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Gary Owen

About Me

I was born and raised in New York City. Two things that have remained constant in my world are laughter and music.Mom and Dad were both huge fans of all types of good music. On any Saturday afternoon you could hear the sounds of the Boston Pops, Scott Joplin or Bing Crosby. The favorite band of my brothers and I are the Beatles. One thing is for sure we NEVER complained about having all this great music in our lives!!!So one day in May, 1983 I thought, ”You know, I think I would like to learn to play guitar”And so I did.I took lessons for less than one month and realized I was learning more by strumming along with my Beatles albums. So I would come home from school and lock myself away in my room until I learned whatever song it was I wanted to conquer. Oh my POOR neighbors!!!Then as time rolled by, I was noticing that perhaps the notion of following my dream of being a full time musician could possibly become fact. So one day in 1991, I went to see a solo performer named Will Hoppey. I thought, ”Wow! That looks like fun!!! I think I will try that!!!”So for most of the 1990’s I performed as a solo act, 12 string acoustic and vocal, in local pubs in the tri state area. Most of the tunes I perform are from that 1960’s-1970’s era that I grew up on.I am also one of the many members of that groovy classic rock band the Blue Meanies. This group consists of Brian Cancemi, John Thomas, Scott Ringle, Antony Fanelli, Damian Fanelli, Drew Paradine.The Blue Meanies:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user .viewprofile&friendid=157446881.In February 2000 I was offered a chance to tour Scandinavia. It was quite frightening going at it alone but it was the greatest thing I could ever have done. Since then, I have toured Scandinavia and Europe many times. It was incredible visiting such countries as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria, Poland, England and the Netherlands. MySpace Layouts Falling Objects Secret Notes Pimp Top Friends MySpace Codes

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Member Since: 11/02/2007
Band Website: http://www.gretschviking.net
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Influences: The Beatles, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Gordon Lightfoot, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, The Lovin' Spoonful, John Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Lobo, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Dave Clark Five, Donovan, America, The Doors, The Who, The Raspberries, Eric Carmen, Herman's Hermits, Steppenwolf, John Kay, Jim Croce, The Searchers, Three Dog Night, The Hollies, Bread, Simon & Garfunkel, Manfred Mann, The Grateful Dead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Bee Gees (1966-1972), C,S,N&Y, James Taylor, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Stealers Wheel, The Eagles, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band, Chet Atkins, Electric Light Orchestra, The Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, John Phillips, Mama Cass, Denny Doherty, The Guess Who, The Band, The Moody Blues, The Allman Brothers Band, The Animals, The Rascals, The Yardbirds, The Box Tops, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Celtic, New Age, Ragtime and more.

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My Blog

Two Icons In One Day

So, two international icons passed away on the same day. I was never a fan of the TV show "Charlie's Angels". However, every nine year old boy being raised in the 1970's had a crush on at least one An...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:52:00 GMT

OK, So Here We Are............

It's mid 2009. This means the first decade of the 21st century has a year a half to go and beside all the electronic hoopla, it's not been very impressive at all.I am referring to the current state of...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT

Tired Of The Fallacies Behind The Monkees

It's people like this that get under my skin. http://www.numoonus.com/ShortEssays/Monkees/Monkees.htmlWhen is anyone going to get the story straight? Here. Let me sum it up for everyone:1. No. They di...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Memories Of The Grand GOBO Tour Of Copenhagen Denmark (October, 2008)!

And so, another episode in the adventurous world of GOBO draws to a close. A day after the final reunion- which drew a record crowd that would fit comfortably inside a Danish telephone booth- BO heade...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:34:00 GMT

By Request! "Summer Dream" Lyrics!

Howdy all! I have received many requests to post and explain the lyrics to my song "Summer Dream". Thank you to all who put in the requests! So let's check this out, yes? The song ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:11:00 GMT

G.O. Article by Bill Spurge On Staten Island Live

Thank you SPURGE!   http://www.silive.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/08/ music_gary_owen.html  
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:33:00 GMT

HOW TO PURCHASE GARY OWEN CDS

Autumn (1995) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/garyowen2     Summer (2006) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/garyowen1
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:04:00 GMT

International Beatle Week (Liverpool, England)

The Blue Meanies were invited to perform as one of the many bands at Liverpool's "International Beatle Week" festival. This trip featured a make shift version of the band: Brian and I on guitars plus ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:03:00 GMT

As We Go Along

So here we are. It's summer again and I have caught the cold from hell. This time it has clogged both my ears to the point where it feels like I have doughnuts jammed inside them. Ugh! Must do somethi...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:03:00 GMT

The Tour Of Sweden and Finland (March, 2007)

Well it was quite a month of gigging on the Baltic sea. I worked with a great musician from the Baltimore, Maryland area named Ken Gutberlet. The guy is a walking jukebox. It was great a combo as...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:31:00 GMT