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Mike

Reality is something that you rise above.

About Me


Musician, Sound Engineer and PC Technician living in the suburbs of Detroit, MI.
Here is the uncensored video for the title track of Porcupine Tree's new album, Fear of a Blank Planet. I've posted the lyrics in a blog. It's a pretty powerful piece.
Fear of a Blank Planet

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I don't put much stock into horoscopes, but this one said that Scorpios are most like Han Solo, and I thought that was cool enough to post here.
Star Wars Horoscope for Scorpio
You are a powerful character. You tend to be possessive and lusty - which explains your greedy nature. You feel threatened when people try to order you around or control you. You are prone to suspicion and jealousy - but your resilience and passion get you what you want.Star wars character you are most like: Han Solo What is Your Star Wars Horoscope?
According to the "What 70s Rock Band Are You" Quiz...
You scored as Rush. You are Rush, the great power-trio of the 70's

Rush


100%

The Who


81%

Pink Floyd


63%

Bad Company


56%

Queen


44%

Led Zeppelin


44%

Kiss


38%

Lynyrd Skynrd


25%

Bob Marley


25%

KC and the Sunshine Band


6%
What 70s rock band are you?
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My Interests

Music, movies, hockey, concerts

Music:

Marillion, Porcupine Tree, King's X, Spock's Beard, Michael Manring, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Eric Clapton, far too many more to name them all individually...

Movies:

Still Crazy, This Is Spinal Tap, Office Space, Star Wars...

Television:

I don't watch a lot of television, but when my TV is on, I'm usually watching NHL hockey (Go Wings!), Attack Of The Show, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

My Blog

Olbermann: Republicans have hijacked 9/11

Olbermann: Republicans have hijacked 9/11An American tragedy made into a political commoditySPECIAL COMMENTBy Keith OlbermannAnchor, 'Countdown'updated 9:20 p.m. ET, Wed., Sept. 10, 2008As promised, a...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:06:00 PST

My NASCAR experience

Those of you who read my bulletin from a couple of days ago know that I won a contest that my sister entered me in to, and we got to ride with Dale Earnhardt Jr in the parade lap before the race. ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:53:00 PST

Red Wings on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno!

Article from the Detroit News this morning:Wednesday, June 11, 2008You want sexy? Try Lidstrom, OsgoodWith the Stanley Cup in tow, the two Wings wow the crowd and Leno in their late-night gig.Mekeisha...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:17:00 PST

2 down, 2 to go!!

Wow...  That's all I can say.  What an amzing game tonight!  Who knew that the Wings would open up the Stanley Cup Finals with two straight shutouts??  If you would've told me that...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 27 May 2008 09:55:00 PST

What the $@&^??

Yesterday, I posted a handful of videos of me and my good friends Nick and Reggie playing music this past weekend.  Only 24 hours later, I have a strike against my YouTube account because Univers...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:11:00 PST

FINALLY posted some video clips of me playing!

Had another great night at Kuhnhenn's Brewery (www.kbrewery.com) last Saturday. For those of you who don't know, for the last few months I've been sitting in with my good friends Nick and Reggie (from...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:27:00 PST

My office

The whole Information Technology area was sealed and off-limits today... I hope that all of my sneezing for the past couple of days has either been dust stirred up during our move or just my imaginati...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:19:00 PST

Kim vs. The Hornets

Last weekend, my sisters and I were demolishing an enclosed porch. There were a few hornets nests, so Kim volunteered to take them out. Her protective gear consisted of mechanic's gloves, my old leath...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:25:00 PST

Fear of a Blank Planet

I've posted the video for the new Porcupine Tree song, "Fear of a Blank Planet" on my page.  The "single" for the video is edited down from the full album track.  Here are the lyrics: "Fear ...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:24:00 PST

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Well, I finally made it.  I made it through the longest week EVER!  Eight days ago, I flew down here to Atlanta, GA to attend a Microsoft training "boot camp" to obtain my MCSA (Microsoft Ce...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:45:00 PST