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Mr. Mean

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About Me

I have a beard and play in some bands... I primarily play bass in my mind, but I for-real play guitar in Gorch Fock , and drums in The Snake Trap and The Little Bicycles . I do some live sound gigs, running sound for bands at Emos Alternative Lounge and Nightclub, sometimes at 710 or wherever, sometimes in venues across the globe for touring bands and the like. I also record bands onto some 2" analog tape! I have recorded hundreds of local and national bands, even a few bands from Japan, Australia, and Germany. I record at a couple studios in Austin, Sweatbox and OHM , both of which are compatible in format so usually scheduling is very easy. I have a beautiful and talented wife (Andrea Nelson ), a pygmy/dwarf goat (Yagi), twin puppies (Walter and Olga), and our little kitty "Jesus (Jee-Zuhs) Rodriguez to the white courtesy phone". I have a modest collection of manual typewriters numbering somewhere over 50. I enjoy skateboarding and riding bikes, and spending time with my family and friends. And I play some rock instruments like bass, guitar, and drums, occasionally some keyboards and vocal action too. I live in a Typewriter Museum of sorts. , more like a sanctuary. If you see a lonely typewriter, please send it my way and I will give it a good home with many other typewriter friends.

My Interests

wall rides, frontside grinds, electric bass , japanese rock music, progression.

I'd like to meet:

nice people that are " peachy ." cool bands and cool peoples.

Music:

NOMEANSNO, dos, Minutemen, ALL, Jeff Buckley, Mose Allison, Throwing Muses, Arto Lindsay, Prince, Asakusa Jinta, HY, Oreskaband, GO!GO!7188, 50 Kaitenz, Fuzzy Control,The Vapors, Response, Bleach, Book of Knots, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Titan Go Kings, Gorch Fock, School Trauma Flashback, Migas, Hobble Excess Lettuce, Emeralds, Ume, Bleach, Attack Formation, Swervedriver, The Faction, Los Olvidados, Petty Booka, Sonic Uke, Sonic Youth, Japan, Iceburn, WEEN, Mr.Bungle, Duran Duran, Lightning Bolt, Petty Booka, Cue, Loco Gringos, Big Boys, Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee, The International Playboys, Black Sabbath, Rush, Mark D, Alice in Chains, The Cure, Erik Truffaz, Hiroshi Asada, Iron and Wine, Iron Maiden, James Brown, The Reasons, karp, The Kickass, Old Metallica, Calexico, Mono, My Name, The Pavers, Peglegasus, The Pixies, Redneck Manifesto, The Police, Pink Floyd, Slayer, Mike V, Soundgarden, The Who, Van Halen, Steve Miller Band, X, Dead Kennedys, Dayglo Abortions, Descendents, Husking Bee, a featherweight burden, Molly and the Hatchets, The Snake Trap, Wham, Cat Stevens, Love Psychedelico, Sexy Finger Champs, sisterunaked, Philo Beteaux, sabot, Lolita.18, Noodles, Shorty Long, Tia Carerra, The Bloody Tears, Adult Rodeo, Stevie Wonder, The Revenge of the Bad Apples, hammerhead, Janitor Joe, 31 knots, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Noodles, Pe'z, Stance Punks, The Rodeo Carburettor, Ellegarden, Juanita Family, Spidey Whitey, The Little Bicycles, more...

Movies:

Enemy Mine, Better Off Dead, Idiocracy.

Television:

smell-a-vision

Books:

User Manuals. Reference Books . Catalogs of music/recording equipment.

Heroes:

My Grandparents and parents, Lee Ralph, Animal Chin.

My Blog

What my goat eats

likes:cranberries, apples, grains, oranges peel and all, tomatoes, broccoli stems, garlic peels, entire bananas, nuts, cereal, salad of all kinds, chips of all kinds, carrots, tea and tea bags (no sta...
Posted by Mr. Mean on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:23:00 PST

Master Cleanse Day 6

Day 6 of not eating food... it is very strange. This is the first time that I have done the Master Cleanse. My wife has done it once before and she is doing it with me this time, so we have support fr...
Posted by Mr. Mean on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:39:00 PST

My advice to young men regarding beards.

I have grown many beards, and each one is better than the last. I started young. Guys that don't start young have a harder time growing later. Too itchy. The hairs are used to getting cut off before t...
Posted by Mr. Mean on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:13:00 PST

Friends

Lately I have been on a roll as far as friend requests. I wonder what it is that makes that happen... The long beard? shades? corn field? I have never had this many in a row before, I have had beards ...
Posted by Mr. Mean on Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:53:00 PST

The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, Straightforward and gentle in speech. Humble and not conceited, Cont...
Posted by Mr. Mean on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST