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Porro!

Left (and right?) hands on...yellow and blue??

About Me

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Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held It pays my way, and it CORRODES MY SOUL! I want to leave, you will not miss me I want to go down in musical history..."The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."--Hunter S. Thompson...I'm busy creating my first Podcast. It will highlight current South Florida bands. IF YOU ARE IN A BAND IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND WANT TO BE FEATURED IN MY PODCAST PLEASE CONTACT ME...

My Interests

I like Music. I play Music. Check out: MONGO www.myspace.com/mymongo and THE ESTATE www.myspace.com/theestatelives

I'd like to meet:

Cheesy folks! Those who don't follow trends.. Uncool people, who are content on being that way! God bless us all!...The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool. --Lester Bangs..(or Phillip Seymour Hoffman portraying Lester Bangs).. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Lots of it! Currently listening to: BRIAN WILSON, J.Geils Band, HENDRIX! HENDRIX! HENDRIX!!!, The Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Les Paul, Django Reinhardt, Elvis Costello, EARLY Aerosmith, Richard Hell, Poison (C.C. RULES!), LOTS OF VH BOOTLEGS!!, Paul McCartney, Little Richard, Bill Withers, George Harrison, Boz Scaggs, Joe Jackson, Foo Fighters, Pachebel, ELO, STEELY DAN, WINGS!, PRINCE, Talking Heads, Assorted 70's Hits, XTC, and WEEZER!

Movies:

Sure...when I'm not buiding a house or slaving at work! My Friend Jimmy is the next David Lynch!

Television:

same...

Books:

Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Post, Crazy From The Heat, One Train Later, A Memoir by Andy Summers.

Heroes:

Pa...And these guys!!:

My Blog

Playing Left-Handed Guitar...

Is easy and hard...Wierd, yet in some strange way...logical..I don't know..I thought that it would be worse to pick up and play, but it really hasn't been all that hard..The strangest aspects is the f...
Posted by Porro! on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:54:00 PST

WEEK 5, 6, and 7 recap...

Week 6- and 7: I spent week 5 at HOME in MIAMI..It was AWESOME!! 10 days going by you at a snail's pace..THAT is living! Saw my family and friends, and even tried some one-handed drumming, and it all ...
Posted by Porro! on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:07:00 PST

HEALING

So this is the middle of week 3 - the swelling has gone down considerably, my wounds are closed and scabbing over, PLUS I've gained ten degrees of movement!!!! The index finger is still immobili...
Posted by Porro! on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:24:00 PST

What’s with the hand picture?

Hey folks! Yes..that's my hand...Worst of all it's my fret hand (the hand I use to hit the notes on the guitar)...I got into a fight with my table saw on Sunday night, and the table saw won!! It has b...
Posted by Porro! on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:41:00 PST

RUSH TRIBUTE CD REVIEW

Here's a review for another tribute CD that Tom and I re-did "Can't Fight It" for...   "LUSH" a tribute to Rush's first album... and to John RutseyOctober 1, 2007 - 6:10pm  john kereiff "LUSH"...
Posted by Porro! on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:07:00 PST

IM A "SWEET SPOT"!!!

..> I'm a "Sweet Spot"!! So you create something (or RE-create in this case..), then it gets put out.. AND THEN...You become a "SWEET SPOT!!" Woo Hoo!!!! Read on..."GET YER WAH-WAH'S OUT!" Stones...
Posted by Porro! on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:01:00 PST

TOOT TOOT!!!!

I normally don't like to toot my own horn EVER...BUT...I think that my accomplishments this year deserve a little "self-props"...And maybe some props from you the reader as well.. Anyhow, hold my glas...
Posted by Porro! on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:38:00 PST

FUCKED UP!!!

Read this shit!....I spend a few moments quite regularly in almost all of the places that are mentioned in this article!! Shit, I'm stuck in the damn Lincoln Tunnel every morning for a least...
Posted by Porro! on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:52:00 PST

The Plan!

The Plan! .. http://photobucket.com" target="_blank">..http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d163/slothrec/robin.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> Robin Williams, wear...
Posted by Porro! on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:33:00 PST

GOODBYE BILLY PRESTON

Billy Preston performing on Soul Train in 1975. CREDIT: PHOTOFEST / RETNA Keyboardist Billy Preston, whose gigs included those with the Beatles (on "Get Back") and the Rolling Stones ("Can't You He...
Posted by Porro! on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:02:00 PST