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Travis Hawkes

The Next Big Thing

About Me

My name is Travis Hawkes. I was born 10/10/77. I grew up in Kaysville, Utah with my brothers Trent and Trevor, a.k.a. Da Bev. I went to Davis High School and graduated in 1995. I am currently employed at Verizon Wireless in West Valley City, Utah and am on the Intraday Management Team where I do scheduling. The job is awesome and it's pretty good money. I have been going to Salt Lake Community College and I am interested in pursuing a career in either sports medicine or pornography, I mean photography, hehehe.

My Interests

My main obsession is sports. When it comes to sports I am a New York fan all around. My favorite team is the New York Giants, but I would watch any 2 teams fight it out. I have been a Giants fan for my whole life, even though I have never lived there. Phil Simms is my all time favorite player. Currently though Tiki Barber is. He is by far the most important part of the team. It should have been an awesome year but we lost a tough game to the Panthers that knocked us out of the playoffs. 2006 is going to be our year though!!Baseball is another sport I enjoy watching. My New York Yankees may be the most hated team in baseball because they have the highest payroll in the Major Leagues and have won the most (26) World Series of any team ever. But, if they have got the money they let them spend it. Derek Jeter is my dawg. Possibly the best short stop to ever play for the Yanks. And now that The Yankees have A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez), they are a force not be wreckoned with.

I'd like to meet:

Adam Sandler: One of the funniest and crudest comedians ever. John Stockton: Future NBA hall of famer who I believe is the most modest athlete ever. Maria Sharapova: Because I am an emormous women's tennis fan, yeah that's it. Phil Simms: Future NFL hall of famer and Super Bowl XXI MVP. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool from Green Day. I would love to meet both Andy Bell and Vince Clarke from Erasure. I would love to meet Maria Sharapova, maybe go out to dinner, talk about tennis, yadda yadda yadda. I am a huge women's tennis fan. :-)

Music:

I enjoy listening to 80's and 90's music, alternative, punk/ska, oldies, and I respect a good disco tune sometimes. My favorite bands include: Green Day, Weezer, Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Lit, ABBA, Barenaked Ladies, and Race to Red. (Race to Red is an alternative group from Las Vegas who never did make it to the big time but they should have!) I like some rap music too like Eminem and Snoop Dogg. But my all time favorite group has always been and will be Erasure. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. I got the opportunity to see them in concert May of 2005 and again in May of 2006. They have released 14 albums and are planning on releasing another album in May. ..

Movies:

My all time favorite movie is SEVEN, but I have alot of other favorites too. Here is a list of them not in any particular order: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW ~ WATERBOY ~ UNCLE BUCK ~ BASEKETBALL ~STAR WARS ~ MALLRATS ~ BILLY MADISON ~ MYSTERY DATE ~ BUTTERFLY EFFECT ~ THE WEDDING SINGER ~ SOUTHPARK - BIGGER, LONGER, AND UNCUT ~ ROMEO AND JULIET ~ BIG DADDY ~ PASSION OF THE CHRIST ~ INDIANA JONES (ALL) ~ ROAD TRIP ~ NOT ANOTHER TINGEY MOVIE ~ THE DUKES OF HAZZARD ~ NAPOLEON DYNAMITE ~ RENT and speaking of musicals...

Television:

I don't watch a lot of t.v. but my favorite shows include: The Simpsons, South Park, He-Man (reruns)Drawn Together, Reno 911, SportsCenter, Dukes of Hazzard, and any show about NFL football or NFL game.

Books:

My favorite book would have to be my Super Bowl XXV book. It tells the miraculous story of the 1990 NFL season and how a back up quarterback by the name of Jeff Hostetler guided the New York Giants to their second Super Bowl in 4 years. It tells the story of how future Hall of Fame quarterback Phil Simms was knocked out of a regular season game against the Buffalo Bills and would not recover in time to play in the post season. The book is very informative to everyone who did and also to those who did not get to witness the game. It also tells the story of how the Bill Parcells dynasty in New York came to an end. The book helps you recall what has become known by some as the best Super Bowl ever. It builds up the suspense of the final 8 seconds. A field goal attempt by the Bills kicker Scott Norwood. As the kick sails wide right, Giants players and fans erupt in hysertia. The missed field goal helps the New York Giants cling to a 20-19 victory. Ottis Anderson was the MVP of the game. I highly recommend this book to anyone. Be prepared to be dazzled, thrilled, and overcome with dramatic suspense!!

Heroes:

When I think of the word hero, what comes to mind are the men and women who risk their life each day to protect our freedom. So my respect goes to the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard and all the other branches that defend the U.S.A. And even though it has been 5 years now, I have not forgotten all the firefighters and officers that died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. May God be with each and every one of you and your families. God bless the U.S.A.

My Blog

Vegas Trip

Well, as I thought it would be, the Vegas trip with my brothers was a blast. I think that it is inevitable that when a group of guys goes to Vegas, it is a lot funner than going with the wife/girlfrie...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Sun, 06 May 2007 08:59:00 PST

Ten Second Rule

So most of guys are guilty of the ten second rule. If anything edible hits the floor or ground, as long as you pick it up, blow it off, and put it back in your mouth in ten seconds it is still consuma...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:04:00 PST

One full month!!!

Well, I made it!! I made it an entire month without any carbonated drinks! Woo-hoo!! No soda pop, no alcohol, nothing!! I have made it 31 days on water, milk, water, juice, water, flavored ice tea, an...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:52:00 PST

"Can you answer 22 questions about your number 1?"

1) What's their name? Kimberly 2) Do you trust them? Most of the time, except for when we got out to eat and she pretends that she didn't bring the coupon! LOL!! 3) Where did you meet them? Onli...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:22:00 PST

Da Vinci Code puzzle

If anyone that plays X Box or Playstation 2 has Da Vinci Code, you might get stuck on the second to last level where you have to unscramble a picture of the Rosslyn Chapel. The picture doesn't look li...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:44:00 PST

Today is the One Year Anniversary

October 23, 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the best game I have ever seen in person.  The Denver Broncos had been cruising through the first half of their schedule,...
Posted by Travis Hawkes on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST