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BigMike

"meh"

About Me

i like bacon. ALOT. that's about all you need to know.
Your Political Profile:
Overall: 40% Conservative, 60% Liberal
Social Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?i like a little country in my rock n roll, but keep your fucking rock-n-roll the hell out of my country music!!!!!!i play solo acoustic/piano shows around the fort worth area............i also play in a BEATLES tribute band called ME & MY MONKEY..........I also play every once in a while with a POLICE tribute band........that doesn't leave much spare time......in my spare time i play with my dog, cat and hamster, watch music videos, movies, listen to music <><><><><><><>< ><><><><><><><> <>

My Interests

**for my gig schedule, scroll a little down and to the right....i play solo shows every tueseay at THE MOON and every sunday at THE FLYING SAUCER**

playing music
singing, playing with my dog, playing with my hamsters, being annoyed, grunting, sleeping, silent contemplation, lounging, procrastinating, organizing, monotony, efficiency, gazing, bumbling, gluttony, gigging, drinking, chortling, rocking, snarling, growling, scowling, epiphanies, thinking about travelling,let me introduce you to my family...... the eldest is hurricane, a black cat!and his younger brother midnightmidnight's mommie was a full-blood border collie, and daddy was a full-blood cocker spaniel, so he'e either a border spaniel, or a cocker collie!!!and their 3 baby brothers....maurice, robin, and barry -sometimes i find myself wishing that i was more cultured....or that i could get into literature, philosophy, culture, sophisticated ideologies, and such.....but i guess i'm happy just being a ROCKER...................................................... ............................................................ ...........................................................s ome things i don't like girls who call each other 'girl' all the time

guys in bands who dress like guys in bands
idiot texans who throw cigarette butts out their windows on a 104 degree day in the middle of a drought
you probably
girls who request 'something fast' or 'something i can dance to' during my acoustic shows
democrats
republicans
anybody who thinks you can put a one word label on yourself and automatically be subscribed to a set group of thoughts and values
beer
clove cigarettes
the fact that when people request PINK FLOYD at a gig they want 'wish you were here' 99% of the time, and usually don't even know the name of it
people with cars that have a ridiculous amount of bass thumping really loud
when people call my hamsters 'gerbils'
cleaning out my cat's litter box
summer in texas
mcdonald's food
mayonaise on a hamburger, and ketchup on a hot dog
runny scrambled eggs
crispy bacon
this music they call R n B nowadays
def leppard
war (the act...i like the band WAR)
the ramones
texas country
sublime
presedential election years
misuse of the word JAZZ when describing music
the fact that so many adults spend so much time playing video games
99% of the people that work at GUITAR CENTER
yams
dr. pepper
humidity
tattoos, especially tramp stamps
when you have really good seats at a concert, and dumb yuppie fucks spend the whole time talking and drinking beer
being outside in texas in the summer
oasis, counting crows,
anyone who's ever referred to cross canadian ragweed as CCR
cross canadian ragweed, brooks and dunn, rhett atkins, and eric church
pat green
religion...i think it's interesting to study, but historically for every person it brings peace to, it brings unrest, suffering, and harm to another somewhere...and i hate living in the bible belt!!
people that don't know how to drive
texas summers
people who have their myspace profile set to private_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______SOME THINGS THAT I DO LIKE!!!
my 1997 gibson SJ200 acoustic......i'm in love!!!! also my 2007 guild 12-string, and my 2002 martin D-35...there's NOTHING like a nice acoustic guitar!!!!
food (as if that's not obvious) i LOVE thai, vietnamese, italian, lebanese, japanese, sushi, indian, mexican---variety is the spice of life!!!
pig products....pork chops, bacon, sausage, pork loin...man the pig fuckin rocks!
winter...i love cold weather, or really anytime the temperature is 80 degrees or less
vox ac30 custom classic 2x12 combo amp and my gibson SG and les paul, fender strat and telecaster, and Gretsch duo-jet....they friggin rock!!!
playing live music...that's where i feel at home
my pets, esp. my dog midnight...he's way smarter than me, and i like it like that!! he loves to catch the frisbee and does it very well
collecting music...i have a ton of albums, cds, music dvds...now i need a warehouse to store them all in!!!
my family....i was lucky to be raised in a very friendly, non-fake, accepting family, and i love them all!!
money...you can buy stuff with money, and i love stuff...it can buy you love too, or something that sure feels like it!!!
limes....i love lime juice squeezed liberally over almost everything.....i love the smell, taste, feel, and look of limes.....i'm all about the lime!
white russians!!! creamy goodness!!!! other faves are jack and coke, capn morgan and coke, vodka tonic w/ extra lime, cape cods
cool cute chics that like classic rock
carnitas burritos with extra green salsa
gin and tonics with extra lime
vodka tonics with extra lime
jack and coke
boobs
smoking out and listnening to a good album through headphones

I'd like to meet:

john coltrane, mccoy tyner, elvin jones, jimmy garrisonmy 3 youngest checking out the latest issue of FW weekly (R.I.P. Maurice)Big Mike Richardson Midnight Special
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Add to My Profile | More VideosI play every sunday night at the flying saucer from 830pm - midnight, and every tuesday night at the moon from 10pm-2am...........

Music:

classic rock,jazz, 50s-70s country, 20s-60s blues,beatles, stones, who, zeppelin, floyd, zappa, dylan, hendrix, sabbath, the doors, ac/dc, allman bros, beach boys, the band, clapton, cream, sly and the family stone, eagles, jethro tull, genesis, grateful dead, elton john, billy joel, skynyrd, ccr, james brown, judas priest, phish, joni mitchell, prince, procol harum, santana, gordon lightfoot, queen, rush, simon and garfunkel, steely dan, joe walsh, traffic, steve winwood, spinal tap, stevie wonder, yes, aerosmith, tempations, hatfield and the north, national health, neil young, crosby stills nash, black crowes, tom petty, steve miller, van morrison, peter gabriel, chicago, kiss, fleetwood mac, king crimson, the police, sting, zz top, jeff beck, byrds, jackson browne, metallica, deep purple, mountain, chick corea/return to forever, john coltrane, emerson lake and palmer, iron maiden, merle travis, leo kottke, doobie brothers, UK, smokey robinson, parliament/funkadelic, duran duran, gentle giant, mahavishnu john mclaughlin, marvin gaye, sam and dave, elvis presley, aretha, buffalo springfield, lionel richie, leon russell, joe cocker, kansas, supertramp, james taylor, robert johnson, muddy waters, peter frampton, america, boston, charles mingus, jaco pastorius, weather report, bee gees, willie nelson, merle haggard, johnny cash, janis joplin, ozzy (with randy rhodes), thin lizzy, guess who, howlin wolf, t rex, les paul, frank sinatra,

Movies:

godfather trilogy, office space, this is spinal tap, a fish called wanda, the shining, when harry met sally, the fisher king, pulp fiction, shawshank redemption, silence of the lambs, casino, goodfellas, scarface, friday, beetlejuice, the birdcage, se7en, dances with wolves, american beauty, what about bob, blue velvet, lost highway, mulholland drive, soul food, good will hunting, reservoir dogs, green mile, jackie brown, the liimey, lock stock and 2 smoking barells, snatch, monty pythons (holy grail, life of brian), sophie's choice, the ninth gate, boondock saints, jacob's ladder, raging bull, traffic, pay it forward, slingblade, best in show, barber shop, casablanca, and justice for all, dog day afternoon, breakfast club, withnail and I

Television:

british
fawlty towers, black adder, monty python's flying circus, the prisoner, a bit of fry and laurie, jeeves and wooster, the office,

u.s.
6 feet under, twin peaks, MASH (first 5 seasons), seinfeld, curb your enthusiasm, the sopranos, house m.d., carnivale, dexter, the office, freaks and geeks, extras, flight of the conchords,

Books:

higgelty piggelty pop, frog and toad are friends, the cat in the hat, where the sidewalk ends, choose your own adventures, stephen king books, books about musicians and music,

Heroes:

Aloysius Snuffleupagus, big bird, oscar the grouch, cookie monster, the count, bert and ernie, frazzle, grover, people who are nice to one another, accomplished musiciansjohn lennon, bob dylan, frank zappa, martin luther king jr., jimi hendrix, john coltrane, any freethinkers who do things on their own terms and don't give a fuck what anybody thinks about it

My Blog

pictures of my ball-sac

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Posted by BigMike on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:10:00 PST

you can’t be a christian and vote for obama

i saw this on a bumper sticker on a car in a walmart parking lot   i just wanted to take a minute and reflect on how much i love this wonderful diverse nation of ours.    think i'm gon...
Posted by BigMike on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:28:00 PST

i dont like using an iron

so i bought my first iron a couple of days agoin an effort to curb costs...i used to just take all of my shirts to the dry cleaners, have them laundered and pressed, or dry cleaned according to the sh...
Posted by BigMike on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:22:00 PST

wrestling, the von erichs, the freebirds, etc

so when i was a boy, i used to LOVE wrestling, my dad even took me to some matches when they came to Denison, i got to see all 4 von erich brothers, kabuki, kimala, bugsy mcgraw, wild bill irwin, and ...
Posted by BigMike on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:48:00 PST

wish me luck everybody!!!!!

so i finally went through with it......i put in my notice to my employer of 12 years that i'm quitting to do music full time   i'm gonna pick up my tuesday gig at the moon bar again, and keep doi...
Posted by BigMike on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:38:00 PST

about the police

ok, honest opinions everybody just what the metroplex needs now is another tribute band   would you still want to go see a police tribute band if   a.) you didn’t want to fuck the guy ...
Posted by BigMike on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:55:00 PST

for the love of god, I’VE BEEN TAGGED

OK.  i hate to have a blog that’s not music related, but here goes   If You Were Tagged.... Here’s how you play: once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 16 wei...
Posted by BigMike on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:23:00 PST

i’m torn about this

so lately i’ve been torn between 2 different amp approaches.....i dig em both!!   > i’ve been using 2 low watt class-A amps together(15 watt vox 1965 pacemaker 1x10 combo, 18 watt han...
Posted by BigMike on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:26:00 PST

BOB DYLAN HOUSE OF BLUES 2-21-2008 SETLIST

my first time to see bob, been a fan for about 18 years....a major fan for about 13  or so...my FIRST time to see him....   was pretty close about 15 people back from the stage.....   h...
Posted by BigMike on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:35:00 PST

bernard wright jazz trio

lakewood bar and grill imagine the deepest funk of stevie wonder, crossed with the jazz genius of coletrane, and the fusion chops and sensibilities of chick corea you must go see this guy   &nbs...
Posted by BigMike on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:31:00 PST