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matt

either side of the same town

About Me

why can't a man stand alone? i'm your toy, a 20th century boy. you don't know me. oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. ready or not, here i come. i'm a daydream believer. a nowhere man. the only living boy in new york. i'm not like everybody else. i'm a stubborn kind of fellow. maintaining my cool. a spirit in the sky. a place nobody can find. i can't stand up for falling down. i never stop breathing 'cause my heart's still beating. i got a feeling inside i can't explain. i can't get no satisfaction. nothing but a heartache everyday. i fooled myself as long as i can. i won't get fooled again. it's too late to say you're sorry. didn't i do the best i could, now didn't i? listen: do you want to know a secret? i say a little prayer for you. here, there and everywhere. remember the day i set you free? i told you you could always count on me. and i hope that you're happy now. unchain my heart.i wanna testify. i've got dreams to remember. i've got a feeling deep inside of me: wouldn't it be nice if we were older? then we wouldn't have to wait so long. time is tight. i've got five more miles to go now, and my feet are hurtin' mighty bad. i can't be hurt anymore. there's nowhere to run to, baby. get ready, 'cause here i come. hold on, i'm comin'. wild horses couldn't drag me away. come see about me. you can depend on me. we're caught in a trap--i can't walk out. 'cause you like me too much and i like you... i want to take you higher. i want you so bad. you've really got a hold on me. you really got me now. signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours. you'd better believe it. you're my peace of mind. the air that i breathe. i'm so in love with you. god only knows what i'd be without you. let's spend the night together, now i love you more than ever.this will be our year, took a long time to come. time is on my side. now if you feel that you can't go on... because all your hope is gone. and your life's filled with much confusion, until happiness is just an illusion... and your world around you is tumbling down... come on, girl--reach out for me. you know my name (look up the number).

My Interests

alternately inspired and bored. into: music, first and foremost. girls. tattoos. film. art. pirates. puppies. eyes. helicopters. vespas. 1960's style. images flickering. mindless entertainment. bravery. inspiration. harmony. hunger. flashing lights. beeps on the hour. names. knowing what's right and doing what's wrong. random. order. grammar. noises and movements that pass for responses. facial expression. communication of thought. gaining better habits. defying convention. examination. sincerity. making the same mistake over and over. changes. being sponteneous. fallen heroes. the hope of new ones. going out looking fancy. finding new places. things to think of when falling asleep. memories. punctuation. proper spelling. neighborhood names. quotes of others. things that hold other things. arrows. lines. records. the smell of matches. restaurants. water. condiments. guacamole. cheese. the little sea creatures in my softsoap bottle. the appearance of other languages. color. the smell of fall. books i have no time to read. clocks. postcards. white leather couches. vintage cameras. my ipod. my tivo. netflix. gmail. instant messenger. belts. cheap sunglasses that continue to break. other meaningless possessions. new friends. lists...

I'd like to meet:

fun, artistic people who are not crazy in a prescription pill kind of way. someone to go to shows and movies with. and drink with. someone i can put on the guestlist, and take to a screening too. someone spontaneous that can have an authentic conversation but doesn't mind silence on occasion.the person who came up with the idea to put little sea creatures in my softsoap bottle. people who return phone calls.i have met a lot of amazing people in the last few years... surprise me.

Music:

The Aggrolites, Air, Al Green, Alton Ellis, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead, The Arcade Fire, Aretha Franklin, At The Drive In, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Billie Holiday, Billy Bragg, Björk, Blonde Redhead, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Booker T. and The MGs, Bouncing Souls, Braid, Brenton Wood, Burning Spear, Cave In, Charles Mingus, Chisel, Chris Murray, The Clash, Cornell Campbell, The Creation, Cursive, David Bowie, Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady 7, David Ruffin, Death Cab For Cutie, Delroy Wilson, Doreen Shaffer, Dr. Ring-Ding, Dusty Springfield, Edwin Starr, Elliott Smith, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, The Ethiopians, The Fire Theft, The Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, The Four Tops, Fugazi, The Fugees, The Gaylads, The Get Up Kids, Glenn Adams, Green Day, Hepcat, Horace Andy, Hot Snakes, Iron and Wine, The Jackson 5, The Jam, James Brown, Jeremy Enigk, Jimmy Cliff, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, John Coltrane, John Holt, Johnny Cash, Johnny Clarke, Jonathan Richman, Junior Murvin, Ken Boothe, King Tubby, Kinks, Lauryn Hill, Le Tigre, Lifetime, The Mars Volta, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, matt pond PA, Melodians, Minor Threat, The Misfits, Modest Mouse, The Monkees, Mos Def, The New Reggae Revue, Otis Redding, The Paragons, Phyllis Dillon, The Pietasters, Pixies, PJ Harvey, The Postal Service, Pressure Cooker, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Promise Ring, The Radiation Kings, Radiohead, The Ramones, Ranking Joe, Rilo Kiley, Rocket From The Crypt, The Rolling Stones, The Roots, The Royals, Sam and Dave, Sean Lennnon, Serge Gainsbourg, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Supremes, Sigur Rós, The Skatalites, Skavoovie and The Epitones, The Slackers, Smokey Robinson, Solomon Burke, The Sonics, The Specials, Spoon, Stevie Wonder, The Stubborn All-Stars, Sugar Minott, Sunny Day Real Estate, Take 5, Techniques, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Tommy McCook, Toots and The Maytals, Tyrone Davis, TV On The Radio, Vic Ruggiero, Victor Rice, The Walkmen, Weezer, The Who, Wilco, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Zombies

Movies:

anything Cassavetes, "run lola run", "requiem for a dream", "vertigo", "breathless", "'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind", "fight club", "lost in translation","buffalo 66", "trainspotting", "goodfellas", "donnie darko", "amores perros", "basquiat", "apocalypse now", "a clockwork orange", "raging bull", "north by northwest", "rushmore", "science of sleep", "city of god", "talk to her", "children of men", "pan's labirynth", "sin city", "v for vendetta", "when we were kings", "sex and lucia" (hottest movie ever made), each and every movie produced by robo productions

Television:

'30 days', '30 rock', 'best week ever', 'the colbert report', 'curb your enthusiasm', 'the daily show', 'entourage', 'extras', 'flight of the conchords', 'family guy', 'human giant' 'it's always sunny in philadelphia', 'lost', 'miami ink', 'my name is earl', 'the office', 'rescue me', 'the simpsons', 'the sarah silverman program'RIP: 'arrested development', 'chapelle's show', 'freaks and geeks', 'six feet under', 'the sopranos', 'the state', 'stella'

Books:

'the stranger', 'the metamorphosis', 'brave new world', 'high fidelity', 'a farewell to arms', 'catcher in the rye', 'me talk pretty one day', 'running with scissors', 'women'

Heroes:

John Cassavetes, David Ruffin, John Coltrane, Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Pryor, REAL pirates, Sailor Jerry, to start.

My Blog

May 10 - VOICE YOUR CHOICE!

Selector M2 is back behind the decks,bringing you more of the finest Soul, Reggae,Garage Rock and other classic 60's Pop.Saturday, May 10.Lolita BarBroome & Allen Sts.10pm.http://www.myspace.com/selec...
Posted by matt on Sun, 04 May 2008 04:39:00 PST

Bad Manners Tour Photos & Videos!

for those of you that are interested, there is a large collection of photos of my recent tour with bad manners here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillbreathing/sets/721576 04278849292/many more have be...
Posted by matt on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:56:00 PST

Tour Photos

The 1st half of the Bad Manners tour photos are up!http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillbreathing/sets/72157604 278849292/surely more to come.
Posted by matt on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:01:00 PST

i’m going on tour!

i will be playing saxophone on a 3-week tour with the seminal two tone ska band Bad Manners. i haven't played in a band in a while, and it will be great to be back on stage! i am starting a movie ou...
Posted by matt on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:54:00 PST

March 8 - VOICE YOUR CHOICE

Next SATURDAY:Selector M2 is back behind the decks,bringing you more of the finest Soul, Reggae,Garage Rock and other classic 60's Pop.Saturday, March 8.Lolita BarBroome & Allen Sts.10pm.http://www.my...
Posted by matt on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:41:00 PST

"Definitely, Maybe"

Please go see this movie, and check out my big screen debut (it's in the first few minutes of the movie) AS WELL AS my hard work behind the screen! ...And stay for the credits too, dammit (I have 2)!...
Posted by matt on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:24:00 PST

NYC Helicopter Tour!

I went on a helicopter tour!! You can check out the VIDEO or you can look at PHOTOS . You SHOULD do both!!ALSO: here is the video of takeoffs and landings....
Posted by matt on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:50:00 PST

heading south

i am off to the jersey shore for a few days. not sure if i will have the internets there. soooooo... we may all go through with withdrawal (you of me, me of internet porn). here's hoping i can get ...
Posted by matt on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:54:00 PST

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen was once known as the "most dangerous area on the American Continent." Hard to believe? A brief, but storied history below may reveal a whole lot about my neighborhood that you never ...
Posted by matt on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:50:00 PST

VOICE YOUR CHOICE - March 10

If you miss my birthday on Tuesday, this will be your chance to make it up to me! Selector M2 is back behind the decks,bringing you more of the finest Soul, Reggae,Garage Rock and other classic 60's P...
Posted by matt on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:57:00 PST