shazam! i'm matt ruby and i like to make things. let's explore that.
¶ comedy i am a stand up comic (my bio). sandpaper suit is my blog about comedy and will tell you where i'm performing next.
¶ music i'm the lead singer in ruby lament, a nyc electronic rock 'n roll avant-garde cabaret group. 
(fyi, we're on hiatus for the time being but you can listen to our album here.) here's an interview with me about my music. btw: pre-RL, i put out a solo record and before that I spent six years fronting a chicago band called plastics hi-fi 
(#1 in someone's heart).
¶ photography i shoot photos of people 
, places 
, and things 
. i especially like to shoot travel shots in far-flung locales 
. you can check out my latest photo projects at vooza.com or flickr.
¶ still with me? onward! web also, i'm a computer nerd type who works at a web company 
where i design stuff and co-write books 
and a popular blog.
¶ people i think a lot of people suck. but i also think there are some who rock and rule 
. topping the list: my mom and dad 
(she passed in 2006, here's her story). david bowie 
. carl jung. vladimir nabokov. mark rothko 
. the beatles (#1 john, #2 george, #3 ringo, #4 paul...suck it, paul! ok ok, he's not that bad, but still.). leonard cohen. howard stern. raymond carver. steven wright 
. bob dylan. bill murray. johnny cash. peter sellers 
. thomas jefferson ("a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"). mitch hedberg. charlie rose. joseph campbell. steve jobs. conan o'brien. richard scarry 
. aldous huxley. andy kaufman. heather o. also: tom petty. george hurrell. paul f. tompkins. nick park. jarvis cocker. walker percy. billie holliday. kurt vonnegut. marc chagall. marvin gaye. robert rauschenberg. & tons more but at least that's a taste. google any of 'em and good things will come to you. too: a list of what i've been listening to lately.
¶ unsolicited advice. remember the difference between pixels on a screen and actual experiences. beware of unworthy sirens. put up a fight. 
live and flow and experience things that are real. lavish your soul. 'cuz you'll die someday. don't be sad or scared about that. just keep it in mind.
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