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About Me

I'm Just A Jim-Nothing More & Nothing Less.During the day,I work for The Board Of Education in Bridgeport and have been for just over 19 years.At night and weekends,you might see me acting like a complete fool performing in my bands MegaHertZ(MHZRock.com) or Diminishing Jim(DiminishingJim.com).I'm really good friends with Ronnie James Dio and have been since 1990.Evidence of this is in his 1998 live release,Dio's Inferno-Last In Live.The front cover photo was taken by me,as well as 3 other pics in the CD itself.Check it out in my "Dio" section of my pics.Also,I'm all over the 2003 Dio DVD,"Evil Or Devine".Just look for the fat guy in the front row holding the black & red Dio license plate.I call myself the "fat guy" because on 1/24/03,at just under 500 lbs,I had the gastric bypass surgery.I'm now just about half that weight and I'm thankful for the new opportunities that life has to offer a person that's not "morbidly obese" anymore.Feel free to check out my "before,during & after" surgery pics-they're all with Ronnie James Dio in the "Dio Stuff" section for added "kewlness". I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
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My Interests

Music,Movies,Day Trips to "nowhere" and,ANYTHING fun.I'm not picky.....I'll try most anything to live life to the fullest.

I'd like to meet:

You,or someone like you!!!

Music:

Dio,MegaHertZ,Diminishing Jim,Iron Maiden,Judas Priest,Annihilator,The Cult,Rush,Queensryche,Iced Earth,Slayer,Savatage,Dream Theater,Disturbed,Mudvayne,Godsmack,Trapt,Linkin Park,Foo Fighters,Red Hot Chilli Peppers,Queens Of The New Stone Age,Life Of Agony,Stereomud,Dark New Day,3 Days Grace,Breaking Benjamins,Bad Religion,Pink Floyd,Queen,Jethro Tull,Journey,Prince,Seal,Sade,Eminem,classical,etc.Being a musician,I'll listen to most anything.

Movies:

"Saw" Trilogy,Titanic,Requiem For A Dream,Shawshank Redemption,Labyrinth,The Green Mile,The Departed,A Fish Called Wanda,The Usual Suspects,12 Monkeys,Seven,Lucky # Slevin,I Heart Huckabees,Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2,There's Something About Mary,Me,Myself & Irene,Mr.Bean,What About Bob?,Borat,Star Wars(yes,all of em),Lord Of The Rings trilogy,Early Japanese Godzilla & Related,Finding Nemo,The Incredibles,All 3 Shreks,Spotless Sunshine Of The Eternal Mind,The Cable Guy,The GodFather,.....I'm not picky.I actually saw Spice World because a friend's wife wanted to see it.

Television:

Family Guy,Simpsons,South Park,American Dad,Wings,Frasier,Newsradio,3rd Rock From The Sun,The Biggest Loser,CNN News,Crocodile Hunter,Discovery Channel,Animal Planet.

Books:

Books???What the HELL is that???

Heroes:

Ronnie James Dio,Carnie Wilson,Thomas Edison,Les Paul,H.J. Heinz,That Guy That Invented Pizza,My Ma & Pa,My Grandpa(R.I.P.)And My Childhood Cat/Best Friend,Smokey(R.I.P.).

My Blog

Bands Needed For Toad's Place 8/17/07

Ok people.Here's the deal-I have room for one or two more bands for the "Night Of Candles,Cake & Condoms" gig at Toad's Place on Friday,August 17th.I've gotten requests from a few bands and sugges...
Posted by Big Jim on Fri, 25 May 2007 11:55:00 PST

I'm Such A Shit!!!

So,my bands,job,personal life and,the challenges in general that life has to offer have all thrown my life in a bit of turmoil.No biggie-it is what it is and I try to accept it all,as do all of you,I'...
Posted by Big Jim on Tue, 22 May 2007 02:04:00 PST

Weekend Of 3's

This was a weekend of 3's for me- 1)Saw Shrek 3 Friday.Thought it was good but,expected more. 2)Saw my third Heaven & Hell gig on this leg of the tour last night(Philly on 5/10,Ct on 5/15 and NJ o...
Posted by Big Jim on Mon, 21 May 2007 04:10:00 PST

"A Night Of Candles,Cake & Condoms" Video Addition-Check It Out!

For those that've been asking whatever happened to that video that was played at Toad's Place just before Megahertz's performance at the '05 "A Night Of Candles,Cake & Condoms" gig.....here it is....
Posted by Big Jim on Sat, 19 May 2007 09:00:00 PST

Kings & Queens

Ronnie James Dio Says It Best! They Say That Life's A Carousel Spinning Fast,You've Got To Ride It Well The World Is Full Of Kings & Queens Who'll Blind Your Eyes & Steal Your Dreams.......I...
Posted by Big Jim on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:27:00 PST

Off to the studio!

Well,I'm headin' to the studio to start the finishing up process for the upcoming Diminishing Jim CD.We started recording on 3/25/06 and it's about damn time we finish it up,huh?Actually,we didn't pur...
Posted by Big Jim on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:23:00 PST

Music,Weight Loss,Foolishness,Etc

Hey there everyone.I'm pretty passionate about the things I love most in my life.It's because of this,I became known as the "promo guy" of whatever it was I was talking about,which usually consisted o...
Posted by Big Jim on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST

A Night Of Candles,Cake & Condoms '07

A night of what,what & what,you ask???A Night Of Candles,Cake & Condoms.Ok-so,what is that,you ask?That's the name of my yearly birthday gig at Toad's Place in New Haven,Ct.It's usually held i...
Posted by Big Jim on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:09:00 PST

Me Or You???!!!

When I turned My Back On You,I Turned My Back On Me & Became This Machine!
Posted by Big Jim on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:46:00 PST

Vote For Your Favorite Shirt!!!

Ok peeps......here's the deal.My band,Megahertz,will be playing at Cook's Cafe in Naugatuck,Ct on Sat,3/31.It'll be our first show in about 4 months.To celebrate the occasion,I want YOU to decide on w...
Posted by Big Jim on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:03:00 PST