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Rick

when the power of love is stronger than the love of power...

About Me

I was born, went to school, joined the Army as a medic, went to college, worked every job I could find... eventually got a job with Madonna's label (one of my dreams), switched up to Columbia/Sony and after a few years of helping break sales records, the record biz went POOT! And a job in the "beverage industry" fell in my lap, and I've been stuck there since. Don't get me wrong, my job now is great, just not the greatest... I feel like I should be doing something more creative or doing something more for a greater good.A few of the things I like: my family/friends, fresh baked cookies, eBay, Garageband, making mix CD's, NPR, my friend's bands (see below), Alladin's, eBay, peanut butter, open debate, sleeping in...

My Interests

I enjoy expressing myself artistically when I can... mostly thru phototgraphy lately. I also dabble a bit musically and with the paint brush. Love seeing live shows and always try and see my friend's bands when they're on the stage at the Beachland, Grog Shop, Hi-Fi, Pirates Cove, Pats in the Flats, etc...

Music:

Clutch, Failure, Autolux, Stone Roses, Charlatans UK, Kasabian, Jawbox, Deftones, System of a Down, Bjork, Faith No More, Pixies, Cibo Matto, Team Sleep, Jurassic 5, Twilight Singers, Guided By Voices, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Bad Plus, Far, Dandy Warhols, Le Tigre, Supersuckers, The Verve, De La Soul, Queens of the Stone Age, Blur, Elliot Smith, Weezer, Tricky, Radiohead, Imperial Teen, Afghan Whigs, Primal Scream, Beck, Liz Phair, Fu Manchu, Slayer, N*E*R*D, Jucifer, Cave In, Social Distortion, Living Colour, Coheed And Cambria, Tori Amos, Mooney Suzuki, Black Crowes, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Supremes, Sparta... and anything blues... anything with soul & passion!

Television:

Don't really watch TV... which means I'm highly susceptible

Books:

Prefer non-fiction, and that is when I do read a bood. For me, it's magazines... they're more timely, more informative and have more pictures!

Heroes:

Martin Luther King, Jr - Noam Chomsky - Albert Einstein - Nelson Mandela