Giving the world to my wife everyday and playing drums afterwards....and Ebaying stupid stuff...like cornflakes the shape of Florida(J/k)...
OR I would like to have met)-God, your mom, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Vinnie colaiuta, Dave Weckl,Buddy Rich, John Blackwell Jr. and his dad, Tony Williams, Gary Chaffee, Papa Jo(not papa johns), Rob Perkins, Dennis Chambers, Akira Jimbo, Snoop, Raine Maida & OurLadyPeace, Stevie Wonder, Steve Tyler (hah too late....I know...I'm cool thanks!)Art Verdi, Gene Krupa, David Garibaldi, Eliza Dushku, Mai Meneses & Kim Fanlo of Nena Daconte, Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martin, Haritz Garde, Pablo Benegas of L.O.V.G., S.T.P, Hillary Clinton, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Hilary Jones, Hilary Duff, Julieta Venegas, John Bonham, Miles Davis, Mandy Moore, Jaco Pastorius, Eros Ramazzotti, R.H.C.P., Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Natalia Lafourcade, Eddie Palmieri, Denisse Guerrero of Belanova..yeah baby, Spain, France, U.K., Greece, Italy, Japan, China, The Blue Man group (hah too late), 30 Seconds to Mars, Fred Flintstone, David Sanborn, F.O.B., Amy Winehouse, Alan Jackson, Kevin Fowler, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Pat Green, good ol' George Strait, Dennis Markley of Markley Drums, DrumWorkshop founder Ron lombardi, Armand Zildjian, Elvin Jones, the cast of BeerFest, Waiting, Grandma's Boy, Half Baked, and Idiocracy and Emeril and .....the latest addition to LOVG...(tan!!tan!!tan!!tan!!) Leire Martinez!!!!!!
Jazz, Latin Jazz, Spanish Pop (Spain), Rock, Mexican Pop, Big Band, Classical, Classic R&B, Blues, Oakland Soul, Funk, 50's Rock and Roll, BeBop, Modern Country, some progressive rock, some fusion, Drum-n-bass, etc..Hey I've recently been playing country with Mick Cruz and Diamondback, so if you like country go and check us out!!! To see what dates were playing check the band's myspace at myspace.com/mickcruzanddiamondback .....I don't wear cowboy hats nor boots....I just went country musically.
La bamba, The Pianist, That thing you do, For Love or Country - The Arturo Sandoval Story, Robocop, Once, Crossroads(not the Britney one!!) Thrashing, AlphaDog, Beerfest, Waiting, The Wall, Half-baked, Grandma's Boy, All the Back to the Future movies, drum videos and pretty much sci-fi stuff that looks realistic...you know...like it could happen one day...
No........but check this song, it has a really cool upright bass solo in the middle....
Rudiments for the Modern drummer, Stick control....for the snare drummer of course=), New Breed by Gary Chester, Of mice and men(just cuz I had to read it in high school) and the CFR title 49, parts 40, 325, 350, & 355-399....and the HazMat regs.
(God and Wife), Elvis, my dad, mom, Lola and Rico(our dogs), LOVG, Las Vegas and DRUMS!! oh...and of course....good musicians...oohh and The Tick! "SPOON"....