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Tom of TATW

Send Me to the Virgin Festival!

About Me


For more than TEN YEARS, I was the Minister of Propaganda/Singer for the Syracuse, NY Punk band: Born Again Savages. We were THE LOUDEST and Longest-Lasting, continually performing Punk band in Central New York history. Here's part of one Review:
"The Sound of The American Dream Being Utterly Blown to Bits"
Born Again Savages - A quartet with screaming guitar, brutal drums, heavy bass and a crazed lead vocalist, the band's creedo is "Louder is Better!" It is tempting to lump this group on the trashheap of shock-schlock, but the Savages' songs are simply better. Their twisted, often disturbing lyrics are served up with a side of Humor Noir that sets them apart from other nihilistic bands of the Punk genre. Tom "The Sarge" Carpenter's lyrics and delivery are filled with passion - bent and twisted passion, but real passion nonetheless. His distinctive vocal style, scathing social commentary, and imposing stage presence make him the perfect frontman for the Savage's sonic whirlpool."
- Syracuse NewTimes Magazine
Unfortunately... All good things come to an end. In this case a BAD one.
Click this link for the Official Born Again Savages MySpace Page .
The REAL band website is: BornAgainSavages.com
It always was, and always will be.
What is Tom Around The World?
It is the Rock & Roll Adventure Webzine where I interview Punk, Metal, and Rock & Roll Legends and the best bands from today in my HeroQuest to Meet & Interview my Top Ten Musical Heroes.
The totally D.I.Y. site was founded in 2001 and since then has become somewhat of an underground legend with more than 2 MILLION visitors per year reading my adventures since 2004.
MISSION STATEMENT
"Based on the belief that although we look different and have different customs, we all share the same love of Rock & Roll in all of it's various forms; Tom and his crew will span the globe attending various Rock & Roll festivals in different countries and post their photos, interviews, journals, observations, and tips on this website to show how it was done."
Check Out TomAroundTheWorld.com
There are many costs to running the TATW website. Those of you that enjoy the website know that it all happens with help from you. It has been completely funded by donations from fans. The easiest way for you to help the site is to make a donation of a dollar. One dollar alone can't do much. (Let's face it; a buck won't even buy a soda any more.) But if you get enough people together with a dollar each, in theory, you could change the world. If you like what I'm doing, Help Keep It Going!
Please Donate a Dollar...
I Host the monthly DECONSTRUCTION Live Rock & Roll Showcase.
The series will feature the best bands from Central New York, as well as up & coming, and legendary bands from all over.
Each show will have Raffles, Door Prizes, Tattoos, and More!
Doors Open @ 9 PM - Bands @ 10 PM
Join The DECONSTRUCTION MySpace Page By Clicking HERE!

My Interests

Tom AroundTheWorld.com .
I like Music... Traveling... Dawn... Music... Jokes... Books... Dawn... Movies... Music... Camping... Music... Dawn... Art... Music... Sex... Music... Dawn... Booze... & Did I mention: Dawn?

I'd like to meet:

"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!" - Jack Kerouac

NURTURE MY PIG!

adopt your own virtual pet!

MY TOP 16 FRIENDS
Time magazine’s newest Person of the Year was “You, Yes You.”
The reason behind their decision: due to the information sharing capabilities of such sites as MySpace.com and YouTube.com, as well as the boom in blogging, new stars are being born daily.
Sure, many of these new stars burn brightly for a moment then fade away… But, for that Glorious and Legendary 15 Minutes, the Spotlight of the World shines on them. And for some, if they’ve got the goods and are Lucky, (and I mean REALLY LUCKY…) they’ll be having a good hair day, remember their sunglasses, and people will love them forever.

Each month I will post 16 of the COOLEST People, Bands, Writers, Artists, Businesses, & Organizations for you all to check out.
They are my Friends for a reason. It's your turn to find out why!
If you like them, Please Friend Them
& Tell them TomAroundTheWorld sent you!

Music:

I LOVE ALL MUSIC! But I AM OBSESSED WITH THE GREATEST PUNK BAND OF ALL TIME:

My musical tastes run from:
* Old School Country: Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard
* Punk: Sex Pistols, Social Distortion, Lou Reed
* Metal: Black Sabbath, KISS, White Zombie, Mushroomhead
* Reggae: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh
* Rap: Public Enemy, Run DMC, Eminem
* Classical: Beethoven, Bach, Mozart
* Jazz: Miles Davis, Billie Holiday
* Blues: B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan
* Oldies: 50's, 60's, & 70's Rock and Motown

Movies:

I am a major film fanatic. Whether an informative documentary or drama or a super-cheesy B-Movie, if I have nothing else to do, you will probably catch me watching a film.... In no particular order, here are 10 of my All-Time Favorite Movies: 1. Natural born Killers (I got to meet Oliver Stone) 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 3. The Shawshank Redemption 4. The Road Warrior/Mad Max Trilogy 5. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 6. La Strada (The Road) by Fellini 7. Pale Rider 8. Star Wars Saga 9. Dawn of the Dead (original) 10. Batman: Dead End (it is only 8 minutes long but it ROCKS! Best Batman film ever. Download it and see for yourself.)

Television:

Don't you know that TV rots your brain? My three favorite shows of all time: 1. The Simpsons 2. The X-Files 3. Futurama

Books:

Soooooooooooo many! Let's just say I read a lot and leave it at that. Mostly Rock history or Biographies of the people who have influenced my life. Some favorite authors: Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson (R.I.P.), Steven King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tom Robbins, Douglas Adams... Many, many, many more...

Heroes:

My Grandmother: for ALWAYS being there when it counts
Johnny Cash for teaching me about Redemption
Johnny Rotten for teaching me to see through the lies & speak out
Mike Ness for showing me that you could be tough and still have feelings
P. T. Barnum for his sheer audacity
Hank Williams for teaching me how to deal with a broken heart
Hank III for keeping the spirit of American Country TRUE to its ROOTS, and giving me the first HeroQuest interview.

My Lovely Daughters:
Eliza & Kathy for being themselves

And last but not least:
My Ultra-Sexy Girlfriend Dawn for her LOVE, support, understanding, and for sharing a bond that I have never felt with another person.
I LOVE YOU GIRL!

Many more people have inspired me, but there isn't enough space to list them all.

My Blog

The Joys of Being "Self-Employed"

Let's all live the American Dream."Start Your Own Business - Be your own Boss!" They make it all sound so easy...When I started TomAroundTheWorld.com back in the day, I had a crazy Idea and ...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:32:00 PST

Tom Interviewed by JERK Magazine

In case you didn't know, your truly, Tom Carpenter of TomAroundTheWorld.com was featured in the October 2007 issue of JERK Magazine.JERK Magazine is published monthly at Syracuse University and was re...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:23:00 PST

Monthly Live Music Showcase

As promised, TomAroundTheWorld.com is now putting on a MONTHLY LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE at TREXX Nightclub called: DECONSTRUCTION.It will feature the best bands from Central New York, as well as up & c...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:09:00 PST

TATW Update

OK... As I prepare to take off to the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland, I just want to post a quick update as to what is going on at TomAroundTheWorld.com: Less Than 200 TATW Buttons Left ...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:27:00 PST

The Simpsons Movie Review!

Silver Screen Goes Yellow for Opening Day of The Simpsons Movie FOX's smash hit, The Simpsons, the longest running non-news program in American TV history, made its grand opening on the silver screen...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:15:00 PST

Interview w/ Mike Ness of Social Distortion

As part of the my preparations for the 2007 K-Rockathon, I did an interview with Social Distortion's frontman Mike Ness on July 10th at 3:30 PM. We talked for thirty minutes about the band's thirty ...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:37:00 PST

Attila The Stockbroker Coming To US!

I am really excited because I set up an interview on Saturday day with Attila the Stockbroker.     For those who don't know, Attila the Stockbroker is one of Britain's "Ranting Poets." He f...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:00:00 PST

Punk Out With Your Junk Out!

Come Punk Out with Your Junk Out!@ DECONSTRUCTIONA TomAroundTheWorld.com Fund-Rager!Wednesday - July 25th TREXX Nightclub (321 N. Clinton St.) - Syracuse, NY $2 Labatt's Drafts until Midnight!LIVE MUS...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:30:00 PST

Wasted In the UK - Part 10: Boating on The River Thames

First off, I want to apologize for taking so long to get back to this. Life throws things at you and sometimes you get caught up in it like a spider web. Sometimes you're the spider, and sometimes you...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:52:00 PST

Wasted In The UK - Part 9

Part 9: Even More of the Big Bus Tour The Governor and Company of the Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, and as such it convenes the Monetary Policy Committee, which is respon...
Posted by Tom of TATW on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:18:00 PST