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About Me

I am a graphic designer who lives in the Philadelphia area. I used to DJ and help promote a couple rock and roll events in Philadelphia; but let's face it, Philly sucks for shows. At least NYC is within puking distance.
I will be going to California with Sharpnoiz in June... Good stuff.

My Interests

Well, since you asked.......
Psychobilly, Vintage/Neo-Rockabilly, Modernist design, Spain, London, Germany, Gothic Architecture, Soy Delicious, Festivals, Tiki, Exotica, Vintage Pinball, Punk Rock, Original Vinyl, European Psychobilly Weekenders, Rock n' Roll, Shriner Monkeys, Govinda's vegan cheesecakes, and P.O.R.K.

I'd like to meet:

People who rock. People who roll..

Music:

Yadda yadda.... Meteors, Krewmen, Torment, Spellbound, Cramps, Monsters, Frenzy, Lost Souls, Rochee, Calavera, Damage Done By Worms, Rockabilly Mafia, Batmobile, Mad Sin(their psychobilly material), Sunny Domestozs, Scallywags, Restless, Space Cadets, Rancho Deluxe, Caravans, Buzz & the Flyers, Monster Klub, Griswalds, Flintstones, Shakin' Pyramids, Gutterdemons, Wrecking Dead, Stingrays, The Mummies, The Rip-Offs, Guitar Wolf, Satan's Pilgrims, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Esquerita, Bo Diddley, Louis Jordan, Gene Vincent, Gene Summers, Johnny Burnette, Carl Perkins, Merle Travis, Wynonie Harris, blah blah blah... (other various Rockabilly, Jump Blues, Western Swing, Vintage Country ala Hank Sr/Webb Pierce, 80's, etc..)

Buzz and the Flyers - "Little Pig"

Movies:

Romero's Dead series, Sergio Leone westerns, Bad Taste, Pi, Pecker

Television:

Adult Swim, The Wire, 24, Man Vs. Wild, No Reservations.

Books:

Dracula, Frankenstein, Print, How and various modernist graphic design books & periodicals..

Heroes:

What?

My Blog

My Shocking Revelation.....

As a child of the 80's and in the spirit of rebellion, I always fashioned myself as a liberal, because I thought liberalism was synonymous with fighting against the government, but after years of ear-...
Posted by GRRRis on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:47:00 PST

Email regarding Islam and Atheism with Response.

Another email I received.. My response is below:Your thoughts are very intriguing. I would like to know why you hail athiesm to such esteem. It does make some sense as to why on the TV they show tha...
Posted by GRRRis on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:54:00 PST

More Controversy... Yeehaw!

This was sent to me via an email and I've decided to post and respond to it:The literal meaning of Islam is peace; surrender of one's will i.e. losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one'...
Posted by GRRRis on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:58:00 PST

An Unlikely Ally.

Recent world events have caused us all to see religious fundamentalism in a different light. A newspaper in Denmark re-printed a political cartoon last week (originally published months ago) showin...
Posted by GRRRis on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:46:00 PST

My thoughts on........

God Almighty! What the in hell does that mean, anyway?? The answer to the question as to if an almighty power really exists or not has probably been the most sought after by spiritual and secular ty...
Posted by GRRRis on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:59:00 PST

Asbury Lanes!!!

Sooooo, I DJed a show at the legendary Asbury Lanes this past Sunday and had a bllllllllllast! I'll be there next week too, and once a month from then on! How cool is THAT?!!
Posted by GRRRis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Drop Dead

That's right folks.. I will be DJing the Drop Dead festival in NYC this weekend.. The weekend itself should be a blast, and I encourage all who can attend to go! Tons of bands across the RnR spectrum...
Posted by GRRRis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

San Diego....

Here I come! I'll be headed out there at the end of the month.. Woohoo!
Posted by GRRRis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST