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About Me

I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.I love entertainment, especially music, movies and stand-up comedy. Music and comedy are significant because they bring people together and generate cultural discussions. Not to mention, they're a great way to cope with this system, which is so diabolically political.I work full-time as the night jock on Electric 102.7 and play percussion locally on the side. I play every Tuesday and Sunday night at the Empty Glass with The Spurgie Hankins Band. Come join us, and please check out our MySpace. I also play with Head Salad and anyone else who'll let me sit in.Sometimes, when my girlfriend and I have conversations, I lose focus on listening because she's so damn pretty. She insists, though, that it's because sometimes listening is just tough to do, which is also true.I keep a melody and a beat in my head to keep myself entertained and I try to stay off my cell phone as much as possible. I love movies, good beer, and good company.Enough about me.

My Interests

People who never hesitate to be themselves, Music, Movies, Food, Dancing, Rhyme Schemes, Story Telling, Nature, Nostalgia.

I'd like to meet:

Conan O'Brian, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, Taj Mahal, Christina Rici, lots of dead people...Hunter S. Thompson (RIP), Kurt Vonnegut (RIP), Bradley Nowell (RIP), Mitch Hedberg (RIP), Johnny Cash (RIP), Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, Christopher Walken and a handful of others.

Music:

WV locals, from the old school the the new school--Moe, Head Salad, The Carpenter Ants, Bob Thompson, Spurgie Hankins Band, Noizebox, Mike Pushkin, The Greens,MEUWL, B-Rude, Aristotle and the Excellent Lovers, ZEN, Voodoo Katz. Then we got Sublime, Marley, CASH, Bedouin Soundclash, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahall, Dub is a Weapon, Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5, The Roots, NOFX, Pennywise, Operation Ivy, YSMB, HBRSB, Steve Kimmock, String Cheese, Govt. Mule, Umphrey's McGee, Jack Johnson, Cake, Jason Mraz, Mofro, Sex Mob, Ryan Montblueu, 56 Hope Road, Spare Parts and so many more. So much good music. If you know of something I should be hearing, HOLLER AT ME.

Movies:

Little Miss Sunshine, Coen Bros Films, especially The Big Lebowski. Tarantino films. Tim Burton films. You get me...I like interesting and provocative stuff. I just respect the art of film making. And we need another film from Guy Ritchie. Aparently, Madona keeps his testicles in a mason jar under the sink.

Television:

Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and some sports. I must admit that I also enjoy the mindless VH1 and E! nostalgia programming (guilty pleasure). I really don't watch much TV anymore.

Books:

I like Jonathan Safran Foer, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palaniuk and Hunter S. Thompson. I need to read more, though.

Heroes:

People who make and play African drums, hand drums and all other instruments. Also Jon Stewert, Dr. Martain Luther King Jr (RIP), Brad Nowell (RIP), Mitch Hedberg (RIP), Johnny Cash (RIP), Kurt Vonnegut (RIP), and Dave Chappelle, who's alive. Hooray!.

My Blog

The Spurgie Hankins Band wants you to be there!

..TR> The Spurgie Hankins Band will be playing at the Empty Glass on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in celebration of the Empty Glass being chosen as one of the top 100 bars ...
Posted by T.J. on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:19:00 PST

Spurgie Hankins Band on Radio Free Charleston

Check out the footage Rudy got of us at Emily Gunter’s benefit show at the Blue Parrot. Big thanks to Tom for hosting the benefit and to all the musicians who played. What a great day it was! Al...
Posted by T.J. on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:42:00 PST

The latest SOUNDCHECK up now at TheGazz.com

Hey! Thanks for checking this out: http://thegazz.com/gblogs/soundcheck/ Spread the word for me and check out one of these shows, yo! Love ya'll bitches! -TJK...
Posted by T.J. on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:57:00 PST

Going Away Party/Show

Hey yo. This Friday night, Aug 10th, we're having a big going away party/show for Rebecca, who's being deployed to Afghanistan for a year. She'll be dearly missed and we're gonna send her ...
Posted by T.J. on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:55:00 PST

NEW SOUND CHECKS-----SPREAD THE WORD

We're still kicking with this new local mucic podcast. Please check it out, and spread the word!!! http://www.thegazz.com/gblogs/soundcheck/ Also, if you're in a band and have something coming up, con...
Posted by T.J. on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:50:00 PST

NEW LOCAL MUSIC PODCAST!! CHECK IT OUT!!!!

I'm hosting a new podcast on thegazz.com called "SoundCheck." When you get some time, please give it a listen. We'll be working hard to promote local music, baby...rock on! Here's the link, then just ...
Posted by T.J. on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:03:00 PST

Upcoming shows...PLEASE READ

Hey, thanks for stopping by. We have a couple shows coming up I thought you'd like to know about. This Sunday (June 24th), we're playing a FestivALL gig at noon on the Davis Park Stage. This is a...
Posted by T.J. on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:29:00 PST

music toinight (Thurs. 06.07.07)

Yo, whadup and thanks for reading! I've got two good friends (and great musicians) playing tonight at the Empty Glass to substitute for a band that cancelled. I know this will sound like a bad 50...
Posted by T.J. on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:08:00 PST

Read this! Ol' buddy ol' pal!!

Hello friends! I'm just putting the word out about some upcomming shows for the Spurgie Hankins Band. As always, you can find us on Tuesday nights at the Empty Glass with the full band, and Sunda...
Posted by T.J. on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:44:00 PST

Thanks to my friends

I want to thank you for making this Birthday/St. Patty's Day Weekend one of the best I've ever had in me life! I'm floating around on Cloud 9, and I don't want to come down, but you know...L...
Posted by T.J. on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:17:00 PST