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Mark

Buy 'Get out of my Yard' by Paul Gilbert - I always start my day with GOOMY!

About Me

Buy 'Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar' by Paul Gilbert http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IECP-10136I'm a 30 something recovering alcoholic, with a sandals phobia, and a penchant for shred guitar. I in a house in the country. I am currently dreaming of more Rush shows, Dream Theater's Progessive Nation and seeing Paul Gilbert somewhere in 2008.I like listening to Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar by Paul Gilbert -it ROCKS!BUY IT HERE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IECP-10136

My Interests

Football (the proper kind), playing the guitar, surfing the net, watching movies, rowing, cycling, killing ants and drinking rice milk.

I'd like to meet:

Winston Churchill (perhaps in another life), Neil Peart, Paul Gilbert (I did and he is such a gent - PAUL ROCKS and I met Bruce Bouillet too, who is such a sweet guy), Frank Zappa (perhaps in another life), and Lemmy.

Music:

My ears are always open to all kinds of music - however, I love Paul Gilbert, Racer X, Rush, Dream Theater, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Greg Howe, Tony MacAlpine, Linus of Hollywood, Van Halen, Monster Magnet, The Clash, ELP, Deep Purple, UFO, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Motorhead, Early Metallica, Slayer, The Small Faces, Paul Weller, The Jam, The Stranglers, The Stone Roses, Squeeze, QOTSA, Kyuss......the list goes on and on

Movies:

Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (original), Dirty Harry, The Satan Bug, The Medusa Touch, Kind Hearts and Coronets, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Casablanca, French Cinema and too many others to mention.

Television:

British Drama/Comedy e.g. Dr. Who, The Avengers, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Sweeney, The Gathering Storm, Edge of Darkness, Prime Suspect, Rebus, Inspector Morse, Danger Mouse, and too many others to mention.

Books:

Anything by Charles Bukowski, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, Jack Higgins

Heroes:

Winston Churchill, Paul Gilbert, Neil Peart, Frank Zappa, Mike Portnoy, Alex Lifeson and John Petrucci.

My Blog

Buy Paul Gilbert’s new album - Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar

Constantly Listening to Paul Gilbert's amazing new instrumental album, 'Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar,' which can be purchased here:http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IECP-10136 BUY i...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:42:00 PST

Get Out of Paul's Yard and G3

GET OUT OF PAUL'S YARD AND GET HIS NEW GOOMY INSTRUCTIONAL DVD. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IEBP-10011 It's amazing!!! Mark Mr. Gilbert is doing G3 with Joe Satriani and John Petrucc...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:51:00 PST

Paul and Bruce at the Viper Room

Me and the Missus took a trip to LA on 1/17 to see Paul Gilbert at the Viper Room. He was joined by Bruce Bouillet - the first time they have played together on stage in 18 years. We saw them on both ...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:53:00 PST

Paul Gilbert and Paul Gilbert

Mr. Gilbert has sold out the Viper Room show on 1/18/07! Cool! A second show has been announced on the 17th - Cooooool! Just got tickets for me and the missus for the second show also - Cooooooooooooo...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:36:00 PST

Paul Gilbert at the Viper Room

Just bought tickets for me and the missus to go see Paul Gilbert at the Viper Room in January. Nice One! Paul Gilbert and Bruce Bouillet back together on stage - Most Excellent! What a fantastic coup...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:32:00 PST

Monday

After spending 1.5 hours on the phone on Saturday being passed from one person to the next, I finally cancelled Bellsouth DSL. I have now come to the conclusion that it is simply not possible to get m...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:08:00 PST

Internet and TV woe

It's official - I hate Comcast - after almost two weeks, several phone calls and two technician visits, our high-speed Internet connection is still erratic and frankly just bollocks! As long as the mi...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:27:00 PST