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Better Think Again

mark_andersen

About Me

"Do you like Phil Collins?"wait I mean.....Hi, I'm Mark......I love my family and my friends very much and they mean the world to me. I am very thankful to have such great people in my life.I have been told that I am really a pretty multi-layered person. I try not to judge people as hard as I can, I believe there are a lot of good people out there. I prefer the face to face kind of communication over online communication, when possible. I dislike many things about cell phones but I have one out of convenience and necessity.I fight for music....I am fairly opinionated about the music that is near and dear to my heart, so do not take that the wrong way, it is my job!I am "fighting the world for the right to play......HEAVY METAL!"I am the Four stringer for the heavy metal outfit known as Dark Mirror..........hear our music(and my thumping orgasm inducing bass) at www.myspace.com/darkmirrorI love music, a lot of it, especially rock n roll, blues, soul, r and b, motown/doo-wop, funk, old school hip-hop, punk and heavy metal.........."it's still rock n roll to me"I have to say heavy metal is my favorite for a plethora of reasons though. It has a special place in my heart.I am Italian-American, but I love taking in a lot of different kinds of culture's and foods, my mother was born in Modena, Italy and it is one of the most beautiful places in the world!Im from Des Moines, Iowa, and I currently attend the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. I work as a dj for K.U.N.I. Iowa Public Radio and am a manager at KULT. I also work at the AWESOME ROCK N ROLL VENUE, THE REVERB, IN CEDAR FALLS IOWA! I think myspace is 51 percent good, and 49 percent EVIL, I think top friends and other petty bullshit like that is ridiculous, if you really want to know if I like you just ask! (You most likely know already). I care about politics, and would consider running for some type of office some day.....I feel I am fairly politically moderate and have heard good ideas from people of all political affiliations.....I currently support Barrack Obama and Chet Culver more than any other current politicians. I am happy to see that Ron Paul, as well as the Libertarian viewpoint is gaining strength among younger voters. I think that world peace is possible, albeit very complicated, I love peace but also believe that sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in. I would join the military in a heartbeat if I believed in what we were fighting for, I do not currently, but I have many friends in service that I support whole heartedly. I am a custom made person, I will always listen to your advice and your words, but at the end of the day I gotta go with my brain and my heart. I have friends of all colors and creeds, and if you don't, I suggest you keep an open mind, because variety has truly been the spice of my life. I must say I think women of all styles are beautiful in their own way. I have always harbored a deep respect for women and I believe women should have a deep respect for men. I also believe women do have a lot of power, there is nothing more powerful then a woman who is confident, intelligent, and who knows in her mind that she is sexy...A woman like that can take down many a man, believe me I know. (They can uplift many a man as well)That all being said: I pretty much am the most bad ass mothersucka you could ever hope to meet. I like to make people laugh and would love to put some more elbow grease into a shot at stand up comedy or acting.

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My Interests

Having a good time, admiring beauty, reading good books, going to concerts, playing concerts,MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC, Bass Playing, comedy,horror, romance, acting, Movies, film making, radio, being a dj, "the horror business", trying new wine/ale, I have really enjoyed riding horses, the times I have been given a chance, I like the idea of fishing and hunting and have no problem with people who go about them in a sporting or purposeful way, but I personally love animals quite a bit so I dont think I could kill them for fun and relaxation,yeah, by animals, I include(and love dearly) Kiki the Devil Cat.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who is ballin'Fellow Headbangers! People who feel misunderstood........classy dames.........oh yeahand Amy Adams.....(HELLO NURSE!!!!!!)oh yeah, uh people like: Hugh Hefner, JON OLIVA! Glen Danzig, Joey DeMaio! King Diamond! Gene Simmons,Jaymz Hetfield, Steve Harris, Lemmy, Blackie, H.R. Giger, Jack Nicholson, Tim Robbins....uh sure I'll keep going, why not?Weird Al, Alex Gray,Bruce Springsteen,Gillian Anderson, Nikki Cox, Ron Paul, um perhaps people like Salvador Dali,Jimi Hendrix,Jim Morrison and/or Freddie Mercury, Warren Zevon,(in dreams of course)Ann n' Nancy Wilson, Joss Stone,David Bowie,Dave Mustaine, Metallica,Danzig, Angus Young, Dio, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Ozzy, Bob Seger, Little Richard, Ice mutha fn T!, Ted Nugent, Ric Flair, Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray,Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Jim Carrey, Norm Macdonald, Kevin Smith, Tom Selleck, Jim Cummings, The President of the United States.....

Music:

My favorite new band would have to be: DARK MIRROR!um I also like Dark Mirror!Uh, did I mention how much I love Dark Mirror!(ok, so I like my own band! Give me a break, if I didn't I would quit)I have a pet peeve of people saying that they like "ALL MUSIC" or "pretty much everything", or "whatever", I mean I MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT LIKE ALL MUSIC, THERE IS SOME MUSIC I CAN NOT STAND, however I do try to appreciate the musical choices of others because I know I have pretty eclectic tastes myself. I will go out of my way to try to list the music I whole heartedly like and support/have supported. ----------------------------------------------------------- I grew up watching/listening to Ac/Dc, Danzig, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Bob Seger, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Van Morrison, Roy Orbison, Black Oak Arkansas, Guns N Roses, Lynryd Skynyrd, Bad Company, Queen, Pantera's Vulgar Vidz, Dio concerts,Metallica's Cliff Em All as well as the rest of their music(YES I EVEN LOVE LOAD AND RELOAD (SUCK ON IT), Megadeth, The Black Sabbath Story, Iron Maiden,Helloween,Blind Guardian,Savatage and Manowar videos and whole hell of a lot of blues, jazz, soul,motown,hip-hop and rock n roll.It makes my head dizzy thinking of all the music I love and support, but some of my favorites would have to be: Warren Zevon, Ac/Dc, Weezer, Danzig, Queen, T-Rex, Savatage(RIP Chris Oliva), Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Sam Cooke(RIP), Pretty much any band Ronnie James Dio has ever provided vocals for!, Metallica, Megadeth,Pantera(RIP DIME), Rebel Meets Rebel, Peter Gabriel, Thin Lizzy, KISS, Tesla, Eric Sardinas, Skid Row, Don Dokken/Dokken, Iron Maiden, Manowar, The Misfits, Metal Church,WASP, Blue Oyster Cult, Huey Lewis and the News, The Talking Heads, Twisted Sister, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, The Bloodhound Gang, Flogging Molly, Fastway,Suicidal Tendencies, Angel Witch, Motorhead, In Flames, Van Halen, Styx, Damn Yankees, Ted Nugent, Ozzy/B.L.S., Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Waylon Jennings, The Raconteurs, Edguy, Children of Bodom, David Bowie, The Adicts, The Ramones, Billy Joel, Elton John, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Journey, The Beatles, Aerosmith,Helloween, Blind Guardian, Bad Lands, Rainbow(RIP COZY), Alcatrazz, Deep Purple, Tommmy Bolin, Whitesnake,Motley Crue, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison, The Stones, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, The Cure, Tears for Fears, Billy Idol, Type O Negative, The Who, Genesis/Peter Gabriel/Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, The Donnas, Body Count, Public Enemy, Dr. Dre, NWA, Eminem, Wu Tang Clan, Run DMC, Bone Thugs, Ice Cube, Primus, Boyz II Men, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, The Miracles, The Spinners, The four tops, The Foundations, Sam and Dave, James Brown,Michael Jackson, Fatback, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, C.C.R., The Cars, The Eagles, Melechesh, Arch Enemy, Cellador,3 Inches of Blood, Into Eternity, The Doors, Matchbox 20/Rob Thomas, 3 days Grace, Kenny Rodgers, Trace Adkins, Tobey Keith, Green Day, Krokus, Motley Crue, Poison, The Darkness, Slipknot, Iced Earth, Nasty Savage, Riot, Running Wild, Elvis Aaron Presley and last but certainly not least the heartstopping, pants-dropping, houserocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, lovemaking.... Legendary E Street Band!!!!!!!! led by the Boss of course!I support fully and enjoy a handful or more of local Iowa bands, believe it or not Iowa has some great musicians!I love a lot of music, if you really wanna know let's talk about it!..

Movies:

Stanley Kubrick flicks,Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, American Psycho, Seven,DRAGON HEART, Into the Wild, Drillbit Taylor, SuperBad, Grandma's Boy, The Mask, Waynes World I and II,Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Friday, Next Friday, Bad Boys II, The Last Boy Scout, MASTER AND COMMANDER, Most of Tarentino's flicks,Kevin Smith Movies, John Hughes movies, The Nutty Professor, Daddy Day Care, Maximum Overdrive, Ghostbusters, A Beautiful Mind, The Blues Brothers, Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings, Planes, Trains, And Automobiles, Reign Over Me, TMNT 1 and 2, V for Vendetta, Robocop, Dirty Work, Screwed, The Toxic Avenger, Crash,Unforgiven, The Godfather, Goodfella's, A Bronx Tale, Bill and Ted(both movies), Rock Star, Detroit Rock City, Evil Dead(all of em), Moulin Rouge, Angel Heart, Dead Alive, Rocky, The Dream Team, Multiplicity, Mr. Mom, The Universal Horror Films(especially The Wolf Man),

Television:

(I like tv sometimes and hate it sometimes, I really don't watch that much of it currently) The news(from as many different sources as possible) Animal Rescue, Dark Wing Duck, Duck Tales, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Jack of All Trades,Magnum P.I.,Metalocalypse, King of the Hill, Chappelle Show, The Daily Show,WWE, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, MythBusters, Walker: Texas Ranger( especially the cowboy episodes).

Books:

The Picture of Dorian Gray,Heart of Darkness, Bram Strokers Dracula, 1984, Frankenstein, The Godfather, Wuthering Heights, Ethan Frome, A Clockwork Orange, Fight Club, American Psycho, A Hard Days Death, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (by Crystal Zevon), Golf Monster, God Guns and Rock N Roll, Rudy Sarzo's Book Off the Rails, RIP RANDY! the music and inspiration will live on forever!

Heroes:

First and foremost my father.... He has worked for peace and racial/gender/sexual orientation, equality in his lifetime, and he helped raise two kick ass sons.....he also has shared the presence of the likes of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Doc Watson......among many other great people......My Mother, she has ALWAYS supported me, been there for me, and believed in me!The WWI vets I interviewed while in middle school.....F.D.R., Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.,Anyone who is willing to stand up for what they believe in when they feel that they know it is right, especially when it is not the popular opinion."Good" parent's in general! Parenting is a tough job.When it comes to music and/or the entertainment business, I look up to a lot of people......some being: Cliff Burton(RIP), Steve Harris, Markus Grosskopf, Frankie Bello, Marcos Mendoza, Geedy Lee,Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, John McVie, Phil Lynott(RIP) Duck Dunn,(AMAZING BASS PLAYERS)Gene Simmons (because he humps his bass and so do I) Nikki Sixx (for still being alive somehow) ................ Hugh Hefner!!!!!!!John Wayne (obvious reasons),Tom Selleck(because he rules), Richard Pryor(for telling it like it is), Dave Chappelle(for continuing the tradition of telling it like it is) Bruce Campbell(because he is a true actor). Jon Belushi(RIP) because his grave stone says "I may be gone, but rock'n'roll lives on", Bon Scott(RIP) for being so kick ass, Cris Oliva (amazing guitar player RIP),Dimebag Darrell(RIP) for being such a great guy/ for helping me get into even more great metal/and for those wicked solos/squeels), Norm MacDonald(for being one of the funniest guys to exist), Henry Rollins(cha) Sean Connery(for obvious reasons), Glen Danzig because he is Italian and evil, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair for their "Promo's". DX! Because SUCK IT! HHH because he has a sweet mustache and Shawn Michaels because he knows how to make the ladies hot. Jim Cummings (because I one day hope to do what he does(voice acting), and he is damn good at what he does)

My Blog

maybe if I work with him I can perfect the art

They say I need some Rogaine To put in my hair Work it out at the gym To fit my underwear Oakley makes the shades That transform a tool You'd hate Ffor the kids to think That you lost your cool I'mma...
Posted by Better Think Again on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST

I wrote this awhile ago, but in lieu of the recent FoxNews interview, I wanted to read it again

Yo...... This is actually the first time I have felt compelled to write in depth on stupid facebook, about a current event. I do not talk the way I am going to talk in this type in official settings...
Posted by Better Think Again on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

Just sitting on the dock of the bay, wastin time.....

My father's favorite song, I heard it often when I was little, but I can now truly appreciate it!(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY- written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper- lyrics as recorded by Otis...
Posted by Better Think Again on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:12:00 PST

The Highlight of the BEA Convention I just attended in Las Vegas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5roSm6EcY&feature=dirTh ank you Tim Robbins, Thank you.
Posted by Better Think Again on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:24:00 PST

My band......."it’s not the length of your hair it’s the size of your..............."

Heart!if you like hard workin', hard playin', headbangers........you might like my band.......if you like music with heart, spririt, integrity, brains, and balls (not always in that order)you might li...
Posted by Better Think Again on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:28:00 PST

"Ray. If someone asks if you are a god, you say, "yes!"

So I saw The Spinners at the GBPAC last Friday........it was AMAZING......no wait.......A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!Oh yeah, me and my roomates had a Ghostbusters marathon Sunday, it was ballin out of contr...
Posted by Better Think Again on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:41:00 PST

The Old Code

’A knight is sworn to valour, His heart knows only virtue,His blade defends the helpless, His might upholds the weak,His word speaks only truth, His wrath undoes the wicked’ ...
Posted by Better Think Again on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:07:00 PST

Friendship is not a Game

Friendship is not a game to play, It is not a word to say, It doesn't start on March and end in May, It is tomorrow, yesterday, today and everyday.
Posted by Better Think Again on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:28:00 PST

BLOGS, OOOH CAKE

Blog: The word "blog" is literally shorthand for "boring;" a vulgar, overused word that strikes your ear with the dull thud of a cudgel to the soft spot of a child. It's an abbreviation used by journa...
Posted by Better Think Again on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:36:00 PST

I'll smash your face in........but with a smile

GODDDDDDDDDAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNN.........Rebel Meets Rebel KICKS ALL THE ASS!Dimebag is still smoking me with those solo's from beyond the grave....Getcha fucking pull!I am officially done with my secon...
Posted by Better Think Again on Thu, 04 May 2006 11:17:00 PST