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Jon Rubin

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About Me

I am from Berkeley California, currently living in LA. I am the lead singer for The Rubinoos (70s teen pop group from Berkeley) and one of The Mighty Echoes (LA based Doo Wop A Cappella group) My politics are leftist.

My Interests

politics, music, art, dogs, travel

I'd like to meet:

I am looking for old friends and acquaintances I have lost touch with.

Music:

60s and 70s Soul Music, Funk, Pop, Hendrix, Sinatra, Beatles, Lou Christie, Doo Wop, Dusty Springfield, My taste is eclectic and I enjoy something of almost every genre except modern country.

Movies:

Dr. Strangelove, Lolita (Kubrick), Chinatown, Sunset Blvd., In A Lonely Place, lots of Film Noir, All Kubrick, The Big Lebowski, and many more than I care to think of right now.

Television:

Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rome, Dexter.

Books:

The World Without Us, Jesus Son, Catch 22, Seabuiscut, Authors-James Ellroy (even thought he's a right winger) James Cain, Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, Noam Chomsky, Arundati Roy, Gore Vidal

Heroes:

Noam Chomsky, Arundati Roy, Amy Goodman, Daniel Ellsberg, Gore Vidal