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Tommy Gun

Punk rock don't pay the bills.

About Me

I was born on a cold fall morning one November 14th. I'm currently 25 years old and I reside in Grand Rapids, MI. I play in a bunch of bands.
I was raised in a military family so I've moved around a lot. I've lived in a lot of places. With in the past 2 years, I've moved 6 times. I'm a fucking nomad. I started school in Germany before the Berlin wall came down. I've skateboarded on the Jersey shore. I've shredded on the guitar in various states. But Michigan is where I call home.
Music is very important to me. I listen to all kinds. Mainly: Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Doo Wop, Motown, Surf, Psychobilly, Ska, Horror Rock, Old School Rap, Outlaw Country.

My Interests

Music, Playing shows, Reading, Comic Books, Movies, Skateboarding, Traveling, Meeting new people, Murder.

I'd like to meet:

I've gotten a chance to meet a lot of my music heroes like Marky Ramone, and Mike from Agent Orange. But before I expire I'd like to meet Lee Ving, Henry Rollins, Mike Ness, and Brian Setzer.
And I wish I could of met Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash before they expired.

Music:

The Hubies

Nuke & The Living Dead

Thomas Gun

The Necrophilicons

The Beat-Ups

Mahogany T

BRIMSTONE RADIO

Movies:

Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Eddie and the Cruisers, the Outsiders, all the ROCKY movies, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Night of the Living Dead, Jackie Brown, Mallrats, Clerks, True Romance, Transformers, Superbad, 300, Grindhouse, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Dracula (bela lugosi), The Wolfman, The Thing from Outerspace, Return of the Living Dead 1 thru 3, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks II, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 and 2, Back to the Future Trilogy, The Goonies, Sin City, Dusk Til Dawn, Friday the 13th series, Nightmare on Elm St series, Halloween series, House of 1000 Corpses, Devils Rejects, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, The Shining, Pet Semetary,

Television:

South Park, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Daily Show, old cartoons, Auqa Teen Hunger Force, Rescue Me, The Office, Weeds

Books:

The Zombie Survival Guide, Snow Crash, Catch 22, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Animal Farm, Brave New World, King Dork, Catcher And The Rye

Heroes:

Joe Strummer, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presely, Mike Ness, Brian Setzer.

My Blog

Favorites from my Vinyl Collection

I was digging around through my vinyl records the other day and decided I wanted to write about some of my favorite records. Sorta like mini reviews.. or stories on how I obtained them.. ect.. Basical...
Posted by Tommy Gun on Fri, 19 May 2006 11:47:00 PST

Skateboarding

I'm quite fond of the sport of skateboarding.  I may not be that great.. but I blame that on my laziness and lack of dedication to the sport.  I was about 7 years old when I got my first ska...
Posted by Tommy Gun on Sat, 06 May 2006 01:11:00 PST

Albums that Changed My Life

I was recently going through a bunch of my albums and realized how much some of them meant to me.. how they changed my life. Everyone has a record that upon listening brings you back to a fond memory....
Posted by Tommy Gun on Thu, 04 May 2006 09:21:00 PST

Beer, Germany, Ray

I was just in the back yard doing some raking.. obtaining some serious blisters on my hands from the manual labor.  While doing so I started to smell someone doing a bit of grilling out side. The...
Posted by Tommy Gun on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:12:00 PST

I treat my guitar like shit.

Let me tell you about my favorite guitar. It's a Dearmond/Guild M-75 original Les Paul style. (As shown in picture) Never mind Jen and her cigarette.. concentrate on the photoshopped pic of the guitar...
Posted by Tommy Gun on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:39:00 PST