I'm just a regular guy from New Orleans. I've been married for more than 14 years, I'm a proud parent of two girls, and I'm a part-time musician.
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Music, music, and music. Oh, did I mention music? I have more CDs than I can count, but what's probably most impressive is my collection of music from Tangerine Dream. I have 250+ CDs by them. I need help. I'm sick. No, seriously. It's an obsession. I've also been the front man and rhythm guitarist for a local New Orleans cover band for the past 6 years. I LOVE to sing and play guitar and I LOVE to see people get enjoyment out of what I do. I also love movies, I love to read, and I love to spend time with my family.
Tangerine Dream - Live (1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnT2Qdx1UIs
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame. Maybe some of his guitar prowess will rub off on me through osmosis! Also, Edgar Froese, the founder and front man for TANGERINE DREAM. The man is a friggin' artistic genious.
Wow! That's a tough question. My musical tastes are so VARIED. I don't cling to any one particular genre. I like what sounds good to me. My favorites are (not necessarily in this order), AMERICA, THE EAGLES, PINK FLOYD, TANGERINE DREAM, and STING. There are countless others, but these would be my top 5.
Crazy Love by Poco (via Hanna-Barbera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr83vJZIXy8
One of my earliest musical influences
I couldn't believe it when Roger Waters joined the group for this event - I was almost in tears,,,,,
This is another tough one. Again, my movie tastes are extremely varied. I love just about anything by Ridley Scott (ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER, BLACK RAIN), anything starring Vince Vaughn, anything starring Jack Nicholson (Jack's THE MAN!), all of the Star Wars films, all of the Indiana Jones films, Quentin Tarantino films, Robet Rodriguez films, Steven Spielberg films (Yeah, I like E.T. What about it?!?!?!?!?!?!?!), Mel Brooks films. I could go on and on in this category.
In my most humble and personal opinion, network television sucks (there a VERY FEW exceptions). I don't really watch too much TV. I guess it's just as well, between my job, my family, and my band, I really don't have too much time for TV anymore. I do like TV from my past. Most notably, TWIN PEAKS, TAXI, SLEDGE HAMMER!, and FIREFLY.
I read constantly. Some of my favorite authors are Michael Crichton, Dean Koontz, Dan Brown, and Ray Bradbury. As you can tell, I only read fiction. Life is enough non-fiction for me, thank you very much.
My dad. He's not perfect, but he's always been there for me. He is moral, caring, and charismatic. I think I inherited my love of music from him. My mother, also not perfect, but she's always been there for me. My grandmother, Ruth. Never have I encountered a more caring and selfless soul. The world will never know her kind again. I miss her every day. My wife, Debbie. Her life has always centered around caring for others. Now she cares for my two daughters with such tenderness and affection. She amazes me.