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Mike V

There are 2 kinds of people in the world, man. Those with loaded guns, and those that dig. Now DIG,

About Me

Dropping funk bombs on the regular. Look for the debut album Halloween '06! Get your layout at Mypsace.org

My Interests

MUSIC (listening, going to concerts, playing guitar, bass, piano, and a little drums), some TV (Scrubs, Family Guy, Simpsons, Daily Show, etc...), hanging outdoors and enjoying the ATL!!

I'd like to meet:

Bill CosbyThelonius Monk, Jon Fishman, Jack Black, Jack Nicholson, Keller Williams, MF DOOM, Bob Weir, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Maynard James Keenan, Jon Stewart, Bill Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, Senator Nancy Pelosi, Michael Moore, James Carville, Conan O'Brien, Ron Jeremy, Howard Stern, Dave Chappelle, George Carlin, Allen Iverson, Shaq O'Neal, John Smoltz, Roger Clemens, Warren Buffett, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Bo Jackson, Larry Munson, Hershel Walker, Hines Ward, Linsey Scott, Mos Def, Zach Braff, John C. McGinley

Music:

Phish,The Mars Volta ,Hieroglyphics,Minus The Bear, Interpol, MF DOOM, DangerDOOM, moe., Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft, She Wants Revenge, Nine Inch Nails, Keller Williams, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jurassic 5, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Texas Is The Reason, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Green Light Council, Soulive, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Isaac Hayes, The Isley Brothers, Graham Central Station, the Blackbyrds, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, The Bar-Kays, Tower Of Power, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, John Scofield, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, System Of A Down, Rage Against The Machine, Jay-Z, The Roots, Emiliana Torrini, Cee-Lo Green, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Coheed and Cambria, The Decemberists, Bloc Party, The Pixies, Counting Crows, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, !!!, The Faint, LCD Soundsystem, The Bravery, Kasabian, Secret Machines, Thievery Corporation, The Big Wu, The Talking Heads, The Strokes, Second Shift, Spy For Hire, Eightball and MJG, Outkast, Goodie MOB, Common, Kanye West, Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Murs, Little Brother, The Foreign Exchange, Felt, Blackalicious, The Grateful Dead, Ratdog, Phil Lesh and Friends, Fiona Apple, Mastodon, Metallica, Killswitch Engage, The Doors, Old and In The Way, Yonder Mountain String Band, String Cheese Incident, Umphree's McGee, Galactic, Victor Wooten, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Dubconcious, Moonshine Still, Dave Matthews Band, Allman Brothers Band, 311, Sublime, Pearl Jam, Hall & Oates, The Cars, The Police, Oysterhead, Men At Work, Rush, Derek and the Dominoes, Tenacious D, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Less Than Jake (first 4 albums), Ben Harper, Blink 182 (first 2 albums), The Decendants, The Specials, The Toasters, Millencolin, etc.

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Snatch, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, The Boondock Saints, The Usual Suspects, Fletch, Fletch Lives, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Pulp Fiction, Bittersweet Motel, The Grateful Dead Movie, Friday, Psycho, Strangers On A Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Rear Window, American Pie, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Anchorman, Festival Express, The Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, The Godfather, The Godfather 2, Casino, Hackers, Star Wars

Television:

The Family Guy, The Simpsons, Scrubs, Southpark, The Daily Show, Rides, SportsCenter, Pardon The Interruption, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Arrested Development, 24, Saturday Night Live, The Office, old cartoons.. width="425" height="350" ..

Books:

The 40 Laws Of Power, A Confederacy Of Dunces, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Garcia, The Phish Book

Heroes:

My Grandfather, The Dalai Lama, Warren Buffett, John Smoltz, Jerry Garcia, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Ronnie Lott, Michael Jordan, Sen. Barak Obama, P. T. Barnum

My Blog

New Playlist Up!

So I just put this new player thing on my page that allows me to upload playlists to it and put whatever I want, so I've decided to start sharing as much great music that I like as possible.  Che...
Posted by Mike V on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:45:00 PST

The Thump is back! I'm in a band again.

So I have joined a new band for those who didn't know.  The band is called Social Espionage and you can check out our page at: www.myspace.com/socialesp I played at my first show with the guys la...
Posted by Mike V on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:14:00 PST

Check it out! I wrote something!

What up people!  Just wanted to drop a link to a review I did of the new Ray LaMontagne record over on ebong.org.  Take a look at it if you have the time.  It's the first thing I've wri...
Posted by Mike V on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:37:00 PST

The Black Crowes!

So I went to see the Black Crowes last night (Thanks again Rock for the hookup on the tix!) and I gotta say I had a fuckin BLAST!  They are so great live.  I saw them in March at Langerado, ...
Posted by Mike V on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:38:00 PST

RIP Francis

So I had to put my old cat Francis down today. She was such a good friend and she had been with me for about 17 years. This morning was very painful and I still feel pretty sick about it, but it made ...
Posted by Mike V on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:50:00 PST