IMAGINE a rockstar - naked apart from a plastic bag to cover his head - swimming through a lake, walking from the back of the crowd before clambering up on stage just in time to start the first song for thousands of fans. Or a performer who arrived on stage in Germany dressed as Adolf Hitler, before lecturing the huge crowd of German fans on the dangers of fascism.

A New York City kid who definitely has a passion for playing music but actually has a paying job because his writing skills far exceed his musical efforts. Heroes include the usual -- Friedrich Nietzsche, Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Nietveld, Jim Morrison, Dave Insurgent (you'll have to google this one), William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Miles Davis, Lucian Freud, Charlie Kaufman, Woody Allen, Andy Warhol, Ian Curtis..

Exploring the world, surfing (in the ocean), amateur boxing, weight training, snowboarding, bouldering, moutain climbing, extreme sports. What else.. writing, photography, studying and trying to understand the DeStijl art movement, viewing independent films, reading beat generation authors, and collecting vinyl.

Oh and I work for a small, independent music firm, writing PR materials, reviews -- giving interviews, attending gigs -- fun stuff.

writing, debates, photography (so i'm told), instruments, history, audio art, cooking (indeed, i was a sous chef for a time), trivia, surfing (again, in the ocean), art, shopping, staying fit, ancient latin, finding obscure gems in a bargain bin, life, scrabble, fitting into a suit, new york, brewing coffee..

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly.

Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Battles, Don Caballero, Tomahawk, Mike Patton, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Joy Division, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Clash, Television, Roxy Music, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Radiohead, The Libertines, Nirvana, Pixies, Reagan Youth, Black Flag, Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, The Postal Service, Dntel, The Mars Volta, Death Cab For Cutie, The Presets, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Blonde Redhead, Sonic Youth, Miles Davis, John Cage, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Phillip Glass, The Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Richard Hell, Brian Eno, Johnny Thunder, Wire, MC5, Sex Pistols, The Hold Steady, LCD Soundsystem, Aphex Twin, Burial, Nick Cave, Beck, Stephen Malkmus, My Bloody Valentine, Galaxie 500, Frank Zappa, Primal Scream, Stars, Broken Social Scene, Explosions In The Sky, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Stereolab, Fela Kuti, Pere Ubu, Modest Mouse, Fugazi, Ornette Coleman, Max Webster

Clockwork Orange, Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Citizen Kane, Blow, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Wonder Boys, Lost In Translation, The Dreamers, Annie Hall, Small Time Crooks.. Anything Woody Allen.. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, In the Bedroom, Drugstore Cowboys, Basketball Diaries, Fight Club, Royal Tennebaums, The Virgin Suicides, The Life Aquatic (with Steve Zissou), Punchdrunk Love, Broken Flowers, anything with Clark Gable

On the Road, The Town & The City, Naked Lunch, Soft Machine, Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Go (Holmes), AsEverWas, Break Through in Grey Room, Smack, Spare Ass Annie & Other Tales, In & Out of Focus, Industrial Revolution, Being John Lennon, Junkie, Queer, Dharma Bums

Sushi, French (but only because I cooked Italian for 5+ years), Grey's Papaya, eggs benedict, tofu (really), freezepops

music, creativity, innovation, fancy wine, new york city, intelligence, delicious food -- oh wait, that's seven.

What Andy Warhol would create if he lived in the 21st century. Oh, and who killed Tupac.

Out and about, playing music, exploring NYC, dancing, laughing, pretending to be Lou Reed. Last friday night, Santogold became my friend -- she is dreamy.

I am a closet fan of Collins-era Genesis.. sigh.

you got this far.