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Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.)

L'homme à la M.O.T.O.

About Me

I sing and play guitar in M.O.T.O.

My Interests

Lo-fi Rock'n'roll, Music, Punk Rock, Caffiene, Garage Rock, Classic Rock, Energy Drinks, New Orleans, Hard Rock, Tea, Books, Jazz, Metal, Records, CDs, Insomnia at Night, Sleepiness during the Day, Food, Whiskey & Coke, Salma Hayek, Hurricanes, Walking, Vinyl, Cassettes, Pizza, Vodka & Orange Juice, Workin' for the Yankee Dollar, Really Old Music from when your grandparents fawt the Waw, Wop Salad

I'd like to meet:

Surprise me.

Music:

M.O.T.O., MOTO, Masters Of The Obvious, Beatles, AC/DC, Motorhead, Ramones, Buzzcocks, Slade, Van Halen, Wire, Billy Childish, Kinks, Who, Stones, Henry Rollins, L7, Husker Du, Dead Moon, Generation, Pretenders, Elastica, Russ Stedman, Troggs, Fugs, Velvet Underground, Otis Gibbs, Johnny Dowd, Lou Reed, Girlschool, MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous, Radio Birdman, Mike Felten, Replacements, Unun, Fraebbblarnir, Kix, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Effigies, Krunchies, Manhandlers, Vee Dee, Doro Pesch, Paper Bullets, Love Dictators, Suzi Quatro, Joan Jett, Guitar Wolf, Butthole Surfers, Zappa, Judas Priest, Halford, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, King Louie, Kajun SS, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Persuaders, Overnight Lows, Jenny Jeans, Dutch Masters, Cool Jerks, Dirty Bombs, Dirtbombs, Bambi Boss and the Boys, Rock And Roll Stormtroopers, Lita Ford, Guided By Voices (I admit it - I like 'em), Tom Waits (who don't?), Leonard Cohen, Killed By Death Volume Billion, Thelonious Monk, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, Little Richard, Link Wray, The Seeds, The Creation, Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, New York Dolls, early Sonic Youth (I'm still hoping they'll rock again - I know they can do it), Bikini Kill, Damned, James Booker, Cramps, Jesus and Mary Chain (Psychocandy is their Masterpiece), Hawkwind, Dead Boys, Rocket From The Tombs, Charlie Parker, Barry Goubler, Dizzy Gillespie, Gordon Lightfoot, The Jam, Hasil Adkins, Peppermints, Goubler, Beck Dudley, Loudness, Don Ward, Dennis Spaag, Mike Tomeny, Jeff Tomeny, Nirvana (yeah, I miss 'em), Swamp Rats, Sonics, Monks, T. Rex, Gary Glitter, Chestnut Station, Half Japanese, William S. Burroughs, Tuli Kupferberg, Headcoats, Mighty Caesars, Milkshakes, Bo Diddley, Huey Piano Smith, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Dr. John, Dictators, Psychedelic Furs (first two albums especially), Stanley Matis, Nick Lowe, Stooges, Iggy Pop, Melvin Van Peebles, Ken Nordine, Deja Voodoo (the orginal power duo - from Quebec), Stereolab (I admit it -I like 'em), Astrid Gilberto, Lazy Cowgirls, Shitdogs, Alice Cooper, Robyn Hitchcock, Jennifer Warnes, Armand Schaubbroeck, Professor Longhair, Guess Who, Kinky Friedman, RL Burnside, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Hound Dog Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Minnie, Junior Wells,Bachman Turner Overdrive, Eric Kmiec Quartet, The Move, The Who, Steely Dan, Jimmy Smith, Vince Guaraldi, Spinal Tap, Rutles, Otis Rush, Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Back From The Grave, Donnas, Chuck Berry, Shonen Knife, Rotten Fruits, Choking Susan, Buddy Guy, Shel Silverstein, Winks, Lids, Shop Fronts, Little Killers, Coctails, Tyrades, The Action, Weekenders, Overnight Lows, Kajun SS, Die Rotz, The Cold, Oliver Morgan, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Ernie K-Doe, Esquerita, Don Covay, Sir Royal da Count, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Russ Stedman, Evan Peta, Teenages Slots, Kix, Demolition Doll Rods, Skew Sisken, The Clash, 2000 Maniacs, Clickums 2000, Thin Lizzy, JJ Cale, Serge Gainsbourg, Men With No IQs, Jackie Leven, Doll By Doll

Tuff rock when I need to wake up, heady stuff when I'm up for that, and soothing stuff for when I want soothing.

Movies:

Young Frankenstein, The Maltese Falcon, Straight No Chaser, The Running Jumping Standing Up Film, A Hard Day's Night, The Women, All About Eve, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill

Television:

Turn off the goddamn TV and read something.

Books:

Lots. Read - it's good for you and it's fun.

Heroes:

"Take no heroes, only inspiration" - The Redskins (UK punk band from the 1980s) - how's that?

My Blog

Add me at www.myspace.com/MOTO - I'm there more often than here:

Add me at www.myspace.com/MOTO - I'm there more often than here.
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:49:00 PST

Fucking New Orleans

This whole fucking Hurricane Katrina shit has totally fucked up everything.  My goddamn family and relatives are pretty much all homeless and jobless evacuees spread around the country, the city ...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:57:00 PST

My hometown's under water (worse than usual).

That hurricane everyone's all been dreading has finally hit New Orleans and pretty much fucked it up.  All my family and relatives evacuated beforehand.  Problem is they can't get back into ...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:58:00 PST

"Ghetto Fabulous"? Wigger, please!

OH YEAH, and how about the abominably stupid expression "ghetto fabulous"?  Since when's it supposed to be fabulous living in a ghetto?  From what I understand it's fucking poverty.  ...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 15 Aug 2005 01:29:00 PST

Check out this event: M.O.T.O. at Bottom Lounge Tues 8/16 - RAW POWER LP

Hosted By: M.O.T.O. at Bottom Lounge Tues 8/16 - RAW POWER LPWhen: Tuesday Aug 16, 2005 at 8:00 PMWhere: BOTTOM LOUNGE3206 N. WiltonChicago, IL 60657USDescription:M.O.T.O. at Bottom Lounge Tues 8/16 -...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

You know what's cute?

You know what I love? White kids from nice American suburbs who talk "ghetto" or "hood" and flash these little fake gang signs, do those little  handshakes where they bump their fists together an...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Tour went well - voice feels good.

The tour went well and the voice feels good.  I didn't have any alcohol until the 3rd-to-last show in Bellingham, Washington.  And I think I've kinda lost the taste for booze.  I've h...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Tour coming up and I got a node on my throat

Well, what the crap?  I knew I had a problem with my throat but I didn't think it'd be a nodule.  Fucking hell! Anyway, it looks like I'm not gonna be doing any PAWWWTYIN' or drinkin...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

You know what's been bugging me lately?

You know what's been bugging me lately? All you MySpace types who write all this "sensitive" emo-type shit by your damn fucking photos in your profiles, like "I'd break your heart...if you had a heart...
Posted by Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST