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Without music, life would be a mistake

James S. Carlisle

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Created on 2008-08-21 01:26:39 (#16407519), last updated 2009-09-08

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Name:	James S. Carlisle
Birthdate:	1983-06-17
Location:	Beverly Hills, California, United States

Contact:

james.s.carlisle@gmail.com

Bio

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An extensive Q&A can be found here. James S. Carlisle (also known to answer to J, Jimmy, Jamesy, Jim, and Jimmy-Dean) was born at New York Presbyterian Hospital twenty-six years ago. He and his parents lived on Long Island until he was six and his mother (young age) passed away. His father (young age), a Bioethics professor (Graduate Level) at New York University, packed his things and took his son to a new apartment on Central Park South. James attended NYU for his degree in English Education. His father passed away from a sudden heart attack during his senior year, but, determined to keep his promise to his father, he went on to get his Master's in English Education and began teaching at Cathedral High School. His last serious, long-term relationship (two years) with was Ava Jordan (needwake_upcall), but it ended two or so years ago, after he caught her in bed with his ex-friend, Jake, from college. He owns an Australian Retriever named Ollie who is a chronic humper, despite being neutered. He really will hump everything and anything, whether it moves or not. He also recently adopted a Golden Retriever puppy, named Dodger. He has a variety of tattoos: (1) The number 222 on his left forearm, in honor of the house he and his parents lived in before his mother's passing. (2) On his right shoulder, he has "Los Angeles" written to commemorate his move (CANON VERSE). (3) On his left shoulder, he has a dove amongst lilies and roses, in honor of his mother, who said she would come back as a dove for him. (4) On his back, he has a tribal sun with his late father's name in the middle. (5) On his ribs, he has a tattoo of the first Fender guitar he ever owned. (6) On his inner left wrist, he has the word "Torture" written in Arabic, after a conversation with Farah about how a musician's greatest love gives as much torture as it does pleasure, and how they'll always come back to music, even if it burns them in the past (suckers for torture). (7) On his right rib cage, he got a shark, in memory of his father who had been very interested in surfing in his younger days and told what James believes to be made up narrow-escapes with sharks. (8) Roman numberal ten, X, under his left bicep because it's his lucky number. (9) In progress - he is in the process of completing a sleeve on his left arm. He doesn't plan on stopping any time soon.
verses
James is split into five (yes, count 'em, five) verses. Entries will be marked as such. - Canon: He and Farah (no_rainbows) had hinted at romantic feelings between the two of them, but ultimately decided to leave it where it was - a friendship. James then moved to Los Angeles and lived with zee_ali up until her passing in early January of 2009. She also signed over her vineyard in Tuscany to him, and he flies over every so often to check up on things. He has since moved to a house in Beverly Hills, and has sold the loft he and Z had lived in. He is currently signed and working on his first album (release date: April 4, 2009), entitled "SHOWUPLISTENLAUGH." After running into his ex-girlfriend, Ava (needwake_upcall), they have decided to give it another try and they have begun dating. - Music and Words: A work in progress with Farah!Mun where James is still living in New York and is still teaching at Cathedral. - Blackboard: A work in progress with rarely_serious's mun where James has not left New York and is still teaching. - Sliding Doors: A work in progress with Lauren!Mun (possessingbadge) which is completely, utterly, totally separate from either of their canon verses. It's so far out there, that it's not even on a map. It's mainly for fun, and to explore what would have happened if things had worked out a little differently, back when they slept together in August. - Eternamente il Suo: A verse with zee_ali!Mun. In this verse, J is single and still struggling with his feelings for Z. He's still unsure of whether or not he has romantic feelings for her, but is trying to sort them out in addition to the news of Z being alive. It follows the canon story line where Z was murdered, but splits off upon her return. Still a work in progress!
music
Thanks to using Adam Levine as a PB, I get to hijack his music and pretend it's James'. So, here's a list of songs that I've taken the liberty of using. (PS - if you remember seeing one that I don't have on here, let me know; I can't remember all of them!) All of these songs are based on the Canon!Verse, and those about whom the songs are written are indicated. - If I Fell (originally played and taped at his friend Jeff's club) - Better That We Break (Farah) - She Will Be Loved (Farah) - Makes Me Wonder (Farah) - Not Coming Home (Farah) - Wake Up Call (Farah and hypothetical situation with Grady) - Miss You Love You (No one in particular, but influenced by Farah) - Losing My Mind (Farah, a little while after arriving in LA) - The Sun (For Lauren and her promotion) - Won't Go Home Without You (for Jen's Christmas present) - Figure It Out (Jen) - Secret (Jen) - Woman (Jen) - Sweetest Goodbye (Jen) - Happy Christmas (War is Over) (Merry Christmas!) - Back At Your Door (Jen) - Goodnight, Goodnight (Jen) - Take What You Want (Z/Jen) - If I Never See Your Face Again (Back dated: about Farah; duet with Farah) - This Love (Jen) - Tangled (Back dated: about Ava and their relationship) UPDATE July 8, 2009 - SHOWUPLISTENLAUGH reaches Gold (500,000 copies sold) UPDATE July 29, 2009 - James gets signed on to open up for Dave Matthews Band around the country. You can see where he's been and where he's going here.

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