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spin_nin

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About Me

My body is broken - I've lost my mind - (and yet) I'm still here.

Everybody has a story so here is some of mine. It ain't all that happy but it isn't all bad either. In 1985 the Bears won the Super Bowl and I was diagnosed with a central nervous system diseae called multiple sclerosis or MS. I was about eleven. I still had it pretty good growing up I just had to put up with a few minor MS related things. I played sports, I dated, I worked, I went out, blah, blah, blah. In September of '95, shortly after I met my wife, MS hit me hard and kept hitting until '01 when I got some experimental chemotherapy. From '95 to '01 I went from walking with a cane, to a walker, to a wheelchair. Fast forward to Summer '06. I finaly get wiith a great group of physical therapists and now I'm up and walking (started in the parallel bars) but now I'm back to a walker with the aid of some orthotics (leg braces ala Forest Gump's "magic shoes"). So now all I have to do is bust my ass in therepy and stay positive.
I got my first tattoo in '03. I been hooked ever since.
90% of the work was done @ Deluxe Tattoo in Chicago (www.deluxetattoo.com). Hannah Aitchison did all but 5 pieces. Ben Wahhh did 3 of those five. Awesome shop. Awesome work.All my ink in chronological order:
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Lap Cat - towards the end of the vid:


Myspace Layouts - Myspace Editor - Image Hosting

My Interests



Concerts

NIN 07-01-06 @ Tinley Park, IL.TOOL 09-18-06 @ Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL.
Rob Zombie & Godsmack 9-14-06 Tinley Park, IL. Getting ink

Chicks dig ESL'sp

The kiddies

I'm a guy so, naturally.....

My newest hobbie is photography. Still a major novice but I'm having fun.

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, TOOL, A Perfect Circle, Porcupine Tree, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, Ministry, Godsmack, Disturbed, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Static-X, Death, Slayer, Keb Mo, Melissa Ferrick, Ani Di Franco, Patty Larkin, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Sarah McLaughlin, Allison Krauss, Mark Knopfler, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Shins, Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, Megadeth, Testament, Obituary, GNR, The Doobie Brothers, Bad Company, Van Halen, Sevendust, Blood Sweat, & Tears, Tom Petty, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Beck, David Bowie, Motorhead, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Seal, Blue Man Group, Alanis Morrisette, Nikelback, Faith No More, Millage Gilbert, Candlebox, B.B. King, 3 Doors Down, Herbie Hancock, Creed, Nat King Cole


I Like It... LOUD!

Movies:


V for Vendetta, The Crow, The Ninth Gate, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theory, Farenheit 911, Bowling for Columbine, The gods Must be Crazy, Underworld, Underworld Evolution, Goodfellas, Evolution, Dogma, American Beauty, Saw, Saw II, Constantine, Fallen, Legend, The Cell, Reign of Fire, Aliens, The Chronicals of Riddick, The Road Warrior, Apocolypse Now Redeux, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, U-571

Television:

Ah, the idiot tube. I avoid the propaganda machine at all costs. I like politicaly incorrect entertainment like, The Mind of Mencia, Simpsons, South Park, Drawn together...Educational shit like Surviorman - not Surviovor - SURVIVORMAN: LES STROUD. Man vs. Wild, Cool Fuel (we need to get off of oil dependency as of 10 minutues ago yesterday). I like Discovery & The Science Channel too. Open your mind and think people - If you have to watch TV you should at least learn something usefull or have a good laugh.

Books:

The Dark Tower (1-7) & The Stand - Stephen King

Heroes:

psychopathNOUN:A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse.