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Thomas

If winter ends

About Me


My name is Thomas. I am a determined young musician attending the University of Utah pursuing a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Performance. I play the Drumset. I have a personal Artist Site if your interested in seeing any of my own musical work. Hit me up! AIM- Geek USA Drummer

How evil are you?

You're a Romantic Kisser
For you, kissing is all about feeling the romance
You love to kiss under the stars or by the sea
The perfect kiss involves the perfect mood
It's pretty common for kisses to sweep you off your feet What Kind of Kisser Are You?

My Interests

Some of the things I enjoy: Long walks on the beach, funky grooves, sound engineering, recording, Apple, school, being a music major, concerts, playing shows, movies, long hair, beards, cuddling, McDonald's double cheeseburgers, parsley, whipped cream, Green Tea, music enthusiasts and musicians, artists, thespians, tomboys, melancholic art, unexplained mysteries, paranormal, spring, Jesus, Pantene Pro-V, music, drums, jazz, blues, funk, vibraphone, the sound of Hammond B3 organs, jazz harmony, teaching, fishing, skiing, photography, psychology, pacifism, feminism, equality, musicianforums.com, Youtube, Myspace

Some of the things I don't enjoy: Winter, cold weather, stuck up people, egos, bigots, scratched cds, bees, needles, doctors, dentists, sickness, disease, hiccups, tailgating, highschool, materialism, cosmetics, homophobia, manipulation (i.e academic BS, flirting for personal gain etc.), gender, sexism

I'd like to meet:

Extra-Terrestrial Life.

Music:

The Smashing Pumpkins, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Silverchair, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, The Offspring, 311, A Fire Inside, Foo Fighters, Ben Folds Five, Cake, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Blink 182, No Doubt, Paramore, Ingrid Michaelson, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, Flyleaf, Dave Matthews Band, Rancid, Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, 2.5 White Guys, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Brothers of Funk, Lettuce, Jamiroquai, Galactic, Periodic Table of Funk, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Parliament, Tower of Power, Earth Wind & Fire, Los Lonely Boys, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Primus, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Vital Tech Tones, Zwan, Loiter Cognition, Mad Calibre, Korn, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Metallica, Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Pantera, Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Down, Pink Floyd, ac/dc, The Jimmy Hendrix Experience, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Rush, King Crimson, Black Sabbath, The Who, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Victoria Police Pipe Band, John Rutter, Eric Whitacre, Frederic Chopin, The Cure, Radiohead, Coldplay, Sigur Ros, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Muse, Mimesis, Interpol, Cursive, Desaparecidos, Bright Eyes, Ben Kweller, Elliott Smith, Iron & Wine, Julian Moon, Television, Toadies, Modest Mouse, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, Sparta, Circa Survive, The Pixies, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Band of Horses, Quiet Color, Sleater-Kinney, Meg & Dia, Say Anything, Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, The Rentals, Weezer, and Ozma.

Movies:

The Wall, A Beautiful Mind, American Beauty, The Pianist, Walk The Line, Impromptu, Mr. Holland's Opus, Lend Me A Tenor, School of Rock, Terminator 2, Harry Potter, Labyrinth, Pan's Labyrinth, Alice in Wonderland, Spiderman, The Fifth Element, The Laramie Project, The Shape of Things, The Rock, 12 Monkeys, Island, Gladiator, 300, Back to the Future, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oceans 11, Fools Rush In, Dumb and Dumber, Happy Gilmore, The Birdcage, Wedding Crashers

Television:

Seinfeld, Family Guy, Still Standing, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, That 70's Show, House, Blind Date, Third Rock from the Sun, Yes Dear, Bernie Mac

Books:

Heavier than Heaven, The DaVinci Code, My Side of the Mountain, Robinson Crusoe, Goosebumps

Heroes:

Kelly Wallis, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Tim Alexander, Tony Bald, Andrew Florin.

My Blog

A Finger to You All

I am not feeling well right now, therefore I will complain here. I am combing out my dreads this weekend. I don't have the patience for them and frankly they kinda look like shat. A finger to you a...
Posted by Thomas on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:41:00 PST

Chapter 2: And down we go

Coherence should not be expected, my functionality is currently sub par due to intense mood swing.  Father has to rent house to afford to keep it.  No more rehearsals at my house.  No m...
Posted by Thomas on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:08:00 PST

Christmas is dead.

I don't have any money to buy anything for anyone, and would appreciate it if you did the same in return. Otherwise i will feel awkward about it. I have grown to dislike this holiday more and more, ...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:29:00 PST

(Pics) Working Big Ass Show w/ Backbeats

I decided to go back to work this weekend since it's fall break. So I got on board for the Big Ass Show. I managed our gear for West Stage. The only band I really worked was The Starting Line. I H...
Posted by Thomas on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:16:00 PST

School Sux

Sucks? Ha! School is the most awesome thing, right next to sex. I have been pondering writing a blog about my updated content state at the U, so I think I'll get around to it now. Firstly, I reall...
Posted by Thomas on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:49:00 PST

Fake Plastic Trees

I'm sick of watching almost the entire female population plaster themselves with cosmetics to enhance their appearance.  For what?  To be a better catch?  To feel attractive?  ...
Posted by Thomas on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:04:00 PST

Photography: A few of my best pictures

Well it's been a few months, so here are a few of my best photo's so far.  More to come soon!   Feel free to drop any comments or criticisms!  I am still really fresh to the art form.&n...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:37:00 PST

Well I think I have found myself

Welp.  I don't ever really do these, and I don't really expect anyone to read it.  Well anywho...I would just like to say that I think I have found a pretty comfortable place to be in life.&...
Posted by Thomas on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:04:00 PST

Rentals and Ozma Pics!

Here are some pics I took at the Rentals and Ozma show.  Drop some comments!  I also wouldn't mind any photography comments/criticisms.  I was shooting in Night mode, with flash both on...
Posted by Thomas on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:32:00 PST

New Job at Pollsound = Rockin

So I had my first day of work Saturday.  I worked for 10 hours at the Scottish Festival as my co worker and I operated sound and lights for Celtic Dancers.  It was pretty sweet.  Probab...
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:36:00 PST