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The graphic here is a fragment of my Drivers Liscence photo ID given a
metallic effect which I must say hides all the hideous features quite
nicely. I dare say that I appear somewhat handsome.
You'll find more descriptive shots of me below, and in the SCENE section.
The summary of the rest is as follows:
Name: Zlatan
Date of Birth: Let's just say I graduated from Gordon
Bell Highschool in 1982.
Gender: Male
Height: 6 '4
Weight: 185 lbs
Eye Colour: Grey (with a splash of Green)
Race: Caucasian (As if that matters anymore)
Hair: Dark Brown (When It's not dyed Black)
Number of Cats: 2
Shoe Size: 13
Favourite Music: Gary Numan is a God to me. Eighties New Wave was my first love. I've went from Numan, Ultravox, John Foxx, OMD, Kraftwerk, and Visage to recently enjoying artists like Therion, Diary of Dreams, Razed In Black, Armageddon
Dildos , KMFDM, Berzerker, and Rammstein.
Favourite Author: HP Lovecraft (I should also mention
Ramsey Campbell &
Clive Barker)
Place of Origin:
Cara, a tiny village on the side of a mountain on the island of
Korcula which is just off the coast of what used to be called Jugoslavia.
Status: Single
Biography:
Man, I hate doing this 'cause it feels so narcisistic, but maybe for whatever reason you want to know this nonsense, so here we go:
Born May 13, 1964 in Dubrovnik, my family came over to Canada in 1967 and settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I went to Laura Secord Elementary and then graduated from Gordon Bell Highschool in 1982. Musically, I fell in love with New Wave and then listened to
anything alternative, and after highschool I got involved in bands such as Vav Jungle & Spastic Time. In the early 90's I started putting on events for which I booked local bands and DJs, then got involved
in Scavenger Vacuum which played a few shows before disolving. After Scavy Vac, I started Groit which was me, Murray Toews (who is currently doing Random Interference), and John Martinuk.
Every weekend was spent religiously going to Wellingtons which was where I met Gord (DJ Count Zero) who was doing the Goth Night down there when it was called the Crypt. Apparently, my devotion impressed him enough that later (while at Die maschine in 1996) he recommended me as his replacement before he left for BC. Bloody Hell, I was nervous! I didn't even want the position, but someone had to continue the night, I owed it to Gord. I gave it my best try and, then from there I went to DJ at Wellingtons, then it was back to Die Maschine, then Ozzies, then Die Maschine yet again, and now I'm helping out DJ Rachel with the Cryptic Chaos night at Monty's. In between the DJing I still performed with Groit, did a stint with Anal Vomit, and had a lovely run with Exalted as their keyboardist. Either way, The Night Lives on!

A
Brief Introduction:
Exalted, a Goth Metal Band in which I used to play keyboards, was
formed roughly two years ago .......I think (Time means nothing
to a creature such as myself). We have gone through three members
and have evolved to the final line up.
The Photo you see here was taken at The Zoo, a live act venue
here in Winnipeg. The lovely young lady you see on the left is our
Guitarist, Lucypher. Way in back is Chuck, our Drummer. To the right
of him is our Vocalist/Lead Guitarist and only surviving original
founding member, Rob. Barely visible next to Rob is yours truly
on Keyboards, and completely invisible to the right of me is our
Bass Player, Joe.
The band dissolved somewhere about 2003. A non-musical re-union
took place at Louis' wedding. You should have been there! It was
a perfect warm sunny day, and her dress was simply beautiful. So
stunning with the white makeup, she looked like a ghost bride from
a Grimm Faerie Tale. Below is what could be called the final band
photo taken at the wedding. Going from Left to Right, we have yours
truly (Bloody Hell, I could have sworn that I shaved!!) , Louis/Lucypher,
Chuck (Huge Dani Filth Connoisseur, the guy must have everything
that Bucket of Filth ever released), and Former Band Leader, Rob,
a hardcore punker at heart.


He was a great friend. He loved me, and depended on me. He liked
everyone he
ever met. He never knew you, but if he met you, he would have liked
you as
well. He was a kitten when my Best friend, Leslie (and apartment
mate at the
time) brought him home as hers. He grew up to become a huge fur
bomb, and
Leslies combination of allergies and my spoiling him rotten amounted
to him
eventually belonging to me. He was the most beautiful, fluffy, friendly,
soft, orange ball of warmth you'd ever meet, and he held an special
place in
my life. I will always regret never having a photo of him. Maybe
I took it
for granted that he would always be around.
He contracted feline urinary syndrome and I did what I could, but
at the
time I was on social assistance and there was only so much I could
do. I
cried most of the day when I had to let them put him to sleep. The
operation
that would have saved him was too expensive for me at the time.
It's a terrible thing when someone who loves you and depends on
you, and you
can't afford to keep them alive.
This section of the site is extremely personal and dedicated in
his memory.
My current house mates:
 The
fluffy little girl to your left is Cleo. I found her as an abandoned
kitten one Halloween, but if this snooty little princess could talk,
she'd probably tell you that SHE was the one who found ME. He loved
her from the moment I brought her home, and within minutes they
were playing and chasing each other about the apartment. I thought
the three of us would always be around for years to come.
The orange fuzzy fellow on your right is Sunshine (whom I adopted
from a
friend and stuck with the name he came with......personally I would
have
named him Marmalade). He never met Sunshine for he passed away before
this
time. If they had met, they would have been great friends.
Losing
him was heart rending. Another who had suffered a loss of a companion
is Projekt (and black tape for a blue girl) founder Sam Rosenthal.
After losing his beloved Vidna to Feline Leukemia, he put together
an album of songs about cats, performed as a tribute to our feline
friends, "A
Cat-Shaped Hole In My Heart" . A Wonderful and touching
compilation, each band contributed a song about their own cat and
donated their full artist royalties to a Chicago-based charity,
the Tree House No-Kill Shelter of Chicago. It is such a beautiful
disc; there are songs in this CD that that make it difficult to
hold back the tears when I listen to them. If you have a cat, or
if you've ever cared about one, then please visit
their site.
They were our friends, they were important to us, and had a place
in our
lives that can't be replaced. We'll dream about them, and always
think of
them. Nothing will ever erase them from our hearts. We want the
world to
know that we deeply miss them, cherish their memory, and love them
always,
and if cyberspace reaches Heaven, then Punkin' will know this as
well.
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