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gary

living life through an overdrive pedal with the gain turned all the way up

About Me

Let it come
'Cause I've got a chance for a sweet saint life
I said I've got a dance and you'll do just fine
Well I've got a plan, look forward in my eyes
Let it come
Well I've got a chance for a sweet saint life
I said I've got a dance, it moves into the night
Well I've got a plan, look forward in my eyes
Well today my heart swings this is my band:

this is my other band... shows coming in 2008

My Interests

art, fashion, music, playing bass, long walks, exercise, and talking

I'd like to meet:

jeff tweedy

Music:

velvet underground, radiohead, keane, ryan adams, the smiths, the like young, bob dylan, the beatles, suede, morrissey, smashing pumpkins, my bloody valentine, calla, dandy warhols, interpol, light fm, etc

Movies:

fight club, rainman, the graduate, ghandi, and the breakfast club,

Television:

don't watch tv

Books:

catcher in the rye, the fountainhead, on the road, and crime and punishment, nine stories,

Heroes:

ayn rand, and people with convictions

My Blog

david mamets village voice essay (glengarry glen ross playright)

this is long, but very interesting... it was in the village voice a few days ago. his plug of thomas sowell (our greatest contemporary philosopher - david’s words, not mine) is awesomeAn elect...
Posted by gary on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:14:00 PST

you will get what your heart desires

yes, i know.......
Posted by gary on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:57:00 PST

a hollywood success, and rob estes

the past 4 days in l.a. were amazing. it was high 70's, no humidity, sunny, and beautiful. i think this was the first time i was heading to LAX and wasn't looking forward to chicago. hanging out wi...
Posted by gary on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:01:00 PST

runway lights

The runway lights came onI hadn't expected to see themThey appeared brightly and without hesitationDropping out of the atmosphere, gravity pulledHands on the yoke, gauges looked cleanClouds moved in, ...
Posted by gary on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:18:00 PST

inspiration and aspiration, and occasional precipitation, and staying out till 6am in brooklyn

it's always strange for me to find myself on a flight where my pulse doesn't quiver barrelling down the runway. to think i used to be paralyzed during liftoff is now humorous. what's going to happen...
Posted by gary on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:56:00 PST

first saw this about 8 years ago... i have never forgotten it

death is nothing at all. i have only slipped away into the next room. i am i, and you are you. whatever we were to each other, that we still are. call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the ea...
Posted by gary on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:16:00 PST

earlimart - show and new cd

wow...simply amazing show....and then the new album. it was just what i needed. talking to ariana after the show (bassist) and it's cool how she's goes 'yea, i see josiah every day'.....i know this...
Posted by gary on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PST

this changed my life

ok....my first tape was prince "purple rain" but the reason i picked up a guitar or bass probably had alot more to do with this performance. there is some definite heart felt emotion here.... it is ...
Posted by gary on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:08:00 PST

DOSTOEVSKY - a man of wisdom....

i started reading the 'idiot' and have been reminded by these quotes, i really like him....anyone out there read the idiot?"You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, ...
Posted by gary on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:40:00 PST

john edwards - hypocrite

i didn't write what i'm going to attach below, i just googled 'john edwards poverty fortress', and some other person's article came up. i think that john edwards is perhaps the most vile politician ...
Posted by gary on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:09:00 PST