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G_Barber

I must break you.

About Me

Well...I'm no longer the somewhat eccentric and reclusive lead guitarist for Robot Destroy, because I'm back home in South Carolina now. Have been for some time, in fact. I spend most of my time working hard (extremely hard) so I can have fun in my off time with my girlfriend and our daughter.
I like beer, naps, playing guitar, eating tasty foodies, playing Guild Wars and BFV, Iron Maiden, Star Wars, and spending time with my family. The list of things that I dislike is much, much, longer but a few highlights are:
-Turds
-Most modern rock music
-All country music
-Anime
-Most drugs
-Seafood
-Excessive body piercing
-Idiocy
-Mental weakness
-Spiders
...and much more.
Let's see...about the music. I'm aint' doing shit with it at this point. I write and record at home when the mood strikes me. It's probably about time I thought about putting together a new band.
I play Fender guitars exclusively...I have always loved Strats. My main influence as a lead guitarist at the moment is the great Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden. He has never played a note that I didn't like. There are others I take bits and pieces from as well, like Malmsteen, Mustaine, Dave Murray, Roy Z, Ace Frehley, Lindsey Buckingham, a few others.
Check back for updates...I'll periodically do that when the mood strikes me.

My Interests



Hanging out at home with my family, Playing guitar, drinking a bit more than occasionally, taking naps, writing songs, eating foodies, Patriots football, Battlefield Vietnam, Guild Wars, Stirring up the cesspool.

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Music:

Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Fleetwood Mac, The Animals, Amon Amarth, Alter Bridge, Steely Dan, Blue Oyster Cult, Rob Zombie, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Bad Religion, Trivium, Boston, CKY, Murda Clan, Killamayne, various Vietnam era music, KISS, and much, much more. Robot Destroy ?

Movies:

Star Wars, We Were Soldiers, Full Metal Jacket, Braveheart, Platoon, Hamburger Hill, LoTR, Office Space, Boondock Saints, American History X, This Is Spinal Tap, Saving Private Ryan, The Jerky Boys, Team America.

Television:

The Shield, House, History Channel, Chappelle's Show, Boston Legal, Family Guy, Law And Order (most varieties), the Military Channel, Star Trek....Is football on?

Books:

Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Nelson DeMille, Hitchhiker's Guide...various others.

Heroes:

Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Leo Fender, William T. Sherman, George Turner, Omar Bradley, the men of Easy Company, everyone who served in Vietnam, George Lucas, Sean Connery, Bill Belichick, Romeo Crennel, all of our guys over there in Iraq and Afghanistan, those bad motherfuckers that had the balls to storm the beach at Normandy.

My Blog

Finding my groove again

So...I just got my Strat out of the pawnshop last week after about a month and a half.  It's weird how quickly one's playing can deteriorate when not playing the guitar for a while.  That's ...
Posted by G_Barber on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:26:00 PST

I’m back

Well, I'm back online yall.  I moved just under a month ago and just got my internet service back on the end of last week.  In case anyone was wondering, that is.
Posted by G_Barber on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:08:00 PST

On Humans

The more people I meet, the more I dislike them.  In general.  People in general, that is.  When I learn about people and gain an understanding of what motivates them, that just makes i...
Posted by G_Barber on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:56:00 PST

Some of my favorite guitar solos

Not saying that these are the best of all time or anything...just my favorites.  Also, they're not in any kind of order.  Enjoy.Adrian Smith/Dave Murray- Aces HighAdrian Smith-  Rime of...
Posted by G_Barber on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:22:00 PST

Ridiculous

Well, if any of you read Jennifer's blog, then you'll sort of understand my irritation.  Let me begin by saying this:  Fuck the McLeod ER.  Why, you ask?  It's like this:  We ...
Posted by G_Barber on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:47:00 PST

Everything is going very, very smoothly

Never been better, and that's pretty much it. 
Posted by G_Barber on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:32:00 PST

Of Stuff and Things, or, Stuck on 37

    Well, there certainly appears to be quite a bit going on in my life right about now.      First of all, my aunt is in the hospital and the doctors are giving her...
Posted by G_Barber on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:45:00 PST

My girl is awesome :)

She's beautiful, extremely understanding...in short, she's the best.Now it's time to take some medicine and then a nap.That is all.Over and out.
Posted by G_Barber on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:27:00 PST

Back in SC again :)

Yep, I've been back in South Carolina since early Saturday morning...which was an outstanding morning in and of itself.  But that's getting off subject.  I'm extremely pleased to be back...f...
Posted by G_Barber on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:56:00 PST

Monday

So, I haven't seen my girl in damn near a month...but I'll be seeing her Monday, so that makes me happy.  After that, just a few more days of work for me and I'm heading back home again.  I'...
Posted by G_Barber on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:38:00 PST