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Mike

Mike Edmunds. Y'know. That bloke......

About Me

Michael John Edmunds was born, but refuses to use that as an excuse. Despite being Welsh, he has managed to grow up a reasonably well-adjusted bloke and not at all interested in sheep, coal or male voice choirs.Mike is a keen, and reasonably talented bass guitarist and double bassist, and has been described by no less a cultural icon than Charlotte Church as "Never y'eard of 'im".When not thrusting parts of his body into other peoples aeroplanes, Mike can be found in a darkened room practicing his bass licks and rueing the day he got a real job. Mike never does any DIY.

My Interests

Bass, surfing, restoring old Volkswagens (I own three - sad eh?), film and books, rugby and just about any form of cycle sport.Find glorious images of me on www.pbase.com/bassworm, or read my nonsensical rambling on http://bassworm.livejournal.com/

Music:

I can't think of a single musical genre that hasn't thrown up something I like, even country! I'm currently listening to lots Afro-Latin stuff by bands like Yerba Buena, Orchestra Boabab. Also (In no particular order) Susana Baca, Kate Rusby, Femi Kuti, Angelique Kidjo, Danny Thompson, John Martyn, Nickel Creek, Infectious Grooves, Miles Davis, Clive Murray, T M Stevens, The Sundays, Joe Jackson, The Editors, Bill Evans, Nemo, The Blockheads, Manu Dibango, Ali Farka Toure, XTC, Los De Abajo, Tinariwen. Cocteau Twins, Gang of Four, Paul Simpson, Brian Beller, Mike Keneally, Young Marble Giants,

Movies:

1. 2001, A Space Odyssey 2. Some like it hot 3. A matter of life and death 4. Dr Strangelove 5. Spartacus 6. Sunset Boulevard 7. The Producers, 8. Paths of Glory 9. Night of the hunter 10. SolarisNote; this list is subject to constant change, depending on my mood.

Television:

What's a television.....?

Books:

Anything by Neil Gaiman, Neal Stephenson, Ian M Banks, John Wyndham, Christopher Priest, JG Ballard, Margaret Attwood. Oh, and loads more.....

Heroes:

My dad, cats, brother and sister, my old hamster, mum, my dentist, my kids and step-kids, the lady that cleans up after me at work. Oh, and my wife. Anyone that has to put up with me...........