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Ben

because a gang of sharoo-benders deemed a haircut beyond the limit of my capabilities

About Me

Was fed up of all that 'look I think I'm interesting pish, so read this shite!!', here's the summary.I'm a musician, playing covers for a living, all over europe and with several different outfits of UK and Scandinavian origin. I like it and don't like your job.Snowboarding, Skateboarding and Music have been and still are a big part of my life, and for better or worse has brought me to whatever and wherever I'm at now.Cheers

My Interests

Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Music playing, recording, Cars and Beer. My Speedboat too, even more when I fix it.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that has the same interests, or not, fellow Musicians, Skaters, Snowboarders. Or anyone that wants to say hi!

Music:

Led Zep, DJ Shadow, Fingathing, The Police, The Specials, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, The Screaming Trees, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Beck, The Charlatans, James Brown, Gangstarr, DJ Yoda, DJ Food, The Cramps, Rocket From The Crypt, Pink Floyd, The Band, Bluegrass, Pearl Jam, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Neil Young, The Proclaimers, The Jam, The Kinks, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Gallon Drunk, Jah Wobble, Spiritualized, Half Man Half Biscuit, Lynard Skinnard, Buck 65, Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, Chemical Brothers, CCR, Metallica, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, etc etc and many more I couldn't remember in ten mins. Anything good goes except Drum and Bass due to it being the most atrocious form of repetitive beats ilconceived by man.

Movies:

Withnail & I, True romance, Star Wars, The Thing, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Ghostbusters, Useless Wooden Toys, Ban This, Hokus Pocus, Shakle Me Not, 1281, Lovechild, blah blah!

Television:

Aye, when it's on. Usually to get some War updates.

Books:

Pretty sure they had some at School. The odd Music related biog, or true-life story. Animal farm was the last.

Heroes:

Tony Hawk, The Gonz, Rodney Mullen, John Cleese, Eddie the Eagle, Danny Way, Terje, John-Paul Jones, Lennon, and my Mum. Steve Coogan, Chris Morris and I guess, the old man.