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    • mclaincauseyM
      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined:

      MUSIC: Mississippi hill blues or delta blues. Like Fred McDowell
      FILM: Baraka
      BOOK: A Confederacy of Dunces or Illuminatus! Trilogy
      CLOTHING: Probably this flannel lined denim vest with tons of pockets I had as a boy
      SPORT: weights and cycling
      FOOD: BBQ pork spareribs
      DRINK: Sazerac
      RELATIONSHIP: who's next?
      FOOTWEAR: Air Jordan I, ca 85. For boots my first pair of mil issue combat boots, all black leather.

      Think it, be it.

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      • derivative666D
        derivative666
        Joined:

        MUSIC: Clutch, Phish, NIN, Bruce Springsteen
        FILM: Blade Runner, any Wes Anderson or Coen's Bros.
        BOOK:  Blood Meridian, Sutree, The Road I'm a Cormac McCarthy Junkie
        CLOTHING:  Dad's old fitted shirt
        FOOTWEAR: Birkenstock's I'm a crunchy hippy at heart
        TRANSPORTATION: Prius
        SPORT: Skiing
        HOBBIES: Hiking, Camping, Tenkara, Street Photography, Comics, BBQ'ing
        FOOD: Sashimi, Dark Chocolate, Steak & Eggs, BBQ
        DRINK: Green Tea, H2O
        RELATIONSHIP: Laura (She evens me out)
        THING I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:  Jake (my greatest accomplishment and best friend)

        "Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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        • mclaincauseyM
          mclaincausey
          見習いボス
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          ^^ Cormac McCarthy is an American treasure

          Think it, be it.

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          • ohighyoO
            ohighyo
            Joined:

            @Giles:

            I am sure you can add categories to this, but here is my stab….

            MUSIC: David Bowie (acted as a lightning rod for his time).. Second place is def Converge  😘
            FILM: Shawshank Redemptiom
            CLOTHING: Levi's 501 STF 1972
            SPORT: I fish (It's the closest I get to Zen)
            FOOD: It's fuel, but if pressed, Curry
            DRINK: A good English ale
            RELATIONSHIP: Paula (God knows she is tolerant)

            shawshank redemption was filmed in the town i grew up in. good ole sunny mansfield ohio. tim robbins and morgan freeman stayed at a family friends 800 acre farm when they were filming. the prison is the mansfield reformatory and they have ghost hunts there now.

            Slipping gradually into senility

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            • ohighyoO
              ohighyo
              Joined:

              @blackheart
              you are friends with joan jett? you can't just slide that in there and not elaborate on it.

              Slipping gradually into senility

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              • Adman103A
                Adman103
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                I'll play.
                MUSIC: The Smashing Pumpkins- Dark, hopeful, beautiful, angry and peaceful.  Or Coltrane- A Love Supreme is my favorite album of all time.  (sorry tatmantall- saw your post and immediately regretted leaving John Coltrane out of my list…)
                FILM:  Dr. Strangelove (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
                CLOTHING:  My lab coat- full length, blue, and my best friend at work
                SPORT:  The Chicago White Sox- baseball.  My dad, my grandfather and I all love(d) this team.  If it's a sport that I practice- fly fishing.
                FOOD:  My mom's spaghetti.  Y'know- memories.  Don't have it much anymore.
                DRINK:  A solid oatmeal stout will do...
                RELATIONSHIP:  Tatiana, my wife.  I'm a sad bastard by nature, but not when I'm around her.
                FOOTWEAR:  My ancient Vietnam-era combat boots.  Just wore a hole in the side of them after nearly 20 years, so I'm switching over to an old pair of 877s, but they'll always be important to me.

                Guitars, denim, and astronomy

                666PD, Vulcans, 666SII, 666D, and 666XHS

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                • tatmantallT
                  tatmantall
                  Joined:

                  MUSIC: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Beebop, Motown, outlaw country and bluegrass
                  FILM: Gangster movies (Godfather 1 and 2, Goodfellas, etc.)
                  CLOTHING: staples in my wardrobe are plain white t's, type III, brown boots
                  SPORT: Running
                  FOOD: Steak -n- taters
                  DRINK: Iced tea (Unsweet)
                  RELATIONSHIP: Divorced, None at the moment
                  Most importantly,
                  MY FAMILY: I have sole custody of my 5 year old son… I would say above all he is what defines me.

                  "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                  • natehateN
                    natehate
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined:

                    MUSIC: lucero, otis redding, american nightmare, black flag (im a music nerd i could never say one band, i wanted to keep writting)
                    FILM: better off dead and the big lebowski
                    BOOK: on the road, blood meridian
                    CLOTHING: plain black pocket t, jeans
                    SPORT: muay thai (used to be bmx)
                    FOOD: so over that.
                    DRINK: jameson's and pbr or molson stock ale
                    RELATIONSHIP: i'm not a player i just crush a lot
                    FOOTWEAR: grey chucks
                    HOBBIES: i like to tinker with motorcycles, cars and 4x4's if and when i get the time

                    don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                    • riffblaster generalR
                      riffblaster general
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined:

                      @Giles:

                      I am sure you can add categories to this, but here is my stab….

                      MUSIC: David Bowie (acted as a lightning rod for his time).. Second place is def Converge  😘
                      FILM: Shawshank Redemptiom
                      CLOTHING: Levi's 501 STF 1972
                      SPORT: I fish (It's the closest I get to Zen)
                      FOOD: It's fuel, but if pressed, Curry
                      DRINK: A good English ale
                      RELATIONSHIP: Paula (God knows she is tolerant)

                      hahahahaha thanks giles

                      PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

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                      • riffblaster generalR
                        riffblaster general
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined:

                        MUSIC:  X
                        FILM:  The Breakfast Club crossed with Wild At Heart
                        CLOTHING:  Vans Sk8 Hi and my Busters
                        SPORT:  Skateboarding of course
                        FOOD:  Mexican and Breakfast
                        DRINK:  Black Coffee
                        RELATIONSHIP:  My wife Liz is the only reason there is any stability in my life.  I'm lucky.

                        PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

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                        • mclaincauseyM
                          mclaincausey
                          見習いボス
                          Joined:

                          @Adman103:

                          I'll play.
                          MUSIC: The Smashing Pumpkins- Dark, hopeful, beautiful, angry and peaceful.  Or Coltrane- A Love Supreme is my favorite album of all time.  (sorry tatmantall- saw your post and immediately regretted leaving John Coltrane out of my list…)

                          ALS was something I considered adding as well

                          Think it, be it.

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                          • riffblaster generalR
                            riffblaster general
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined:

                            @ohighyo:

                            @blackheart
                            you are friends with joan jett? you can't just slide that in there and not elaborate on it.

                            for real! so awesome!

                            PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

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                            • Megatron1505M
                              Megatron1505
                              見習いボス
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                              Great thread G, I'll play….

                              MUSIC: Faith No More (Angel Dust), Guns N Roses (Appetitie For Destruction), The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses)
                              FILM: The Big Lebowski, Rambo, Robocop
                              BOOK: Underground (Murakami), Angry White Pyjamas (Twigger)
                              CLOTHING: My MBB's
                              SPORT: Football (Soccer), I both love and hate it.
                              FOOD: Breakfast Cereal
                              DRINK: Havana Club Sept Anios
                              RELATIONSHIP: My boy Tommy, Pam would say the same, he teaches me every day.
                              FOOTWEAR: OG Bathing Ape Skull Sta's
                              HOBBIES: Comic Books, I am a colossal DC super hero geek.
                              ICON - Superman, I don't do religion but Superman is the closest I get to worship. True inspiration.

                              Side note - ohighyo - You're from Mansfield? I'm from Mansfield too (UK), we should do an exchange so you can see how lucky you are not to have been born in the Mansfield on the other side of the pond.

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                              • seanoconoS
                                seanocono
                                Joined:

                                What defines, not what is best.

                                MUSIC: Led Zeppelin
                                FILM: HEAT
                                BOOK: "The Andromeda Strain"
                                CLOTHING: Swim Trunks
                                SPORT: College Football
                                TEAM: Wazzu Cougs
                                LAST MEAL: Kumamotos & Dungeness
                                BEER: Pale
                                DRINK: Whiskey
                                RELATIONSHIP: Single
                                FOOTWEAR: Sandals
                                HOBBIES/PROF: Film

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                                • spitfiredealerS
                                  spitfiredealer
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined:

                                  MUSIC: Guns N Roses, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, The Gas Light Anthem, (Loads more from country to Hip Hop)
                                  FILM: Raiders of the lost Ark, Goodfellas, Terminator 2
                                  BOOK:  Mr Nice
                                  CLOTHING: Raw Jeans, white T-shirt
                                  SPORT: Weight training, skateboarding, snowboarding
                                  FOOD: Steak
                                  DRINK: Vodka
                                  RELATIONSHIP: Zara, we just work
                                  FAMILY: Mum, pretty great really. Dad lives in Thailand so don't see him much. Never really had a great relationship with him.
                                  FOOTWEAR: Sneakers mostly
                                  TRANSPORT: Audi S3, Vorsprung Durch Technik

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                                  • SeulS
                                    Seul
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                                    MUSIC: anything that thinks of Christ as a bit of a ponce
                                    FILM: anything from THERE WILL BE BLOOD to WHITE HEAT to PATHS OF GLORY. Anything with balls and brains.
                                    BOOK: Céline "Mort à crédit"
                                    CLOTHING: anything that Works
                                    SPORT: the one where these blokes on skis launch 'mselves of a ramp and do like 150 meter jumps… Great stuff... I can watch that for hours...
                                    FOOD: anything without bits of oinkers, grassers, rogerers, jumpers,...
                                    DRINK: Belgian beer; as for wine I'm not picky ID-wise...
                                    RELATIONSHIP: handyman
                                    FOOTWEAR: chukka-sucka
                                    HOBBIES: writing bullocks on forums

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                                    • simoncS
                                      simonc
                                      Banned
                                      Joined:

                                      MUSIC: Parquet Courts, Ice Age, new Daft Punk.
                                      FILM: Bad Boy Bubby, most Disney, Evil Dead, too many come to mind.
                                      BOOKS/PLAYS: King Lear, True West, Wheel of An Hero.
                                      CLOTHING: rugged luxury; forthcoming Aero leather jacket, new IH 1955's, Loro Piana shirts, current William Lennon boots.  I do have an illness/addiction I think with clothing.
                                      SPORTS: played Ice Hockey, love MMA training and Judo, run and do natural strength training daily, stretching etc.
                                      FOOD: besides Japanese and Lebanese, either roast beef or steak, salad and chips will put a smile on my face.
                                      DRINK: Coffee is my only drug.
                                      RELATIONSHIP: Lovely wife married of 24 years this 4th July, I was young but not foolish, two upstanding boys whom I love and berate daily.
                                      HOBBIES/WORK: writing, directing, creating.

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                                      • S
                                        Snowy
                                        Joined:

                                        Great thread idea!

                                        MUSIC: bassdrive.com (saved my life @ least twice)
                                        FILM: Lost In Translation / Glengarry Glen Ross
                                        BOOK:  Accelerando (Charles Stross) The Ware Tetralogy (Rudy Rucker)
                                        CLOTHING: Denim, growing leather addiction - same 'core'
                                        SPORT: Swimming & Cycling
                                        FOOD: Burrito and Ramen
                                        DRINK: V60 Filter Coffee, Black.
                                        RELATIONSHIP: Mrs Snowy, Many ups and downs, always worth it and learning.
                                        FOOTWEAR: Birkies (I'm meant to say that right? 😛 It's truth tho, love them so so so)

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                                        • Mild7M
                                          Mild7
                                          Joined:

                                          MUSIC: Fleetwood Mac, BDP, PE, Massive Attack, System of a down
                                          FILM: Alien, Donnie Darko, Anything that involves Zhang Yimou
                                          BOOK: Stephen King.  Good or bad, I've read more of his books than any other author
                                          CLOTHING: Plain white tee, denim.
                                          SPORT: fishing, F1, MTB riding/building
                                          FOOD: Thai curry.. If I had to pick one.
                                          DRINK: Frangelico.  God bless those monks.
                                          RELATIONSHIP: Cindy. She puts up with my shit and keeps me level
                                          FOOTWEAR: sb dunks

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                                          • PushragnerP
                                            Pushragner
                                            Joined:

                                            MUSIC: The Afghan Whigs.
                                            FILM: What's up Pussycat?
                                            BOOKS: James Ellroy for entertainment, Michel Foucault for ideas.
                                            CLOTHING: Undergoing a transformation from skate-wear to a more classic style with suits, odd jackets shirts and brogues.
                                            SPORTS: I am a skateboarder, will always be one.
                                            FOOD: Oatmeal.
                                            BEER: Stout.
                                            RELATIONSHIP: Hanna. We are so good together
                                            FOOTWEAR: I equally love my Loake Chesters and my NIKE P-Rod 5s.
                                            HOBBIES: Reading books and comics. Playing video games.

                                            "The city is the hardware" Iain Borden

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