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I moved from Orlando, Florida to Los Angeles the beginning of 2004. I've met many interesting people, some have become good friends. I've also met more flakes here than anywhere I've previously lived. Intelligence, sincerity and originality go a long way with me. When did having issues and hangups become chic? LA can be a great place, but for the emotionally sane, it can also be disheartening at times.
I'm a guitarsit, pianist, songwriter singer. I perform on the club circuit regularily, tour occasionally. Never gone for very long. Just long enough. In the summer of 2005, I toured Europe with my band for 5 weeks. I think that was a record. In March I returned to the United Kingdom and did another 15 shows. If you want to see more photos, read a more official bio or listen to my music, visit www.donovanlyman.com. Also be sure to check out www.myspace.com/bluemeridian for SONGS and more Photos.
I enjoy nearly anything active or adventurous. I excersise about 4 times a week. I enjoy golfing, disc golfing, hiking, darts, baseball, softball, chess, roulette, pool, bowling, classic cars, movies, museums and tons more. I want to get back into catamaran sailing one day. I'd like to jump out of a plane again. I want to visit my brother in Rome again and my friends James and Tim in Hawaaii. I do like classic cars. I have a gorgeous 1965 Riviera. I do what I can for the environment to offset its fuel guzzling nature. I do.
A question for those who would send me a freind request without any sort of explanation as to why they'd like to befriend me...."Are you not going to send me a note, along with your friend request?... I mean, you don't just walk into a business and sit behind a desk or put on a uniform without speaking to personnel first. You fill out an application. Tell them why you want to be employed there, etc. This is a good analogy, because I can be a lot of work! :)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I wouldn't mind meeting special female who's nostalgic and fancies the lost art of healthy communication, original, unforgettable adventures and much, much more..... some cool friends in the entertainment biz for trading stories and sharing music, anyone cool enough to appreciate my music and I'd also like to meet Elvis Costello again. Maybe this time I'll do more than just smile at him.Captions for the Above photos, for those who don't know or actually care....1) Myself, George Castells & Chadwick Stienmetz in Manchester England during our recent tour. 2) Jason Jacobs, Myself and Zachariah Selwyn at the Hotel Cafe 3) Me working on a new song, backstage area Pontradarwe Music Festival Wales, Aug 05 4) My 1965 Buick Riviera 425 Wildcat with fresh black paint. 5) Keiffer Sutherland and his 24 castmate and myself at the Firefly in the valley 6) um.. yeah 7) Rolling in my Buick over Laurel Canyon when she was still red. 8) Dave Grohl and myself at Sonia and Michaels old place in Valley Village. 9) Crunchy Granola Tree Huggin' me. 10) House of Blues Orlando opening for the Wallflowers 11) uh. heh heh 12) Cinco De Mayo on Melrose and a nice fan. heh heh 13) The Buick and her Girlfriend in Burbank 14) Backstage somewhere. Wearing a pass it looks like. 15) Rob Thomas and I at the TD Waterhouse in Orlando. 16) Rehearsing at my old house on Bumby Ave.

Music:

I love a great deal of music. I think I have nearly 1,000 CDS. Here are some of my faves in no particular order......Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick, XTC, The Tragically Hip, The Clash, Ramones, Smithereens, R.E.M., The Church, Midnight Oil, Joe Jackson, The Alarm Alot of cool 80's bands. I listen to music dating back to Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis. Beatles of course. I love the innocence of the Beach Boys and the bitterness of the Afgahn Wigs. I dig Alice in Chains, Cracker, Live, Chris Whitley, Mike Viola & The Candy Butchers, The Push Stars, Sting, Police, Wallflowers, Everclear, Peter Gabriel. early Elton, Billy & Rod. Much of the Stones, The Verve Pipe, STP, Robbie Robertson and the Band, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Led Zepplin, I'm often into 70's Mellow Gold (copyright K-Tel records), Bread, Glen Campbell, 70's Clapton, Bowie. I'm told I do an excellent Neil Diamond impersonation (Richard Pryor too, but that's not music). Billy Bragg is a king, Del Amitri, The Katies. Ok, I'll stop right about there. If it's well written and moving, I'm into it.

Movies:

I like powerful films like Life Is Beautiful or the Shawshank Redemption. I also really like good foreign and indie films. For comedy's I'd have to put the Blues Brothers near the top of the list. I love disaster films. Anything with tidal waves, volcanic eruptions or tornados is a must see. I went through a "post-apocalyptic" B movie phase. Also in the disaster movie genre I suppose. I'm known to even enjoy a classic romance from time to time. I can quote lines from "Somewhere in Time" all day long. Most days are too short for that though. One of my favorite movie's (when it finally gets made) is the one I've been scripting for about a year. The working title is "buy my screenplay"

Heroes:

Anyone with the motivation, purpose and drive to step forward and make something wonderful happen. Not just for themselves, but for others, for what's left of our amazing planet. That's truly a self achievement.

My Blog

Sign Spinning 101

When I first moved to California in the winter of 2003, I lived for awhile in the Avalon apartments in Burbank near the 134 and Pass Avenue. Just behind the now locally famous "Sardo's" bar, a hole-in...
Posted by Donovan on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:17:00 PST

Sweep Me Off My Street

For those of you living in Los Angeles County or most large American cities, the sound of a street sweeping truck dragging down your block every few days isn't unusual. On my block there's a "Thursday...
Posted by Donovan on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:10:00 PST

We We're Going Up and Down

The other day I was in the Sherman Oaks Galleria heading towards the theatre. On the escalator, passing by in the opposite direction, I locked eyes for a moment or two with this gorgeous, tall bl...
Posted by Donovan on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:13:00 PST

It's Getting Hot in Here. More and More Each Year

Yesterday in LA would have been a very normal day if it were spent indoors with the blinds drawn and the air conditioning maintaining some preferred climate, but for those of you like myself to who da...
Posted by Donovan on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:18:00 PST

True Tale About a Bar Wench

The last time I approached a random female in a club... I walked up to the bar, stood next to this girl I had my eye on and offered a very simple and polite "hello". She didnt ev...
Posted by Donovan on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:02:00 PST

Opening Scene of My Nearly Completed Screenplay

EXT - QUEENS - APARTMENT ROOFTOP - NIGHT - 11PM - JUNE 1974 The ceiling of the night sky is pitch black. The horizon is illuminated with a soft orange glow from the distant Manhattan skyline. The lamb...
Posted by Donovan on Sun, 21 May 2006 10:19:00 PST

My Minerva Leads an Angel Choir With a Tongue of Fire

A friend recently asked me about an experience I had as a child. Standing in my trunks in our swimming pool in the middle of December. Shivering so much I was sending off ripples of water. I was to be...
Posted by Donovan on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:12:00 PST

The Ballad of Ole' Bolbo...

I had a thought tonight...Not since I was in high school, driving around in my first ever car... a well worn, well used, rusted, sputtering 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit have I ever owned a piece of sh...
Posted by Donovan on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:29:00 PST

The Post Office, Post Christmas

The Post Office on Alvarado St. opened back up today after the holiday break and the unfriendly melting pot that is Echo Park, swarmed upon it. I tried to talk myself out of going inside. I tried to t...
Posted by Donovan on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:45:00 PST

I Met Santa Claus... and he's in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!

Christmas Eve 2005I stayed in Los Angeles again this year. Couldn't be arsed to fly back to Florida. I was just there around Thanksgiving anyhow. Besides, the airlines rape you, retail rapes you and t...
Posted by Donovan on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:24:00 PST