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gary

Sue me if I play too long

About Me

Hi, Im a semi- professional bass player, and I live in Hull with my wife Helen who spends all my money, and daughter Lois who is a terrible teen and spends even more of my money! (only joking). Actually no Im not joking, its true! I love music, film, gigging, walking, football (Hull City - come on you Tigers) and Liverpool FC. I enjoy most sports. As a main job, I support adults with a learning disability, which although stressful at times, is immensely rewarding, although would love to be able to afford to retire and concentrate more on music, suppose if wifey and daughter stopped spending I could!! At the moment Im in an Eagles tribute band called "Hotel" and we've got some good gigs coming up which may allow me to retire from working...not!

My Interests

Music, football, sport, film, gigging, festies, drinking, eating out, playing bass, art, holidays, walking.

I'd like to meet:

Donald Fagan and Walter Becker from Steely Dan, Larry Carlton, Abe Laborial, Marcus Miller, all musical heros of mine. Rafa Benitez, Liverpool footy team, Robert De Niro, Muhamad Ali,interesting people, probably many more but still pondering....

Music:

Steely Dan, Marcus Miller, Larry Carlton, Jaco Pastorius, Richard Bona,anthony jackson,john patitucci,melvyn lee davis,victor bailey,chick corea,stanley clarke,john coltrane,miles,john scofield, Bob James, Dave Grusin,diane krall, Lee Ritenour,wayne krantz,chuck loeb,chris potter,michael brecker,steve gadd,harvey mason,kieth carlock,billy cobham, The Crusaders, Joe Sample, Abe Laboriel,bach,beethoven, Robben Ford,jah wobble, Eric Clapton, The Who, The Small Faces, Humble Pie, The Beatles, The Kinks, Peter Frampton, Beth Orton, Nouvelle Vague, Mogwai, Guillemots, Broken Social Scene, Royksopp, Calexico, Zutons,Travis,The Go! Team.

Movies:

Anything with De Niro, anything Scorsese has had a hand in, Roman Polanski movies

Television:

Not a massive TV watcher; music events,world news,history, some soaps, comedy, Ricky Gervais, Catherine Tate, documentaries, TLOG

Books:

dont really do books.

Heroes:

My mum,lois,my wife, Robert De Niro,abe laboriel,marcus miller,larry carlton, most of the musicians earlier mentioned, Liverpool squad including Rafa.