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Thorson

Peek -a- Poopy

About Me

Musician (Bassist)working in IT (kind of boring, but it's a living!). After several years of inactivity, I'm back playing music. In the past, I've played in the following bands:The Factory, Jimi Sin, Tesco Vee's Hate Police (Where I was known as Thorson & Scotty Slade), & Popsloppy.I've also done a lot of session recording. Styles ranging from Folk, Blues, Power Pop, Glam Metal, & Contemporary Gospel. Over the years, I have had the privilege of sharing the bill with some great performers. Here is a partial list: Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Johnny Thunders (w/ Jerry Nolan & Killer Kane), Ron Wood (Rolling Stones), Bo Diddley, The Plasmatics, The Bad Brains, Kix, Redd Kross, Faster Pussycat, GWAR, Henry Rollins, The Obsessed, Marty Friedman (of Megadeth), Dangerous Toys, The Meat Puppets, Dan Reed Network, Black Market Baby, John Wicks and the Records, The Tragically Hip, The Shoes, The Woggles, 9353, Mother May I, Love Nut, and The Slickee Boys.

My Interests

Music,movies,TV, trivia, history, pop culture, working out,thift stores, comedy, museums, vegetarianism,travel,etc.

I'd like to meet:

Like-minded individuals for fun and friendship

Music:

Slade, The Dictators, Alice Cooper, The Replacements, Jason and the Scorchers, The Wildhearts (Ginger and the Sonic Circus), The Ramones, Guided by Voices, The Zombies, Little Richard, Turbonegro,Iggy Pop, Sparks, Elvis Costello,Cheap Trick, Scott Walker,David Bowie,Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Squeeze, The Dead Boys, Charlie Parker, New York Dolls, Fear, The Raspberries, Starz, Murder City Devils, Georgia Satellites, Miles Davis, Wilco, Ian Hunter/MTH, Rocket From the Crypt, Bud Powell, Mother's Finest, early Aerosmith, Wilson Pickett, Nick Lowe, UFO, The Clash, early ACDC, Sweet, James Brown, Old Jazz, Old Soul, old R and B, Alt. Country, Power Pop, Garage, Punk,Metal, New Wave, I like just about everything but opera and show tunes.

Movies:

Here's a list (in no particular order): The Sting, Dr. Strangelove, Raising Arizona, Dolemite, Repo Man, Lolita, anything Monty Python, Napoleon Dynamite, Spinal Tap,Dawn of the Dead (the orginal, not the remake), Elmer Gantry, Local Hero, The Loved One, Shot in the Dark (just about anything with Peter Sellers), Bird, Taxi Driver, Strange Brew, King Pin, Caddyshack, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Clint Eastwood Spagetti Westerns, John Waters' Films, I'll come up with more later!!

Television:

The Office, My Name is Earl,The Simpsons, Jeopardy, Family Guy, Black Adder, Faulty Towers, Globe Trekker, SNL, VH1 Behind the Music, MST3K, SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Mr. Bean, Seinfeld, No Reservations, Looney Toons cartoons (Bugs Bunny still rules!)

Books:

Who has time to read!! Actually, I'm always reading newspapers and magazines.

Heroes:

Leonardo DaVinci, Tesla (the man, not the band!), Thomas Edison, Leo Fender, Mel Blanc, whoever invented air conditioners, the person who invented vodka, the first dude to open a nudie bar, doctors, nurses, emts, fire fighters, police officers, and everyone else who risks their lives to make the world a better place. People who give more than they take!Now, a word from our sponsors:
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My Blog

Yes, I'm back!!!

It's official! After a 7 (almost 8) year layoff, I'm back playing bass. I figure it will take at least a year before I'm back to the level of ability I was before taking a "breather" from music. My pl...
Posted by Thorson on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:59:00 PST

Pictures!!!!!

I just uploaded a bunch of pictures.
Posted by Thorson on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:31:00 PST

Pictures!!!!!

I just uploaded a bunch ! More to come!!! 
Posted by Thorson on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:31:00 PST

I'm Back, Baby!!! (well, maybe)

After many years of laying low, I think I'm about ready to starting playing music again! It's time to dust off the old basses, start practicing, and start working on new song ideas. Anyone i...
Posted by Thorson on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:42:00 PST