NAME:
Leanne Shaw
NICK NAME(S):
Stratos, Stratos McCartney, stratosmacca,
Lee Lee (don't ask)
SEX:
Female
BIRTHDATE:
June 10, 1980
HOMETOWN:
Bryantown, Maryland.
LOCATION:
Lynchburg, Virginia.
WHAT THE HELL'S
A "STRATOSMACCA"?:
I get this question a lot.
For those of you who don't know, I use the nickname "stratosmacca" for just
about everything-- e-mail addresses, website names, etc. When broken up into
two words, "Stratos" and "Macca," you'll find the meaning.
Stratos is the name of my favorite character from the '80s cartoon He-Man
and the Masters of the Universe. "Macca" is short for "McCartney,"
and was Paul's nickname during his career with The Beatles. So basically, I'm
combining one of my favorite cartoon characters with one of my favorite musicians.
No biggie :)
FAV BAND(S):
My favorite band of all time is The
Beatles. I can't stress enough how truly excellent these guys are...
I also have four other favorite groups that I listen to on a regular basis.
Combined with the Fab Four, I call them my "Core Five": Queen, Rammstein
(my favorite band that is currently making music in the industry), Foo Fighters,
and Nirvana.
I also like Paul McCartney (my favorite
musician of all time), Roy Orbison, Tadpole, Metallica, VAST, Amorphis, The
Vines, The Hives, Creedence Clearwater Revival, old-school Phil Collins, Will
Smith, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, godhead, Loaded Younx, Ray Charles,
Sublime, Ozzy Osborne, Billy Joel, Steppenwolf, Chuck Berry, SilverChair, old-school
Good Charlotte, The Cars, John Lennon, old-school Korn, George Harrison, Aerosmith,
Buddy Holly, and others I can't think of at the moment ;)
BANDS/ARTISTS
I CAN'T STAND:
Oasis (or as I like to call them, "Blow-asis"), The Beastie Boys, Limp Bizkit,
Kid Rock, Lit, Insane Clown Posse, Creed, Everlast, Everclear, any one of the
New Kids on the Block clone groups, Britney Spears (and any of her clones),
Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan (some of his songs are good-- great, even--
but they are much better when others sing them), Bruce Springsteen...
FAV MOVIE:
My favorite movie of all time is The
Silence of the Lambs. If you haven't seen it yet, do it. You
shan't be disappointed. After all, it didn't win five Oscars for nothing, you
know! (Incidentally, those five Oscars were won in all the important categories--
Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture).
I also like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Braveheart, Vampire
Hunter D: Bloodlust, Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China,
Shrek, The Patriot (the one starring Mel Gibson, that is), American
Beauty, Freeway, PSYCHO! (the original version ), The Shawshank
Redemption, the Star Wars trilogy, any Raul Julia movie, Kevin Smith
movie (ie. Mallrats, Dogma, Clerks), or Beatles movie.
FAV DISNEY
(ANIMATED) MOVIES:
Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty,
Aladdin and Hercules.
FAV ANIME
FILM:
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
This is an easy one for me to answer. This film has the best animation and the
most powerful story I've seen in any anime I've come across. I doubt anything
can top it.
If there was a category on here for my favorite animated film of all time, this
would fit into the slot too.
FAV DRINK:
Iced tea. Yeah, it's a boring drink
and all, so sue me. If I didn't drink iced tea, I'd be drinking water. I'm not
a very exciting person when it comes to drinks.
FAV RADIO
STATIONS:
I hardly ever listen to the radio.
Let me put this into perspective for you-- in my car, the radio stations I have
set up are all classic rock and oldies stations, save one, which is a current
rock station (and probably the station I listen to the least). As far as specific
stations go, when I'm in Maryland, I tend to favor 98 ROCK when I'm in Baltimore
and 98.3 STAR FM when I'm back home in Bryantown.
FAV GHOSTBUSTER:
Dr. Egon Spengler-- he's a kool kat.
FAV TV SHOW(S):
HBO's The Sopranos, Dennis
Miller Live, Oz, Six Feet Under and Sex and the City;
'80s cartoons; Power Rangers; Monty Python's Flying Circus; old
Match Game episodes; Batman: The Animated Series; Batman Beyond;
Whose Line is it Anyway?; Night Court; Swamp Fox; Dragonball;
DragonBall Z; Iron Chef; Gilligan's Island; Junkyard
Wars; Are You Being Served?; Fawlty Towers; Father Ted;
Doctor Who; Red Dwarf; Boston Public; Birds of Prey;
The Practice; just about everything on the History Channel; CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation; Star Trek: The Next Generation; The Three
Stooges; Late Night with Conan O'Brien; The Late Show with David
Letterman.
FAV POWER
RANGERS SERIES:
Yes, I'm a huge fan of Japanese Sentai shows
as well as their American counterparts, better known as Power Rangers.
Now, before you laugh at the fact that I watch these shows, you should try watching
them before wanting to knock me down a few pegs. Sure, some of the series are
hit-and-miss, but they've come a long way from the first season of the show
that started it all off (better known to the general public as Mighty Morphin'
Power Rangers). Go HERE
to see a list of my favorite Power Rangers series, and explanations as to why
I put them in those positions.
FAV '80s
CARTOONS:
I'm a huge fan of cartoons made during the
1980s, when I was growing up. Here is a short list of my favorites (yes, they
are in order, beginning with my absolute favorite). As I re-expose myself to
more cartoons, this list will surely grow (the only reason Transformers
isn't on the list is because I haven't re-watched any of the series' episodes
yet-- but give it time ;).
1.) G.I. Joe (Sunbow's first season)
2.) Visionaries
3.) He-man and the Masters of the Universe
4.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.) The Real Ghostbusters
6.) ThunderCats
FAV VOICE ACTOR:
Of all time? Christopher
Latta, hands down. He voiced some of the most memorable cartoon characters
of the 1980s. Examples: Cobra Commander, Gung-Ho, Breaker and Steeler from GI
Joe; Starscream from Transformers; Cravex and Darkstorm from Visionaries.
And this short list doesn't even begin to touch half of what he did throughout
his short voice acting career. He did such over-the-top voice work, and pumped
so much emotion and life into his characters, it's uncanny. I never get
tired of listening to this man's voice.
My favorite voice actor still doing work today would have to be Mark Hamill.
Yes, that same guy who played the whiny, bratty Luke Skywalker in the original
Star Wars trilogy. One only needs to listen to his portrayal of the Joker
in the Batman: The Animated Series cartoon to see why. He oozes the same
raw, powerful energy that Chris Latta was known for, and does the most wicked,
psychotic laugh I've ever heard. He captures the Joker perfectly.
Other voice actors I admire are Frank Welker, Neil
Ross, Alan Oppenheimer, Mary
McDonald-Lewis, Michael Bell, Lorenzo
Music, and... what the hell-- I'll throw Christopher
Sabat in there, because he does have pretty good range with his voice, and
can do multiple characters/voices per episode. Besides, I've grown so used to
his voice for DragonBall Z's Vegeta, I'd rather not see it change :-/
RIGHTY, LEFTY, OR AMBIDEXTROUS:
Lefty and proud! :)
FAV TOY:
My stuffed animal Hippo. I've had
him since I was two years old.
I have an extensive action figure collection as well. The pride and joy of my
collection, however, is my straight-arm Cobra Commander v1 figure and my hooded
Cobra Commander v2 figure, pictured here.
Here are some other shots of just a small bit of the rest of my collection,
mainly the classic Masters of the Universe stuff I own:
Cobra Commanders v1-v9
Shelf my Cobra Commanders
sit on
Shelf with most of my MotU collection
Close-up of my MotU shelf
Castle Grayskull and Snake
Mountain
FAV ACTOR(S):
My favorite actor of all time is Raul
Julia, and my second favorite actor of all time is Anthony Hopkins.
I also like Jack Nicholson, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, James Woods, William
H. Macy, James Gandolfini, Brent Spiner, Samuel L. Jackson and Mel Gibson (mrrrrow!
;)
FAV ACTRESS(ES):
Jodie Foster, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Janeane Garofalo, Reese Witherspoon, and Edie Falco.
FAV SPORTS:
I love baseball, my favorite team
being the Baltimore Orioles. My favorite baseball player is Rafael Palmeiro.
My favorite football team is the Baltimore Ravens, who kicked much
tail during the '00 superbowl.
I also follow NASCAR on occasion;
my favorite driver is Ward Burton, driver of the #22 CAT car.
FAV LINKS:
I have way too many favorite links
out there on the 'net, so I made a separate page to list them all. Click HERE
and enjoy!
IF YOU COULD
MEET ANYONE IN THE WORLD, ALIVE OR DEAD, WHO WOULD IT BE?:
Most definitely Paul McCartney.
Words cannot express how much I admire that man! If not Paul, then John Lennon.
IF YOU COULD MEET ANY FIVE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, WHO
WOULD THEY BE?:
1.) Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe)
2.) One-Eye (ElfQuest)
3.) Robin, aka Tim Drake (DC Comics)
4.) Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
5.) Simon (Lord of the Flies)
WEIRD HABITS
OR WEIRD THINGS ABOUT YOU:
Well, I'm a big fan of American history
when it comes to certain aspects of the American Revolutionary War, especially
when it concerns Francis Marion and Banastre Tarleton. Tarleton has slowly but
surely caught my attention more so than Marion. Everything about the guy is
fascinating, and thanks to Jason Isaacs' brilliant portrayal of Colonel Tavington--
a character loosely based on Ban-- in the movie The Patriot, I
hope more people will become interested in him as well. My younger sister thinks
I'm weird for reading books about all this stuff, but hell, it's interesting
to me!
I'm a very modest person. You'll never
ever hear me brag about anything I do; it's very taboo with me.
I know quite a bit about the Beatles.
History, music, personalities... Things like that. But you'll never hear me
call myself an "expert"; I'm still learning more about them all the
time. I just happen to probably know more than the average person, is all.
Now, I personally don't think this
is weird, but some people think it's strange that I, a female, collects comic
books and action figures. I've been reading comics since I was in Elementary
school and I haven't stopped since. I very much want to be a part of
the comics industry one day, either penciling and/or inking. I'm constantly
practicing, so perhaps one day you'll see my stuff in the pages of a genuine
comic. But I'm not holding my breath... For now, though, I'm currently the editor
for MVCreations, those fine folks who bring you the new Masters of the Universe
comic book series.
COMIC TITLES
YOU COLLECT :
This list is always growing as I'm
introduced to more and more comics... But here it is as it stands now:
| 1.)
Astro City (Homage) |
15.) Harley
Quinn (DC) |