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powellie

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About Me

good friends, dive bars, makin' music, ping pong tournaments, late night poker games, the rings, lakers basketball, sunday BBQs, rockin' shows, old movies, mi familia, last minute road trips to vegas in the mustang and any kind of tom foolery in general...these are a few of my blah blah blah blah...

My Interests

archery, fine wines, major religions of the world, botany, lecross, macremé...and lying to people about what my interests are...always funny video to be had here. check back from time to time to see what's up! ....

I'd like to meet:

anyone who thinks they can beat me at thumb wrestling.

Music:

Curtis Mayfield, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, James Brown, The Police, Bob Marley, Sublime, Nirvana, Bjork, Radiohead, Gomez, Sountrack of our Lives, old U2, Tribe Called Quest, Air, Arcade Fire, Mars Volta, Gorillaz, Marty Robbins, Bad Brains, Jazzanova, Beastie Boys, Rolling Stones, Beck, Beth Orton, Zero 7, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Wilco, Roy Ayers, Mos Def, Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Black Sabbath, The Pharcyde, The Detroit Cobras, Peter Gabriel, Oingo Boingo, Dre & Snoop, Bloc Party, Minus the Bear, Ahmad Jamal, Wolfmother, Oasis, Nick Drake, Neil Diamond, Muse, The Smiths, The Meters, Kool & the Gang, The Ohio Players, Elton John, Galactic, Liz Phair, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Hank Williams, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Tears for Fears?, Thelonius Monk, Tool, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Beatles, Beatles, Beatles and then some more Beatles....pretty much anything the ipod tells me i should be listening too...all obey the ipod...all obey the ipod...all obey the ipod...

Movies:

Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, Star Wars episodes 4 thru 6, Planet of the Apes series, Freaks, Office Space, Goodfellas, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Unforgiven, Casino, Dog Day Afternoon, Repo Man, Napoleon Dynamite, Enter the Dragon, Three Amigos, Die Hard, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tombstone, Scarface, Airplane, Total Recall...i know there's a bunch i'm missing. try not to hold it against me. it's late, and i'm drunk.

Television:

Sopranos, South Park, Simpsons, Chapelle's Show, Entourage, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, 24, Prison Break, Lakers Basketball Network, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Venture Brothers, Miami Ink....everything else could pretty much go away.

Books:

"Poker Wisdom of a Champion" by Brunson, "Women" by Bukowski, "On The Road" by Kerouac, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Silverstein...and any biography will do just fine, thanks.

My Blog

FYI

we didn't even get past the written test. 50 questions about shows on the WB in 15 minutes...i mean come on, who the hell knows that crap? from here on i say it can only be considered pop-culture if i...
Posted by powellie on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:49:00 PST

Kathleen Turner Overdrive!

tomorrow is the big day. we either bring it, or go home. it all comes down to this.carlos...he's the kid. he's a rookie. he may look dumb, but he's one tough cookie. his areas of expertise are gangta'...
Posted by powellie on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:55:00 PST

vegas, baby!

yeah, i'm out here for CES. i got food poisoning and was in bed at 10pm last night with a bottle of imodium AD and a viccodin in my belly. this hurts me way more than it hurts any of you.fucken' party...
Posted by powellie on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:20:00 PST

too funny NOT to post here...

so, my buddy gerard gave me a pose straight out of a "mentos" spot at my friend jeremy's wedding the other day. looking at the pic later, i thought this would be the perfect opportunity to play around...
Posted by powellie on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:16:00 PST

GO VOTE, YOU LAZY BASTARDS!

you guys probably already know that i'm not the type of guy who stands up for things, or believes in stuff...but i will say that today you all need to get out there and vote. this is the one chance th...
Posted by powellie on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:08:00 PST

the foods of NYC

i'll preface this with letting you know that i've been on this diet now for about a month and a half. there's this "biggest loser" contest going on at my work, and the thought of winning around $200 h...
Posted by powellie on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:50:00 PST

you guys are rad...

thank you all so much for the kind birthday wishes....and those who made it out to the BBQ on sunday, thanks for helping me stay in-check with this diet i'm on. 32 just wouldn't be as sweet without al...
Posted by powellie on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:04:00 PST

a new tattoo

i just wanted to share my new ink with ya'll. it took about 6 to 7 hours broken up in two sessions. just got finished last night - i think i'm gonna be sleeping on my stomach for the next week or so.....
Posted by powellie on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:34:00 PST

my new page

i just made a new myspace page for my ongoing musical ventures. i'm gonna constantly be adding new stuff that i'm working on, as well as some things i've done with various artists in the past. if you ...
Posted by powellie on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:49:00 PST

my kind of town

made it back in one piece after 5 or so days in what they've deemed the windy city. i wanna thank all those who gave me some great suggestions on things to do - hopefully next time i go i'll actually ...
Posted by powellie on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:42:00 PST