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Eddie

...fortune favors the brave and press on is the motto... Cast shadows on the sun with my bravado...

About Me


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Here is the cliff notes version about what I do / who I am
Customer Service Manager
My 8-5 deal for Toyota. Also managing several other departments. I basically do all the stuff other people don’t want to do.
Running / Exercise Enthusiast
I've been running competitively since High School and all thru College. Now, not so much 'competitively', but I still cant wait to get home from work and go for a run. During the summer I'll run anywhere between 10-50 miles per week and enter 5K and 10K races whenever possible. I also spend a lot of time in my basement gym.
Past Events:
6/10 - Old Kinderhook 5K, NY
7/01 - Milton Freedom 5K, VT (While pushing baby jogger)
10/8 - Ripton Ridge 10.4K Run, VT
10/21 - Green Mountain Marathon (26.2 Miles), VT
Writer
I have worked for publications such as Car Sound & Performance, dialD, S3, 12Volt News, HHNLive, Street Performance and many others. I’ve done photography work for some of those magazines as well. I currently am doing a comic strip and music reviews for StreetTrenz Magazine. I also enjoy writing poetry and songs on the side. At some point I hope to complete a book too.
Music producer (my hobby)
I have loved listening to all sorts of music my whole life. I decided many years ago the only way I could get any closer to it was to make it myself. That last statement sounded really corny too. I was a DJ all thru my college years and thats when I started producing beats. Right now, over the next few months I hope to complete a full-length album of abstract hip-hop beats accompanied with my sister singing some melodies, and even opera.
Father
My five-year-old son brings me more joy then I could ever explain. As a result of unfortunate circumstances I was dealt, he now lives over 200 miles away from me. Due to this distance, I can only see him on weekends. Between working 6 days a week and driving 8 hours every weekend, it becomes, um, hard... Anyways; you learn that you will go thru great lengths if you love something enough.

Former Custom Import Car Consultant
I used to be very heavily involved in the aftermarket automotive industry. In fact, many of you probably know me for that reason alone. I gave it up so I could be with my son instead. You can check out the supercharged Camry show/demo vehicle I built which was featured in the magazines Car Sound and Performance , Speed, Sound & Style and Performance Auto and Sound .
Everything Else
I live by myself on a hill in the country, in a house that I built a lot of. Its very peaceful and calm. I enjoy the tranquility of self. I work hard to keep my castle, so I enjoy spending time there. I love live hop-hop shows with a passion. I follow Gods word the best I can. I wish I was better at beatboxing. I live a healthy life. Yes I am a dork, and I love every minute of it.
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"I love who I am and that means everything to me / cause your life aint worth a damn unless your dealing with reality / when I look myself in the eyes its just me / and I aint got to tell nobody no lies I feel free / and I would rather deal with the truth than falsehood / than being fake with my people and claiming it's all good / you can't run away from yourself so that's useless / if your word is bond then you don't have to make excuses" - Dead Prez
"You can't party your life away / Drink your life away / Smoke your life away / F..@$ your life away / Dream your life away / Scheme your life away / Cause your seeds grow up the same way" - Wu

My Interests





Below are some random pictures of various aspects of my life.

"Love"

Mile 26 of my first Marathon, finished in 3:38

Finishing a 5K road race, while pushing Edward

Teaching E4 how to ice skate

With Funk Flex in Atlantic City

Me and Akon in Boston

The legendary Pete Rock and I

Ice-T and I out in Vegas

With super-producer DJ Premier in Philly

With DJ Artistic of X-Clan

With Johnny Unser in Rhode Island with my show car

Featured on ESPN2 for my car work

Doing an interview on WB's new tuner show

My car getting filmed for a Sprite TV commercial

Being filmed for a Chinese version of 'Pimp My Ride'

Doing a TV show for the WB in Toronto

Driving my show car around the Atlanta Motor Speedway

Bobbie, Me, and Sean in Virginia on the set of a Spike TV show we got hired to do

My trunk has got that boom

Studio Shoot in Canada for Performance Auto Sound mag

My car featured on the JumboTron inside the Toronto Skydome

Chillin with fellow high school alums Jon and Ben in Massachusetts

Me and brother Ray, in Philli

Pushing the drop in Hawaii with Rich

Re-fueling Sean in North Carolina

My homegirl Bobbie and me out in Vegas

Me and Brian in downtown smallbany

Towing my lil Camper that I live in on summer weekends

Towing my show car from NY to Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show
On Historic Route 66 in New Mexico

In Tiananmen Square in China

I will never move... Because of this view from my house

View from my second home; camping along Lake Champlain

My third home; drivers seat of various Toyota whips

BBQ at my joint

With some of the crew in the club

All the states I've chilled in. Most I've driven to! Its so fun to drive across the US.

..Been around the world and...

I'd like to meet:

Friends; New ones and re-connecting with old ones. People that appreciate what they have and all the gifts we are given in life. People that can let the alcohol slide for a night and still enjoy themselves. People that dont think I'm crazy, and an alive Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Music:


Real Hip-Hop (NOT commercial rap), Abstract Hip-Hop, Raggae, R&B, 80's Rock. There isnt a genre I hate or cannot listen to. My music provides a never-ending soundtrack to my life. I dont know if I could ever survive if I was deaf.
My Current Heavy Rotation:
1. "Put It Down" - Redman
2. "Stereo" - John Legend
3. "Classic" - Rakim, Kanye, Nas, KRS-1 (DJ Premier Remix)
4. "Cardiac" - Sean Price
5. "Brand New Funk 2007" - Jazzy Jeff, Peedi Peedi

Lyrics to live by:
"Aint The Devil Happy"- Jeru

Movies:

Forrest Gump (In my opinion, there is no greater movie)
New Jack City (Birth of the modern day hip-hop gangster)
Count Of Monte Cristo (Success is the best revenge)
Boiler Room
Invincible I went to see this by myself and cried three times; I'm a wuss, I Know...
Finding Nemo (This is me and my sons favorite movie to watch together)
Without Limits (The inspirational movie for runners)
Hustle & Flow

Television:

%$..@ the TV! Waste of time...

Books:

The Art Of War by Sun Tzu, Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, Ruminations by KRS-One
Each month I also check out the following magazines:
Blender, Spin, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Scratch, XXL, Details, Mens Health & Runners World

Heroes:

My Grandfather
Optimus Prime
Bear in the Big Blue House .. ..

My Blog

The Fixation On Public Enemy (Article)

Check out my latest article on HHNLIVE.COM (Hip-Hop News Live), about seeing the group Public Enemy 20 years after their debut album dropped. Hope you enjoy it and feedback is always appreci...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:36:00 PST

My Marathon Story, 26.2 Miles...I did it!

...what inspired this event... And the final days leading up to it I know many of my close friends know what I..ve been up too lately, which is basically just running like crazy preparing for my first...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:15:00 PST

310 Footwear interview by Eddie Habeck

I recently interviewed the CEO of 310 Motoring & Footwear, makers of those hot kicks you can cop at your local mall and endorsed by The Game and Terrance Howard, to name a few. Check it out on th...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:00:00 PST

Best Weekend Ever (...and a road race)!

I just wrapped up, hands down, one of the best weekends I have ever had. I took a half day off of work today so that I could go to VT for saturday and sunday night to be with my son who turned 5 today...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:42:00 PST

camping!

...Or lack thereof....   Growing up when I went camping with my dad we went into the woods with just sleeping bags and some food. We would built a lean-to(sp?) with sticks and sleep on the moss w...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:34:00 PST

My first 5K Road race in 12 years & one busy weekend

I guess I didnt do too bad all things considered.I drove 7.5 hours Friday to see my sons preschool graduation (he is so cute, I shed a tear when I saw him in that little grad hat!) and got home late a...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:31:00 PST

Eddie & Sunpro in new issue of S3 Magazine

Get the 411 in the latest issue of Speed, Sound & Style mag. And check out these pages for some funny pics of me and the crew rockin the tach. www.s3mag.com what new product launc...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:48:00 PST

Hyphy Hawaii Vacation Pics

Just got back from one of the best vacations I have ever taken! Its rare I take one to begin with, but I won this thru Toyota since I am doing very well lately at my position. They paid for everything...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Thu, 04 May 2006 05:11:00 PST

CarAndModel.com & Eddie Habeck

     One of the largest websites for import car event coverage and I have teamed up to bring you coverage from the 2006 SEMA International Auto Salon. Check it out here: SEMA IAS 2...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:34:00 PST

SEMA International Auto Salon Pics

The marketing team I manage hit up the most important import car show to come to the northeast, SEMA IAS. We did a fantastic job representing the companies we work for. Saturday night I got to go out ...
Posted by Eddie Habeck on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:42:00 PST