Pat O'Brien

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About me

Gender Male
Occupation Writer
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Introduction Writer. Omnivore. Idiot savant.
Interests Music, film, advertising, writing, art, nominative determinism, nerdiness in general.
Favorite Movies Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting, 24 Hour Party People, The Shawshank Redemption, Midnight Express, There Will Be Blood, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Blue Velvet, Jaws, This Is Spinal Tap, No Country For Old Men, Fight Club, Gone Baby Gone, Layer Cake, Clerks, Amores Perros, The Bridge On The River Kwai, Airplane!, Boogie Nights, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Monty Python And The Holy Grail and Taxi Driver count among my favorites but the complete list is far too long to go into here.
Favorite Music Pixies, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Sebadoh, At The Drive-In, The Clash, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, The Replacements, The Police, The Smiths, Elvis Costello, Curve, Catherine Wheel, Luna, Interpol, The Glad Version, Doves, Yer Cronies, Art Brut, The Black Keys, Solid Gold, TV On The Radio, Cursive, Battles, Fujiya & Miyagi, Wolf Parade, The Streets, Superhopper, Tokyo Police Club, Wars Of 1812, Snowden, Quicksand, The Helio Sequence, LCD Soundsystem, Yeasayer, Maps Of Norway, The National, British Sea Power, Dallas Orbiter, Gallows, Aesop Rock, Lupe Fiasco, City On The Make, Dance Band, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, M. Ward, Islands, Of Montreal, Sea Wolf, The Futureheads, The Battle Royale, Sunny Day Real Estate, Bloc Party, ELO, The Alarmists, White Light Riot, Tom Vek, Silversun Pickups, Signal To Trust, STNNNG, The Falls, The Forms, Tapes N Tapes, The Avalanches, Moving Units, Elbow, Broken Social Scene, McLusky, Dirty On Purpose, Band Of Horses, Low, The Slats, Estate, Mogwai, PJ Harvey, Arab Strap, Sugar, Halloween Alaska, Capsize The Stars, The Dears, Clinic, Boards Of Canada, The Shins, Mouthful Of Bees, The Walkmen, Superchunk, The Afghan Whigs, Rogue Wave, The New Pornographers, Peter Bjorn and John, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Electric Six, Dismemberment Plan, M83, Stereolab, Mylo, The Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk, Rinôçérôse, Husker Du, We All Have Hooks For Hands, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Jam, Gang Of Four...that's the short list
Favorite Books Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Palahniuk, David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs, Jon Krakauer, "Love Is A Mixtape" by Rob Sheffield, "The Devil In The White City" by Erik Larsen, "Black Postcards" by Dean Wareham, "Things The Grandchildren Should Know" by Mark Oliver Everett, "The Bad Guys Won!" by Jeff Pearlman, "Hardcore Troubadour" by Lauren St. John, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning" by Johnathan Mahler