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M. DiSpirito

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About Me

My expertise includes the vernacular in four regions of the world. I am known to assist others in their search for great music and film. Do not expect me to bite my tongue as I am a proud progressive Democrat who occassionally finds a peaceful resolution in the middle. Yes, I am a writer and actor lacking only a B.F.A. and M.A. in Theatre to make me potentially obnoxious. My pets include the two rather large rats and their babies that run along the wooden fences that separate my neighbors from me. I do not appear on Facebook, or Xanga, or Friendster, or anything else like that. My previous iBook lasted just over 3 years and required 3 new motherboards. My current MacBook is about six months old and has already required a new mouse button and, in the next 7-10 business days, a new battery. I use Final Draft 7 for screenplays and could use Microsoft Word if anyone would care to share for other literary endeavors. Sport, primarily football and baseball with a touch of the English Premier League, is another form of entertainment I enjoy. In my lifetime, I would imagine that I have seen over a thousand movies; this year alone, I have seen close to 150. If I had to associate myself with a religion for census sake, I would check the box marked Episcopalian. However, the discussion of religion is set aside for those who know about which they are speaking. Los Feliz is my home. I shop at Vons, Cap'n Cork, and Trader Joe's for necessities. The Coffee Bean, Alcove, and Home have started my days off on the right foot many times. El Chavo, Ye Rustic, and The Drawing Room on more occassions than I can recall have finished my nights with an empty wallet.

My Interests

75.4.248.213 "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; IEMB3)" 123093373 12.214.35.144 "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)" 64600535Film (specifically what is at the New Beverly Cinema, Arclight, and Vista), Music (see below), the beach, Restaurants, Pubs, IKEA, my bed, good conversation, good coffee, good wine, all things Irish, sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, waking up to classical music in the morning, art, photography, tangerine flavored emergen-C martinis, Chicago, NYC, Nashville, the Thundering Herd of Marshall University, London, the PCH, Obama '08, monasteries, the Avalon, the Music Box, the Hotel Cafe, the Veranda.

I'd like to meet:

Women who love baked brie.

Music:

U2, Jeff Buckley, Prince, Radiohead, Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters; Band of Horses, TV on the Radio, Gnarls Barkley, The Decemberists, Editors; Hank Williams, Sr., Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, INXS, Justin Timberlake; Grandaddy, Patty Griffin, Nanci Griffith, The Faces, The Beach Boys; Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Coldplay, Goldfrapp, Pat Boone; Death Cab, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Diamond; Leonard Cohen, Sam Cooke, Peter Bjorn & John, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.Thanks to my friend at fd5k for the many great tunes over the years.

Movies:

Everything you like, I liked a month before I told you about it...

Television:

onDemand is a beautiful thing...Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, The Office (both British and American), and that's all the time I have for television.

Books:

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; A Prayer for Owen Meany; The Alphabet of Grace; Letters to a Young Poet; The Brothers Karamazov........

My Blog

So This Is The New Year...

For some, New Years resolutions started on the first of January. Others needed a day or two to give up and start some thing new in his or her life. For me, the New year begins when you are ready to ...
Posted by M. Andrew on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:23:00 PST

It is what It is...

It seems like since my time away in October to now a few things have resonated in my life. In my dreams, the soundtrack I hear includes various arrangements including the original of Electric Light O...
Posted by M. Andrew on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:32:00 PST