I dunno, as you guys know (cause I keep repeating it too much) I've been away from the site for awhile, back for just over two months and I still feel a bit disconnected so, I had an idea, maybe we need a "introduce yourself" type thread? It'd be a good way to get to know one another, maybe talk about some basic info.
I guess I'll start... I'm Mike, I'm from Missouri. Currently unemployed, hobbies include bad movies (of course) spending waaay too much time on the net, Photoshoping stuff (got any old pics you want fixed? Let me know!), and that's about it.
Can't think of much more off-hand, but that should get everyone started.
Retrorussell here.
Real name is Russell Shiley.
45 years old.
5'11, 205 lbs.
Brown hair/eyes, bald on top.
Homeowner, live in Beaverton, OR.
Single, no kids.
Work for Veterans Hospital in Portland, OR.
Likes: So bad they're good movies, classic rock, fast food, cheesesteak sandwiches, chicken fried steak, watching sports, doodling, karaoke, making YouTube videos, old school video games, disco, funk, some anime, comics, hanging out with my mom, petting/scratching/hugging my dog, old game shows, chips/salsa, cheetahs
Dislikes: Most veggies, arrogant people that try to belittle you, politics, stupid/lazy people that whine about stupid things and win/get away with everything, ineffective employers, large crowds of people, attending social events of any sort, animals in places of business, rap, BET, ebonics, white trash, having to confront people
Some movies I like: Robocop, Sling Blade, Avengers 1 & 2, Halloween, Exorcist, Dawn of the Dead (both are good), Airplane, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Dark Knight, Enter The Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, Star Wars III, Star Wars IV-VI, Star Wars VII, Evil Dead II, Ninja Scroll
Some movies I don't like: Herschell Gordon Lewis films, some Coen Brothers movies, musicals, Drive-In Massacre, Amazonia, Adam Sandler movies, Midnight, others I can't think of right now
Celebrity women I find/found hot: Olivia Newton-John, Lynda Carter, Mila Kunis, Nicole Kidman, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jessica Alba, probably a few more I could think of..
Sure-why not? I'm a narcissist. I like to prattle about myself. :tongueout:
Ronald C. Merchant
53
Homeowner
born in NYC,Bronx-live in podunk Lawton MI-and I love it here.
5'2"-130 lbs.
blonde hair green eyes ,bushy eyebrows,long hair,gotta 'stache and goatee now-well-a billy goat beard.
Nationality-American-with kin who came from Norway and-my Ma-I dunno-she's a North Carolina girl.
2 Kids-Jed and Edddie
Sweetie is Tiana
don't work no mo-did for 30 years at Honee Bear Canning Co.-my heart is all f**ked up.
Alcoholic
Likes-old horror films,old films in general. Antiques.old Comic books. Old paper back books.Sci-fi,cryptozoolgy,ufos,history-especially WW2 and the American Indian struggle,planting veggies and flowers.
Dislikes-Big cities,people with lotsa tattoos on there faces,liver.
favorite foods-Fried chicken,gulumpkis (stuffed cabbage-the polish way),peanut butter,collards,mashed taters.
Music-most anything.
Movies I don't like-chick flicks,big budget crap like Transformers,Independence Day,Titanic,torture porn (I.E-SAW,HOSTEL and the ilk),endless sequels to slasher movies.
Favorite actor-Bela Lugosi.
Favorite actress-Louise Brooks-I just discovered her films awhile ago-astonishing!
Favorite booze-Black Velvet
Favorite ciggerette-when I can afford them-PallMall red non-filters.
Favorite color-green.
clothes style-factory pants,button down shirts from the Goodwill,concert tees,work boots-no socks-I hate socks. If I can get away going barefoot in public-I will-i never wear shoes at home outside or in.
Oh yeah-welcome back,Mike! :thumbup:
Hi there.
Trevor T (stands for Trouble :wink:) Moses
African by birth.
Born 11 September 1967 in what was then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
Came to South Africa to study in 1987, forgot to leave. :wink:
Living in Pretoria.
Film archivist as a job since 1989: trained as a librarian.
Not married, no kids.
Celibate bisexual white dude.
I drive a pick up or bakkie as we call it here.
No foreskin. :wink:
Proud member of this site which is my rent free home. :teddyr:
EDIT:
I wanna dump this, cause I'm hoping more of the regulars will input something. :)
Er... meant to say, BUMP this, not dump.
(sighs)
I never know what to say. Even with examples to follow. :lookingup:
I'm sleep deprived so won't write slabs but this year has been particularly interesting:
Quit job of ten years in high end audio visual.
Completed a Graduate diploma in education with the Masters portion to be completed next year hopefully.
Had a baby daughter named Ripley who is now almost two months old and just starting to smile and laugh
*not in order of importance
[Wow, Russell! I went to OHSU. Have very good memories of that VA -- had very good teachers there.
And I finally just beat the gun-toting Yakuza boss (knife gang) in Renegade! Been trying to do that for a long time.]
My real name is Seth Scott.
45, married with kids, and most of my growing up was in Michigan.
Got my MD in 2001 and am a family doctor in western Washington state (soon to become part of Kaiser Permanente).
I love my family, God, science fiction and fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, video games (especially 80's-90's coin ops), complicated board games (like Arkham Horror).
Favorite poet, "ee cummings."
Favorite writer would be down to either Fred Saberhagen or William Gibson, versus some more literary example.
Don't drink, don't smoke. (What do I do?)
Alex Corbett
42. In Febuary I'll have been married 4 kids.
Currentlly work in the RAF, where I've been for fifteen and a half years. Looking forward to leaving in another six and a half, although I am currently enjoying a two month long holiday following a six month deployment.
Other than collecting bad movies (estimated to be around 5000 DVD's), I like roleplaying and wargaming (generally D&D & Bolt Action) although I'll play most games. Most rooms in our house have a book shelf, including the en suite bathroom in my mancave. My favourite authors are James Herbert, HP Lovecraft & Terry Pratchett.
Quote from: Zapranoth on December 20, 2016, 12:38:52 PM
[Wow, Russell! I went to OHSU. Have very good memories of that VA -- had very good teachers there.
And I finally just beat the gun-toting Yakuza boss (knife gang) in Renegade! Been trying to do that for a long time.]
Don't drink, don't smoke. (What do I do?)
Cool that you went to OHSU! Their cafeteria is a million times better than ours. Expensive but delicious.
Renegade is such an evil game.. good on you for beating it-- I assume you mean the arcade one. The NES one is much easier, though the last level is such a maze you have to write a map to it.
I loved that Adam Ant song when it came out.
Quote from: Newt on December 19, 2016, 06:48:30 AM
I never know what to say. Even with examples to follow. :lookingup:
How about where you from? What you do? What you like to do when you're not posting on weird movie boards? :teddyr:
Hello.
My name is Matt, and I'm an alcoh...no, wait, wrong crowd.
My name is Matt.
I'm 53 (and damned tired as well.)
I'm pretty much a recluse other than going to work and being forced to buy groceries now and then.
I love crappy movies, though I pretty much draw a serious line in the early 90s and have a fairly low opinion of most stuff released after 1993.
I eat too much of things I shouldn't, even though I know better.
I keep hoping to enter into a wonderful dream in my sleep and never wake up from it. Unfortunately, life seems to have other plans, though I'll be damned if I know what they are.
And I HATE the nightmare candy known as "circus peanuts".
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Indianasmith here, real name Lewis B. Smith, 53 years of age.
I'm a lifelong bad movie fan, an eclectic reader, and a goat rancher.
I pastor a church, teach school, and write novels which really ought to sell more copies than they actually do.
I know karate, I love to sing even though I'm not very good, and I've been married for 32 years to my childhood sweetheart.
I have twin daughters and I also collect Indian artifacts and fossils.
I'm a US Navy veteran. I have held an Australian death adder.
Favorite authors - Stephen King, Harry Turtledove, and Lincoln Preston and Douglas Child for fiction.
Nonfiction - David McCullough, Lee Strobel, and Doris Kearnes Goodwin.
I have the world's sexiest nostrils.
Quote from: Zapranoth on December 20, 2016, 12:38:52 PM
My real name is Seth Scott.
45, married with kids, and most of my growing up was in Michigan.
Got my MD in 2001 and am a family doctor in western Washington state (soon to become part of Kaiser Permanente).
I love my family, God, science fiction and fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, video games (especially 80's-90's coin ops), complicated board games (like Arkham Horror).
Michigan? Neat, that's where my Grandparents on my mom's side are from. You live in Upper or Lower? (Mine were lower.)
You're a doctor? Cool! Free medical advice! Woot! Woot!
Bump in case there are any new people here that want to participate. (Or old people who, for whatever reason, still haven't said anything, but we won't name names...)
Quote from: javakoala on December 23, 2016, 04:56:48 PM
And I HATE the nightmare candy known as "circus peanuts".
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Those look horrible :buggedout:
I love them!!
I like them when they are stale - chewy. Though I do prefer the other flavours.
Real name: Joe Salamone
Born: April 11, 1964
Home: Billerica, Massachusetts
Married, no children, one dog (16 years old and still hanging on!)
Profession: Consultant (CPA)
Hobbies: Movies (almost all movies, not just bad movies); playing board games (mostly Euro strategy games); reading comic books (primarily 1950s - 1980s Marvel and DC); reading classics (I just started DAVID COPPERFIELD); reading pulp fiction (primarily Doc Savage and The Avenger from the 1930s and 40s)
Real name: Eric Chandler, although I frequently use the alias of Alan Bates online. That goes back to when I was in the military. They stressed not telling anyone about yourself or the fact that you were in the service at the time.
Which brings me to my next point. I was in the Army for four years then in the National Guard for another four. I've worked chemical operations in the army and did disaster relief and MP work in the guard.
I'm 36 years old. No wife. No kids. Don't really want either.
I grew up in a farm in Tennessee where we raised tobacco and pigs. other things too, but mainly tobacco and pigs. I currently live in a trailer in Florida (yeah, I know. I'm sorry.) and I work in a Toy Store. I drive a beat up old pickup truck.
I once got paid to appear as Spider-man and entertain kids. I was younger and much thinner at the time.
My bad movie type of choice is 80s slashers, although I'm a horror fan in general. I'm also into comicbooks and videogames. I do a little bit of writing and art, but I'm not a very good artist.
The Name chainsaw midget doesn't have any special meaning. I just wanted something funny as an email address and I refused to be #52224 of anything. Chainsawmidget was the first one I tried that I actually worked that way.
I used to run a fan website and forum for an old cartoon called Captain N before it went down for various reasons.
One time I rode a camel.
My name is Evelyn Morgan. I was born on December 24, 1978, in Covington, Kentucky (but not on purpose).
For better or worse I am the product of thirteen years of the finest in Catholic education, I have citizenship in two countries, have been married for almost seven years, have three children, two dogs, a ninety-seven-year-old house, and have recently become custodian of a king snake my oldest got for Christmas. When we (I mean Santa) bought the snake the worker at the store told us we were purchasing a corn snake, which goes to show employment in the reptile aisle does not make someone a herpetologist. He's never bitten me, the snake, I mean, but I think he kind of wants to, and I'm not at peace with that fact.
My mother, who is Irish and therefore slightly nuts, abruptly left my dad when I was sixteen and that perhaps contributed into my life going into a half-year-long tailspin, quite the story in itself, but---happy ending---they re-married last year, and I managed not to get an ulcer this time.
A friend in Texas taught me to disassemble and reassemble an AK-47 blindfolded, a skill which once got me free lunch in Lubbock while we were visiting Buddy Holly's grave. (It's in a bad part of town, fair warning.) I was certified marksman in three weapons, but I think that's sort of a sexist designation, though "marksperson" just sounds wrong.
I am a vegetarian, and I try really hard not to kill anything, even mice and flies. If Hindus are right, perhaps for that reason I'll come back as a cow in Delhi, or at least a sacred rat in the temple of Kali. (Listen to her music sometime, it'll freak you out.)
I've never had a speeding ticket or a cavity. I have better than 20-20 vision, but it doesn't seem to do me any good. I've never once said the eff-word around my children, which, considering my life, has been an act of almost preternatural self-control.
I used to play tennis daily, have won 75% of my matches, and until a life-threatening accident derailed my career at fifteen, was on-track to play professionally. I have a green patch in Krav Maga, and earned it through more bruises than I can describe. I always say that getting beaten up by Jews makes you understand Jesus a little better....as does having a birthday at Christmastime, like he (okay Indy, "He") and I do.
I used to be able to run a 5 1/2 minute mile but those days are pretty well never coming again. I used to be able to hold my breath underwater for almost three minutes, but struggle for half that anymore. I was once a size two but, again....sensing a theme here?
Though I'm not convinced it's been entirely an act of free will, I have kept a diary since December 1988, and it has reached close to 5,000 pages. In fact some of you are in it. Multiple psychologists have independently diagnosed me as having a condition known as parahyperthymesia, which leaves me incredibly focused on the past as it relates to my own life, sometimes to the exclusion of the present, which is not a good thing. For instance I find it easier to reflect on a party later in the night than to fully appreciate the party as it's happening. It sucks.
Only God and I will ever know how many men I've slept with. Probably not as many as saying that makes it sound, it's just like Anna Kendrick said in her book, when you tell a number, you become a number. Even if you read every page of my diary you might not emerge knowing that answer. (And, oh, yeah, long before I knew who she was, back when she was an unfamous kid, I dated Anna Kendrick's distant cousin in Maine. Since that and five bucks will get me a decaff at Starbucks, if that's my fifteen minutes, I demand a refund, Warhol.)
My husband on the other hand "dated" half the girls who crossed his path, and used to have an arrangement with a bunch of law school students who had no time to go out, so they stayed in....with him. To me that'd seem a weird offense to my self-esteem, but he says it was great, all the physical side, none of the emotional. But emotional is where it's at, right? (Oh, wait, it's mostly men who will read this, so you'll side with him, won't you?) Thing is, my husband could shout his number from the rooftops and no one would think the less of him, in fact men would probably want to buy him a beer, but you try being involved that first year running into his "exes" everyplace. It grew wearying.
"Her, too, dude?"
"And her cousin."
An aforementioned Texan of my acquaintance claimed I was setting myself up for a life of dealing with serial adultery, and begged me not to marry him, but to my husband's credit his adultery has not been serial.
I used to read about 150 books a year but these days I'm lucky if I get thirty finished. I was once a top-250 reviewer on Amazon, where in my downtime on the job I slung out an opinion on tons and tons of books and movies. I've had twenty short stories published, used to have a New York (JEWISH!!!) agent, and largely through this agent I used to correspond with John Updike, but he went and died on me, which men I like seem to do with alarming regularity. (Might be a cautionary tale in there, guys.)
My two best female friends are a girl who never kissed a guy til she was about twenty-three, and the sister of someone I loved more than I ever loved anyone, and whose father I spent years wishing would die, die, die, and die. My best male friend is someone who keeps my secrets. (Though after writing this I guess I have a few less for him to lock away.)
I know Michelle Obama killed Joan Rivers. Or was it NASA? The Methodists? Rosa Park's ghost? Eliminate everyone she didn't offend and you'll have your prime suspect!
I think I watch maybe, like, 2% of the movies most of you do, so I sometimes feel like a cheat being here, but after a decade no one's quite kicked me out (though they've had cause) so....well.
Shrug, I have low blood sugar right now so I just might delete this after lunch. Depends on how I feel.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2017, 06:52:11 PM
Real name: Joe Salamone
Born: April 11, 1964
Home: Billerica, Massachusetts
Married, no children, one dog (16 years old and still hanging on!)
Profession: Consultant (CPA)
How long have you been an accountant?
[re: Eve's Post}
Now that I know this, can I call you Eve? Calling you ER just seems weird. Like you're someone whose name I can't remember. "Hey, er... uh... you!"
Wow, you're such a fascinating person! Envy you the 20/20 vision, I've got glasses on that could deflect bullets, and I think my vision's getting steadily worse over the last few years. :(
Quote from: ER on February 09, 2017, 12:17:06 PM
My name is Evelyn Morgan. I was born on December 24, 1978, in Covington, Kentucky (but not on purpose).
A friend in Texas taught me to disassemble and reassemble an AK-47 blindfolded,
Why does nothing in that statement surprise me?
Quote from: ER on February 09, 2017, 12:17:06 PM
My husband on the other hand "dated" half the girls who crossed his path, and used to have an arrangement with a bunch of law school students who had no time to go out, so they stayed in....with him. To me that'd seem a weird offense to my self-esteem, but he says it was great, all the physical side, none of the emotional. But emotional is where it's at, right? (Oh, wait, it's mostly men who will read this, so you'll side with him, won't you?)
Actually, no. I can't speak for anyone else, but, honestly, guys like him p**s me off. I mean, I don't know him personally and mean no offense because he IS your husband but... I've never really liked the idea of guys who go through women like tissue paper and think nothing of it other than getting their rocks off.
Not trying to sound goody goody or anything, but, as far back as I can remember, when I became aware of the concept of people pairing off, even as a kid all I've ever wanted was just to find that special someone and spend my life with them. Now, yeah, maybe I'd feel differently if I had a high level of charisma, but, I kind of doubt it.
I suppose I feel this way because I had a very lonely childhood. (Which, honestly hasn't changed since I've grown up.) But, for various reasons, I can't get a relationship to save my life, so with people like that I often think, "Why does this a***ole get all these girls without effort but I can't even find ONE girl?" Topping that is the old chestnut of seeing girls I cared about who I know only thought of me as "a friend" (if even that) diving headfirst into a relationship with a guy I could easily tell was just gonna lead them down the road to ruin.
Quote from: ER on February 09, 2017, 12:17:06 PMI used to correspond with John Updike, but he went and died on me, which men I like seem to do with alarming regularity. (Might be a cautionary tale in there, guys.)
Not concerned. I'm going to be around for quite awhile. The more you complain, the longer fate keeps you alive.
Quote from: ER on February 09, 2017, 12:17:06 PM
My husband on the other hand "dated" half the girls who crossed his path, and used to have an arrangement with a bunch of law school students who had no time to go out, so they stayed in....with him. To me that'd seem a weird offense to my self-esteem, but he says it was great, all the physical side, none of the emotional. But emotional is where it's at, right? (Oh, wait, it's mostly men who will read this, so you'll side with him, won't you?)
Son of feminist here - and the son of a former street thug turned cop -
so a woman's place is where she wants it to be, no more than that. :smile:
You can call me Ellie, a lot of people do. :-)
I will say one thing in my husband's defense for those days, it was actually more like women were using him.
Quote from: AoTFan on February 10, 2017, 02:14:32 AM
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2017, 06:52:11 PM
Real name: Joe Salamone
Born: April 11, 1964
Home: Billerica, Massachusetts
Married, no children, one dog (16 years old and still hanging on!)
Profession: Consultant (CPA)
How long have you been an accountant?
Since 1991
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 10, 2017, 06:05:46 PM
Quote from: AoTFan on February 10, 2017, 02:14:32 AM
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2017, 06:52:11 PM
Real name: Joe Salamone
Born: April 11, 1964
Home: Billerica, Massachusetts
Married, no children, one dog (16 years old and still hanging on!)
Profession: Consultant (CPA)
How long have you been an accountant?
Since 1991
Wow, I hope I can get to know you better before you jump.
:teddyr:
Quote from: AoTFan on February 10, 2017, 02:53:28 AM
Actually, no. I can't speak for anyone else, but, honestly, guys like him p**s me off. I mean, I don't know him personally and mean no offense because he IS your husband but... I've never really liked the idea of guys who go through women like tissue paper and think nothing of it other than getting their rocks off.
Not trying to sound goody goody or anything, but, as far back as I can remember, when I became aware of the concept of people pairing off, even as a kid all I've ever wanted was just to find that special someone and spend my life with them. Now, yeah, maybe I'd feel differently if I had a high level of charisma, but, I kind of doubt it.
I suppose I feel this way because I had a very lonely childhood.
Oh, and another part of it might have been because my parents got divorced when I was still a toddler, and my first stepdad (whom my mom was with until I was about six or so) was a bit of a douchebag.
Real Name: Chris Milliner, 22, student looking for a job in the CAD field.
My hobbies is mainly video games, movies, and cars.
ER-I dont usually read posts that go on for half a page-but your GOOD. Your a good writer. Amazing. Kudos! :thumbup:
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2017, 06:52:11 PM
... reading classics (I just started DAVID COPPERFIELD)...
DAVID COPPERFIELD was
CHARLES DICKENS' own favorite of all of his books. I think he referred to it as his favorite "child". I read that twice, though I don't think it's his best...
Real name: Jason Warren
Born: November 2, 1973
Home: Herring Neck, Newfoundland
Hobbies: movies - (I'm most into Sci-Fi, but also Horror, Film Noir, War, Mystery, the classics, biographical, documentaries, etc.), used to be into comics but now I just generally focus on the TV and film adaptations, classic TV especially stuff from the 50s and 60s but also enjoy sci-fi/horror/fantasy/action stuff up to now, love to listen to music from the 80s and 90s in particular, some 70s too, have a big collection of books which I rarely find time to read but when I do I usually get immersed, watching and discussing pro wrestling has become a big hobby too although I honestly prefer wrestling of the 1980s and 1990s, surfing online). Generally I find myself fascinated with the past and can probably get into most anything cult and off the beaten path - definitely have a big fascination with entertainment from the 30s through the 50s. I have a degree in History and English and generally try and keep up with world events. Other than that, I just like hanging out with my girlfriend - watching movies, TV together or taking road trips together.
I do not like the social justice warrior movement, the emasculation of men agenda, and the general dumbing down of society over the years. I find the instant gratification needs of today's society somewhat disturbing as well and how everyone seems to want to be connected all the time bothers me as well. I don't owe a cell phone and still have no desire to own one.
When it comes to movies, I don't like mean spirited stuff like the torture porn horror films, the celebration of stupidity films such as many parody comedies, Jackass, etc. I don't like H.G. Lewis' films for the most part either.
Real Name: Christopher [last name with held]
Born near the end of June many years ago
(Sorry for being so vague, but I try not to give away the wrong kind of info on the internet )
Currently living in Cleveland with a few years in Akron Oh.
I enjoy taking my sketch book to the zoo to draw animals. For years I putz around with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, although last year I made the switch to Corel's products (like Painter) and trying to learn Moho studio for animation. I do art sometimes in my spare time and tried to be a professional one at some point, but lately I'm really reconsidering my options and path.
I've been fencing for about a decade now. My weapon of choice is Foil, but at some point I'd like to try Epee or Sabre. My highest rating is D.
Comic book fan. My favorite character is Kyle Rayner the Green Lantern who took up the mantle after Hal Jordan went crazy. Mostly DC.
Favorite type of movie is creature features. Anything with a cool monster in it. I love Harryhausen movies, Godzilla, dinosaur films etc.
And if you want to know what I sound like:
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(Hey...I'm shameless enough to promote my own stuff)
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 12, 2017, 07:00:23 PM
ER-I dont usually read posts that go on for half a page-but your GOOD. Your a good writer. Amazing. Kudos! :thumbup:
Thanks again, RC, I really appreciate it.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 12, 2017, 08:09:11 PM
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2017, 06:52:11 PM
... reading classics (I just started DAVID COPPERFIELD)...
DAVID COPPERFIELD was CHARLES DICKENS' own favorite of all of his books. I think he referred to it as his favorite "child". I read that twice, though I don't think it's his best...
I read it many years ago (or at least most of it . . . I don't think I ever finished it).