Harald O.

..s see ...where to start...well my name is Harald O ..I am 43 YEARS Young ..BLUE EYES..LIGHT BROWN HAIR..6FT 1IN...Medium build..REALLY GOOD LOOKIN'...VERY MODEST ABOUT MY LOOKS...I AM AN ARIES..so that means I'm totally outgoing & extroverted ..I'M A DAMN PROUD VIKING of 100% PURE NORWEGIAN ANCESTRY!!.. I AM TOTALLY INTO MUSIC.."MUSIC IS MY LIFE AND ROCK IS MY ROLE..." FOR THE PAST 7 OR SO YEARS IV'E BEEN PLAYING BASS FOR THOSE INCORRIGIBLE PUNK/THRASHERS D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) AND HAVE HAD THE PRIVILIGE & HONOR TO TOUR ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH EM' !! Since I joined we've done NUMEROUS U.S. Tours.. A COUPLA Euro Tours..getting to play in war-torn countries like BOSNIA & SARAJEVO..where the people are so appreciative & cool !! JAPAN..at 3am in the morning !! BONZAI !! SOUTHAMERICA !!..where we headlined a soccer stadium & mosh pits go the opposite way because it's below the equator !!..GREECE..where we had fans waiting to meet us for autographs at our hotel !! I felt like I was in the Beatles or something !! Plus not to mention BLACKPOOL,ENGLAND..At the infamous HUGE ANNUAL PUNK FEST.."HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN"..Where we blew SUICIDAL off the stage & an English music critic wrote"ALONG WITH the DEAD KENNEDYS...DRI & the REST Of THE YANKS DOMINATED the FESTIVAL..PUTTING THEIR U.K. CONTEMPORARIES TO SHAME!!" + Tons more cool places!!! Read all the lurid details in my upcoming autobiography tentatively titled "I WASHED DISHES FOR METALLICA !! " Even though my folks don't really approve of the band thing & totally worry about me constantly.. I've had a total blast & would'nt change a thing!!..Well maybe ONE THING..that I'd rather not go into now !! (They wish I would have gotten a college degree.. where I would have probably ended up miserable.. with a typically boring 9 to 5/ M-F run of the mill routine desk job..3 failed marriages..7 kids with 5 different women..paying all my hard earned $$ for alimony to my bitter spiteful & vindictive EX-WIVES !! & Finally stressing so much I get high blood pressure & heart disease resulting in numerous heart attacks/bypasses/surgeries leaving me a total shell of a man !!! I can honestly say getting the chance to play with D.R.I. is by far the most COOLEST..FUNNEST..MOST THRILLING & MOST LIFE ALTERING EXPERIENCE of my 43 years so far !! WE'VE PLAYED WITH SLAYER..MOTORHEAD..DEAD KENNEDYS..MACHINE HEAD..HALFORD..KREATOR..BIOHAZARD..& just about EVERY COOL PUNK BAND EVER !!!!...BACK IN 1979 I STARTED TAKING PHOTOS OF BANDS AT CONCERTS AND CUT MY TEETH SHOOTING ALL THE COOL BAY AREA THRASH BANDS ..I'M BEST KNOWN FOR MY SHOTS OF METALLICA, WHO'VE USED MY STUFF ON THEIR ALBUM COVERS, BOOKS, & VIDEOS !! I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I GREW UP HERE IN THE BAY AREA !!..Where I've LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE !! I GREW UP IN the suburbs of SUNNYVALE AND GRADUATED FROM FREMONT HIGH IN 1981..IV'E HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT JOBS THRU THE YEARS..INCLUDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DRIVER..A DECK STEWARD ON A CRUISE SHIP..PIANO TUNER..RECORD STORE CLERK.. BASS/TICKETRON SALESMAN..TOYS R US.. A & W ROOT BEER.. CAR WASH DETAILER.. HOST AT A COFFEE SHOP...MANAGER of a COMIC BOOK/COLLECTIBLES STORE...ART ROCK GALLERY..And I'm currently working at TROUT FARM..A mid-century Modern Furniture Store in Berkeley.. & I TOTALLY DIG the JOB !..I've GOT the COOLEST BOSS EVER ! (WHO I HAPPEN TO SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH !!)I'M GENERALLY IN GOOD SPIRITS MOST OF THE TIME!!!!And seem to have a carefree easygoing demeanor.. OH YEAH !! I try not to stress on the ongoing B.S. life tends to sling at you .... Sometimes I'm too lackadaisacal about stuff ..But what can I say it's who I am...And as the ol' saying goes "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" !! And I am definitely an old dog at 43 years young !! My folks call me a "free spirit" which I kind of consider a compliment even though they don't really consider that an admirable trait !! tey ..