Meme from Nerfduck
Leave a comment and I will pick three of your interests and three of your icons I would like you to explain.
Post them in your journal and allow others to comment and request the same.


Interests:
1) Timbaland- The greatest music producer alive...He got his start with rap artists Magoo and Missy Elliot. The first album he produced on his own (not simply doing a couple tracks as a DJ) was Ginuwine's "The Bachelor." He really exploded on the scene after working with acts like Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Nas, and Destiny's Child. He became known for infusing eastern style beats and music into rap and hip hop. Things like sitars and such... His work shot into the stratosphere however after he hooked up with former boy band member Justin Timberlake for his single "Cry Me A River." This continued with JT's latest album "Futuresexlovesounds" and Timbaland's own solo effort "Shock Treatment." He seems to now be branching out past the hip hop and r & b scene, as he is currently working with Madonna and Coldplay.

2)Comic Books- This is such a vast topic isn't it? I can't say that I am an avid collector or anything. I used to be more into it when I was younger. I even had a subscription to The Amazing Spider-man for a few years. Spidey was always my favorite. But in general I am more of an anti-hero type of guy. Give me Wolverine and the Punisher way over Superman. I like my heroes complicated. Lately, I have been more into the adult world of comics (not like that). Just more mature. Like Frank Miller's Sin City, and "The Sandman," by Neil Gaiman.

3) Reel Big Fish- This was a surprise. How does a person see band names on my interests and not ask about Skankin' Pickle? Anyways, Reel Big Fish is a ska band that has been around for over a decade, since 1996. They got very popular in 1997 with the ironically titled "Sell Out" In my opinion after "Why Do They Rock So Hard?" released in '98, they went severely downhill. Three original members left and they fazed a lot of the horns out. That, in my opinion, makes them not really ska at all, more pop. But hey, what can I say, commercially they did better after this point. In 2006, they were dropped from Jive Records so they promote themselves now, like any good ska band should! But for me, I will always remember seeing them play live at Slim's. You haven't lived if you haven't heard their cover of A-ha's "Take on Me."



Icons:

1) Pansy- This one was at burning man...hence the very long hair and toplessness. As I recall, one of the artists we were bunking with Steph painted me up with the pansies and Chrysa matched the flower in my hair.

2) Moose- Another hot day at Burning Man. Heat makes me a little crazy. This was actually inside the rented RV, our only solace during the blistering midday.

3)Olethros- This is a picture of Destruction, my character from "The Sandman." Olethros is one of his names, I believe it is the Greek version.