Mike - ProfilesArchive

About Me

44year old guy originally from Massachusetts, now in Northern Virginia near DC. Graduated from George Washington University in 1986(!) i work for a Credit Union, so I can get my fix of office work 9 to 5. I also run my own Heavy Metal record label Maniacal Records. So far I have released 10 records and cds with bands from the USA, Germany and England. Bands such as Tank,Witchburner, While Heaven Wept, Twisted Tower Dire,Gun Barrel and October 31 ,Fingernails My interests include travel , record collecting, movie poster art, horror and 70's b-movies, the outdoors,excercise, animals, art and music. Also videotaping bands and trading audio and , video concert footage with people around the world. Love to laugh , have fun+ party , but also try to be serious occasionally....Well not so often I guess :)check out my used cd and record shop in Northern virginia!!the web page is: myspace.com/viennamusicexchange its on 131 church st in Vienna Va 703 938 0010, check out the site!

My Interests

travel, the outdoors, music, b-movies, Horror Movies, 1970's movies :) record collecting, videotaping bands, releasing records on my label Maniacal Records, hanging with friends, good food, music, literature, all the fun stuff

I'd like to meet:

anyone who wants to trade videos or audio cds of great music or concerts, drop me a line we will trade! Keep the spirit of metal rock and Punk alive, f all this new stuff....check out my record store myspace.com/viennamusicexchange I BUY VINYL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Buy collections, I will consign your bands cd

Music:

METAL-MOTORHEAD, SABBATH, AC/DC,CELTIC FROST,PLASMATICS,GG ALLIN, MENTORS,TANK, WARFARE,RUNNING WILD, GRAVEDIGGER, DEATH SS, MANOWAR,angelwitch,UFO,ULI ,Gary Moore,Early vh,PENTAGRAM,OBSESSED,VITUS,CANDLEMASS,BLUE CHEER HELLACOPTERS,DONNAS, RAMONES, GIRLSCHOOL, ROCK GODDESS GODDESS OF DESIRE! , ROSE TATTOO,THE RUNAWAYS, OCTOBER 31, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, stranglers.TANGERINE DREAM,Hawkwind , PRIEST, MAIDENOLD HARDCORE, (sheer terror, Broken Bones,Negative Approach, Agnostic Front, English Dogs, DK, Black Flag, Misfits) UK PUNK, GRINDCORE,EARLY RAP, FUSION JAZZ, CLASSICAL, PROG ROCK, KRAUT ROCK, SPACE ROCK, HAWKWIND, even some R+B and Country if it's good music it's good music.

Movies:

OBSCURE STUFF! 70'S HORROR, EXPLOITATION , Italian Horror Fulci, obscure comedies, Rock n roll movies, controversial and rare 70's Hammer, Fulci, Amicus, AIP, Corman, Bava, Lenzi,. Roughies,Avon Films. Cannibal Holocaust RULES!!!!!!!! Umberto Lenzi, Zobie flicks, Devil's Rejects, Deodato, Argento, Fulci, Fellini, Hitchcock, Scorcese, Taxi Driver, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Ann Margaret, Veronica Carlson, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing Lee Marvin. House at The Edge Of The Park

Television:

TYPICAL GUY STUFF SOUTH PARK, , CONAN, RENO 911, CNN/FOX NEWS, Colbert Report Jimmy Kimmel, Triumph The Insult Dogs Rules!!!!

Books:

AS FAR AS RECENT READS? Lynyrd Skynrd Biography, While I was Gone Sue Miller, "The Beast" Paul Dianno " Shoot out the lights" UFO Book by Martin Popoff, "The Other Hollywood"-Legs Mcneil The Magic Christian"-Terry Southern,"White Line Fever"-Lemmy "Please Kill Me"- Legs Mcneil. The Story Of Black Sabbath-Garry Sharpe

Heroes:

Everyone who is a good friend, you all rule!

My Blog

Alice Cooper Stage West Hartford Ct 8-29-81

Alice Cooper Stage West , West Hartford Ct 8/29/81 $8.50 This was Alice on his "Special Forces" lp tour. I think it was Mike Pinera on guitar who is a Motor City rocker. ...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:00 PST

Frank Zappa Springfield Civic Center Oct 24 1978

This was one of zappas shows before he played his annual Halloween shows at the Palladium in NYC. He Used to do a series of 2 or 3 shows at Halloween up there. I think he had you are...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 19 May 2008 10:53:00 PST

The Kinks/ Ian Hunter LenoxMusic Inn Mass aug 5 1979

The Lenox Music Inn was an outdoor venue in the berkshires. I think it would hold about 8000 people there altogether. Ian Hunter opened up, Mick Ronson was in his band. T...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:01:00 PST

Blue Oyster Cult/Be Bop Deluxe Springfield Civic Ctr 1977

Blue Oyster Cult/Be Bop Deluxe springfield ,mass 1977 This was an early show for me, it was general admission we had seats on the side. Be Bop Deluxe opened up, they were quite good.Somewh...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:56:00 PST

Dire Straits Orpheum Theatre Boston 9-8-1979

I went to this show with my old friend from High School Peter Vogel. At this point they had the Communique lp. Dire Straits sounded excellent, doin...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:38:00 PST

RUSH/Starz springfield civic center 1-12-1979

OK I remember for this show we actually took a bus from Amherst to Springfield Mass. to the civic center. I think there was a bit of partying going on at the time. I remember people would h...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:28:00 PST

The Outlaws /Molly Hatchet 11-12-1978 springfield

The Outlaws/Molly Hatchet Springfield Civic Center, Springfield Mass Nov 12-1978 The Outlaws newest lp was "Playin To Win" at the time, which I considered not to be their finest hour, stil...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:18:00 PST

Allman Brothers /Pure Prarie League 12-28-79 mass

Allman Brothers/Pure Prarie Lague Springfield Civic Center 12-28-79 I just remember I went with my friend Rob Quarles, it was in the winter. They had enlightened Rogues at the time,...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:12:00 PST

Bad Company 6-23-1979 springfield civic center Mass

Bad Company 6-23-1979 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield Mass. Band had Desolation Angels LP at the time. This was the only time I saw Bad Company but of course this was with...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST

Judas Priest NYC Palladium 4-21-1979

JUDAS PRIEST NYC Palladium 4-21-1979 This was the first time I had ever been to a show in NYC, I drove up with my friend Pete Stoneham. Priest had Hell Bent For Leather at the time. ...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:02:00 PST