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Jeff Vezain

Folk Hop Troubadour/ Rock'n Roll Mercenary

About Me

In a word, I am a guitar-playing, vocalizing, drum-beating, song-writing, acting, dancing, poet-hearted man-child. I value my maturity. I savor my youthfulness. I love my life. I take nothing for granted. I am a better basketball player than you would imagine. I like trees and climb them often. I love Manhattan. I miss Chicago. I live in L.A. I love sunny mornings. I'm hopelessly nocturnal. I'm paradoxical. I'm a textbook cancer. I ride a motorcycle and drive a little silver stick-shift car with big shiny rims, very fast. I eat and shave v..e..r..y... s..l..o..w..l..y. I fucking hate electric razors. I take the stairs whenever feasible, just because I can. I believe rhythm is divine and I feel it like a religion. I like to do something that terrifies me everyday. I care more about this bio than you do. I am too tired to type anymore. I am more like you than either of us imagines. ____________________________________________________________ _______________

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/30/2005
Band Website: jeffvezain.com
Band Members: Just me at the moment
Influences: Joni Mitchell, Beck, lotsa' World music, Elvis Costello, Ani DiFranco, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Hendrix, Radiohead, The Police, Zeppelin, Creedence, Steely Dan, James Brown, P-Funk, The Funky Meters, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Common, Talib Kwelli, Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Cat Stevens, CSN&Y, Kurt Elling, Chet Baker, Horace Silver, Carmen McRae, lotsa' poetry & literature, the weather, and lots lots more…
Sounds Like: ...my latest creative whim
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW SONG SAMPLE/DEMO'S...

So I've finally gotten around to posting some new material. Of the three new demos I've put on my player, "Painless" is the only complete song. That recording was done quickly at my desk with the tiny...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:30:00 PST

GERMANY............................. [Spring Tour, Part IV]

GERMANY&When I visit a place for the first time, I'm usually struck by how accurately the place lives up to it's caricature. From the moment we landed, Germany was no exception. Peering out of the pla...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:42:00 PST

PORN STAR MOM ............... [Spring Tour, Part III]

(CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS BLOG) ....MUNICH, GERMANY was the next stop. We flew nonstop from O'Hare. My seat mate on the plane was also named Jeff. He was an interesting and witty guy from Chicago. He s...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:43:00 PST

SWEET HOME CHICAGO .. [Spring Tour, Part II]

(CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS BLOG) .... SWEET HOME CHICAGO, where the weather went from hot and humid to downright cold and windy, overnight. I was staying at my sister's place and used her bicycle to get...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:12:00 PST

HELLO CLEVELAND! ........ [Spring Tour, Part I]

Well, I'm just about recovered from April & May's travels. At the end of April, right after all the "American Idol" hoopla, I packed for three weeks of travel in about two hours time, and flew from LA...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:06:00 PST

ABOUT THE AMERICAN IDOL SONG...

Since I've received quite a few comments/questions regarding American Idol, let me explain. I just assumed the whole world followed AI, even though I didn't until last season (when, thanks to Tivo, I ...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:28:00 PST

BLOGGING BLACK HOLE...

Truly my blogging has fallen into a black hole. Over the last six or seven months my life has seen some major developments and a handful of littler experiences that I've thought would be cool to share...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Thu, 31 May 2007 07:08:00 PST

OF POETRY

Of poetry Of lack of poetry We are dying Screaming across voiceless decades Useless legs twitch against white sheets... Forest floor mottled with moonlight and Lesser things to lurk along a wo...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:13:00 PST

ABOUT OLD MEXICO...

Sothe version of Old Mexico thatis currently on my player is a half-finished roughly mixed versionthat Istarted years ago. I had completed theguitar and background vox, had a scratch lead vocal andtho...
Posted by Jeff Vezain on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:28:00 PST