(last updated 6/16/04 at 12:45 a.m. CST)
PERSONAL INFOMATION
Address: 7023 Dickson Way
Missouri City (City of Houston Super Neighborhood #41 - Fort Bend/Houston),
Texas 77489
(281) 437-4931 (home); (713) 305-3605 (cell)
e-mail: seributra_d@yahoo.com;
seributra_d@hotmail.com;
TheEmissary@simhouston.com
Born August 27, 1972
Sharpstown General Hospital (now known as Bayou City Medical Center
- South Campus after 1995)
Houston, Texas
PERSONAL INTERESTS/The Whole 9
Nicknames/Internet Avatars: H5O, O.G., The Emissary, Blackula,
Shaft
Favorite actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Billy
Bob Thornton, Nicolas Cage, Bruce Willis, Ben
Affleck, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Tucker, Eddie Murphy,
Denzel Washington, Ving Rhames, Will Smith, and Michael Clarke Duncan
Favorite actresses: Jennifer
Love Hewitt, Pamela Anderson Lee, Carmen Electra, Liv Tyler, Diane
Lane, Amanda Peet, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Charlize Theron, Rene Russo, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sarah
Michelle Gellar
Favorite Hollywood Legends: Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, John
Wayne, Jack Lord, William Holden, Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Dustin
Hoffman
Favorite Playboy centerfolds: Carrie Westcott (9/93), Victoria
Silvstedt (12/96; PMOY 1997), Jenny McCarthy (10/93), Shae
Marks (5/94), Brooke Richards (12/99), Echo Johnson (1/93), Nikki Schieler
Ziering (9/97), Buffy Tyler (11/00), and Pamela Anderson Lee (2/90)
Favorite music: hip-hop, country/western, classic rock, and Rat
Pack (e.g. Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett) music
Favorite film directors: Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh,
Spike Lee, John Singleton, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese
Favorite flix: Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, any 007 film, Good
Will Hunting, 48 HRS, Money Talks, Mo' Money, Clint Eastwood classics (e.g.
Dirty Harry, The Gauntlet et.al.), blaxploitation flix (e.g. Shaft), and
Trading Places
Turn-ons: shoulder-length hair (e.g. Cindy Margolis), blondes,
redheads, vintage Chevrolets (especially muscle-era classics), the West
Fest (a Houston tradition), toe rings, and respectable equals
Turn-offs: player-haters, police harassment, racial profiling,
Church's Chicken (those TV commercials are negative portrayals), favoritism,
classism, casteism, and pro-feminist (anti-male) attitudes
Favorite martyr: 2Pac (Tupac Shakur)
Cellphone of choice: Nokia 5165
Preferred photographic device: Canon ELPH 2/Canon Powershot S110
EDUCATION
Sociology (Concentration in Criminology), University
of Houston - Clear Lake, September 1997 - August 2, 2001 (degree confirmation
official since December 14, 2001)
B.S. in Criminal Justice, University
of Houston - Downtown, May 1997
Selected Course Work
Graduate Level
Criminal Justice and the Mass MediaUndergraduate Level
White-Collar Crime
Advanced Criminology
Urban Sociology
The Death Penalty
Sociology of Human Intimacy
Minority Value Systems
Law and Society
Religion/Global Change
Behavioral/Complex Organizations
Advanced Social Psychology
Group/Organizational Behavior
COMPUTER SKILLS
IBM PC
DOS
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
WordPerfect 5.1, 6.0
Microsoft Word,
SAS MAINFRAME
Internet
PUBLICATIONS/WEBOGRAPHY
Seributra, D. (July 1, 2003). Westheimer Street Festival 2003: The Homecoming and Pride 25. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2003.html.
Seributra, D. (October 19, 2002). Westheimer Street Festival 2002: Progressiveism in Effect. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2002F.html.
Seributra, D. (July 21, 2002). 2002: The Continuation. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/2002.html.
Seributra, D. (May 1, 2002). Westheimer Street Festival 2002: A Shadow of Its Former Self. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2002.html.
Seributra, D. (November 8, 2001). Westheimer Street Festival 2001: WFPO Action. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WFPO01.html.
Seributra, D. (October 14, 2001). Westheimer Street Festival 2001: Beyond The Infinite. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2001F.html.
Seributra, D. (September 14, 2001). Pride 2001: Blockwalking Session. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/blockwalk.html.
Seributra, D. (September 14, 2001). Pride 2001: A Mirror Image of WestFest. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/P01.html.
Seributra, D. (August 10, 2001). WestFest Chronology. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/chronology.html.
Seributra, D. (July 14, 2001). 2001: A Salvage Yard
Odyssey. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/2001.html.
*page moved to angelfire.com on 7.17.02
Seributra, D. (May 5, 2001). Westheimer Street Festival 2001: 12 Months Later. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2001.html.
Seributra, D. (December 10, 2000). 1981-91 Chevrolet/GMC C/K and R/V Series Front Doghouse - Parts Interchange. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.netcolony.com/autos/theemissary/8191.html.
Seributra, D. (December 8, 2000). Anti-55: A Throwback
to the 1970s. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/anti55.htm.
*page moved to angelfire.com on 5.30.02
Seributra, D. (October 23, 2000). Westheimer Street Festival 2000: A Fan's Analysis. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/WSF2000.html.
Seributra, D. (October 19, 2000). Westheimer Street Festival Photo Collection (pre-Allen Parkway era). Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/picvault.html.
Seributra, D. (June 18, 2000). Wallisville: Death Row Capital for GM A-Bodies. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/drow3.htm.
Seributra, D. (June 17, 2000). Death of an Icon - The Westheimer Street Festival. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/armageddon.html.
Seributra, D. (April 7, 2000). The Green Mile: More GM A-Bodies. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/drow2.htm.
Seributra, D. (December 17, 1999). Smog Alert - Greater
Houston Area Page. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/Etest2.htm*.
*page moved to netcolony.com on 8/15/01
*page moved to angelfire.com on 4.23.02
Seributra, D. (November 3, 1999). The Emissary's Kelly
Willis Page. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://theemissary.topcities.com/KW.htm.
*page moved to topcities.com on 8/11/01
Seributra, D. (September 26, 1999). Tales From The Crypt:
GM A-Bodies. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/TFTC2.htm^.
^dw-enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99.
Seributra, D. (September 26, 1999). Tales From The Crypt:
Vintage Iron. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/TFTC.htm*.
*Page moved to angelfire.com on 7.17.02
Seributra, D. (August 21, 1999). Emission Testing Page.
Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/Etest.htm.
*Page moved to theglobe.com on 10/30/99
*Page moved to netcolony.com on 8/15/01
*Page moved to angelfire.com on 4.23.02
Seributra, D, and Finley, A. (August 14, 1999). 1972 GMC
Sprint Page. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/72sprint.htm*.
*BuzzeZ! Website Award recipient, 11/28/99.
*moved to angelfire.com on 6.2.02
Seributra, D. (August 10, 1999). Bangkok Streets.
Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/Bangkok_Streets.htm*.
*page moved to angelfire.com on 6.13.02
Seributra, D. (August 10, 1999). 1969 Cortina Page:
The Mutant. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/cortina.htm*.
*page moved to angelfire.com on 6.13.02
Seributra, D. (July 31, 1999). Genesis: When My Dad
Came to America. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://theemissary.topcities.com/genesis.htm*^.
*Page moved to theglobe.com on 10/30/99
*Page moved to topcities.com on 8/31/01
^dw-enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99
Seributra, D. (July 20, 1999). G-Bodies on Screen. Houston, Texas, Po - N- Broke Productions, http://www.geocities.com/seributra_d/G_car.html
Seributra, D, (March 5, 1999). My 1969 Chevelle Memorial
Page. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/694evr.htm.*^`-
*BuzzeZ! Internet Award recipient, 11/28/99
^dw-enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99
`tripod.com link still operational; netcolony link established in response
to an abrupt shutdown by tripod.com
-Page moved to angelfire.com on 7.16.02
Seributra, D. (December 12, 1998). My 1975 Nova Page#.
Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/X.htm^.
^dw-enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99
Seributra, D. (February 1998). Chevelles (and A-cars) on
Screen. Houston, Texas, Po - N- Broke Productions, http://www.geocities.com/seributra_d/a_car.html*^.
*Buzzez! Website Award recipient, 11/28/99
^dw-enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99
Seributra, D. (November 28, 1997). First Time Purchase.
Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/first_time_purchase.htm*.
*page moved to angelfire.com on 7.17.02
Seributra, D. (October 1997). Wrecking Yard Tips. Houston, Texas, Po - N - Broke Productions, http://homepages.go.com/~55498/yardtip.html.
Seributra, D. (October 1997). Cheap Times. Houston, Texas, Po - N - Broke Productions, http://homepages.go.com/~55498/cheaptimes.htm.
Seributra, D. (September/October 1997). Disco-Era Classics^.
Houston, Texas, Po - N - Broke Productions, http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/seributra_d/hooptie.htm*.
*page moved to theglobe.com on 11/9/99; go.com link still functional
*page moved to netcolony.com on 8/15/01
*page moved to angelfire.com on 5.30.02
Seributra, D. (May 1997). The Hawaii Five-O Carpage. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.geocities.com/seributra_d/HawaiiFiveO.html.
Seributra, D. (May 18, 1997). The Chevelle Online Interchange
Manual. Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://www.angelfire.com/tx/lonestarclassics/abodyinterchange.html*^.
*BuzzeZ! Website Award recipient, 11/28/99
^dw.enterprises.com award recipient, 12/11/99
*credited as H5O
^also known as Mo' Hoopties and Low-Dollar Iron
#Known as X-Files Revealed or The Emissary's 1975 Nova Page
UNPUBLISHED WEBSITES
Seributra, D. (September 13, 1999). The Emissary's Rogue's Gallery. Unpublished website, Houston, Texas, LSC Publications.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Seributra, D. (in progress). Urban Renewal: In an Unzoned Frontier. The purpose of this project is to detail the overall analysis of urban revitalization in the Houston, TX area, especially in a city where zoning laws are nonexistent. Field analysis from photographic evidence and applied research are integrated in a way that urban revitalization can transform a community over a long period of time, as well as the side effects that are common, which includes the plight of those living in poverty, existing residents, and gentrification, where real estate companies would purchase residental/commercial lots for redevelopment, rehabilitate existing properties, whether it is a house, commercial building, in a manner that the property is restored or demolished for newer developments like loft homes that sell for a profit in a value exceeding $250,000.
Seributra, D. (in progress). WestFest: Past, Present, and Future. The objective is to conduct field interviews with existing Westheimer Street Festival fans, relative to a turning point: January 26, 2000. This was the day when City of Houston - Department of Public Works assistant director George Bravenec refused to grant a street closure permit to John Florez, president of the Westheimer Street Festival Corporation. During the field interviews, respondents stated that the Montrose District is the ideal location for WestFest, since geographic location is prudent to a Houston tradition for over 4 decades, dating back to 1971.
WINDOWS WALLPAPER GRAPHICS WEBOGRAPHY
Seributra, D. (September 8, 2000). Amanda Peet: The Face of a Supermodel. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/Ap4.JPG.
Seributra, D. (September 6, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #7. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/pw6.JPG.
Seributra, D. (September 1, 2000). Amanda Peet: She's The First, The Last, My Everything. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/Ap3.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 30, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White - Marquee. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/pw.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 30, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #6. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/pw2.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 30, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #5. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/pw3.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 30, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #4. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/pw4.JPG.
Seributra, D. and Finley, A. (August 30, 2000). 1972 GMC Sprint (640 x 480). Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/sprint2.JPG.
Seributra, D. and Finley, A. (August 28, 2000). 1972 GMC Sprint: Timeless (1024 x 768). Houston, Texas, LSC Publications, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/sprint.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 28, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #3. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/P10c.JPG.
Seributra, D. (August 28, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #2. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/P10b.jpg.
Seributra, D. (August 23, 2000). Amanda Peet: Persian White #1. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/P10.jpg.
Seributra, D. (August 23, 2000). Amanda Peet: The First, The Last, My Everything. Houston, Texas, Vigilante Entertainment, http://seributra_d.tripod.com/Ap.jpg.
EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT/VOLUNTEER HISTORY (includes entrepreneurial background)
12/03 - Present: Emissary Photography Services
7/29/02-9/23/02: Tony Sanchez for Texas Governor campaign*
7/10/02-Present: October 22nd Coaltion - Houston ChapterBlockwalker/field canvasser phonebanker volunteer recruitment data entry reconnaisance/intelligence (voter precinct mapping/turfcutting)
4/6/02-Present: Houston Independent Media Center
2/7/02-Present: GCAMVolunteer Field Reporter/Freelance Photographer
2/6/02-Present: Inner Loop Affordable Housing Coalition (formerly the Friends in Defense of Allen Parkway Village before May 2002)
1/15/02-Present: Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays - Houston Chapter (PFLAG Houston)~Advocate for affordable housing inside Loop 610 in the Greater Houston Area
12/2/01-Present: Corpus Justice, Inc.Advocate/supporter to parents or friends of individuals regardless of sexual orientation and/or sexism
7/15/01-12/1/01: Ada Edwards for Houston City Council - District D CampaignCivilian Oversight Advocate Anti-Racial Profiling Advocate
6/23/01-Present: Progressive Voters in ActionBlockwalker/phonebanker
10/31/00-Present: WestFest Purists OrganizationActive volunteer/adjunct (photo sessions, blockwalking) Field Recruiter (3/4/02 - present)
6/17/00-Present: Vigilante Entertainment^
- President/Founder
- Advocate/Activist/Emissary (personal mission: to return the Westheimer Street Festival back to the Montrose and curtail overdevelopment of historical Inner Loop communities like Montrose and the Heights)
- Recruiter
10/94-Present: LONE STAR CLASSICS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS (CELESTIAL TEMPLE CLASSICS since July 2000)*
- Independent Web Author/Editor (unaffilated)
- Photographer (Spy Photography)
- Field Reporting (through the Houston Independent Media Center)
Dr. Barbara A. Belbot
Assistant Professor, University of Houston - Downtown
College of Criminal Justice
One Main Street
Suite 1086-South
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 221-8983
e-mail: belbot@dt.uh.edu
Diane Bossom
Field Organizer, October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression,
and the Criminalization of a Generation - Houston Chapter
950 Beachcomber
Houston, TX 77062
(281) 280-0534
e-mail: dboss@ev1.net
Marilyn Head
Executive Director, Corpus Justice
7820 Van Ness
Houston, TX 77037
(281) 405-8998
e-mail: corpus@ev1.net
Gretchen Himsl
Executive Director, Progressive Voters in Action (January 2002 - present)
2626 White Oak Drive
Houston, TX 77009-7326
(713) 880-3631
e-mail: gretchen@votepva.org,
g_himsl@yahoo.com
Dr. Lynne Huffer
Assistant Professor, Rice University
Department of French Studies
Board Member, Progressive Voters in Action (2000 - 2002)*
6100 Main Street
RH 211
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 348-5625
e-mail: huffer@rice.edu
*currently on leave
Tamara Jones
Board Member, Progressive Voters in Action (2000 - June 2002)
Senior Council Aide / Legislative Liaison: Houston
City Council Member Ada Edwards - District D (January 2, 2002 - present)
900 Bagby, First Floor
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 247-2242 (direct line)
(713) 545-7580 (cell #1)
(713) 501-4121 (cell #2)
email: dreds@mindspring.com; tamara@adaedwards.com, tamara.jones@cityofhouston.net
Erika McDonald
Field Coordinator, Progressive Voters in Action (former)
2626 White Oak Drive
Houston, TX 77009-7326
e-mail: erikalmcd@sbcglobal.net
Alejandro "Alex" Morua
Executive Director, Progressive Voters
in Action (1999 - November 2001)/Election Official, Harris
County Democratic Party (March 2002)
2700 Albany
Suite 205
Houston, TX 77006-1500
(713) 521-3761
email: alejandromorua@yahoo.com
John "JP" Pluecker
Director of Community Outreach / Special Projects: Houston
City Council Member Ada Edwards - District D (January 2, 2002 - April
2004)
900 Bagby, First Floor
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 247-1919 (direct line)
(713) 501-4175 (cell)
Email: john.pluecker@cityofhouston.net
Andrea Roberts
Field Coordinator, Progressive Voters in Action (former)
2626 White Oak Drive
Houston, TX 77009-7326
(713) 880-3631
e-mail: aroberts@journalist.com
Dr. Stephen Rosoff
Associate Professor, University of Houston - Clear Lake
Human Sciences and Humanities - Department of Sociology
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Suite B-1529
Houston, Texas 77058
(713) 283-3368
e-mail: rosoff@cl.uh.edu
Katherine 'Kate' Rybka
Volunteer Director, Tony Sanchez Campaign
2600 Hamilton
Suite 124
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 571-2002
(713) 533-9658 (home)
politicalplanning@hcwpc.com
Alan Finley
1110 Glenshannon
Friendswood, TX 77546
(281) 482-4289 (Home)
email: mikbrak@yahoo.com
James Partsch-Galvan
2705 Terry
Houston, TX 77009-7950
(713) 528-8037
Judith Glover (Judy) Hudgens
c/o Christian Legal Resource Center of Montgomery County
1314 Winchester
Conroe, TX 77385
(409) 321-2643
email: jhudgen@ibm.net
Lenwood E. Johnson
29041 Fulton #230
Houston, TX 77009
(713) 228-2109
email: apv1@ev1.net
Edwin Johnston
3407 Graustark #9
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 523-0119
Johnny Lee
2218 Branard
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 527-0410
Art J. Montgomery
15303 O'Hara Drive
Missouri City, Tx 77489
(281) 438-4903
"We shall live together as brothers, or perish together as fools."
