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Richard

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About Me

God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;the courage to change the things I can;and the wisdom to know the difference. I'm Richard. I live in the glorious city of Porterville. Actually it kinda sucks here, but I like it for the most part. I have my own place with two roommates, my friend Jake and his sister Danielle. They're really cool to live with. I love this house. I think it was built in the 30's or earlier. I work at the UPS Store and have my own notary business on the side (just getting started). I don't really have much to say. If you wanna know more about me, message me.

My Interests


Surfing, cooking, swimming, snowboarding, skateboarding, working out, San Diego, Encinitas, music, guitar, pretending to do my job, sitting around, eating, concerts, traveling, and I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. That is all.

I'd like to meet:

you!

Music:

To me, I think the best music was made by musicians who got screwed up on pretty much any drug known to man and wrote their music. Music today is not the same. Sure, some new bands are good but MOST of them suck ass. That's just my point of view. Feel free to quote me on that. Hmm.. my musical interests. To name a few.... 311, 7-10 Split, A Flock of Seagulls, A Perfect Circle, AC/DC, Aerosmith, AFI, Alice Cooper, Alice in Chains, Andrew WK, Atreyu, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Beck, Big Wig, Billy Idol, Black Crowes, Black Label Society, Bleeding Through, Blues Traveler, Bob Marley, Boston, Brother Cane, Bush, Candlebox, Chris Cornell, Cky, Collective Soul, Comeback Kid, Counting Crows, Cream, Damn Yankees, Dave Matthews Band, Days of the New, Def Leppard, Death Cab for Cutie, Dio, Dismemberment Plan, Dr. Dre, Dropkick Murpheys, Duran Duran, Eagles, Eric Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Foreigner, Frank Sinatra, Garbage, Gin Blossoms, Godsmack, Guns 'n Roses, Heart, HIM, Incubus, Interpol, Jack Johnson, Jerry Cantrell, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Cocker, Joe Satriani, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Journey, Judas Priest, Lagwagon, Led Zeppelin, Live, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mad Season, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Meat Puppets, Metallica, Montros, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, MXPX, Neil Young, NIN, Nirvana, NOFX, Off the Record, Our Lady Peace, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Postal Service, Queens of the Stone Age, R.E.M., Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Rancid, Rush, Santana, Scorpians, Scott Weiland, Seattle bands, She Wants Revenge, Slave to the System, Slick Shoes, Snoop Dogg, Social Distortion, some rap, Soundgarden, Spin Doctors, Steve Vai, Stone Temple Pilots, Stretch Arm Strong, Sublime, System of a Down, Talk Show, Tantric, Ted Nugent, Temple of the Dog, The Animals, The Ataris, The Beatles, The Cars, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Doors, The Footklan, The Juliana Theory, The Killers, The Mars Volta, The Pixies, The Rolling Stones, The Veil, The Who, Tom Petty, Tonic, Tool, Travis Morrison, U2, Van Halen, Velvet Revolver, Yardbirds, Yngwie Malmsteen.. that pretty much sums it up.

Movies:

Back to the Future Trilogy!! Across The Universe, I Am Legend, Pulp Fiction, Superbad, Knocked Up, We Own The Night, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Anything Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd, From Hell, Sleepy Hollow, Saving Private Ryan, The Heartbreak Kid, 1408, A Mighty Wind, Dazed and Confused, The Wall, Led Zeppelin DVD, The Song Remains the Same, Star Wars, SLC Punk, The Shining, The Sting, Cool Hand Luke

Television:

Simpsons, House, Grey's Anatomy, The Sopranos (my favorite), Family Guy, Futurama, Adult Swim, That 70's Show, The Office, Dirty Jobs, Myth Busters, Pimp My Ride, Future Weapons, Justice Files, Forensic Files, Hell's Kitchen

Books:

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson Night - Elie Weisel The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Marine Sniper - Charles Henderson Godless: The Church of Liberalism Inside The Mind of Scott Peterson - Keith Ablow, M.D. Rediscovering God in America - Newt Gingrich General Ulysses S. Grant - Edward G. Longacre Unexplained Mysteries of World War II - William B. Breuer Culture Warrior - Bill O'Reilly Ronald Reagan: Fate Freedom, And The Making of History - John Patrick Diggins

Heroes:

Jesus, my parents, and my brother David. And the guitar lengends of course, like Dean DeLeo, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Kirk Hammett, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, and David Gilmour.

My Blog

A year ago today

It's so hard to believe that it's already been a year. Seems like only yesterday I got that horrible phone call. This isn't going to be an easy day for me but I'm gonna make the best of it. That bein...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:00:00 PST

things left unsaid

Lately I've been wanting to get in touch with my father. I haven't talked to him in a few months because I've been so angry that he didn't show up to my sister's wedding. Sunday I decided that I was g...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:21:00 PST

This goes out to whores and bands

If you are a girl trying to get me to look at your website, don't bother. I'm getting really fucking tired of seeing this shit so please stop. Go whore it up somewhere else. I'm sure there are plent...
Posted by Richard on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:14:00 PST

...

I still miss her.. more than I've ever missed anyone in my life.  I wish I could say that I didn't but I do.  It still hurts when I start thinking about it and it's been three mont...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:12:00 PST

Finally some good shows to see

Velvet Revolver at Mid State Fair in Paso Robles, Sunday July 30, 7:30pm Tool at Selland Arena in Fresno, Sunday August 6, 8:00pm  Alice In Chains at Del Mar Race Tracks, Del Mar, Friday Aug...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:10:00 PST

What do you do when..

You love someone so much that no matter what they do or say to hurt you, you still can't help but love them? And to the extent that you will drive yourself crazy trying to figure out a way to fix...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:55:00 PST

The anesthesia is wearing off....................

Today I got my first root canal.  I had this really bad toothache off and on last night.  When I woke up this morning, excruciatingly throbbing pain.  So I was able to find a dentist wh...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 20 May 2006 05:32:00 PST

Hollyweird

Was awesome. The concert was amazing. Steve Vai showed up after all. I got to see G3! And I locked my keys in my car too, which sucked cause I had to pay $120 to get them out. Oh well. It was wor...
Posted by Richard on Mon, 08 May 2006 07:54:00 PST

Hollywood

Tomorrow night at 8:00Joe Satriani with Special Guest Eric JohnsonAt the Wiltern Theatre in Los AngelesThis is gonna be awesome. DJ, Steve and I are gonna be there. Maybe go to Long Beach or somethi...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 06 May 2006 11:43:00 PST

the interview

I got a phone call back from SJVC this morning on my way to work.  They sure got back pretty quick.  Anyway, I was able to set up an appointment for today, which was cool.  I spent pret...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 03 May 2006 08:09:00 PST