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Johnnyboy

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About Me

I'm a happily married father with two amazing daughters, I've got a good job, I'm a drummer in a very cool band, and I have a lot of friends. I'VE GOT 'EM ALL FOOLED!!!

My Interests

Dee-troit basket-ball, good music (playing and listening), football (stupid Lions), movies and good beer (not necessarily expensive, just good)

Music:

Currently listening to the Simon & Garfunkel, Tears for Fears, Devo, Bob Seger, David Bowie (so I'm in a retro mood - so sue me). Always listening to Coup Detroit, The Beatles (STILL the best band ever), STPs, James Brown, Hum, Elvis Costello, Barkmarket, The White Stripes, John Coltrane, The Clash, Cake, Tool/Perfect Circle, Thelonius Monk, Foo Fighters, King Crimson, System of a Down, Peter Gabriel, She Said Yes, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Beck, Jazz Messengers, Weakerthans, Bob Mould/Suger/Husker Du, Joe Jackson, Replacements, Johann Sebastian Bach, Smashing Pumpkins, Mile Davis, XTC, Alice in Chains, Big Country, Clifford Brown, Iggy Pop, Erik Satie, Sam & Dave, Marvin Gaye, Incubus, Charles Mingus, The Police, Soundgarden, Midnight Oil, Tom Waits, Our Lady Peace, Bird & Diz, Dinosaur Jr., Presidents of the United States of America, and more.

Movies:

Christ, too many to mention.

Television:

Currently watching Dee-troit Basket-ball, LOST, 30 Rock, Heroes, The Office, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, The Simpsons (pre-2004), Family Guy, ER, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, NFL Network, ESPN. Always digging All in the Family, Cheers, Hill Street Blues, Police Squad, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Seinfeld, St. Elsewhere.

Books:

Too many to list.

Heroes:

My parents, mom especially.