*music
*philosophy
*politics
*running/physical fitness
*cars, auto racing (IndyCar and Formula One)
musicians, old friends, new friends, double bassists, fans of indy car & formula one racing, lakland basses, fans of free jazz, anyone who remotely shares interest in the same things i do...
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
-=BASS=-
Charlie Haden,
Jason Scheff,,
Peter Cetera,,
Larry Grenadier,
Scott LaFaro,
John Patitucci,
Ron Brendle,
Viktor Krauss,
Pino Palladino,
Stefan Lessard,
Matt Golombisky,
Mike Holstein
-=GUITAR=-
Pat Metheny,
Eric Johnson (the tone god),
Ben Monder,
Kurt Rosenwinkel,
John Hart,
Bill Frisell,
Doug Wamble
-=DRUMS=-
Bill Stewart,
Brian Blade,
Billy Higgins
-=SAX=-
Wayne Shorter,
Mark Turner,
Chris Potter,
Gary Thomas,
Greg Osby,
Ornette Coleman
Chicago,
Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden,
Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains,
R.E.M.,
Eric Johnson,
Weather Report (anything with Jaco), The Duhks (my Grammy-nominated compadres!)
Richard Marx,
Dave Matthews Band,
Jeff Buckley,
John Mayer(any of his work with Pino & Steve),
Alison Krauss,
Mindy Smith,
Ron Block,
Jerry Douglas,
Edgar Meyer,The Mavericks,
Diamond Rio,
Don Henley,
Mr. Mr.,
Lauryn Hill,
Black Eyed Peas,
Tool,Steely Dan,
Spin Doctors,
311,
Van Halen,
Dave Matthews Band,U2,
Eric Clapton,
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Led Zeppelin,
the list goes on...
James Bond: Casino Royale, Good Night and Good Luck, Love Song For Bobby Long, Almost Famous, Singles, Bourne Identity, Mulholland Drive, Butterfly Effect, The Pianist, The Red Violin, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Garden State, Lost In Translation, The Order, Pieces Of April, Johnny English, The Ring, Signs, The Wedding Crashers, Havoc, Syriana, Thank You For Smoking, The Island, Mr. Bean's Holiday, The Family Man, Memphis Belle, Hunt For Red October
Not much of it... BIG IndyCar and Formula One fan, MTV's Real World (i know, i know... spare me the lectures), Any of VH1's Behind the Music specials, or anything on VH-1 that deals with artists of acceptable caliber.
Kerouac: On The Road, Big Sur, Book of Blues, Scripture of the Golden Eternity
Baudrillard: Simulations, Vital Illusion, Spirit of Terrorism
Rorty: Philosophy and Social Hope
Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner
The Truth of Catholicism
Thinking In Jazz by Paul Berliner
The Essential Foucault
Masaoka Shiki - Selected Writings
The Selected Writings of T.S. Eliot
An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore (EVERYONE MUST READ THIS BOOK AND TAKE ACTION)
A People's History of the United States (in progress)
Charlie Haden and Jason Scheff for showing me the way in both music and other aspects of my life. I'm fortunate to have met both of them, and their influence is profound. My late Uncle Dean for inspiring me to live a healthy, responsible, productive life, my parents (they really are right about a lot of stuff, as much as you hate to admit it), Eddie Pendry (my first bass teacher) and my best friend Charlie.