin sister when I was about 4, coloring something poorly.  Seriously, even for a child I...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:33:00 PST

Number Seven with a Smile...

"No, I've never been a waiter. I just believe in tipping well." I guess it deserves explanation.  I'm not the kind of person that leaves $100 bills for a cup of coffee.  As far as I'm concer...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Wed, 23 May 2007 05:30:00 PST

So I'm 26.

John Keats (25), Otis Redding (26), Gram Parsons (26), Jean Harlow (26), Nick Drake (26), Johnny Ace (25), St. Therese (25), Tammi Terrell (25), Lee Harvey Oswald (25), James Dean (25), Ian Curtis (23...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:39:00 PST

NY's Official Party Station! Woo Hoo!

Me: Barnes & Noble, this is Dave speaking, how may I help you? Radio Guy: Hey Buddy, this is (?) from 103.5 WKTU! Me: What do you want? Radio Guy: Well, bro, I just wanted to let you know that KTU...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:51:00 PST

The Game's For Life: A Photoblog of the Delta.

So, I've told a lot of people about certain aspects of my trip, but I figure pictures will work much better.  I am so tempted to write a full narrative, but I'll save it for the article.  Ne...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:48:00 PST

The first thirty seconds into eternity.

When I first meet someone, it takes me about 30 seconds to decide whether I like them or not.  And I'm almost never wrong. I usually know within 15 seconds whether or not someone likes me, L...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:11:00 PST

Scotch tape and chewing gum (A Jesus Camp Story).

There was one thing to look forward to during summer camp.  Besides the end, of course.   That was the beach trip.  Every summer, in the last week of camp, we would all be loaded o...
Posted by Dave Harrison on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:33:00 PST