November 05, 2004 - 2:00 PM

The Expurgated Cast

paul - Me. The author. I who write these here words.
Born: Maryland, October 1st, 1977
College: Amherst College and Berklee College of Music
Current Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Occupation: Production Assistant for tv show Drawn Together
Alternate Occupations: Music recording and mixing engineer
Likes: peaches, baseball, music, too much tv, lots of movies
Dislikes: heights, more than 12 hours of darkness in a day, missing my cat

The Usual Suspects-
Nick: Old friend from High School who used to live 10 minutes from me here in L.A. Is now back in Maryland.
LDBL: Nick's college friend and former roommate. Fan of the Dodgers.
Mer: LDBL's wife and much better half. Works at the Getty Museum.

Long Distance Friends-
Mark: Another old friend from High School. Actually teaches English at old High School. Needs to get his butt out of Maryland.
Y: Yet another old friend from HS. Studied Pharmacy and Law, is now in NYC doing intellectual property law. Will be richer than all of you combined in a few years.

La Familia-
Mom: Mother.
Dad: Dadder.
Soph: Sister. Oldest. Engaged to Gee, lives to the northeast of Boston. Works with Asian Youth organization. Has similar brain wavelengths with me.
Phil: Brother. Middle. Married to Jennifer, lives to the west of Boston. Financial Advisor/Planner. Is a familiar engima to Soph and me.
Tony: Cousin. Older. Lives 10 minutes from me. Likes to give me crap. And presents. Of crap. Big Aztec Camera fan. Blame him for my fantasy baseball obsession.
Margaret: Tony's much much MUCH better half. Like my West Coast older sister. Also known by various nicknames such as The Magnificent One, Effulgence Personified, She Who Makes the World Smile.
Sharon: Cousin. Older. Lives 15 minutes from me. Works for an ad company and gets the coolest free shit, like an X-Box and a walk-on part on Rescue Me.
Matt: Sharon's husband. Older. Even though he's white, I call him my cousin. It's confusing sometimes. My most frequent concert-going buddy. Fellow entertainment junkie/whore.

There are others who will pop up in here from time to time. Recurring characters such as Mike, Flori, Victoria, Tasha, and the various musician friends I know. But what we have up there is the Before-the-Main-Title-Cast-List.

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