Audio/video editor, compositor and web communities architect. Publisher of Creative COW Magazine. Wishes he could be half as cool as the guys in the YouTube video posted here on his profile. These guys make polyester proud to be turned into clothing. They make hats proud to be worn. They make women glad to be women and men wish they could be as cool. Once Hollywood discovers these guys, everyone will wear pants like this. John Travolta once stole his best moves from these guys so he could hit the dance floor. He would admit it, too.
System Details: (2) Dual QuadCore Intel MacPro on OSX 10.5
(1) MacBook Pro on 10.5
(1) HP Pavilion Intel DuoCore laptop on XP
(7) Quad AMD Opteron on Gentoo Linux
(4) Dual AMD Opteron on Gentoo Linux
(1) Dual AMD Athlon 1800 MP on Windows XP
(2) Xserve servers running on Leopard Server
Home Theater: Sony Blu-ray, Polaroid 43" flatscreen HD, Sony 7.1 surround system, Panasonic up-converting SD progressive scan DVD
Hobbies and Interests: Music both as a listener and performer. My Persian cat. Music. Reading. Japanimation. Music. Cartoons. Science fiction and fantasy films. Music. Oh, and "House," "Lost" and "Heroes" on TV -- thanks, Tim Wilson. ;o)
Favorite Bands / Musicians: October Project, November Project, Mary Fahl, Equation, Vienna Teng, Renaissance, Illusion, Camel, Genesis, Strawbs, Sufjan Stevens, Yes, Ultravox, Todd Rundgren, The Beatles, Curt Boettcher projects (The Millennium, Sagittarius, The Association, et al), Pat Metheny Group, Iona, Love, The Doors, Sweetwater, The Byrds, Snow Patrol, The Clientele, Coldplay, Psychedelic Furs, Missing Persons, The Motels, The Orange Peels, Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree, Kansas, Quatermass, Duncan Browne, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Ambrosia, Pale Saints, Jeremy Enigk, Transatlantic, King Crimson, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Alan Holdsworth, UK, Kayak, Al Stewart, Alan Pasons Project, Providence (the one from Portland Oregon in 1972), Procol Harum, Loreena McKennitt, Arcade Fire, Moneen, Blonde Redhead, Plain White T's, The Clientele, Stars, Simple Minds, Dan Fogelberg, Jan Krist, Glass Hammer, CAB, Steely Dan, Spoon, The Delays, and about a few thousand more...
Favorite Movies: What Dreams May Come, The Old Man and The Sea (Spencer Tracy version), Grand Canyon, Tron
Favorite TV Shows: House, Bones, Eureka, Pushing Daisies, The BBC David Attenborough nature specials (like Blue Planet, Planet Earth, etc.), Walking With Dinosaurs, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Lost, The 4400, Battlestar Galactica (new version), Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Firefly, Police Squad (in Color), Dark Angel, Futurama
Comments and Things Worth Noting: Why is it always the ones that argue loudest for their own free speech rights that are the first ones in line to dismiss what others say and want them to shut up? Go figure. I hate political correctness; it's boring, disingenuous and pandering -- nothing correct about it.
Re: They're just not that into you.... by Ron Lindeboom on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:39:30 am in the Business & Marketing Forum John,
Looks like some people disagree with you and that was probably to be expected, huh? ;o)
But I agree with you, in principle, and I also think the key to what you were saying was in the words "If...
Re: Shooting a pilot: need advice by Ron Lindeboom on Oct 7, 2009 at 10:32:57 am in the Business & Marketing Forum [Mandy Mastromanico] "The clients are in the Far East, and I am their only connection to the US therefore they are coming to me. I have no prior experience in this field."
Not to be cruel, but this...
Re: Film, TV and Voice Over Blog by Ron Lindeboom on Aug 22, 2009 at 4:16:16 pm in the COW - User Announcements Forum Too funny, DC. I had no idea that Edie McClurg was the voice of Mrs. Butterworth. She is so funny.
I remember the first time that I saw the one with The Pips in it. I exploded in laughter because it...
Re: To Buy or Borrow by Ron Lindeboom on Jul 20, 2009 at 1:21:55 pm in the Business & Marketing Forum [Lisa Koza] "I want and need my footage to look great for this gig because it's an important one because the middle guy will prob give me more jobs like this in the future. I guess my question...