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Timmy Tim

I'm the beacon of hope for the insane...

About Me

Yep...I'm Timmy Lydon...and you're not, bucko!Lets see...WHO/WHAT/WHY (and definitely)WHERE the hell is Timmy Lydon?He came from a background of wanting it all...and to share the wealth amongst those in the inner sanctum...Instead all he got was a manual on "Potato Crisp Design"Timmy settled into a life of lights, volume, and the ability to conquer four walls and outlets early on. When he is not giving the masses a future bout of tinnitus...he can be found around and bound, hung and sunsung, potato and potatoe...he is a one man uberkind...just wear something snappy, eh?http://www.lydonland.com

My Interests

Rock n roll damnation, running, cooking, BASEBALL,learning about our past, your mom...and the rest at www.lydonland.com

I'd like to meet:

The energizers. The free. The romantically hopeless. The smooth hands on a fading pint glass. People who are eternally young and don't give a flying fuck what people think. Arrogant musicians. Starving artists. Corporate types wanting out. Your mom.This is footage from one of the best nights of my life:

Music:

THE WHO,The Exit,Dredg,50s bebop,Kool & The Gang,Slayer,Cut Copy,Ours,Rush,Muse,The Clash...this is a LONG list. But this is what hasn't left my iPod much lately

Movies:

In no order: Iron Monkey, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Blues Brothers, Superbad, Employee Of The Month (The matt dillon movie, not that lame ass Dane Cook movie)All The 'Python movies, Rock n Roll High School, Wet Hot American Summer, Clerks, Mallrats, Fight Club, Rude Boy, Quadrophenia, The Warriors, Crash, Goodfellas, The Departed, and Wonderland...to name a few

Television:

Friday Night Lights, ATHF, Colbert Report, BASEBALL, your mom...

Books:

I am a HUGE history buff, which means biographies and how we got to this point means I am literate...recent reads: "My life As a Latin King" & "Street Soldier:One Man's Account of The Boston Mob" & "Living The Jazz Life" Not a big fiction fan

Heroes:

My P's,Frank Lloyd Wright,Bill Maher, John Stewart, Martin Luther King Jr.,Johnny Cash,Pete Townshend,Joe Strummer,Bill Veeck,John Janusek,Tony Williams,Keith Moon

My Blog

Big Red’s final journey....

The day has finally come&..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Big Red's journey into the automotive sky will  be happening within the next two weeks.&n...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:24:00 PST

A healthy paragraph of "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

What just sets you off? Here's a variety of things that just culminated into this edition of "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"  I've had a few things happen today that just put me over the edge & here's a ...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:24:00 PST

I get asked alot about drummers...

So, I get asked who, in my mind, is the greatest drummer.  There are a lot.  I love different players for different reasons.  Groove, technique, flash, power...i could go on & on.  Here are a few guys...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:55:00 PST

State of The Lydonland Union...Almost half time.

So here we are at almost the midpoint of 2008.... Its been a whilrwind. Good,bad,ugly,wet, whatever you want to call it, but just a whirlwind. LOTS of travel, lots of shows, lots of time to ponder wha...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:36:00 PST

Becoming Liable...Part II

Well...it was loud, it was obviously excessive, and the most fun I've had in a long time w/a band...as it was no pressure and all about kickin' out the fucking jams! The Liabilities debuted on Saturda...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:47:00 PST

Becoming Liable

I am excited... Something that I've always wanted to do is just a few days away.  For too god damn long, I've had to listen to other people say what was on their mind , how this & ...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:25:00 PST

reocurring dreams that can come true?

This may be a little odd, but I've had several reoccuring dreams probably since i was 17.  Some make no sense & some have actually come true.  Like most rock musicians...we all dream ab...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:01:00 PST

Sittin pretty...

So three months into 2008...outside of wanting more money& a new kit, not much to really complain about.  I saw Ace Frehley l;ast night at House of Blues.  That room is my favorite to s...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:41:00 PST

I hate ignorance....

While I am someone who is not exactly a Rhodes scholar by any stretch, I’d like to think I can handle my well-being w/what the man upstairs gave me.  That being said...I need to get this of...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:36:00 PST

Inspiration Part II

I'm not sure how to write this properly...so here it goes... If you're involved with something that you know...has pure power to do great things...you wear it has a badge of honor...you have that burn...
Posted by Timmy Tim on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:55:00 PST