My name is Blake. I wear a few hats: Musician, Bartender, Engineer/Producer/Composer. I can also do impressions of people, but if half of them ever saw me do them, they'd probably wanna kick my ass. I was never, however, able to pull off a decent Arnold Schwarzenegger voice. It's impossible. My friend Ryan's pretty good at it though. You should see him go, man.
Well I bet you're just sitting wondering, musician eh...? I bet you're thinking "What kinda music do ya play?!?!?!", aren't you? Wellllll, I'll have you know that I'm well versed in various types of music. I can shred a little on guitar, play along with anyone in Texas with a mandolin, hang with in the brass section with a trombone, lull you to sleep by piano, or better yet, by the sound of my sweet voice ;). To say I could play everything would be a flat out lie, calling myself only a guitar player would be an understatement. A fan and writer of various styles of music, my collection ranges from hardcore, metal, country, folk, and jazz, to funk, pop reggae.... pretty much anything that didn't suck from the 1930's til the present day... As far as musical projects go, I've been involved with mainly punk, hardcore, metal, and indie. Now, I know what you're thinking...."You're probably one'a those pierced up and tattooed dudes aren't ya?" Surprisingly, or maybe not quite, I'm not. Although I love tattoos and plan to one day get a few... when disposable income is something thats not just theoretical in my life, I have to say I'm not big on piercings. For me, that is. I've seen some people really pull it off in my day. But for me, nah. For starters, I am as scared of needles going far into me as I am of snakes... which is..... well... let's just say no snakes around me. Worse than that, as old as he's getting, I'm still scared of my Dad. He once said to me: "Son, you walk in my house with an earring, and I'll snatch it out and sew lace on your underwear. That's for girls and qu**rs!!!" He's a really cool guy, you should meet him too. He was partially right; piercings are cute as hell on girls. So that's that. (Censoring in honor of dear ol' Dad.)
I don't buy into religion too much. I think Jesus was a solid dude. But I think he may have also known Allah and Buddah too. You never know everything he may have been up to. So in that department, I usually don't say much.
I have vices too. Oh yeah. Hang out with me long enough and we'll enjoy them together.
Whatever.... because I'm surely not living forever.... No way, not me. Even though I'm vegetarian, and I try to eat healthy, I am able to stress myself out and smoke enough cigarettes to counter that into the dirt.
I really hate being bothered by petty things and I'm paying attention to the details..... 9 times out of 10 at least. If you piss me off, chances are I'll forgive you. If you spit in my face, chances are I'll forget you. Piss in my face and try to tell me it's raining, and I'll probably want to hurt you.
Even though I get discouraged, In the end I'd like to think I have a good heart and the best intentions for everyone in my life.
Live for better days.
Oh sittin’ in a truck stop
And a waitress tells me
Now, boy you got a good smile
Might take you a long way
Said boy you better make it count
'Cause you're a long way from Georgia.
I learn new things about people everyday. Sometimes thats awesome. Sometimes it really sucks.
