I'd like to meet:
I would love to meet anyone who desires truth in their lives...
... and anyone who will forgive me for not remembering their names very well.
...ok, and Han Solo.
Music:
I love a lot of music. Here's some... (6.27.08)
AC/DC
Acceptance
Aerosmith
The All American Rejects
American Football
Anberlin
The Anniversary
The Appleseed Cast
The Arcade Fire
As Cities Burn
As I Lay Dying
As Tall As Lions
The Ataris
Athlete
Audio Adrenaline
August Burns Red
B.B. King
Band of Horses
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Beloved
Bleach
Bloc Party
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Botch
Brand New
Brier Rose
Brightwood
Buddy Rich
Circa Survice
The Clash
Coldplay
The Cure
Damien Rice
Dashboard Confessional
Dave Weckl
David Bowie
The Daydreamers
Death Cab for Cutie
Death From Above 1979
The Decemberists
Delirious?
The Descendents
The Doobie Brothers
Dustin Kensrue
E-Pop
Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Costello
Everclear
The Fire Theft
FIVE IRON FRENZY,
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Further Seems Forever
Gatsby's American Dream
THE GEEKS (Tacoma)
Goo Goo Dolls
Ghostland Observatory
Goo Goo Dolls
Green Day
Headphones
He Is Legeng
Hillsong
The Hush Sound
Imogen Heap
Incubus
Interpol
Iron Maiden
Jeff Buckley
Jeremy Enigk,
Jet
Jimmy Eat World
John Mayer
Johnny Cash
Jon Foreman
Kansas
Keith Green
The Killers
Killswitch Engage
Laguardia
Led Zeppelin
Leeland
Less Than Jake
Louis Armstrong
Lovedrug
MewithoutYou,
Mia Jang
Minus the Bear
The Misfits
Modest Mouse
Motley Crue
Mutemath
MxPx
My Morning Jacket
The Myriad
Nirvana
No Doubt
NoFX
Norah Jones
Norma Jean
NorthStar
The O.C. Supertones
Oasis
Of Montreal
Operation Ivy
Pedro the Lion
Phantom Planet
Pink Floyd
The Police
Poor Old Lu
Portugal the Man
Post Harbor
Public Enemy
Queen
Radiohead
Ratatat
Regina Spektor
The Reign of Kindo
Relient K
Rend The Heavens
The Rolling Stones
Rx Bandits,
Sex Pistols
Sherwood
Sigur Ros
Silverchair
Silversun Pickups
Simon and Grafunkle
Slick Shoes
Social Distortion
Squad Five-0
The Starting Line
Stephen Marley
Stray Cats
Sufjan Stevens
Sunny Day Real Estate
Switchfoot
Taking Back Sunday
Third Eye Blind
Thrice
Tokyo Police Club
Tom Petty
U2
Under the Influence of Giants
Underoath
Unearth
The Wallflowers
Weezer
The Who
Wimble Weather
Movies:
Star Wars
Anything with The Muppets
Dumb and Dumber
Dirty Work
The Breakfast Club
Jurassic Park
Television:
The Office.
LOST
The People's Court
The Simpsons
Family Guy
The Muppet Show
The History Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Travel Channel
Discovery Science Channel
The Learning Channel
or the Military Channel.
Books:
Current Reading List
The Mortification of Sin - John Owen
Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis
Wild At Heart - John Eldredge
Within the Vail - Pauline Gustafson
Recent Reading List
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Peter Scazzero
Evidence That Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
Exodus - Probably Moses
Financial Peace - Dave Ramsey
The Four Faces of God - Bickersteth and Pain
Gospel of John - John
The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis
Humilty: True Greatness - CJ Mahaney
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis
The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind - Bill Johnson
Systematic Theology - Augustus Strong
Uprising - Irwin McManus
Vintage Jesus - Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears
Heroes:
Jesus Christ, my brother and my mommy... there's more... my uncle chris, my grandparents, my dad (Guy B.)
As a drummer, here are a few who inspire me:
Chris Tsagaskis
(Rx bandits)
Nathan Gemmet
(wimbleweather, Brier Rose)
Mike Marsh
(Dashboard Confessional)
Keith Moon
(The Who)
Jason McGerr
(Death Cab for Cutie)
Bill Stevenson
(The Descendents, All, Black Flag)
Dave Grohl
(Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
Steve Smith
(Seattle Drum School)
John Bonham
(Led Zeppelin)
Joe Nixon
(Slick Shoes)
Jared Byers
(Bleach)
Stewart Copeland
(The Police)
Dave Weckl
(D. Weckl Band, Chick Corea, etc)
more to come.