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The Jack of Hearts

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If you want to learn a bit more about me see my other profile: www.myspace.com/iamthelastdj

My scottish clan's crest

Me live at the Hampden Academy Coffee House Feburary 15th doing beat poetry.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/12/2007
Band Website: http://www.freewebs.com/sapphirestrats
Band Members: CHRIS BURNS - Vocals 6 & 12-String Acoustic Guitars Harmonica Piano Electric Guitar Mandolin Organ Bass Guitar Slide Guitar Dobro Recorder Pennywhistle Banjo Percussion Drums Saxophone
FRIENDS - Vocals Guitars Drums Bass Guitar Violin Accordion Various implements of destruction

Influences: These are my inspirations. They include many classic rock artists, classical musicians, world musicians, poets and traditional music from Scotland, England, Ireland and America. After the top five it is in alphabetical order:

The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, the Wallflowers, Neil Young, America, Ana Vidovic, Arlo Guthrie, Arthur Rimbaud (Poet), the Band, BB King, Billy Joel, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Bon Jovi, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, Carolyn Hester, CCR, Claude Debussy, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, *David Bowie*, David Byrne, David Crosby, Dire Straits, Dispatch, Don McLean, the Doors, Dylan Thomas (Poet), the Eagles, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Elvis, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Gin Blossoms, Graham Nash, the Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Howie Day, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, James McMurtry, James Taylor, Jem, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Denver, John Fogerty, John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Joshua Radin, June Benfield, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Luan Parle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Nightwatchman, Nirvana, Old Crow Medicine Show, Patrick Park, Paul Simon, Paul Verlaine (Poet), Pearl Jam, Pete Droge, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Pink Floyd, the Police, Queen, Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet), REM, Rhett Miller, Richard Thompson, Robert Burns (Poet), Robert Johnson, the Rolling Stones, Ryan Huston, Scott Mckenzie, Shakespeare (Poet), Shaun Mullins, Sheryl Crow, SRV, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Steve Earle, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Nicks, Strangefolk, Talking Heads, Townes Van Zandt, Tracy Chapman, T.S. Eliot (He’s a poet), Van Morrison, Warren Zevon, the Who, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie, The Yardbirds, Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens

Various Blues artists, American/Irish/Celtic folk music, the movie Crossroads, the movie School of Rock, the movie Walk the Line, the movie No Direction Home, the movie Be Here To Love Me, the movie The Doors, the movie Across the Universe, Classical music, the British.

Nature, Animals, Hippies, Defenders of Freedom, *Salad Fingers*, Chuck Norris, My Uncle Dave, Friends: you all have been one of my biggest influences I dare you try not to hear yourselves in any of my songs you’re all in them.

Sounds Like: I guess myself, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, John Lennon, The Wallflowers, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Band, Woody Guthrie, Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, the Traveling Wilburys, Pink Floyd, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, CCR, Hank Williams, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Richard Thompson, Dire Straits, Blind Willie McTell, Gin Blossoms, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Buddy Holly, Eddie Vedder, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, a Blues guy, a Hippie, a guy from Jersey (kinda), a Poet, a Celtic guy
Record Label: Burnstock Musak

My Blog

(Looking For) A Girl Like You

This is a new song I've written in the last few weeks and I've pretty much worked it out.  It kinda sounds like Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish mostly in some of the guitar part...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:13:00 GMT

12,000 Darfur Refugees Flee To Chad After Sudan Airstrikes

Tensions are again rising.  This is the first bit on news I've found from Darfur in three months.  It seems that no one is stepping up to the plate and help put an end to the blood shed and ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:21:00 GMT

The Portrait I’ve Painted (Poem)[NEW]

This is a new poem I wrote tonight.  It started with the first two lines and the last ones which came to me on my way home from work.  This is the first draft all edited.  I may come ba...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Someplace Warm [<--New Song]

This is a new song I started this afternoon. I have been sitting on this one for a while somewhat before I started writing it down. This is a lot simpler form of writing then what I have been writin...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:09:00 GMT

My Childhood Idol Sir Edmund Hillary Died. Age 88 RIP

Appreciations Sir Edmund Hillary By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Published: January 12, 2008 I am one of those people who can close their eyes and see Hillary and Norgay on the summit of Everest. I was born t...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:21:00 GMT

A Lost (& Beautiful World) [<--NEW SONG]

This is a new song I've been working on since 8:00 tonight to around 10:30ish.  Its influenced by Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers also known as Bob Dylans son.  Let me know what you think, or...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:55:00 GMT

1968 (Poem)

This is a possible contestant for the senior poet contest at HA. I wrote this today during second period.NINETEEN SIXTY-EIGHTTo be born in 1968Oh what a fateBut not to be born without a careBorn in t...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:24:00 GMT

Good As Ive Been To You (Poem)

This is a sonnet I wrote in Creative Writing and I decided to post it so enjoy. In addition to writing songs I write poetry. Note pause for a second before the last couplet to enhance it.GOOD AS I'V...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:37:00 GMT

Born Again [NEW SONG]

This is my new song I've been working on for the last hour.  The words go over a soft melodic finger picking progression its really nice.  I hope to record it in a couple weeks and post it.&...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Sudan Gov’t Declares Truce At Darfur Talks

ANOTHER DARFUR HEADLINE.  PEACE  STILL HAS A CHANCE Sudan govt declares truce at Darfur talks By Lamine Ghanmi 1 hour, 15 minutes ago SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Sudan's government de...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:40:00 GMT