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Mark

we shouldn't try to control life but listen to the laws of nature...

About Me

I'm mark Jansen, 29 year old guitarplayer from Epica (www.epica.nl) Besides music I like to travel around the world and meet new people.
I'm endorsed by:

The layout of this page is made by Nina (http://www.myspace.com/hunting_you)

My Interests

Cycling, soccer, tennis, fitness and many other sports

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people all over the world from many different cultures.

Music:

Opeth, Symphony X, Ayreon, Nightwish, Gorefest to name a few

Movies:

The Gladiator, the godfather, Braveheart and many thrillers.

Television:

no thank you

Books:

currently reading a book about the maya culture and the 13 month calendar

Heroes:

Popeye the sailorman

My Blog

...and another human rights activist in jail

Chinese human rights activist sentenced to 3.5 years! http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/gen/ap/China_Activi st_Trial.html Hu Jia (activist) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hu Jia ...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:50:00 PST

Tibet

It’s about time that this man can return to his ground
Posted by Mark on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:36:00 PST

Vote for this ugly bastard! :)

at: http://www.myspace.com/officiallonghairhawties --> pics --> March
Posted by Mark on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:52:00 PST

Day off Graceland

Our day off in Memphis, photo impression :) @ Sun studio's, Memphis where artists like Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley recorded their albums: Myself with the audentical mic ;-) Tourmanager Jeroen Brom...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:15:00 PST

Internet & Music

This blog is dealing about the influence of internet on music. Possibly I'm a minoruty group of musician who loves the influence of internet on music. Downloading, spreading music on myspace and inter...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 09 May 2007 09:46:00 PST

Charity Ride for WWF

On Saturday the 7th of July this year (07-07-07), I will ride "La Marmotte" for the benefit of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The Marmotte is a French one-day cycle marathon of 174 km. This marathon ...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:46:00 PST

Tree of Life

I was invited by Andy, a choreographer, to visit a performance of his ballet group. Andy is an Epica fan and Epica inspired him to create this performance. I didn't know what to expect but I like sur...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:32:00 PST

Shell: clean up your mess

Shell: Use your profits to clean up your mess   Jan 31 2007 Friends of the Earth / Shell Accountability Campaign A new report, launched the day before oil giant Shell announces its 2006 annual...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:25:00 PST

Apocalypto

As I'm very much interested in the maya culture and gained a lot of knowledge about it during the past years I have paid a visit to the movie Apocalypto. My conclusion is short and simple: Amusement ...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:11:00 PST

The book I'm currently reading

This is the book I'm currently reading, it's about the law of time. I got inspired by this book to write some new lyrics for my band Epica.
Posted by Mark on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:35:00 PST