About Me

"It is a very funny thing about life - if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it."
W. Somerset Maugham
1874-1965, Novelist and Playwright

Meet Stu...

I've been blessed with a great bunch of people who have encouraged me to start making the music again after a ten year hiatus. While I fought the idea at first, I want to say thanks to everyone who convinced me it was the right thing to do.
I don't like being all heavy about the songs and the music I write. If you hang out and read some of the posts I make you'll be pretty quick to figure that out. I'll just say this about my songs, and leave it at this...
My head has been full of random melodies for as long as I can remember. Sometimes they have made me laugh. Some have turned me into a pile of goo...bawling like a baby. As these tunes present themselves to me, I'll do my best to relay them to you.
My songs are all really personal, and it's impossible to explain what they are about. I get a kick out of people telling ME what they are about! That says "mission accomplished" in my book.
My influences are blues masters, oldies, Heavy Metal, punk, Ska, reggea and probably more styles that I'm not thinking about at the moment.
Now I'm looking to share friends, share music, share experiences, share joy. So feel free to lurk in on my blog if'n you'd like...and please (!!!) leave a comment or two...
Enough of the too-serious songwriter BS.... Thanks, Friends!!! I appreciate your love and understanding more than you know!
-Stu

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/09/2007
Band Members: I don' t have a regular band, but friends I play and record with. My friends (probably like yours) are the best.

My backup band is known as the Ice Cream Anti Social. It's not so much a band as it is a collection of musicians who have been kind enough to make my songs come to life with the talents they have. Chances are if you come to one of our gatherings, you'll get a good aural vibe from the following:

Cricket: An AMAZING talent. She plays guitar, but she's just as at home behind a kit of drums. Her vocal additions are sweet as candy topped with honey, then smothered in sugar.

Tay: He rocks the lower octave. Coming from a death-grind-evil core background, he had the intensity I wanted when playing live.

Paul M. Rose: Hands down the best technical and flexable percussionist in west Michigan. As a teacher of percussion, Paul's ear for detail is a complete blessing to my songs.

Mr. Nick: Mister Nick is another percussionist who keeps it tight. He's a complete perfectionist, which I respect and benefit from.
Influences: Wow...where to start...
Adrian Belew, Angie Aparo, Dinasaur Jr., Louis Prima, Meat Puppets, They Might Be Giants, Vic Wooten, Sex Pistols, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Trick. You know..."That" sound :)

I'm also a fan of pre-grunge punk...bands like Dead Moon and The Wipers. They created the soundtrack that most flannel-wearing bands were inspired by...the good ones, any way.

Sounds Like: a whole lotta hoo-ha if you ask me!
Record Label: RightSmackDab
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Theory Of None - Come Experience the Love

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Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Alex Baldwin is my Hero

Ireland is a thoughtless little pig! A rude, thoughtless little pig! What the hell was wrong with her? And Alex was right!http://www.break.com/index/alec_baldwin_message_for_hi s_daughter.htmlOkay, bef...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Teenage love (without substance)

She's young and prettyHe's pathetic and lonelyShe lives in a small townHe lives in a small mindShe has the world ahead of her, and can talk about everythingHe can only say "Girl...pretty..."She wants ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:12:00 GMT

Helpless = Hopeless?

Sometimes it can be damn diffucult sorting out priorities in life. Something that can seem so simple as choosing what should occupy our time can become so complicated. The things we thing are so impor...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:50:00 GMT

Dairy Barn and Not-So-Frightening Things

Ah...The sights of Spring! Soon the leaves will come out reaching for the sun. Soon the road kill will multiply 10 fold...And another welcoming of the season: Dairy Barn Opening.If your not cool enoug...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Rocky!

I remember a time when I said I thought people who blogged about their pets are boneheads. I am now officially a bonehead.Jeremy and Carla (great family and friends) have let us take their Chow/Retrie...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:12:00 GMT

FledFive Alive

I had the honor to jam with FledFIVE today. Brian and Nate are too cool. They've worked hard for the success they have, and playing bass with them gave me a chance to hang with musicians that play as ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:46:00 GMT

Coming out of the Closet

Okay, so I have this sort of problem I've been trying to hide most of my life, and I'm working on facing it...and dealing with it.From day one, I've suffered from Narcolepsy with Cataplexy and Sleep P...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:51:00 GMT

The 411 Smackdown!

Hey Suprerfriends!I just got back from a trip to my homeland...Portland Oregon. I traveled there to help take care of my Mom who recently had a stroke. A huge special thanks for everyone who kept her ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:44:00 GMT

Overwhelmed

Life is a funny, funny kick in the gnards isn't it. I want to be patriotic, but why? We fight stupid wars. We treat our elderly like crap. Our schools are a joke. Our women's boobs are fake. Our food ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:33:00 GMT