KINGSTON, Lennon

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LENNON JAMES KINGSTON

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FULL NAME: Lennon James Kingston
NICKNAMES?: Lennon and only Lennon.
AGE: 21
GRADE: Junior
GENDER: Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight
OCCUPATION: Session Guitarist, Struggling Indie Musician
SOCIAL STATUS: Middle Class


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HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 165
HAIR:

There isn't a whole lot of effort that goes in to Lennon Kingston's hair. Unlike some of the guys at Waverly, who spend hours in front of the mirror primping like girls. No, Lennon would much rather jump out of bed, throw on clothes, and head to class. The means his shaggy brown hair usually gets neglected. Which, is actually ok for him. Unlike some, he can leave the house with out running a brush through his hair and still pass for a rock star. You're jealous, aren't you? I certainly would be.

EYES:

Hazel is one of the most common colors when it comes to eyes. Most of the time they get passed over as boring, or dull. However, having hazel eyes has never been a detriment to Lennon. Sure, they are a pretty average color, but the expressions that pours out of them is insane. The color isn't what most girls stare at. When he's on stage he can make a girl across the room shiver with excitement with just one glance. If he can do that on stage, imagine what he can do when you're having a conversation and it's just the two of you. Who knows, you might not be able to control yourself.

BODY TYPE:

As a kid Lennon always got teased because he was the tallest and skinniest boy in his class. As he got older this became a more of a blessing than a curse. Sure, he's still awfully lanky, but being tall is usually a turn on to girls. Plus, how many muscular indie musicians do you know? Not many, if any at all. His body image lines right up with what he wants to spend the rest of his life doing. So, things have worked out well for him. Plus, The girls who follow the indie scene tend to like the lanky guys. This plays to his advantage as well. But, don't get me wrong, he's no weakling. If he has to he can throw a pretty good punch. He's got to have some muscle, after all. He has been toting his equipment around for years now, and those amps a pretty heavy.

PIERCINGS/TATTOOS:

Never having been a fan of piercings, Lennon doesn't have holes in his body where they don't belong. That's never been something he thought would be a good idea. Tattoos, on the other hand, are a different story. Just after he arrived in New York City, Lennon had two stars tattooed on his right forearm. If you ask him about them, he'll honestly tell you that he was drunk and isn't quite sure what they mean. He is quite fond of them, though. So, don't make wise cracks.

ANYTHING ELSE?:

Put Lennon's clothing style up against the rest of New York's Elite and it's likely that someone will mistake him for a bum. This is a guy who comes for a family with a nice income, but has never owned anything designer in his life. He simply doesn't have the desire to pay massive amounts of money just to have someone else's name on his clothing. In his mind it's much better to go to your average department store, or thrift store , even. These are the places where Lennon buys the majority of his wardrobe, which mostly consists of t-shirts, buttons up, and jeans. Oh, and when it comes to shoes, he owns one pair of converse. Simple and universal. Unless something is formal then he'll rent a suit and a pair of shoes. That doesn't happen often, though. So, don't bet on it.

OVERALL:

Lennon is simply an odd guy. He's attractive to some, and not to others. Though, very few women have been able to resist him when he's on stage. Something about him when he plays that guitar is irresistible. However, on a regular day he's just an average guy. He doesn't stop people in the street or make the average girls drool. No, He's simply an average middle class guy. There is no other way to put it.

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PERSONALITY:

• QUIET;;
  Lennon lives the majority of his life inside his head. It's not that he's shy or afraid to talk, it's the fact that he spends most of his time thinking that he doesn't really engage in much conversation. This makes a lot of people assume that he's a broody musician who, if her ever talked, would be rude and sarcastic. That's a pretty accurate assumption. When Lennon does open his mouth the words that come out of his mouth are usually witty and sarcastic. Most people take these comments as insults, when really he'd just trying to poke fun and make everyone smile. He's really a great guy once you get to know him, that is if you give him the chance and treat him with respect. If not he'll remain that brooding musician and I'm not sure you want that. The more he dislikes you, the worse it gets. I really suggest you get on his good side.
  
  
• INDEPENDENT;;
  Since he was a young boy Lennon has been quite the independent person. After his parents divorced and his father shipped him away to boarding school at the age of eight, Lennon hasn't seen much of his family. It wasn't long after they sent him away that he heard his mother died of an overdose. After the depression wore off this lead him to become as self sufficient as possible. The money he has doesn't come from his father it comes from playing gigs around town or working as a session guitarist at local studios. At one point he even bussed tables to come up with extra cash. The only thing his father pays is the school tuition and if Lennon could swing it he'd pay that too. Thats a bit far fetched and he knows it, but it's something to strive for. Being independent doesn't mean that Lennon is a complete loner. He has a few friends that he's acquired in his three years here, but he has more acquaintances than real friends seeing as he really is careful about getting close to someone. He tell himself over and over again not to be too trusting or accepting of people because they may just stab him in the back.
  
  
• ADDICTED;;
  Of all the things Lennon could have gotten from her mother he had to inherit her addictive personality. This doesn't mean he's addicted to drugs necessarily. He could become addicted to just about anything he comes in contact with. Over the years he has become addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol, Sex, and pain pills. This past year he's attempted to kick the pill addiction, but every time he gets stressed he pops the first pill he comes in contact with. Does it actually kill his pain? No, but it's a psychological thing and for some reason the action of taking a pill calms him down. His mind has him convinced that he needs them to handle the pressures of daily life. He's not nearly as bad as he use to be, but Lennon is not anywhere close to becoming clean. Now, the other vices are a different story. Why try to kick something that is so readily available? All you have to do to get good booze is attend parties and here at Lawrence theres one almost every night. Where theres a party there are girls most of whom are quite willing to jump in bed with the next person they talk to. Don't worry he doesn't become violent when he's drunk, just horny, which doesn't bother most girls. The smoking habit is most certainly his favorite though. He adopted that when he was twelve and has since become a chain smoker who inhales almost 4 packs a day. Why do you think he needed that extra job? He has to pay for his rather expensive addictions.
  
  
• INTELLIGENT;;
  Lennon's grades may not reflect his level of intelligence but his compositions certainly do. This boy is not only a great musician he's also an amazing writer. His lyrics only show off a bit of his talent. You really need to see his short stories to get a real idea of what he can do. For the kid who is barely passing his literature class, He spends an awful lot of his time in the library scribbling in a spiral notebook. Most people have no idea what he does, some just assume he's a good student. The ones that know better assume it's lyrics. There are actually very few people who know about his short stories. One or two at the most. He keeps his creativity to himself because he considers it to be the most intimate form of expression he has, even more so than his music. So, unless you're his best friend or a real love interest don't expect to see them, or eve n be told about them. To you they don't exist. Oh, and as far as the professors here know Lennon is an unintelligent slacker who spends too much of his time out partying and the only reason he's still here is the fact that his father pays his tuition. He's a waste of their time, so they usually pretend he doesn't exist and hope he doesn't show up to class. They usually get their wish.
  
  
• MUSICIAN;;
  Most people don't think musician is a personality trait. However, I beg to differ. Musicians have certain odd quirks that only other musicians will have or even notice. Take perfectionist as a example. Lennon will sit for hours, maybe days on end with one song. Sometimes it only one line of a song. He'll work and work without stopping until it is completely and totally perfect. This is a trait that only other musicians can truly respect. Perfectionism is only one of the many, though. Lennon is also gets aggravated easily when it comes to rehearsals. He's very specific when it comes to his equipment and where it belongs. Also, I don't suggest touching his guitar, or anything that belong to him, really. That will simply make him angry, which isn't a good idea.
  

LOVES:

There isn't anything Lennon could love more than his guitar. The sun burst acoustic is more important to him that and girl, child, or relative ever could be. In fact, he treats it as if it where a child. Some people may thinks this is a bit odd, but I assure you, he isn't the only musician who does this. Second only to his guitar, are drugs. There are several thing that fall in the category with drugs. Cigarettes, alcohol, and pain pills are just a few. Seeing as those are the ones he simply can not live with out. In fact, he's never without a lortab and a cigarette. After that comes music, in many different types. Punk and Indie top his list with bands like The Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Stiff Little Fingers, The Ramones, The Vibrators, The Sex Pistols, and Modest Mouse. These are really just a few of the bands who inspire him. The rest of the list could go on for days and days. After the top three come things like girls, sex, walks in the rain, and composing music. These are in no specific order, seeing as one minute he'll love one more than the other. That's simply how he functions.

HATES:

When it comes to listing the things Lennon hates the result would be considerably longer than listing what he loves. He's simply a picky person. First of all he can't stand straight edge people. He doesn't buy into the whole keep yourself clean and pure because you are god's temple bull shit. In his mind that's just a cover up for people who can't get laid or are to scared to take drugs. As you can probably tell by no he also had a disdain for religion, and people who think they are better than him simply because they have found 'Jesus'. Don't even start those kind of conversations with him. You will regret it. Religion may top his list, but music isn't very far off. Sure, he loves certain aspects of it, but he hates others. Emo is the first thing on his list. Singing about cutting yourself is disgusting and just as bad as the tear in your bear country music he grew up with in Tennessee. He also can't stand Techno, Disco, Rap, New Wave, or New Punk. In his mind all of it is shit and he'll tell you so. If you look a little farther down the list you'll come across things like authority, school, snow, myspace, blogs, light cigarettes and smoking bans. These things may seen small to some people, but to Lennon they are horrible. Anyone of them could set him off.

FEARS:

• fathering a child
  
• losing a limb
  

HABITS:

• smoking
  
• drinking
  
• popping pills
  
• sleeping around
  
• humming
  
• tapping rhythms with his fingers
  

FLAW:

• addict
  
• quiet
  
• a tad bit angry
  
• too involved in his music
  
• sarcastic
  

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FAMILY:
James Kingston - Father - Record Exec. - 45
Lillian Kingston - Mother - Deceased
Sarah Kingston - Step Mother - 41
Emily Kingston - Half Sister - 12
HOMETOWN: Memphis, Tn
HISTORY:

October 9th was a rather rainy and dreary day for most of Memphis, Tennessee. Though, it was a bit more happy for the young Kingston couple who welcomed their first child into the world. Lennon James Kingston was born into loving arms at 4:17 in the afternoon. His father insisted they name him after the rock'n'roll legend he now shared a birthday with, and instead of choosing John they picked the more unusual Lennon. For the next several months the couple lived the perfect life in the small apartment they'd rented. Things began to take a turn for the worse when the two began spending time with a local band, leaving Lennon with his grandparents. The two would come home at all hours of the night strung out on any drug thy could get their hands on. It started out as pot, like it always does and soon it developed in to harder things like cocaine and heroine. Before long Lennon was living with his grandparents full time while his parents spent all of their time and money on their drug addiction.

Three days before Lennon's 4th birthday his father showed up to pick him up. This was the first time he'd seen his father in several months and the last time hadn't been pretty. Fortunately, James had cleaned himself up. The unfortunate part was the fact that it had taken meeting another woman to get him to do that. James had filed for divorce and he and his soon to be new wife, Sarah had taken custody of Lennon. It didn't take long for the divorce to go final and the wedding to take place. Living with his father again was exciting for the young boy, but he soon found that living with his step mother was not all that great. She didn't seem to like the idea that James had a son from a previous marriage. All she wanted was to have their own kids, so she didn't pay much attention to the four year old boy.

That certainly didn't get better when his half sister was born. little Emily seemed to steal all of the attention away from him. Sure, he knew that a baby needed a lot of love and care, but honestly his family seemed to forget he existed. Then before he knew it they where shipping him off to boarding school, at Sarah request of course. 'It would be better for him.' she had said, and James seemed to agree. Plus, it was Sarah's trust fund that would pay for it, so why not? The next week Lennon was on a plane bound for upstate New York. There he was enrolled in an elite catholic grade school. He had always been a decent student up until this point. Now he no longer cared to try because it wasn't going to get anyone's attention, obviously. So, he resorted to messing around. He'd play poker in the school yard during recess, and pretty much clean the other students out. This is how he saved up to buy his first guitar at the end of 5th grade.

When he started middle school he was shipped off to yet another catholic school in Vermont. Here he continued his careless attitude, but instead of majorly acting out he spent his time teaching himself to play the guitar. It seemed he was a natural because before long he was writing his own songs for a small band he'd managed to put together. They even got a gig at another student's house. His parents had gone out of town and he decided to throw a party, which was typical. That night was the first time Lennon had a cigarette. From then on he was hooked. Oh, and the band was a success too. In fact they played pretty much every party for the next three years. This is how he developed his addiction to alcohol and girls,but it was the last middle school gig that he got involved with pills. He was getting shipped off to California for high school the next day so he intended to go all out. He'd had several beers and a couple shots when someone passed him a few pills, lortabs to be exact. From that point on it became his drug of choice.

His high school years where what you'd expect from a teenage musician. He spent the majority of his time in dive bars, playing gigs, and picking up girls. In a good week he'd take a different girl home each night. This earned him a solid reputation as a man whore, just as his gigs earned him a reputation of being a fabulous musician. This was to be expected, though. Seeing, as he'd been exposed to music all of his life. His father had opened a independent record label just after he'd married Sarah, and used her money. So, Lennon had spent his entire life around musicians and a technicians. That bad part about this was the fact that his father had heard him play, yet refused to sign his own son. His loss. Lennon was offered a contract with local record label just before he graduated. He happily accepted, and began working on his first CD right after graduation. However, when he received the news of his mother's death his muse seemed to die. For months he couldn't write or produce anything decent. By the end of the summer the owner of the label was so fed up with procrastination that he dropped Lennon from the label and went about his business.

Not wanting to return home to his 'family', Lennon convinced his father to pay his way through college, after all they didn't want him at home anymore than he wanted to be there. So, they quickly agreed, and Lennon was on his way to Waverly University. New York probably wasn't the best place to send a drug addicted 18-year-old, but again his parents didn't really care much. Now it's his senior year at the university, surprisingly. How he's managed to pass all of his classes and get this far, no one knows. If he can make it through the end of this year Lennon will graduate with a bachelor's in Music business. Yes, he intends to follow his father into the industry. However, he'd much rather make a name for himself as a musician first.

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On a rainy Tuesday night, most of the students at Immaculate love could be found couped up in their dorm rooms talking to their friends via instant messenger. However, there where the few who, despite the rain, would rather spend their night doing something other than getting to know their keyboard. Josh Prince happened to be one of the students who braved the weather in order to hit one of the many Manhattan clubs. Seeing him out and about wasn't a shock to anyone. Nothing kept Josh away from a club. No matter if it's rain, sleet, or snow he can be found haunting a dark corner of some club at least four nights a week. Why, you ask? Well, not only do the clubs provide him with alcohol and a vast selection of women. They are also havens for the Manhattan drug dealers, and Josh happens to be one of their best customers. What was the drug of choice tonight? Blow, of course. Nothing makes a rainy day better than a bit of cocaine.

Having met his dealer outside the small mod club known as 'stay the scene', Josh made the deal discreetly and headed into the dimly lit club. First stop: The mens room. Here he pulled the small baggie of white powder from the pocket of his hoodie and began to arrange it in neat little lines on the counter. Soon all four lines he'd worked so hard to arrange where gone, and he placed what remained of the blow back in his pocket. The high he got was almost instant, though not nearly as intoxicating as he would have liked. He'd have to wait until later on tonight before he experienced the high he'd been craving for days. The feeling that was now retreating was all he'd get for now. So, he quickly splashed his face with water and prepared to head back into the club and face the startlingly large crowd of people.

Unlike most high school boys, Josh had never been much of a beer drinker, so it was no surprise when he approached the bar and ordered a shot of rum. He always started with liquor and moved to beer as the night went on. Downing the shot quickly, Josh turned to survey the crowded room. The selection of beautiful women was far from disappointing. Every direction he turned there was a blond flashing his a pretty smile. Never having been good at making decisions, Josh turned back to the bar and ordered yet another drink. Instead of choosing one of these lovely women he would simply let them choose him. What better way to pick up a girl than to let several of them fight for it. So, with that decision out of the way, Josh downed his second shot and headed toward a booth in the corner of the club.

Hiding in corners happened to be Josh's favorite way to pick up women. In his mind it gives him the look of a tormented and brooding musician. For some reason that happens to be a turn on to the majority of the women in this city. Which, for Josh, means he's never without a companion on these nights out. In Fact he is rarely seen with the same person twice. That's right he's one of those guys who finds one night stands to be vastly superior to relationships. Flings are void of any feeling, except for lust. There's nothing better to a sex addict than pure unbridled lust. Relationships, on the other hand, may include lust, but they also demand things like compassion and trust. These are two thing Josh has yet to master. Hence the reason he's not so successful with relationship. Well, that, and the fact that he's a sex addict. Even when he's in a relationship, the only thing that crosses his mind is how to get every other girl he knows in bed. The worst situations have been when he's messed with sisters, cousins, and even mothers. It's easy to say he's more than a bit out of control. though, I wouldn't try convincing him of that. You'll just end up with a black eye, or two.

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