ed haponik

Progressive / Surf Rock / Funk

Durham, NC

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37-THINGS-YOU-SHOULD-KNOW-ABOUT-ME-BEFORE-DEVELOPING-MUCH-OF-AN-OPINION-EITHER-WAY

1. best animal: domestic, short-haired housecat... or the mighty gray whale... or the american bison.
2. best mineral: obsidian.
3. best vegetable: the pineapple.
4. best manner of water-bottle: nalgene. gray. 32 oz.
5. wife-of-the-year: stacy-ann
6. favorite toy: yo-yo... or the constructicons.
7. greatest figure-of-legend within the martial arts: miyamoto musashi or morihei ueshiba
8. best-loved chess opening: scotch game, which in my hands not often a winner.
9. favorite exponent of slap-bass: victor l. wooten or marcus miller
10. ... and of the ukulele: jake shimabukuro
11. greatest band of all time: "the quintet": "bird", gillespie, powell, roach, mingus.
12. favorite painter: jeam-michel basquiat.
13. preferred author: philip pullman, along with tolkien, seuss, and john irving.
14. most-treasured academic skill: i diagram THE HELL out of some sentences.
15. his weight (at present): 206 lbs. (~13 stone).
16. height-in-inches: 69, dude.
17. best poet: tie between e.e. cummings and natsume soseki.
18. best poEM: "my father moved through dooms of love".
19. favorite childhood athlete: kareem abdul-jabar and william nuschler clark.
20. best show ever on t.v.: the adventures of pete and pete.
21. religion (if one be practiced): kind of a "zen catholicism".
22. shoes generally worn: chuck taylors, or thongs.
23. favorite film: "the empire strikes back"
24. the # of chin-ups he can do (if really trying): 14, evidently.
25. highest # of cups of coffee drank in one day: 24.
26. properly "drunk" after: 6 beers.
27. beer of choice: la fin du monde, or anchor steam.
28. a grave historical tragedy: "the black hills war".
29. tends to pick/guess the number: 37 or 52
30. will ABSOLUTELY beat your ass in: "jenga", "tekken", or "mercy".
31. super-power: i turn lights on and off when i walk by them.
32. super-weakness: i get REALLY bad brain-freezes (REALLY bad).
33. previous band names: "the edge", "pangaea", "independent juice box", "37"
34. opinion of "Pirates 3": liked it.
35. a book he likes: "the golden compass".
36. easily persuaded by: chocolate-coffee freezy drinks with whipped cream.
37. occupation: schoolteacher