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About Me

I am a kid. I love many things, but most of all my life revolves around the connection that people have with each other. This is manifested mostly in my love of music and art, the ultimate (in my opinion) form of human expression. I have a few close friends that I have known basically my whole concious life, and I hold them very dear to my heart. It is in these relationships that I find the most valuable and pertanent lessons and experiences. I try to learn something new from someone every day, and truly believe that even the most seemingly desolate person has something to offer the world. As I said before, I love music and find it to be one of the most amazing forms of human culture that exists. I also am a huge eviromental supporter, and I revel in the beauty of nature, the wild and all that it has to offer. I try to truly enjoy life and all that it has to offer, and although this is lost sometimes, I usually find my way back to the beautiful existance that life presents me with...

My Interests

The one that that truly interests me is love and all that the word entails. My love for music, my love for my friends and family, my love for nature, and my love for life is what really makes me the person that I am.There is no section for this so I will just put it here: Art:Vladmir Kush, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone.

Music:

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Paquito D'Rivera, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Sam Rivers, Madeski Martin and Wood, John Scofeild, Harry Connick Jr., Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, John Mayer, John Mayall, T-Bone Walker, Bessie Smith, The New Deal, Bluetech, Ryan Adams, The Cardinals, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Hank Williams Sr, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Gatsbys American Dream, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Jazz, Blues, Experemental, Electronic, Classical

Movies:

SLC Punk, Boondock Saints, Trainspotting, Coffee and Cigarettes, Kids, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tennenbaums, A Mighty Wind, Some Kind of Monster, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Original Star Wars Trilogy

Television:

LOST, Arrested Development, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, South Park

Books:

The Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle, Post Office, Factotum, Tenth Grade, Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby, Animal Farm, Nickel and Dimed.

Heroes:

Robert Abrahams, Dave Bjornson, Steve Reader, John Maczura, Jacque Berlinerblau, Russel Harrison, MaryKate Harwood, Dave Kortava, Benjamin Kaye, Jon Stewart, Chris Fafalious

My Blog

Recording Arts and the Beginning of a Journey

Seven months ago things were definetley different. My life, in the turmoil of trying to tackle college after high school, has spiraled continually downwards physically, emotionally, intellectually, a...
Posted by Michael Winters on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:57:00 PST

Show Review - Rufio, Over It, Gatsbys American Dream - 4/28

So a couple of weeks ago, I found out that Gatsbys American Dream (my favorite band) would be playing Bamboozle, a festival of music that would be about an hour from where I am now. I quickly tried t...
Posted by Michael Winters on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Dashboard Confessional Show Review

Last night, Chris Carraba, or as he is better known by his fans, Dashboard Confessional, played a solo acoustic show at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY (Long Island). The show was opened up by Jo...
Posted by Michael Winters on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Genesis Problem by Michael Winters

Biblical scripture, although usually thought of as infallible, is often riddled with holes and contradictions that many religious and secular people often recognize. Many of these contradictions, whi...
Posted by Michael Winters on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Acceptance and Good Charlotte

So last night I got free tickets to see one of my favorite bands, Acceptance, in the city. I took my good friend Ben and we had a blast. We took the train in after classes and walked to Radio City Mus...
Posted by Michael Winters on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST