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About Me

Native San Franciscan now living in Erie, PA. I view my life as a series of songs. When I hear certain music, it reminds me of another time and place and I feel as though I am in a time warp right there again. I've been playing music off and on for about 20 years. It's one of my passions. I created this page in part as a solute to some of the people that have been such a big influence, musically and generally in life.
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My Interests

Music, Movies, MMA, Sports, Computers and Technology.

I'd like to meet:

People with similar interests. Mostly with people that have the same appreciation for 80s style guitar rock. Especially those that would like to see real music and musicianship in the mainstream again.

Music:

80s Guitar Rock- Gary Moore, Racer X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, John Norum, Tony MacAlpine, Y & T, Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, Whitesnake, Kansas, Nitro, Dokken, Triumph, Rush, many more.michael angelo batio

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Movies:

Raging Bull, Wedding Crashers, The Dear Hunter, Too many to list.

Television:

Big Brother, MeerKat Manor, Boston Legal, TUF.Joe Satriani

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Books:

The Big Blue Nowhere, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird

Heroes:

This is a tough one, no one in particular. I get inspired when I meet someone that has been through extreme adversity and is able to pick themselves up and overcome it.

My Blog

Chop Builder - Beginner Pedal Tone Exercise

This technique is slowly disappearing in rock music today. Originally a violin technique, it started creeping into rock music for guitar in the 70s. Neo-classical guitar players started using the tech...
Posted by Jim on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:35:00 PST

Exploring music theory

These days there is a lot of information that was not available to people aspiring to be musicians. Without spending a lot of money and going to a formal school, it is becoming more difficult to find ...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:30:00 PST