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John

We are the fatal and vital ones of the world, AND WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN!!!

About Me


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Hey, I'm 33, happily married to a lady I adore, live in Williamstown NJ, blah blah blah yak yak yak... Introductions bore me to let's get to the point.
Those who know me, know me to be a person of many interests. Chief among them is my lifelong passion for music and the arts. Simply put, I love music. Whether it's just listening to it in my car or on Music Choice, or making it myself on my guitar, music is one of the very lifebloods that make me who I am. Even though I don't play in a band anymore, I still write new tunes whenever I can, usually in my spare time. There's no greater feeling in the world than feeling a certain way; happy, depressed, blah, sad, etc., and then writing it out on paper & composing it as a song. Also, hearing a certain peice of music by someone else and you can relate to what the message is and knowing you're not totally alone in this world. THAT'S where it's at.
I am a graphic artist by profession. I work for a company AND do freelance work for a couple of clients on the side. Remember what I said earlier about spilling your heart out into the music? Well, the same applies to my art work and graphic design. Actually, I don't need to speak. Feel free to check out samples of my graphic design work on my pics page and at Portfolios.com!
Well, that's about it for me. Nothing more to say really. You can check out the blogs if you want to. Alright, later...

My Interests

music, Spending time with my wife and family, playing guitar and writing songs, surfing the web, movies, DVD's, shopping at music stores (Guitar Center, Sam Ash) shopping for CD's, traveling, relaxing, the Jersey shore and hanging out with fun people.

I'd like to meet:

I met my wife Wendy right here on myspace! I like meeting other musicians and talking shop. Also, I like meeting other artists and graphic designers. And the guys in Kiss.

Music:

Kiss, The Beatles, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Metallica, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, Ted Nugent, Rush, Creed, Jandek, Steely Dan, Bad Company, Steve Miller Band, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, King's X, Joy Division, The Cult, The Smithereens, KMFDM, Disturbed, Twisted Sister, Motorhead, Pantera, Tantric, Kittie, Slipknot, Black Label Society, Soulfly, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, Alice In Chains, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, 3 Doors Down, The Donnas, Jet, The Darkness, The Ramones, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, The Animals, White Stripes, Audioslave, Frank Zappa, Joe Satriani, Chuck Berry, BB King, Eric Clapton, Cream, Yes, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Traffic, The Clash, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, vintage and contempary blues, some jazz, a lot of 80's "Hair Metal" bands (way too many to mention) and much, much more! Oh, and STORM! My band! ha ha

I also like to check out the bands in my local area. Some of my faves are Force Of Nature, The Hixon, Spur Kills, Mail Order Bride, The Colorfield, United States Of Me, Prima Donna, Silvertide, Octane, Next Stop Earth, Landmine, 77 LeSabre, The Benderz, Thunderbrew, Pelvic Fury, Fooling April, Let Go Beautiful, Dark Disciple and Jason Mento. So if you're a local artist and your're reading this, feel free to e-mail or add me & tell me about yourselves! When I'm not playing with my band, I enjoy playing open mics at coffee shops and bars.

I also listen to Little Steven's Underground Garage which plays a lot of classic and contemporary garage/indie bands. That got me into groups like The Grip Weeds, Outrageous Cherry, Soundtrack Of Our Lives, The Gore Gore Girls, The Raveonettes, The Sights, The Charms, The Fuzztones, The Chocolate Watch Band, The High Dials and a whole lot more! Many of these bands can be found on my friends list so check 'em out! You don't always have to listen to Top 40 in order to hear great music!

Movies:

Top Gun, Back To The Future Trilogy, Austin Powers Trilogy, Spaceballs, Easy Rider, Almost Famous, U-571, Fast Times At Rigemont High, any Cheech & Chong movie, The Ring, Jaws, Animal House, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (both versions), Rockstar

Television:

I don't watch TV. It corrupts your brain and paints a distorted and skewed version of the world today. I only use my TV for movies and Music Choice.

Books:

I like books about music/bands and anything by Wayne Dyer.

My Blog

If You Must Go....

If you must go Where are you going? If you must go, then go north. It will take you to places you never dreamed of To the polar ice caps Be in awe of their beauty Freeze with time just as the water ...
Posted by John on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:23:00 PST

A & W Root Beer

A & W Root Beer does not stand for Allen & Wright! It stands for Amburgers & Woot Beer! Got it?
Posted by John on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:47:00 PST

GEICO insurance

Well, I can actually say it!  I just saved money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO!  It's nice to have since I am a musician, and am on the road a lot (ok, not really) and it's nice...
Posted by John on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:43:00 PST

California

I'm going to California!  WOOO-HOOO!!  I'm spending 8 days relaxing in the southern California sun with nothing to worry about but sunburn.  HA HA   Don't worry, I won't ...
Posted by John on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:32:00 PST

My Art & Design

Hi!  Thanks for stopping by. This is some of the graphic design work that I do for a living as well as freelancing.  I do everything from print ads to logos, CD jackets and much, much more!&...
Posted by John on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST

Internet Grammar

What the hell is it with all the lousy internet grammar?! This issue has been raised about a bizillion times but hey, this is MY blog and am going to rant about it. Okay? It might be kinda funny too!...
Posted by John on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:06:00 PST

Engagement Party & Wedding Plans

Well, it's been quite a while since I wrote a blog, so what the heck!  I have a lot going on right now. Our engagement party was last Saturday night and it was a BLAST!  LOTS of people ...
Posted by John on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:14:00 PST

Pending Doom

Doom Pending doom Pending doom Pending doom Pending doom Pending doom Pending doom New York youPacific sea Pending doom Two travelers approach Unconscious thread In shield of friendship On parallel ...
Posted by John on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:54:00 PST

COMING SOON...a MySpace site for my graphic design work.

Hi folks!  I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that I will be starting a new site here on MySpace to promote my graphic design work.  My freelance buisiness is starting to take off...
Posted by John on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:28:00 PST

My Art & Design

Hi!  Thanks for stopping by. This is some of the graphic design work that I do for a living as well as freelancing.  I do everything from print ads to logos, CD jackets and much, much more!&...
Posted by John on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:39:00 PST