Playing my bass, listening to music (mainly metal), practicing with my band, playing shows, being a photographer and talking to people i get along with.
Sully Erna - biggest hero of mine musically, personally, and a great poker player
Chris Ferguson - favorite poker slayer
Dane Cook - Favorite comedian
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog - The best for insulting important and regular people alike, and funny as Hell
Metal Bands
Dimmu Borgir
Arch Enemy
As Blood Runs Black
The Agonist
In Flames
Devildriver
Carnifex
Job for a Cowboy
Lamb of God
Pantera
80's Metallica
The Agony Scene
Necrophagist
Dethklok
Opeth
Amon Amarth
Bring Me the Horizon
Children of Bodom
And many more....
Rock/etc. Bands
Aerosmith
Another Animal
Candlebox
Evanescence
Godsmack
Guns 'n' Roses
IRON MAIDEN
Joe Satriani
KISS
Lacuna Coil
Led Zeppelin
Mindless Self Indulgence
Marylin Manson
The Offspring
Ozzy/Black Sabbath
Queen
Van Halen
Weird Al
Get Code
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Fight Club
V for Vendetta
Cloverfield
The Patriot
Transformers
Pulp Fiction
The Matrix (1,2 and 3)
Clerks (1 and 2)
Mallrats
Shoot 'em Up
A Knight's Tale
The Shining
Austin Powers (1 and 2 only)
Star Wars (Episodes 1, 4,5 and 6)
The Italian Job
Good Luck Chuck
And many more...
Family Guy
Two and a Half Men
"Breaking Point" -by Alex Flinn
"Go Ask Alice" -by Anonymous
"The Outsiders" -by S. E. Hinton
"The Paths We Choose" -by Sully Erna
"1984" -by George Orwell
"Fight Club" -by Chuck Palahniuk
"Hatchet" -by Gary Paulsen
"The River" -by Gary Paulsen
"Rocket Boys" -by Homer Hickam Jr.
Krystal Gooch (above) has been my best friend for a whopping 8 years now. Through the thick and thin, through fights and drama, through togetherness and distance, she has always been there for me. She's my woman creature and I'm her man beast. I still have to pay her back for throwing my backpack in a tree in 7th grade, but i've been merciful so far. I hate Sex and the City and she hates Superman, but we'll watch both together because it's worth it. She is my future wife, and she doesn't have a say in it! We have the greatest times when we see eachother, and it's only gonna get better and more epic. She means more to me than anyone else ever could, so don't even try. She has no idea how much she means to me, and I plan on keeping her guessing. =) I love her with every ounce of soul I have in me, and that will never change.
My Mother is the person i appreciate the most. No matter how much i used to badmouth her, i realize that she is the best mother i could ask for. From the time i moved in, she never held me back from anything i wanted to do, she let me live my life and how i wanted to live it. She let me be who i wanted to be without telling me i was wrong. She let me do my best and be the best i can be, and i am more than thankful for the freedom she gave me. She is the best mother i could've asked for.
Sully Erna you may know as the frontman of the hard rock band Godsmack. I started listening to Godsmack in 2003, right before the Faceless album came out. They lyrical content in the music has taught me a lot in life, you have no idea! Sully's lyrics and life insights have made me into who i am today and have made me stronger as a person. His self-written memoir showed me so much in life that also helped mold me into who i am today. Sully was also my first inspiration to become a musician, he showed me how music is the most powerful spice of life, and watching him made me want to be a musician. I look up to him and learn what i can from him because he is a very intelligent person, and he is a big hero of mine.
Bassists I admire and am influenced by;
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Robert Trujillo (Metallica)
Cliff Burton (former Metallica)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
Robbie Merrill (Godsmack)
Gene Simmons (KISS)