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phillydave

phillydave

About Me

i dig family, friends, the guitar and vinyl(albums that is). Be honest, straightforward and cut out the bullshit. Do that and yr all right by me. Also, a strange sense of humor helps

My Interests

family, friends, music, books, movies, travel, food

I'd like to meet:

jesus & johnny cash & joe strummer - the three j's

Music:

lou reed/vu, bob dylan, tom waits, the clash/joe strummer, (most)kinks, hendrix, the Beatles, old stones (tattoo you and earlier), the Band, Wilco, Merge, Matador, YepRoc, Stax/Volt, Motown and lots of contemporary "independent" music: Snatches of Pink, Spoon, Matthew Ryan, the Shins....

Movies:

Apocalypse now (all Francis Ford C), royal tennanbaums, MP's HolyGrail, Goodfellas (all Scorcesse), Amile, Last Waltz, the French Connection, Midnight Cowboy, the Conversation, In the Mood For Love, Above The Law(really, all Jim Jarmusch).... really, the list is endless

Television:

tom baker Dr. Who, My Name is Earl, Monty Python, the Office

Books:

Underworld- (all)Don DeLillo, The New York Trilogy- (all) Paul Auster, Catcher In the Rye- (all)J.D. Salinger, all Michael Ondaatje, Bukowski, Burroughs....the list is endless

Heroes:

the wife and Joe Strummer (in that order)and Nathan is a doofus with too much free time on his hands.

My Blog

SPOON: GA GA for Ga, Ga, Ga, Ga, Ga

The best disc of the year, tied with Snatches of Pink, Matthew Ryan, the Dears, Arcade Fire, and the Shins. It may take first place. Like MR & SOP's discs this is what we've come to know and love ...
Posted by phillydave on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:35:00 PST

matthew ryans latest: EXCELLENT

i got my hands on an advanced copy. it is killer. a bit "fisherman's blues" waterboys, a bit old u2, a lot of the matthew ryan we've come to know and love. What does the title stand for though? MRVSS?...
Posted by phillydave on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:29:00 PST

snatches of pink- ROCK N ROLL IS ALIVE. Love is Dead

This is pure rock 'n' roll. Michael Rank is killer. This is guitars and drums and bass and whispered and sung and screamed vocals. Maraccas rock the tempo as well. Punk, classic rock, hard rock, glam ...
Posted by phillydave on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:32:00 PST

MY FIRST BLOG: ENJOY AND PARTAKE. CURRENT MUSIC FAV?

Tell me what's grabbing you at the moment. This is going to be a weekly thing assuming it goes well. What am i listening to now? THE DEARS: "Gang of Losers". It's kinda the Smiths crossed with Radiohe...
Posted by phillydave on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:56:00 PST