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AKiRA

Burn the land and boil the sea – you can’t take the sky from me.

About Me

I'm a something of a movie junkie and a musician (meaning there's no DJ's and rappers in my group!)and I love moonlit walks along the beach (particularly if there's liquor and the possibility of sex involved).
I'm intense, regularly brooding, usually a jerk, fairly insensitive and rude. I drink on occasion and cuss on a regular basis so I don't forget the really fun words. I got tired of trying to match up to other people's requirements since it usually put me in the position of not pleasing myself and being unhappy is not a life I want to live anymore. I love women and have many for good friends with the unfortunate side effect of being hornier than a brass band. In spite of all this, I have a warm and loving heart (which I'm going to rip out with a fork as soon as I find it!)
Work-wise, I'm in radio and work as a freelance voice talent for clients like McDonalds, Alaska Public Radio, Taco Mayo, and Wal-Mart to name a select few as well as the voice of Reàl Salt Lake, the Major League Soccer™ team in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Like you might guess from my photograph, I am in a band. Several, actually, covering the spectrum of pop, rock, and blues...
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BOMBAY BLACK - Forget About It

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Christmas music meets 80's hard rock...
I'm also in two cover bands that play in the Central Arkansas area: " SuperLow " and "Malicious Groove".
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Further proof that I am a frakkin' geek! It only took me two hours total to complete this. I need a new hobby! LOL

My Interests

Surfing the net (duh!)
screwing around with my websites
writing and recording music
watching movies
Cooking (particularly if I get in an experimental mood though that usually comes when there's a hodge-podge of stuff that doesn't go together and I find a way to make it work)
live music
the theatre (I grew up in the theatre doing musical comedy and dramatic plays, so it's in the blood)

I'd like to meet:

Whoever. It's variety that makes the world turn, right? So long as the conversation level isn't reliant on the continual overuse of phrases now common (and cliche) to every rapper known and unknown, y'knowhutI'msayin'? Musicians, actors, science minds, the politically inclined... and of course, anyone that I used to know from my past.

Music:

King's X, Journey, T-Ride, Mtley Cre, Type O Negative, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Talisman, L.A. Guns, Firehouse, Drain sth, Marvelous 3, Butch Walker, Dan Reed Network, Def Leppard, Shotgun Messiah, Pantera, Damageplan, Megadeth, Disturbed, Meshuggah, Judas Priest, Confederate Railroad (first album), Garth Brooks, Kentucky Headhunters, Tracy Byrd, Trick Pony, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, Kelly Clarkson, Anastacia, Backstreet Boys (bag on them for the visual, but the songs are good), Steely Dan, Donald Fagen ("The Nightfly" is the shit!), Larry Carlton, George Benson, Diana Krall, Yellowjackets, Lee Ritenour, Frank Zappa (the God), Seraphim Shock, Razed In Black, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Dead Can Dance, Mazzy Star, Wendy Carlos, Isao Tomita, Steve Vai, Danny Elfman, John Barry, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Stephen Lynch

Movies:

ANIME: Akira (was there a doubt?), Ghost In The Shell, Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, Metropolis

SCI-FI/FANTASY: Star Wars (even the bad ones), The Lord of the Rings, 28 Days Later, 2010, Outland, Alien (all), Pitch Black, Galaxy Quest (and not just cuz I'm in it), The Abyss

COMEDY: Private Parts, Bruce Almighty, Victor/Victoria, Blazing Saddles

MUSIC: Still Crazy, Almost Famous, Velvet Goldmine, This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, The Decline of Western Civilization, Part Two: The Metal Years

VAMPIRE: Blade, The Lost Boys, Interview With The Vampire, Vampire: The Embraced (a series instead of a movie, but DAMN!)

ACTION: Die Hard (all), Indiana Jones (all), True Lies, The Terminator, Silverado

DRAMA: The Man from Snowy River, Unforgiven, Se7en

Television:

Firefly
Inside The Actor's Studio
Battlestar Galactica (the new version)
The Twilight Zone
Robot Chicken
Futurama
The West Wing
Iron Chef
Good Eats

Books:

Congo - Michael Crichton

Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo

Bored of the Rings - Harvard Lampoon

Desperation - Stephen King

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams

The Dirt - Mötley Crüe & Neil Strauss

I also like sitting down with a good screenplay. I Am Legend , based on the Richard Matheson novel, is perhaps my all-time favourite. It has been adapted before as "The Omega Man" with Charleton Heston.

Heroes:

King's X - for sticking to thier style even if it's not "popular"

Harrison Ford - for proving that being in your thirties when the career kicks in ain't a bad thing

My Mom - who still does musicals and national shows because she loves it.

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My Blog

Use Your Delusion...

Guns N' Roses Cancels Show Over Booze LawNov 10, 12:08 PM EST The Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine -- Guns N' Roses canceled a performance in Portland, Maine this week after being told by state offic...
Posted by AKiRA on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:14:00 PST

My Wild English Weekend...

We're home. It was a long trip followed by one of the best damn nights we've ever had followed by one of the oddest plane change problems I can recall in my limited experience. First of all, I want to...
Posted by AKiRA on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:04:00 PST

My Last Words...

...until I get back. I've checked and rechecked and rechecked my gear for the trip and I'm all set. Clothes are packed along with the videocamera, tripod, toiletries, Jim's wah pedal, my tuner and EQ ...
Posted by AKiRA on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:09:00 PST

Working Through Cultural Differences...

After practice last night, the band began discussing the intinerary, currency exchange, phrases, and local food possibilities in the UK. In a week, we'll be there so we needed to get up to speed on it...
Posted by AKiRA on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:26:00 PST

93.3 The Razor (RIP)...

The dry erase boards has been cleared and cleaned. The posters advertising the second albums from Seether and A Perfect Circle have been tossed along with the poster and calendar of Jenna Jameson. The...
Posted by AKiRA on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:32:00 PST

Back On The Horse...

The Funk is gone, replaced by a bit of uncertainty which is nothing I can't deal with. Life's good. Planning for gigs. Practicing a lot. Enjoying friends and company when possible. Avoiding driving d...
Posted by AKiRA on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:29:00 PST

A Question For The Musically Minded...

Since the early eighties, it's become a common practice to use backing tracks in live shows whether it's additional piano or special sound effects or even an extra voice. What's your take on this prac...
Posted by AKiRA on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:27:00 PST

A Wrong Kind Of Funk...

Work stress caught up with me today after a couple of occurences, two things that really set the tone for the rest of the day. I can't go into them right now because they're work related and it's not ...
Posted by AKiRA on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:12:00 PST

My Celebrity Look-a-likes...

This seems to be the new thing going around Myspace, so I thought I'd give it a shot. If you choose to do this, understand you'll have to register with the website (it's free) and it's important to ge...
Posted by AKiRA on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:38:00 PST

The Sushi Chronicles, Vol. 2...

If you've read my last blog on homemade sushi, you know I committed a sin in using fish sticks. The idea was to get the kids into the idea of eating fish but it didn't quite work. So, I did some shopp...
Posted by AKiRA on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:46:00 PST