Okay, first off I was always fiercely opposed to making a page like this. I mean, why the hell would anyone who surfed on, who doesn't know me and never will, really care what my favorite food is, etc.? It just seemed kind of egotistical and self-indulgent. Well then I found that whenever I'd meet someone on the Internet and they'd go to my web address, they would mail me back saying they enjoyed the visit but didn't actually find out anything about me. So, okay, what the heck...if nothing else, maybe one of my stalkers will get a kick out of it....
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Name |
Jim |
| RaggedTiger@iname.com | |
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Where did I grow up? |
A tiny Iowa town. |
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Location now |
A bigger Iowa town ;) |
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Location |
Iowa |
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Height |
6'1" |
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College Grad. Year |
1997, University of Iowa |
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Degree |
BA: Communications: Film and Media Production (English Minor) |
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Favorite Movie |
2001: A Space Odyssey - but I really don't like movies, even though I'm a film major. :) I guess the reason I like film itself is because of the art of the visuals in relation to the sound, but the whole purpose of "movies" always seems to be about the plotline...which could be just as easily done as a play or a book. So i like movies like your average Joe off the street, but not any more than that, and I'm definitely not an encyclopedia of movie information. I think (certain) music videos and short independent films are much more the definition of what film is, rather than movies (or at least mainstream movies).... |
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Weird Music I Like |
I'd almost say classic rock, but actually it's more the subcategory of "progressive rock": all those '70s bands like Yes and Pink Floyd that made songs in excess of 10 minutes (and the new progressive rock revival bands like Dream Theatre)...because most of the songs are like a soundtrack to a short film. I also like about every other kind of music including '80s, my guilty pleasure. ;) You gotta love the sound of new-wave digital keyboards recorded on analog tape.... |
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Favorite Album |
Pink Floyd The Wall |
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Favorite Song |
Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb" |
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Other Favorite Albums
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Well back in high school my friends and I were all in an anti-Top 40 stage and started listening to all these "classic" albums (perusing the Rolling Stone "Top 100 Rock Albums of All Time", etc.) So though I used to be a regular Casem Kasem, now I am clueless on all new music. But who knows maybe someone else out there actually listens to this stuff too....
PINK FLOYD: Wish You Were Here, Animals, Atom Heart Mother, The Final Cut |
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Favorite TV Shows |
The Simpsons, South Park, King of the Hill, Family Guy, The Young Ones, 3rd Rock, Street Smarts, Rendez-View, Malcolm in the Middle, Drew Carey, Mad TV, SCTV, MST3000, Tom Green, Jerry Springer, Howard Stern, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and trashy court shows. |
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Favorite Simpsons Character |
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Piercings? |
No. |
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Tattoos? |
No. |
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Drugs? |
No. |
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Smoke? |
No. |
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Drink? |
Occasionally. (Pretty boring, eh?) |
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Car |
T-bird |
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Family |
One brother (4 years younger); two married parents. Good childhood. Basically your nuclear family. |
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Current Occupation |
DJing in a bar and working at a TV station |
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Career Goals |
Want to make (good) music videos with solid theories I've developed (and which nobody else seems to be smart enough to use after 20 years...). My lifelong goal is to make a certain movie that needs to be seen.... |
