Some History
David van Wert was a member of The Flying Dutchmen, a famed family of trapeze artists, until a tragic accident left him an orphan and earned him the colorful nickname "Butterfingers." He ran away from the circus shortly thereafter.
In 1999 he was seriously injured by a faulty roulette wheel at a casino. The massive transfusions he received at White Feather Medical Center saved his life, and David has been a full-blooded Cherokee ever since.
Some Bloggy Things I Wrote Down - see all 7
If I Were Claude Monet Jul 12
If I were Claude Monet, the impressionist painter, I'd indulge my inclination toward horror.
If I Were Nathan Hale Jul 4
If I were Nathan Hale, the American patriot hanged by the British...
If I Had A Hammer Jun 1
If I had a hammer, I would certainly not hammer in the morning.
If I Were a Mother May 13
If I were a Mother, I'd be a bad mother.
If I Were Jesus Apr 8
If I were Jesus, knowing me, I’d have slept in late on Easter Sunday.
If I Were St. Patrick Mar 17
If I were St. Patrick, I'd've thought twice before driving the snakes out of Ireland.
Some Movies I Liked Quite A Bit
2001: A Space Odyssey, Abre Los Ojos, Blade Runner, Bottle Rocket, Brazil, Children of Men, Citizen Kane, City of Lost Children, Cool Hand Luke, Ed Wood, Heavenly Creatures, Hudsucker Proxy, The Life of Brian, Mulholland Drive, My Favorite Year, Night of the Hunter, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, The Quiet Earth, Serenity, Shaun of the Dead, Spinal Tap, The Triplets of Belleville, Where is My Friend's House?,
Some Musicians I Listen To Rather Often
Belle and Sebastian, Blur, David Bowie, The Buzzcocks, Chico Science, Julian Cope, Jonathan Coulton, The dBs, Eels, Brian Eno, Flaming Lips, Serge Gainsbourg, God the Band, The Jayhawks, The Kinks, Logan Whitehurst, Modern Lovers, The Negro Problem, Mike Oldfield, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Poi Dog Pondering, Possum Dixon, Queen, Stereolab, Stew, Sugarplastic, They Might Be Giants, Too Much Joy, XTC, Young Fresh Fellows,
Some TV Shows I've Watched Fairly Regularly
Angel, Black Adder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Heroes, Home Movies, Kids In The Hall, The Office, The Prisoner, The Simpsons, South Park, Twin Peaks,
Some Books I'm Especially Keen On
A Confederacy of Dunces, As I Lay Dying, Book, The Chronicles of Master Li & Number 10 Ox, The Corrections, The Crying of Lot 49, Desolation Road, The Diamond Age, How Late It Was How Late, Good Omens, The Gun Seller, The Hippopotamus, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, My Name is Asher Lev, Portnoy's Complaint, Will You Please Be Quiet Please?,
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Some Things About Me
I am a writer & performer and split my time between Los Angeles & Seattle. In LA I'm a member of Fred Willard's sketch group The MoHos. When I'm not dressed up in a bear suit or playing pranks on golfers, I design websites or code them from other people's comps. My frustration trying to build reasonable looking MySpace profiles for filmmakers eventually led me to stumble across Virb.
Some Of My Other Sites
Some Recent Listens - see all
- XTC - War Dance
- XTC - Then She Appeared
- Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
- Brian Eno - I'll Come Running
- Brian Eno - The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch
- Brian Eno & John Cale - Empty Frame
- Brian Eno & John Cale - Lay My Love
- The Buzzcocks - I Look Alone
- The Buzzcocks - Running Free
- The Buzzcocks - Airwaves Dream
Top Artists (iTunes) - see all
- Mike Oldfield - 130
- The Sugarplastic - 125
- The Negro Problem - 111
- XTC - 54
Top Songs (iTunes) - see all
- Lime Green Sweater - The Negro Problem - 7
- Mahnsanto - The Negro Problem - 7
- Is This The Single? - The Negro Problem - 6
- Father Popcorn - The Negro Problem - 6
Top Albums (iTunes) - see all
- The Negro Problem - Welcome Black - 54
- The Sugarplastic - Resin - 39
- The Sugarplastic - Bang, The Earth Is Round - 34
- The Negro Problem - Joys & Concerns - 31
Some Comments Some People Made - see all 4
Actually, it probably would be fun... but the bear suits were for "Bear City" on SNL, and the pranks on golfers (without bear suits) were for a silly video for National Lampoon. Frankly, bear suits would have almost certainly made the National Lampoon video better.
posted Apr 12
oh. . . . .well it sounds fun to me. what would you dress up in a bear suit for then, if not to scare golfers?
posted Apr 11
thank you very much! yeah, im a huge the 88 fan, i couldn't resist making the group. :D you have a very interesting history, sir. do you really dress up in bear suits and scare golfers??? can i join you?!?!!!
posted Apr 7
Gagosian Liga says:
"We all admire the spangled acrobat with classical grace meticulously walking his tight rope in the talcum light; but how much rarer art there is in the sagging rope expert wearing scarecrow clothes and impersonating a grotesque drunk! I should know." Thank you for your friendship! Musical greetings from Munich/Germany!
posted Jul 4