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Martin

Who needs a gun when you've got love

About Me

I'm old and boring... and straight edge... and smitten.
If you don't know me don't bother adding me.
1 - 70s Vox AC50
2 - 70s Hiwatt DR201
3 - 70s Ampeg SVT
4 - 60s/70s Ampeg SVT cab
5 - 1969 or 1970 Marshall Super Lead 100
6 - Fatboy #12
7 - Bogner Mojo 2x12 combo prototype (#2 of 2 made)
8 - Fatboy #13
9 - Fatboy #127
10 - Bogner 2x12 cab (two Tone Tubby Ceramic speakers)
11 - Custom Vibroworld cab (two Celestion Vintage 30s, two Celestion G12T75s)
12 - Red Matamp 1224 MKII
13 - Bad Cat Hot Cat 30 1x12 combo
14 - [not pictured] 60's Ampeg "blue line" SVT

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Martin John
Birthday: June 25th, 1975
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Current Location: Buffalo, NY
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6’1”
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Polish and German
The Shoes You Wore Today: Black Vans
Your Weakness: Karah
Your Fears: heights
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Become comfortable with myself especially in pictures
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: hey
Thoughts First Waking Up: I so glad to be here
Your Best Physical Feature: Ummm… eyebrows?
Your Bedtime: No longer applicable
Your Most Missed Memory: I used to live in the past to a certain extent. Now I live in the future.
Pepsi or Coke: Water
MacDonalds or Burger King: Subway
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: lemonade
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Hot chocolate
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: Fuck no
Do you Sing: Not well
Do you Shower Daily: Of course!
Have you Been in Love: I wasn’t sure it even existed until a few weeks ago
Do you want to go to College: MBA?
Do you want to get Married: Every day
Do you belive in yourself: Sometimes
Do you get Motion Sickness: Yes
Do you think you are Attractive: Sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: No
Do you get along with your Parents: Sometimes
Do you like Thunderstorms: Only if I am under the covers cuddling with someone
Do you play an Instrument: Guitar and bass
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: By the gallon
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: I’m high on life! And crystal meth!
In the past month have you gone on a Date: In March?Kinda? Haha...
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No
In the past month have you been on Stage: Does a 5” one in a basement count?
In the past month have you been Dumped: Never been dumped cuz I’m the most mackinest
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: A heart... I hope. :)
Ever been Drunk: No
Ever been called a Tease: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: No
Ever Shoplifted: BATDANCE!
How do you want to Die: In the arms of my baby
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Husband
What country would you most like to Visit: Karahland
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Karah’s
Favourite Hair Color: Karah’s
Short or Long Hair: Karah’s
Height: Karah’s
Weight: Karah’s
Best Clothing Style: Karah’s
Number of CDs I own: Millions
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Taking bad pictures at Karah’s birthday party. :(

My Interests

Karah, guitars, guitar amps, tube amplification, records, Sit And Spin, punk, skateboarding, skate rock, hip-hop, art, architecture, movies, loud guitars, early 80s hardcore, making music, being shy, breaking things, other crap

I'd like to meet:

I'm good, thanks.

Music:

Black Flag, Samiam, The Cure, RUN DMC, Jealous Sound, Shellac, Dag Nasty, Public Enemy, 7 Seconds, Descendents, Bad Brains, Treepeople, Superchunk, Modest Mouse, Ultramagnetic MCs, Solea, Appleseed Cast, Sense Field, Husker Du, Aceyalone, old Misfits, Replacements, Septic Death, Dinosaur Jr, Swiz, J5, Built To Spill, Naked Raygun, SS Decontrol, Ice T, Samhain, Knapsack, New Sweet Breath, Fugazi, Lifetime, Archers Of Loaf, etc... and of course the collective works of Marvin Hamlisch

Movies:

Cemetery Man, Evil Dead, Old School, High Fidelity, Office Space, anything by David Lynch, Kevin Smith, Coen Brothers, Takashi Miike, or Dario Argento.

Television:

Invader Zim and Wonder Showzen.

Books:

"Blankets" by Craig Thompson, "The Last Lonely Saturday" by Jordan Crane, "Why I Hate Saturn" by Kyle Baker, "The Rough-Faced Girl" by Rafe Martin

Heroes:

Kool Keith, Glenn Danzig, Vincent Gallo, Paul Van Doren, and Winston