Tako

General

In my 31 years of life I have built up a few interests and hobbies. I love to learn new things and find myself going down rabbit holes of info (my most recent info binge was learning how my Elmo Super 8 video recorder works so I can clean it and get it working). I also produce a pirated anime programming block (sorta like toonami) called Takos Nest that I air for friends on discord.

Music

My roots are in punk rock. I spent most of my youth as a street punk and busker so when I play music its old punk rock covers. When it comes to music I listen to its anything that I like the sound of. Recently I have been on a Euro Electronica kick with acts like Horse Giiirl and Brutalismus 3000 but there might be another musical shift since I am starting to vibe more with the Australian punk music coming out today. I've also been on a massive Viagra Boys binge too.

Movies

I love movies and have been watching a movie every day for almost the last year. I think this might be easier to write out if I just do like a top 10 in no particular order. 1. The Evil Dead franchise (I am convinced Bruce Campbell is my real dad) 2. The Crow (1994) 3. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 4. Hundreds of Beavers (2024) 5. Tombstone (1993) 6. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 7. Paprika (2006) 8. Pom Poko 9. The Red Spectacles 10. Highlander (1986)

Television

I was born with a TV remote in my hands. My earliest memories are watching Cartoon Network in the 90s and 2000's. Toonami and Adult Swim heavily influenced my visual tastes. I also used to watch G4TV and TechTV back when I was little too and that also influenced me (for better or for worse). I have a collection of classic tv on hard drives and dvds that I revisit every now and again. These days I can only catch up on current shows if I can pirate them. With that said I am caught up to the english dub of One Piece! :) I think I'm also not watching as much TV these days because I am in the mode of making content instead of just watching it from streaming on twitch to making Takos Nest.

Books

I am dyslexic but I still try my damnedest to make it through all the books I want to. I am currently reading George Orwell's "Homage to Catalina" which is his memoir of his time volunteering with the Red Army during the Spanish Civil War. I am really interested in reading his thoughts on the Black Army (FAI/CNT). I also have a massive collection of both Fiction and Nonfiction books as well as Comics and Graphic Novels.

Heroes

Fred Hampton, Abbie Hoffman, Satoshi Kon, John Trudell, Will Neff

Twitch

@thegreattako

Website

archive.org/details/@takosnest