David Markland
Number of Posts: 1036
http://davidmarkland.com
Born in Ohio, grew up in Connecticut, but have lived in Los Angeles longer than anywhere else. To make money to move to L.A. I worked as a walking fire alarm at a nuclear power plant. Upon arrival in the city I was an au pair by day and a bouncer by night. Since then I've made ends meet as an audience wrangler, assistant to an investigative reporter, flower delivery guy, production assistant, audience warm up guy for Ozzy Osbourne, videographer, event producer, red carpet manager, writer, and blog consultant, but the highlight was my visit to Skywalker Ranch where I had to help George Lucas wire speakers to an old stereo. In between it all I've volunteered as a nude model, served jury duty, nearly won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (the Disneyland version... I only lost a cruise, not money), been punched in the face by a complete stranger, was stalked and killed by a squirt gun assassin squad, and once loaned $5 to Heath Ledger that he never paid back. I can be reached at unsomnambulist at gmail dot com.
Posts:
- Black Francis, Flea, Weird Al, Michael Penn and more all on the same stage, 02 Nov 2009 in Events& Music
- Irate woman maces kid on Los Angeles subway, caught on video, 26 Oct 2009 in Mass Transit& Video
- A seachange brewing among Scientologists?, 26 Oct 2009 in Commentary& Social issues
- Earth vs. Moon: NASA to crashland orbiters on lunar surface Friday morning, 08 Oct 2009 in Astronomy
- Has Pee-Wee Herman pissed you off?, 07 Oct 2009 in Events
- Wells Fargo to Inland Empire residents: ¡Habla Espanol!, 17 Sep 2009 in Commentary& Community
- Manhattan Beach law prohibits babysitting, nannying in city parks., 15 Sep 2009 in Nature& South Bay
- An appeal to @wileecoyote from @jessicasimpson, 15 Sep 2009 in Announcements& Breaking News& Education& Pets& Wildlife
- Suicide is painless. But is it funny?, 09 Sep 2009 in Commentary& Community
- Limo gets stuck in the Hollywood Hills, blocks traffic, 03 Sep 2009 in Driving& Hollywood
- Julie & Julia vs. Mega Shark & Giant Octopus, 08 Aug 2009 in Filmmaking/Filmmakers
- Metblogs video debunked by Snopes!, 02 Aug 2009 in Crime& Downtown& Video
- “Lost” in Los Angeles: “Lost University” being taught by local professors, 27 Jul 2009 in Education& Entertainment& Television
- LA Marathon Returns to Sunday with Stadium to the Sea Route, 21 Jul 2009 in Community& Events& Mass Transit
- Michael Jackson tribute Thursday night at Universal City Walk, 07 Jul 2009 in Celebrity& Events
- Mystery celebrity spotting., 03 Jul 2009 in Celebrity
- 5 ways I’m not spending my summer recession, 02 Jul 2009 in Commentary& Community
- LAPD responds promptly to piracy, ignores larger public concerns, 07 Jun 2009 in Rants
- Los Angeles cave dwellers evicted by Caltrans, 30 May 2009 in Homeless
- A night out with Ron Jeremy, 06 May 2009 in Contests
