Mussica,drums,drums and more drums.gourmet cooking, gardening,movies Going to the beach or parks.Fine wines and resturants.(life's too short to drink bad wine)
A Woman who can love me.That's not too much to ask.
I grew up listening to the beatles and the second wave of the british invasion
which includes led zepplin, the who,most of the woodstockers of the late 60"s etc. later i got interested in the later 70's and some 80's rock like queen, jethro tull, rush, pink floyd,ZAPPA, yes, ZAPPA. BIG ZAPPA FANATIC. I have over 60 of his realeases,and that's only about half of his total collection. I do have a love for some electronica/ trance music as well.If only it has musical conceptional continuity. the Dixie Dregs are a badass band too.Steve Morse is one of my favorite overall guitarists.There's NOTHING he can't play.Plus he's cute as hell too. My most favorite band in the world is RUSH!30 + years and still putting out awesome thought provoking rock... I'm also a big fan of Todd Rundgren. Tobi Love rawks!! Storm Large rawks!! My major drumming influences are plenty, but the people i've developed my own style of playing are,(as forementioned) Neil Peart,Terry Bozzio,Vince Colaiuta,Chester Thompson,Rod Morganstein, Billy Cobham,Chad Wackerman.Carl Palmer and Barrymore Barlow.What can i say. Music is in my blood. It and i will never grow apart.
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* MY DRUM GEAR COMPONENTS AND SPECS.
YAMAHA Turbo Tour in cobalt blue(1985) 22x22 b.d. w/ dw double kicks, 8x8,10x10,12x12,14x14,16x16,18x18 toms.Ludwig standard series 14" chrome snare circa)1970's). Various Zildjian, Sabian, Paiste and L.P.Rancan rides,crashes,icebells,splashes hats and chinas..Yamaha, DW and pearl hardware. Evens blue hydraulic heads on all the toms.Remo Power stroke 3 on the snare.Remo Powersonic skin on the B.D....Ohh and L.P. cow bell and chimes.. Last but not least.. Promark 747 unfinished or sanded OAK wood tip sticks, and on occasion(for those quieter moments)I use Promark Lightening Rods. For mikes I use 6- Shure SM 57's for the snare,toms,h.h.,ride. Shure KSM 32 condenser for the overhead and studio vocals. For the kick a Tascam (moving coil)and a Mackie(1202-VLZ Pro)Mixer. This all gets pumped into a Roland VS-1680 Digital Studio via a customized snake,compliments of Conquest Electronics.
I like comedies over anything considered too serious or depressing. Although there are a few exceptions because of the greatness of the movie.
my favorite movies are as follows.1- Amadeus(still my #1 film thus far)
2- Trainspotting
3-The goodbye girl (original)
4-Constatine
5-Bound
6-Beetlejuice
7-Titanic
8-Planes, Trains and Automobiles
9-Immortal Beloved
10-Spaceballs
11- The devil wears Prada
12- Any Martin Scorsese Film
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I don't watch a lot of t.v.. However i do have a few favorite shows.I love the simpsons, family guy.I LOVE Curb Your Enthusiasm.(There's a lot of yelling on that show.)I love Six Feet Under(I'm in love with Loren Ambrose)I sometimes watch The Fresh Prince,BBC's Faulty Towers(old show, but a good one) and Seinfeld.I mostly watch a movies on DVD.
Annah Moore's new auto biography"RIGHT SIDE OUT". I just finished it and her story is truly inspirational and amazing.She's an AWESOME guitarist!
Harold Reed is a REAL hero of mine.He helped me discover my dreams.My extended family have been my heros too because of their support and understanding. Another great hero of mine is my therapist Peter for helping me along with my hurdles and keeping me focused on enjoying life to the utmost.