25 Random Things About Me
1. Before my wedding I called BS on the fact that women are allowed to have a Matron of Honor and a Maid of Honor and men are only allowed to have one Best Man. So I had two Best Men, my brother Frank and my long time partner in crime Chris Gavagan.
2. My guitar is a purple Paul Reed Smith, his name his Gunther and he was my High School graduation present from my parents.
3. I fenced competitively for 6 years and went to the Junior Olympics in 1994 & 1995 competing in the Men’s Under 20 Saber event.
4. I have now dislocated my right shoulder six times. The first time effectively ended my fencing career.
5. I have thirteen tattoos, and no, I am not “finished.”
6. I got to sing live on cable television in front of a large studio audience. The shitty part is that I had to sing the Nickleback song, “How You Remind Me” and no, I did not get to pick the song.
7. My dream jobs growing up: Saturday Night Live Cast Member, musician, actor, writer, Guest Host of the Muppet Show, member of the GI Joe team, Jedi Knight.
8. I train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Serra Jiu-Jitsu in East Meadow. My instructors and teammates are some of the most knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful people you will ever meet.
9. Depeche Mode is my most favorite band of all time. I own every album and tons of singles. I owe my fandom to my brother Frank, I am thankful every day that he shared his music with me growing up.
10. I own over a thousand CDs and tons more tracks on my iTunes.
11. I do not understand people who only own “a few” CDs and are not into music.
12. I own 318 wrestling DVDs, I can e-mail you the 7 page list if you doubt me. Yes, I am aware that pro wrestling is “fake.” Please don’t ask me why I like or tell me why you don’t. You don’t really care why I like it and I don’t really care why you don’t, let’s just let it go.
13. Magnolia is my most favorite movie of all time and Freaks & Geeks is my most favorite show, if you haven’t seen them, please do so.
14. My wedding reception was the most fun I have ever had at a party in my entire life. Erin and I only left the dance floor to eat, listen to speeches, and cut the cake.
15. Marrying Erin was the smartest thing I ever did in my entire life.
16. My daughter Lyric saved my life, believe it.
17. I often refer to Erin and Lyric as “My Girls.”
18. From the time I was about 10 or 11 years old (Earl can vouch for me) I always, always wanted a Siberian Husky, I’ve now had one for 9 months and it was well worth the wait, Leia is awesome.
19. It took us a long time to get there, but I can honestly say that my brother Frank is one of my closest friends.
20. I love stand-up comedy and I wish there was a channel that just showed stand-up. Comedy Central has too many damn shows now and not enough stand-up!
21. I honestly have no clue how Erin puts up with my shit.
22. I have been friends with Earl since I moved to Bellerose in August of 1987, that clocks in at almost 22 years now. He’s still one of my closest friends and we can not see each other for months and then pick up like it was yesterday. We first bonded over THE METAL. He’s the fucking man. And if you like metal, check out Resolution 15. Like now.
23. The first thing Chris Brady and I ever bonded over was Bobby Collins, on the inside. Oh and fucking Airborne rules. “La ola es mio, the wave is mine.”
24. Chris Gavagan and I once had an awesome Kids In the Hall experience in what used to be Genovesse by house. “I love you now, you’re my best friend.”
25. In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m kind of a dork. Some things that let me know that I’m a dork are the following: I own 318 wrestling DVDs, I love talking about obscure cartoons from the 80s like Silverhawks and MASK, I am ridiculously excited about the Watchmen movie, I love talking about how many GI Joes I used to have and how badass it was that I owned the Cobra Terrordrome, I have the theme song from the Last Dragon on my iPod, I worship at the alter of Jim Henson, I stayed up until 3 AM correcting the roster names on Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, my dogs are named Luke & Leia and no it is not a coincidence. Ask my wife, she will confirm said dorkiness and laugh with you about it endlessly.
2. My guitar is a purple Paul Reed Smith, his name his Gunther and he was my High School graduation present from my parents.
3. I fenced competitively for 6 years and went to the Junior Olympics in 1994 & 1995 competing in the Men’s Under 20 Saber event.
4. I have now dislocated my right shoulder six times. The first time effectively ended my fencing career.
5. I have thirteen tattoos, and no, I am not “finished.”
6. I got to sing live on cable television in front of a large studio audience. The shitty part is that I had to sing the Nickleback song, “How You Remind Me” and no, I did not get to pick the song.
7. My dream jobs growing up: Saturday Night Live Cast Member, musician, actor, writer, Guest Host of the Muppet Show, member of the GI Joe team, Jedi Knight.
8. I train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Serra Jiu-Jitsu in East Meadow. My instructors and teammates are some of the most knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful people you will ever meet.
9. Depeche Mode is my most favorite band of all time. I own every album and tons of singles. I owe my fandom to my brother Frank, I am thankful every day that he shared his music with me growing up.
10. I own over a thousand CDs and tons more tracks on my iTunes.
11. I do not understand people who only own “a few” CDs and are not into music.
12. I own 318 wrestling DVDs, I can e-mail you the 7 page list if you doubt me. Yes, I am aware that pro wrestling is “fake.” Please don’t ask me why I like or tell me why you don’t. You don’t really care why I like it and I don’t really care why you don’t, let’s just let it go.
13. Magnolia is my most favorite movie of all time and Freaks & Geeks is my most favorite show, if you haven’t seen them, please do so.
14. My wedding reception was the most fun I have ever had at a party in my entire life. Erin and I only left the dance floor to eat, listen to speeches, and cut the cake.
15. Marrying Erin was the smartest thing I ever did in my entire life.
16. My daughter Lyric saved my life, believe it.
17. I often refer to Erin and Lyric as “My Girls.”
18. From the time I was about 10 or 11 years old (Earl can vouch for me) I always, always wanted a Siberian Husky, I’ve now had one for 9 months and it was well worth the wait, Leia is awesome.
19. It took us a long time to get there, but I can honestly say that my brother Frank is one of my closest friends.
20. I love stand-up comedy and I wish there was a channel that just showed stand-up. Comedy Central has too many damn shows now and not enough stand-up!
21. I honestly have no clue how Erin puts up with my shit.
22. I have been friends with Earl since I moved to Bellerose in August of 1987, that clocks in at almost 22 years now. He’s still one of my closest friends and we can not see each other for months and then pick up like it was yesterday. We first bonded over THE METAL. He’s the fucking man. And if you like metal, check out Resolution 15. Like now.
23. The first thing Chris Brady and I ever bonded over was Bobby Collins, on the inside. Oh and fucking Airborne rules. “La ola es mio, the wave is mine.”
24. Chris Gavagan and I once had an awesome Kids In the Hall experience in what used to be Genovesse by house. “I love you now, you’re my best friend.”
25. In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m kind of a dork. Some things that let me know that I’m a dork are the following: I own 318 wrestling DVDs, I love talking about obscure cartoons from the 80s like Silverhawks and MASK, I am ridiculously excited about the Watchmen movie, I love talking about how many GI Joes I used to have and how badass it was that I owned the Cobra Terrordrome, I have the theme song from the Last Dragon on my iPod, I worship at the alter of Jim Henson, I stayed up until 3 AM correcting the roster names on Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, my dogs are named Luke & Leia and no it is not a coincidence. Ask my wife, she will confirm said dorkiness and laugh with you about it endlessly.