1. my music tastes vary widely. ipod contents include death metal, reggae, swing, ska, punk, pop, hardcore rap, funk, and christian. enjoy it.

2. i've had strong feelings for a lot of girls, but it's hard for me to say i love anyone. last time i said that, something bad happened.

3. my dog shares a death-day with heath ledger.

4. i have a few shows that i watch religiously, 24 and LOST spring to mind.

5. i'm friends with my own mother on facebook. is that weird?

6. I got accepted to two different colleges by the grace of God, and i have no idea which one i want to go to.

7. I'm more religious than i let on. i go to church every sunday.

8. i have done e-brake turns in my car, and it's sooo much fun.

9. Ricky Jay is my idol.

10. I think everyone should know at least one card trick.

11. I have a twin brother, and we're really close. we do almost everything together.

12. I'm not a vegetarian, nor could i ever be. but somehow, every time i've ever made a vegetarian joke, there's been one in the room.

13. i have a lot of good friends, but i feel like i don't have any "best" friends.

14. btw, my friends are as varied as my music.

15. I'll try anything once, whether it be food or activity.

16. i plan on becoming an english teacher, so i'm a grammar nazi. i will correct your grammar, all the time.

17. Top 5 movies: Snatch, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, Sin City.

18. i consider myself lucky, compared to others. my house is a nice size, my parents are still together, i have my own computer and tv, and a ps2 and xbox, not to mention a ton of books, movies, and misc. games.

19. I love ska. I’m kind of in a ska band, but we need to practice soon. We haven’t practiced since November.

20. I’m friendly and nice and not ugly at least. But for god’s sake, I can’t hold onto a girlfriend to save my life. Idk what it is.

21. Sometimes I feel like the only reason I’m here is to help other people. So that’s what I say. “I’m here to help.”

22. If I find a song I like, I will generally play it until I’m sick of it. This happens a lot.

23. I broke my hand in 4th grade after getting hit by a car. Worst pain I’ve ever felt.

24. I have the strangest friends. I will openly admit to hating one of my friend’s guts. With a straight face. He’s probably my best friend.

25. i once shot a man, just to watch him die.

26. One of the above statements is a lie.

I don't know about you guys but I appreciate black people and culture. All of my favorite music was copped from a black man take for instance the original dub music which was called "Blue Beat" into the genius that is Lee "Scratch" Perry which was copped by every little white guy with a strat and suit to create shit-ska, or even much before that - Bukka White slapping his steel string guitar which was copped by many a mountain crooner - Can't forget the crazy zany and otherworldly Sun Ra Arkhestra of which many a neo-post-rock project wish and try to copulate; or how about the little-known noise/trance/congotronic Congolese group I rip off a lot named Konono No. 1? And I mean I didn't even begin to speak about Ethiopian music from the 60-70s (check out Ethiopiques or just try on Muhmoud Ahmed - f'n amazing).

But, outside of music even though there has been a black history month for a long ass time now kids just don't understand Dr. King! Listen to his damn speeches, oh young and flighty ones - he didn't just speak about his dreams he spoke about "RADICAL ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION"! As history repeats itself it is evident to remember to pay attention to your local black community; they know what is going on!

eh-vile dee-ska mon

More complicated than it looks, but hey, that's how I pronounce it.

There are people who don't like Ska, and those people are wrong. Objectively wrong.

Something snapped in my head that makes me hate Bob Marley now. I think it's because of the ska thing.

I love Manu Chao, but I've never heard of Les Ogres de Barback. This really works. I love how he's comfortable singing English, French and Spanish.

Ska! (Been awhile.) Damn, I love these genre blenders.

*kill this old one and let it try again as http://www.videosift.com/video/Ska-Cubano-covers-TMBGs-Istanbul-Not-Constantinople

Jesus touched me down inside ... he always gets his man ... he loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs.

Jesus ska, now I've seen it all.

Christian ska?

>> ^rottenseed:
I was gonna say I dig the ska-checkered vans. Were you a rudie ydj?


That would imply that I was cool enough to know what rudies were at the time No, I was just your standard southern "new wave" misfit.

I was gonna say I dig the ska-checkered vans. Were you a rudie ydj?

Jake here, 27 this week, Pennsylvania.
working on my Ph.D. in Genetics studying Herpes Simplex Virus 1. About two years to go, then post-doc work, then hopefully teaching at a small college or working for the CDC in the field/over-seas. No ropes tying me down right now except my will to finish this whole grad school thing.

I like WoW and some other games. Just bought and finished Portal in the last 2 hours and loved it. I tend to read Sci-Fi and Fantasy mostly... other-worldly stuff, escapism in other words. (Currently reading: The Chronicles of Amber, The song of Albion, Paradise Lost, Why I am a Christian, Romans.) I LOVE scrabble and play it online regularly. http://www.isc.ro/ I like fishing/golfing/martial arts/

Play piano and sax, learning guitar. Played in or directed 6 jazz bands, 1 jazz quartet, 2 concert bands, 1 marching band, 3 contemporary church bands, 1 dixieland band, 1 pit orchestra, 1 stage orchestra, 2 ska bands, and an assortment of short-lived, one-time other this and that. DJed trance, drum'n'bass, and deep house for number of years in college. Produced some trance and Drum'n'bass

I get one social night a week most weeks and I go to a local pub/restaurant Wednesday night with a group of good friends for "trivia night." We almost always win. Our trivia guy is obsessed with the Peanuts cartoons.

I'm moderate, conservative, libertarian. I think right wingers are too afraid of change...and a tad too cold and impractical. I think left wingers are more DEgressive than they are PROgressive...and a tad too whiny and naive. I think our government is far too large, too nosey, too expensive, and should declassify about 90% of all that crap they have stored away in some salt mine somewhere. Also, Block Votes are bullshit.

I'm Christian...made the real choice in college. I'm not Catholic, but I don't think they're unsaved. I respect Judaism and Israel most of the time. I respect my Islamic friends, but not radical, imperialistic clerics and their followers. I have Buddhist and Hindu friends as well, but they hardly practice.

(Estimates)
Deaths caused by war so far this year (Since Jan 1, 2008): 76,345
Abortions so far this year: 20,534,725
Births so far this year: 59,873,488
!!!

I chose this new avatar because I spend 90% of my waking hours around academics and "thinkers" who don't do much else in life and really don't get out enough.

Final thought: The internet needs a new meme STAT.

I was so upset when I got this album during my little Ska phase only to learn that the rest of it sucked and was nothing like their 1 hit.

it's amazing how that small island made such an impact on music. I don't mean just the generation of ska, rocksteady and reggae from the mimicry of rock from the states and the UK, but from dub which is the grandfather of the modern day DJ/turntable combination.

You're right - tags changed. Glad you enjoyed it.

In reply to this comment by Dr_Q:
It's actually ska, as far as i know. Good sift anyway