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About Me

50 facts about Peninsula

1-Peninsula is made by Jim Gorton 2-he loves his cat 3- so much (Penny SF) he named his band after it 4-recorded (Behold! The back that broke the camel's straw) in a laundry room 5-has borrowed as much equipment as he owns 6-recently moved to Urbana, Illinois 7-they are available for any show (funerals, weddings, children's parties) 8-also does portraits with cardboard and sharpie (for trade) 9-loves dressing up for concerts 10-is currently seeking employment @ a leisurely pace 11-loves cupcakes 12-and kazoos 13-he has a dystopian film club 14-and wishes he had a fan club 15-just quit smoking cigarettes 16-enjoys whiskey and wine 17-loves tofu wrapped tofu 18-and riding his new bike 19-only writes poetry while travelling 20-is recording a new album in his living room 21-is an art school dropout 22-carries around an assortment of teabags in his backpack 23-is a notorious pen thief 24-bites his lips in his sleep and bleeds all over his pillowcases 25-has 20 inches of hair 26-lived in Norman for quite a long time 27-has been hit by a truck 28-has said "The World According to Garp" was his favorite book 29-and exclusively reads fiction 30-studied latin in high school 31-and forgot it all in college 32-holds his head high... 33-and doesn't like small talk 34-has a weenie dog that lives with his parents named Gingavitus 35-is a leo (but doesn't understand horoscopes) 36-enjoys reading fortunes from fortune cookies, but not the actual cookie 37-wants to start an tea house in his house 38-is learning how to play ukelele 39-and learning melodica 40-is a self taught guitarist 41-initially learned about music by playing trombone 42-his grandmother played trombone 43-has a fetus tattoo 44-a moustache tattoo 45-and a banner tattoo 46-has a dream about releasing a record on vinyl 47-loves the feeling at the beginning of road trips 48-is a star gazer not a cloud watcher 49-aspires to be a mailman 50-his mom still worries about him, and calls to let him know.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/24/2007
Band Website: none
Band Members: jim gorton and friends
Influences: all of those beautiful musicians of our grandparents era.
Sounds Like: someone with too much time on their hands, but not enough money for great equipment.
Record Label: laundry room records (unsigned)

My Blog

why anarchistic infoshops are the new campfires.

Lawrence's solidarity just made me feel like I was @ Okc, with unusual new faces and four of the best friends i could imagine being there with me. Thanks todd, for the video, if you notice ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:13:00 GMT

the main mammajamma.

I have been super busy making a trip to Oklahoma and back. Everyone reminded me of how amazing a scene Oklahoma has in which so many people are good at showing that they care about each other. In the...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:31:00 GMT

homesick and well i got the blues...mailclub updates!

I have been missing my friends in Oklahoma. I have been listening to the blues even though I got to see some pretty decent shows lately I am still pulling my hair out! Mainly the blues have been rol...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:44:00 GMT

what I have been listening to...

I got this idea from the profile blog of a common pidgeon...She listens to some pretty stuff and some pretty trippy stuff. Not that that is wrong or bad, but I recently fell back in love with youtube...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:08:00 GMT

hellen keller, brief update, and a cool video.

I am leaving the state i was born in. It's about time i cut the proverbial umbilical chord loose, I have been strumming it far too long. I shall dearly miss those around here, those friends I have m...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT

two weeks in illinois and what to show for it????

If any of you Okies or non-okies have been wondering what i have been up to lately...well.  This is a great video new friend and great musician James Eric made from when I played a kill...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:53:00 GMT

people i have been fortunate to play with

I have been extremely blessed by the support and being able to offer support to many like-minded musicians struggling and succeeding and failing in this temperate environment of entertaining music fan...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:26:00 GMT

a music video

this is for an old song Why do you have to do anything for a living, why can't you just live?shot by Sam Stalcup, with Brett Horton and Joleen helping out...ummm...about end of 2006???
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:51:00 GMT

recording transmissions from forgotten feelings

Been recording lately. Slow and tedious using a borrowed microphone, and meticulously using new headphones. Been booking so much that it makes me wanna burst with excitement. Gotta go photocopy, fe...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:04:00 GMT

putting the dis in dysfunction

I feel an awkwardness lately amongst folks during some shows. maybe it's paranoia, perhaps low self-esteem, however i think I forgot how to make small talk in-between songs and i see people's eyes ro...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:47:00 GMT