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Merwyn

That is the most blatent example of false advertising since my suit against the movie The NeverEndin

About Me

I hang around KAOS so much even the General Manager thought I worked there. I hang around Evergreen so much people assume I'm a student. Apparently I'm a Data Conversion Specialist.

My Interests

music, books, movies...you know, the usual. KAOS 89.3 FM. Satanosphere.com, The Rum Death Orgy Show (check local listings) and The Taze Files.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone. Seriously. Whatcha wanna do? There's free pool on Sundays at The Eastside.

Music:

Robyn Hitchcock, Sex Pistols, Third Day, Newsboys, Rebecca St. James, Rodeo Kill, Bastard Sons of Johnny Ritter, Decembrists, Cadallaca, Sean Nana, King Dinosaur, Flogging Molly, Magnetic Fields, Alison Moyet, El Vez, Steve Earle, Jim Carroll, Johnny Cash, Mark Heard, Rich Mullins, Bikini Kill, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Grant Lee Buffalo-Phillips, Waterboys, TaTu, Chuck Swaim and the Dead Air Fresheners, Genepool Lifeguard, Stormin' Rosetta, Ruby Juice, The Schidt, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Mona Reels, David Rovics, Phil Ochs, Pearl Jam, William Shatner, The Mountain Goats, The Clean, Imperial Teen, Black Sabbath, The Orange Peels, Morphine, The Ramones, etc.

Movies:

The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Bladerunner (Directors Cut), Trainspotting, Star Wars (Episodes IV, V and VI [minus anything to do with Ewoks], and the Hayden-Ewer fight in III), Starman, Easy Rider, Apocalype Now, Platoon, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, Fargo, Raising Arizona, Halloween, Unforgiven, Lord of the Rings, Master and Commander, The Life of Brian, Search for the Holy Grail, A Fish Called Wanda, The Thing, The Sweet Hereafter, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Lady and the Tramp, Pinnochio, Eight Men Out, Matewan, Repo Man, Bonnie and Clyde.And many more.

Television:

Raw, Smackdown, The Shield, NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, M-15, Twin Peaks, Buffy, Dark Shadows

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Tale of Two Cities, Memnoch the Devil, In the Cut, Left Behind series, Harry Potter, etc.

Heroes:

Torey Hayden - Author, teacher - specialized in children nobody else wanted.
Robert & Dorothy DeBolt - Parents - adopted 19 kids.
John Reilly - Patriot - organized the San Patricios during the US-Mexican War.
Rachel Corrie - Martyr, Advocate - killed by Israeli terrorist while defending a doctor's home.
Hugh Thompson - Patriot - rescued 12 people from My Lai, testified against William Calley.

My Blog

Think Tank Playlist 5-18-2008

The 28th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens killing Harry Truman. My boss thinks these lists are boring, but my listeners (and the record labels) appreciate the updates.The Double-Shot ShowCalexico - Cas...
Posted by Merwyn on Sun, 18 May 2008 12:00:00 PST

Calling all Cars (mechanics)

So there's two things I know about car maintenance: Jack, and $hit. I've learned the simplist of basics such as maintaining oil, antifreeze/coolant and tire pressure, but most everything else is learn...
Posted by Merwyn on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:10:00 PST

Think Tank playlist 11-04-2007

I didn't know until an hour beforehand that I'd be doing the show this week. That's how I ended up with multiple doubleshots, although I had planned on doing a Nick Drake block soon.The Think Tank can...
Posted by Merwyn on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:36:00 PST

Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts We knew this day was coming, in the last couple weeks we knew specifically it would be today. Lisa Moore, one of the central characters for Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean series, succ...
Posted by Merwyn on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:02:00 PST

Oly-Blech

Crossposted on The Rum Death Orgy Show A common argument from those who lean towards the Right is that Liberals value diversity as long as you agree with them about everything. I hate hearing that, it...
Posted by Merwyn on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:11:00 PST

So Long...

Commented to Asshole Bartenders on The Rum Death Orgy ShowAnonymous said...well hey at least the fat fuck in question doesn't work there any more.Now I feel bad. Who's going to snub me next time I wan...
Posted by Merwyn on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:08:00 PST

Airline luggage theft links

First of all it pisses me off that there's a situation where I agree with Bill O'Reilly. This is George Bush's Homeland Security protecting us. How much kickback does the TSA get from the lock ma...
Posted by Merwyn on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:16:00 PST

Asshole Bartender

This afternoon I thought I'd pop in to The'>http://www.thebrotherhoodlounge.com">The Brotherhood and have a beer. I had gone there yesterday after work and spent an hour having a Black Butte and chatt...
Posted by Merwyn on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:02:00 PST

Ive been Double-Tagged!

I've been Double Tagged. Mike and Scott both got me. I could've been Triple Tagged cuz it turns out Marcie's connected to Mike and she got tagged but she didn't tag me back. The rules: Once you have b...
Posted by Merwyn on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:55:00 PST

Songs currently stuck in my head and keeping me awake

1. Death in Vegas - Killing Smile2. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight3. Robyn Hitchcock - Viva Seatac4. Pearl Jam - Given to Fly5. Sid Vicious - My Way6. Cadallica - Pocket Games7. Steve Earle - As...
Posted by Merwyn on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST