User:MikeNobody

Common Sense!

I have always regarded Paine as one of the greatest of all Americans. Never have we had a sounder intelligence in this republic… It was my good fortune to encounter Thomas Paine's works in my boyhood… it was, indeed, a revelation to me to read that great thinker's views on political and theological subjects. Paine educated me then about many matters of which I had never before thought. I remember very vividly the flash of enlightenment that shone from Paine's writings and I recall thinking at that time, 'What a pity these works are not today the schoolbooks for all children!' My interest in Paine was not satisfied by my first reading of his works. I went back to them time and again, just as I have done since my boyhood days..- Thomas Alva Edison

Anyone reading this, Konnichiwa, I'm Mike.......... (feel free to call me such, and leave a message on my talk page)

About Me

Stats

• I play guitar, bass, and (kinda) sing. Harsh noise artist, writer, painter, actor, creator.
• Local reputation as "King of (soda) pop."
• Former guitarist/roommate of "The Impaler", Detroit's vampire poet.
• Very briefly played with Wesley Willis, "M.S.B.R.", "Monster Island", "Monster Bait", and "His Name Is Alive".
• Former keybordist/guitarist/noisemaker for the primitive noise electronic group "Bionics".
• Aquaintance/assistant/roadie/camerman/etc. for time STEREO label artists like "Princess Dragonmom" and "Mog Stunt Team" (also of Amphetamine Reptile Records).
• Contributor to "John Tesh is an alien" propaganda of the mid-1990s.
• I'm trying to learn Japanese, ver-r-r-r-y slowly.
• My interests in science led me into a backdoor to Buddhism.

Some Recommend Reading;

• • "Zines!" (Vol. 1 & 2) by V. Vale
  • "Making Stuff & Doing Things: A Collection of DIY Guides To Doing Just About Everything" by Kyle Bravo
  • "The Tao of Physics" by Fritjof Capra
  • "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig
  • "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner
  • "Myths to Live By" by Joseph Campbell
  • "Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist" by Paul Arthur Schilpp
  • "Understanding Stupidity" by James F. Welles, Ph.D.
  • "The Story of Stupidity" by James F. Welles, Ph.D.
  • "Dispatches From the Culture Wars: How the Left Lost Teen Spirit" by Danny Goldberg
  • "Wealth and Democracy" by Kevin Phillips
  • "The Physics of Star Trek" by [[Lawrence M. Krauss
  • "The Ethics of Star Trek by Judith Barad, Ph.D., with Ed Robertson
  • "Make It So: Leadership Lessons From 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'" by Wess Roberts, Ph.D. and Bill Ross
  • "Boldly Live as You've Never Lived Before: Life Lessons From Star Trek" by Richard Raben and Hiyaguha Cohen
  • "The Fourth Turning" by William Strauss and Neil Howe
    

Favorite Star Trek Episodes

• I grew up watching Star Trek, even wore a pair of Star Trek: The Motion Picture socks as a kid (with picture of Kirk, Spock, & Ilia). But, I never really considered myself a Trekkie/Trekker. I love all the series, although the post-Roddenberry ones have a higher crap-factor.

• Although quality movies and episodes like "The City on the Edge of Forever", "The Drumhead", "In the Pale Moonlight", "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", etc. are great stories. The entertainment value of atrocities like "Spock's Brain", "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier", "The Fight" shouldn't be underestemated. It's fun on an almost masochistic level.

• There's an MST3k-fan version of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, which is hilarious.

Favorite Quotes

• "No matter where you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Banzai (And the dedication plaque for the USS Excelsior)

• "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

• "Rights are not inherent or granted, they are fought for and earned. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free." - Howard Zinn

• "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

• "American civilization? I think that would be a good idea! - Mahatma Gandhi

• "I think technology will save us. And I think our own goodness will save us, basic human decency."..."Money is a terrible thing. Why do people work at jobs in Star Trek? Why does someone become a baker? Because the family is going to starve to death? No. People become bakers because certain people love the smell of things baking and certain people take pride--we all have a little pride--in something. 'Let me give this to you because it's delicious and you will love it, and I made it, and this is my recipe'. All things will be taken care of."~~Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek) "The Last Conversation"

• "The revolution will not be televised. but it WILL be wikified" - Kingturtle
• "There IS such a thing as a free lunch. You just have to offer it." - Kingturtle

• ”All this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true in itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes. ... “ – Adolf Hitler "Mein Kampf" 1925 (James Murphy translation, page 134)

• Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. Revealed faith is not harmless nonsense, it can be lethally dangerous nonsense. Dangerous because it gives people unshakeable confidence in their own righteousness. Dangerous because it gives them false courage to kill themselves, which automatically removes normal barriers to killing others. Dangerous because it teaches enmity to others labelled only by a difference of inherited tradition. And dangerous because we have all bought into a weird respect, which uniquely protects religion from normal criticism. Let's now stop being so damned respectful! - Richard Dawkins

• "In your own words....I use the same words as everybody else. In my own words it comes out as, 'Oop vlap lillip FLOOOM!'." - George Carlin

Mike Nobody Name: Mike Nobody Gender: Male Born: September 15, 1973 Origin: Detroit, Michigan "The man can't bust our music!" Pet Peeves: "I don't have pet peeves. I have psychotic f**king hatreds" - George Carlin Least favorite food: "cheese" Favorite foods: French fries, Curry Dishes, & Chicken Chow-Mein LINKS: We Make Zines MikeDamnNobody @ Facebook Mike Nobody & The Island of Misfit Noise @ Facebook Bandcamp Soundcloud LastFM Xiie Songkick Band And Gig Reverbnation MySpace Spraygraphic Mike Damn Nobody @ Blogspot Mike Nobody @ Blogspot Linkdin Deviant Art Soundclick Kickstarter Sonicbids Musician Cafe Formspring Chrondriticsound Anarcho-Punk.Net Squat The Planet Tinychat Indie On The Move Gigmor Tumblr Indie Castle Big Cartel Wordpress Frequent Stops WFMU Buzzflash Common Dreams Crooks and Liars Bradblog One Good Move (A Really Good Blog, With Videos Jon Stewart Daily Show Episodes For Downloading Guerrilla News Network Aum Mani Padme Hum The Official Alan Watts Site Alan Watts.net (other ways to listen) Zen Martial Arts (with Michigan Sifu, Robert Brown) Bodhi Tree Bookstore Snow Lion Publications The Labyrinth: Walking Your Spiritual Journey Myths for Today Economics in Buddhism Giant Robot Magazine japanophile.com NPR : "There Is No God" - by Penn Jillette If You Build It, They Will Come World's Smallest Political Quiz MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action True Majority Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawrence Lessig OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues Capitol Hill Blue: The Oldest Political News Site on the Internet Libertarian Rock Bill of Rights - Security Edition The Venus Project The Buckminster Fuller Institute Parecon "Weather Underground" Documentary Situationist International Archives "The Corporation" Film Home - The MIT Press Wearable Computing at the MIT Media Lab MKaku.org | Theoretical Physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, science & technology Politech: Declan McCullagh's politics and technology site Logic: Introduction The Official Tucker Club of America The Farm - Hippie Museum, Businesses, & Products Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage Northern Sun Products for Progressives Since 1979 Dome Homes From American Ingenuity Monolithic Dome Institute Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp The Hemp Store - Hemp Clothing Bags Backpacks Shoes, Information POT-TV Network DIYauction "just cuz it's diy doesn't mean it sucks" FOX News: The Most Powerful Smell in News.(brought to you by FAUX News Channel) Transparency - An extensive site, maintained by Ken Sanes, devoted to the critical analysis of media images, including those in television, movies, advertising, politics, and popular culture Art and Stuff The Big Lebowski Magic 8 Bowling Ball (Ask A Question. Gain It's Wisdom) Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza "The Kings Are Dead, Long Live The Kings: Andy Kaufman, Bill Hicks, Elvis Presley, and the Unknown Tongues" by Jesse Jarnow Weirdomusic.com Subterranean Records RRRecords Illegal Art Alternative Tentacles Records Ipecac Recordings Japan Overseas Comfort Stand Records Silent Era: The Silent Film Website Akira Kurosawa Database Ray Dennis Steckler Official Website Video Vault Absolute Films 5 Minutes to Live Something Weird Video Loompanics Unlimited -- hard to find, controversial, unusual books A Guide to Psychedelic/Noise Music From Japan and New Zealand Noise MP3 Noise Artist Downloads and Albums Charnel Recordings time STEREO Label Live Radio and Television from Japan TV CARNAGE The Brick Testament Last Gasp Online Catalog The Bran Flakes Jandek on Corwood -- a Documentary Film JAYNE COUNTY - MAN ENOUGH TO BE A WOMAN Bad Subjects: It's Fun...But It Takes Courage: Remembering Frank Capra's America Digital Archive Project indiecentre - an independent label information site Fantagraphics Books VIZ: Welcome to VIZ! Richard Kiel's Official Website Patriotism - The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel Bush - Constitution 'Just A Goddamned Piece Of Paper' Capitol Hill Blue: Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper' The Soviet Art of Brain Washing / A Synthesis of the Russian textbook on Psychopolitics Watching America (International News Translated To English) National Security Archives Infowars The Memory Hole Operation Northwoods Project for the New American Century: Statement of Principles The Lone Gunmen "Pilot" The 911 Reichstag Fire Chick Publications (Those Disturbing Comics That Traumatized Us As Kids! Detroit Bloggers and Points of Interest Detroitarts Detroit Uncovered Detroit Blog Hamtramck Confidential The Snowsuit Effort Motor City Rocks Tu-Tu Times Detroit News Michigan Indian Community Website - MI India.Com "A Manifesto of Ignorance; Destroy All Monsters" by Cary Loren (May 1996) Detroit area rock 'n' roll bands/musicians 1966 - 1972 Pure Detroit Apparel & Stores DetroitYES - Uniting the International Family of Communities surrounding the Straits of Detroit (Visit the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit)