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Meet the Staff
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Editor-in-Chief
Kevin F. Moreau
Senior Writer/Production Desk
Laurence Station
Advice Columnist
Vatican Assassin
Staff Writer(s)
The Gentleman
Contributing Writer(s)
Dave Brennan
Clemenza
Eric Grossman
Peter Landwehr
Nathan Lynch
Christopher Roberts
Tim Wardyn
Business Administrator
Alan Sargent
Administrative Assistant
Ashley Pensive
 Kevin
F. MoreauRole: Editor-in-Chief
Base of Operations: Atlanta, GA
Email:
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From an early age, Kevin knew he was different from other
people. There were many examples to back this up, but one of the most
telling was his ability to retain frightening bits of seemingly useless
information about music, movies and other forms of entertainment. Kevin
learned to read from comic books, which explains his preoccupation with
KISS and his belief that the world's problems can be solved by flying men
in skintight pajamas. Kevin's managed to eke out something of a living as
a music writer, but had long yearned for a forum to air his own views
without editorial interference. Enter Shaking Through. While Laurence
Station could be seen as the managing editor, attending to the nuts and
bolts of ST's daily operations, Kevin fancies himself the big picture guy,
the idea man. He's happily married, has no children, and is writing the Great
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 Laurence Station
Role: Senior Writer/Production
Desk
Base of Operations: En Route
Email:
station@shakingthrough.net |
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Laurence, the self-professed "Force That
Rocks The Roll," is the one who makes it all happen, interjecting
his often unwarranted opinion along the way. Laurence grew up during an
uninspiring time, living a mostly uneventful life, save that he tilted at
a staggering variety of windmills before ending up in his current
position. (Ask him about his goal to become a nuclear physicist.) He'd
like to say he developed his keen critical eye during years of study, but
the truth is, he lucked into the gig, thanks in large part to a huge CD
collection amassed in true dilettante fashion (he had a lot of
discretionary income and read all the right magazines). When he's not
spending too much money at the local music store, or scoring free movie
passes, he acts as Shaking Through's Webmaster and one-man production desk
(often trying to sneak unedited copy past the watchful eye of his editor).
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 Vatican Assassin
Role: Columnist
Base of Operations: International
Email: va@shakingthrough.net |
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Born an unassuming, studious lad, V.A. was shunned and
reviled at an early age for being different from the other kids. In true
geek-hero fashion, he's found that living well is the best revenge, and
often says hi to his former tormentors when he's waiting for them to hand
him his change at Chick Fil-A. Having emerged from his cocoon a longhaired
vision of rock-star menace, he enjoys a life of adventure and hedonism as
a covert operative for the Vatican, dispatching demons and world leaders
at the Pope's whim. In his undercover guise as a struggling graphic artist
and freelance advice columnist, he parties til dawn in the bars of New
Orleans, the better to throw his enemies off the scent. He's single and
claims no children as his own, despite what a plethora of preposterously
unsubstantiated paternity suits claim. V.A. has essentially "done it all,"
thus, whatever your problem, there's a fair probability he has the answers
you seek.
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 The Gentleman
Role: Staff Writer
Base of Operations: New York, London, Paris,
Munich...
Email:
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Born in London to
parents of privilege (and, it's whispered, minor nobility), the Gentleman
spent his formative years trotting the globe and becoming a young man of
culture and refinement. After a flirtation with marriage and the halls of
Ivy League academe, he decided to continue traveling the world to broaden
his mind through adventure, women, and mind-altering drugs. He dallied for
a bit in the flesh pits of Calcutta and the opium dens of the far Orient
before straightening out and staging a somewhat-impressive career as a
bare-knuckle brawler, where he picked up his current nickname. After
getting his nose broken once too often, he realized he had a sizable trust
fund to fall back on and quit the fight game. He occasionally submits
pieces to Shaking Through on a variety of topics, although he's never yet
been paid. He's happily divorced, with grown children and a woman in every
port (or so he'd have us believe). Top |
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 Clemenza
Role:
Contributing Writer
Base of Operations:
Unknown
Email:
clemenza@shakingthrough.net
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Once on a late evening stroll he happened upon an elderly, wounded man in a
stalled Cadillac DeVille, and carried him four blocks to the nearest hospital.
That man was "Don" Vincent Tapano, a local mob boss, and the two became friends
before parting ways. Upon returning home from work one day, Clemenza (not his
real name, but a title of affection bestowed upon him by the Don for his love of
The Godfather movies) turned on the lights to find three FBI agents waiting for
him. The agent in charge explained that it would be in Clemenza's best interests
to tell them everything he knew about the Don, and handed Clemenza a videotape.
"If you decided not to testify," he said, "there's a lot on this tape that will
help you adjust to your future. Take a look at it and give me a call." It was an
episode of the HBO prison series OZ. Now in the witness protection
program, Clemenza, on the advice of his Bureau handlers, lives a quiet life with
a low-profile job that attracts no attention whatsoever, occasionally submitting
movie reviews to Shaking Through. Top |
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Alan Sargent
Role: Business Administrator
Base of Operations: Shaking Through World Headquarters
Tough-as-nails Alan Sargent lied about his age to enlist in the Marines,
and subsequently served three tours of duty during the Vietnam conflict.
Upon his reinsertion to the civilian population, Sargent got his M.B.A.
and eventually wound up a stockbroker during the "Greed is good" '80s, at
the epicenter of "Me Decade" capitalism, Wall Street. After a few
high-octane years in that particular pressure cooker, and a hung jury in a
well-publicized insider-trading/junk bonds trial, he shifted into another
career, handling Mergers and Acquisitions for a Fortune 500 company and
eventually moving into a position as a corporate raider. Upon taking his
golden parachute in 2000, Sargent decided to embark in an 80-day world
trip like a modern-day Phileas Fogg, but soon decided it was too much
trouble. Bored and restless, he took on the nebulous role of "Business
Administrator" for Shaking Through, holding down the company's
non-creative side. Alan is single, enjoys tennis, and harbors an unhealthy
hatred of the French.Top |
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Ashley Pensive
Role: Administrative Assistant
Base of Operations: Shaking Through World Headquarters
Ashley Pensive is a quiet, private and stunningly beautiful woman whose
main accomplishment is a closet full of trophies won during pre-teen and
adolescent beauty pageants. When not fending off the amorous advances of
the Shaking Through staff, she answers much of the company's mail and
quite probably does the real heavy lifting in the name of her boss, gruff,
abrasive but tender-hearted and fatherly Alan Sargent. Ashley enjoys
unwinding while watching WB programs like "Charmed," "Dawson's Creek" and
"Smallville" via her TiVo. Divorced, she lives alone with a cat named
Tommy Tabby, is an avid reader of mysteries and Oprah Book Club
selections, and indulges in an active dating life which she keeps secret
from a curious and intensely jealous Shaking Through staff. She's also a
brown belt in Karate and is currently studying Judo, Kempo and Tae Kwan
Do.Top |
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