Spending time with my family and friends, anime, dungeons & dragons, video games, websurfing, MySpace, reading, cooking, cars, drifting, mangas.
I'd like to meet:
Old friends that I have lost touch with, and new friends who share the same interests as my own. I am not looking for a romantic relationship, although I'd be flattered if someone did find me that interesting : )
Music:
I am a HUGE Def Leppard fan and have been since I was given Adrenalize on tape by my dad when I was 13. I have a real appreciation for music and will listen to just about anything (with the exception of gangsta rap). Some of my favorite artists are as follows: Scorpions, Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Boston, Dio, Whitesnake, Genesis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Aerosmith, Tempest, The Darkness, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, ZZ Top, Skid Row, David Bowie, Queen, Rush, Yanni, David Arkenstone, Enya, Kenny G, The Eagles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, DJ Sammy, Enigma, Sonata Arctica, soundtrack from the Initial D anime, Michael Jackson, Seal, Santana, Mana, Coldplay, AC/DC, Metallica, U2, The Bee Gees, Eurythmics/Annie Lennox, The Cranberries, Weird Al Yancovic, Dire Straits, Nickelback, Eric Clapton, Dishwalla, Billy Idol, Josh Groban, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain and Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne.
Movies:
Favorite genres are Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Suspense/Psychological Thriller, Fantasy, Romance (not chick flicks) and SciFi. Favorite movies include: Star Wars episodes I through VI, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Fisher King, Sense & Sensibility, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Harry Potter Movies (although Prizoner of Azkaban totally screwed with the timeline and plot of the book), The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, The Three Musketeers (The Disney version with Chris O'Donnell as d'Artagnan), The Man in the Iron Mask, The Usual Suspects, The Terminator Trilogy, the Star Trek movies, King Arthur, Excalibur, First Knight, The Da Vinci Code (a good movie, although Ron Howard totally f'd up the ending), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Shakespeare In Love, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, The Rambo Trilogy, Commando, Dungeons & Dragons, Forrest Gump, Labrynth, Dark Crystal, Highlander, Tombstone, Dragonslayer, Willow, Unbreakable, Signs, Bringing Out The Dead, The Monty Python Movies (Quest for the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life).
Television:
Pretty much anything on History Channel, A&E, Discovery, Discovery Health Channel, Court TV (forensic shows) & Comedy Central. Favorite TV series include Family Guy, Law & Order, Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, Body of Evidence, Psychic Detectives, American Justice, City Confidential, MythBusters, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Crossing Jordan, ER, Arrested Development, CSI, CSI: Miami, MXC, X-Play, The Simpsons, The A-Team, Knight Rider, MacGyver, Miami Vice, Battlestar Gallactica, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Enterprise, Friends, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Greatest American Hero, Sledge Hammer, Stargate: SG1, Quantum Leap, Roar, V, The Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf, Thunder in Paradise.I am also an avid anime buff. Favorites include Robotech, Naruto, Initial D, Bleach, Yakitate! Japan, Macross, City Hunter, Ninja Scroll, Patlabor, Full Metal Alchemist, Rah Xephon, Vandread, They Were Eleven, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Samurai Champloo
Books:
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Autobiography, Mangas, Classics. Favorite authors are R. A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, Ed Greenwood, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, J. K. Rowling, Alexandre Dumas, Dan Brown, Peter Canning, Jack McKinney, Shuichi Shigeno & Masashi Kishimoto. If I listed all of my favorite books, I'd run out of space.
Heroes:
All the firefighters, police, paramedics, EMTs and emergency responders who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.Rick Allen of Def Leppard. He had the determination and will to overcome the loss of his left arm and relearn how to play the drums, and in the proccess, became, in my humble opinion, the greatest rock drummer on the planet. I have mad respect for you, my friend. ALL HAIL THE THUNDER GOD!!!!Hulk Hogan (my childhood hero)My mom: For being there for me when I needed you!My dad: For helping me to become the man I am today!My Grandpa Billy Joe: What a hard worker he is!My Grandma Betty: For spoiling me rotten as a kid ( and continuing to do so today!)My Grandpa Alex: A great handyman to have around in any situation!My cousin Chris: For being a Marine and serving our country!My wife: For being the yin to my yang, and my best friend. I love all the little things you do for me!My son: For being a younger version of myself (you handsome devil, you) and giving me a reason to go to work on those days that I just want to stay in bed!My daughter for being such a cutie and a Daddy's girl too!
