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Mykee Ramen

Don't worry, it only hurts because you're alive.

About Me



I am primarily a recording engineer.
I play music as well.
My band is ILL Gotten GainZ
We play in the SF Bay Area frequently.
We tour occasionally.

My Interests

Motorcycles, Diesel Trucks, Guitars, Audio Recording, Yoga, Psychedelics, Home Improvement.

I'd like to meet:

Connections interested in music, especially original music that no one else is doing.

Music:

Nekromantix, Johnny Cash, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Ennio Morricone.

Movies:

Tampopo, Harold & Maude, Jacob's Ladder, Dream with the Fishes, Donnie Darko.

Television:

Cowboy Bebop, Last Exile, Frontline, Deutche Welle, BBC World.

Books:

Tao Te Ching, The Prophet, Shen Ku, Godel Escher Bach.

Heroes:

Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Vivaldi, Teddy Roosevelt, Nikola Tesla, My Parents.

My Blog

Libertatia Dog Porn

So the little guy couldn't get it in the day before but this time he made it. I think he was a little camera shy.  He started to pull away, but there was a problem. They were stuck together for...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:06:00 PST

Catastrophic Converter

Continued from last post : Today I have to pick up VALS from Holland at SFO airport and take them to Chico for their West Coast tour.  So obviously it's time to get my catalytic converter (CAT)&n...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:22:00 PST

Crackheads in Richmond, Charity and Theft

Last Saturday I get into my van with Art and Jared who also live at Burnt Ramen.  The back is filled with a load of stuff I tried to sell at the flea market the week before.  The plan is to ...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:49:00 PST

...and then it breaks some more.

The broken amusement ride.  Boy it was fun! A thrill for all 5 senses. The shared experience of ups and downs. Hairpin turns and unexpected jolts. Your screams in my ear. I lost ...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:32:00 PST

Thoughts on Death . 42

Every ending brings about a new beginning. Death is a gateway that only those left behind can experience. In dying, the feeling is of casting off an old skin. So many afraid of death, yet it is inevit...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:45:00 PST

My Extra Work on Rob Schneider's 'Big Stan'

A few years back I was a driving extra for the Matrix II.  Since then I've been registered with a casting agency in SF.  I've worked a bunch of times as an extra.  The pay isn't much, b...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:26:00 PST

I Hate Christmas

Well, there's the usual reason that it's totally commercialized. I don't remember believing in Santa Claus. I don't agree with the whole lying to the kids thing. It goes along with the birth of Ch...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:17:00 PST

Dreams..

Night Before Last Night : I was riding in the back of a cargo truck.  JTB had been discussing a deal with some of the people in the truck.  They wanted to buy grain.  JTB would only sel...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Flea Market Adventures

So I had been planning for some time to get rid of the crap my packrat ex-housemates at Burnt Ramen left behind. Unless you're running a crack house, Richmond isn't the best place for foot traffic. ...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Dreams #01

Dreams the other night: When I was 12 I had a 55 gallon fish tank filled with tropical fish. After I got it I had many dreams like this but haven't had one for a while. The fish tank was pretty m...
Posted by Mykee Ramen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST