Name

Brian Ross

Other web sites

www.facebook.com/brian.j.ross

soundcloud.com/judo-toilet

Turn ons

Brightly coloured, shiny objects. Rewinding video tapes. Supermodels. Titanium. Anti-bacterial hand lotion. Taking off clothes and chasing traffic.

Turn offs

Rude people. Accordions. Line dancing. Giving piggyback rides to Rita MacNeil.

Interests

• Science and the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
• Teaching and the success of my students. Here are some of their projects.
• Capuccino and espresso. Here are some pics of my setup:
  • Starbucks burr grinder and Saeco Aroma
  • Another view.
  • Pulling a capuccino
  • Finished!
• My recommended reading.
• Sushi
• Electronic music
• Computer art.
• Stained glass
• Proud past-member of Blockbuster Video (R.I.P.).
• Favourite places: 1. the Pacific northwest and the Rockies. 2. Edinburgh, Scotland.

Fave music

Motorhead, Iggy and the Stooges, Public Image Ltd (Levene era), Coil, Nurse With Wound, Techo Animal, Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim, Scott Brown, DJ Anabolic Frolic, Neophyte, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Paul Oakenfold, Autechre, Johnny Thunders.

Fave albums

Happy 2B Hardcore v.3,4,5,7 Anabolic Frolic

10 Years of Hardcore v.1,2 Scott Brown

Bonkers! almost all of them

Motorhead - No Remorse

Stooges - Funhouse, Raw Power

Iggy Pop - The Idiot

Cure - Pornography

Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension

PiL - PiL, Second Edition

Husker Du - Zen Arcade

The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs

MUST Hear Music!

The Shaggs

Florence Foster Jenkins

Wesley Willis (R.I.P.)

Fave films

2001, Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut, Slaughterhouse Five, all Monty Python, Dawn of the Dead, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, The Keep, Wings of Desire, ID4, The Tin Drum, Remains of the Day, Blade Runner, Mishima, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Least fave films

The Gong Show Movie, Every Which Way But Loose, Tron, That's Entertainment, All That Jazz, Pink Flamingos, Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings.

Miscellaneous

• Sundry quotes and junk.
• Here's me in my car on a weekend drive.
• Viz Top Tips.

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