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Tim

About Me

I am a quiet person living in southwestern PA with my wife and three kids.

My Interests

music, art, sports

I'd like to meet:

Osiris

Music:

ACDC, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers, Alice in Chains, Chet Atkins, Ryan Adams, Beck, Beatles, Frank Black, Black Sabbath, Black Crowes, Blue Oyster Cult, Blue Cheer, The Band, Beastie Boys, Black Keys, Bad Brains, Syd Barrett, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, Big Star, Black Flag, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Blind Faith, Bodeans, Booker T and the MGs, David Bowie, James Brown, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Animals, Burning Spear, Butthole Surfers, Buzzcocks, J.J. Cale, Canned Heat, The Cars, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Cramps, George Clinton/P-Funk, Albert Collins, John Coltrane, Elvis Costello, Cream, CCR, The Cult, The Cure, Dick Dale, The Damned, Miles Davis, Dead Kennedys, Deep Purple, Dio, Dr. John, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Drivin' and Cryin', Elecrtic Light Orchestra, Emerson,Lake,and Palmer, Brian Eno, The Faces, Firehose, Bela Fleck, Fleetwood Mac, Fugazi, Peter Gabriel, Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, John Hammond, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Hell, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Hot Tuna, Son House, Howlin' Wolf, Humble Pie, Ian Hunter, Husker Du, Iron Maiden, Chris Isaak, Little Walter, The Jam, Elmore James, James gang, Jane's Addiction, Jefferson Airplane, Waylon Jennings, Jethro Tull, Robert Johnson, Judas Priest, Kansas, Albert King, B.B. King, The Kinks, King Crimson, Kiss, Leo Kottke, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Lemonheads, Los Straitjackets, Taj Mahal, Bob Marley, John Mayall, Paul McCartney, MC5, Meat Puppets, Metallica, Megadeth, Melvins, Jello Biafra, Steve Miller, Minutemen, Van Morrison, Moody Blues, Misfits, Mott The Hoople, New York Dolls, Ted Nugent, The Outlaws, Ozzy Osbourne, The Old 97's, Graham Parsons, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Pixies, The Pogues, The Police, Iggy Pop, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Ramones, Otis Redding, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lou Reed, R.E.M., The Replacements, Rolling Stones, Rush, Rainbow, Radiohead, Santana, Bob Seger, Sex Pistols, The Smiths, Social Distortion, Spoon, The Standard, Sun Ra, Matthew Sweet, Tangerine, The Sighteed Owl, Ten Years After, Toots and the Maytalls, Peter Tosh, Peter Townshend, Traffic, T. Rex, Uriah Heep, U2, Van Halen (D.L.Roth), Stevie Ray Vaughn, Violent Femmes, Tom Waits, T-Bone walker, Carlos Guitarlos, Paul Westerberg, The Who, Neil Young, Yes, Frank Zappa, R.L. Burnside, Rasputina, Portishead, The Sundays, Mazzy Star, White Stripes, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Warren Zevon, Gomez, Alice Cooper, Ahmad Jamal, Weezer, Cake, The Strokes, Supersuckers, Sublime, My Morning Jacket, Stereolab, North Mississippi All Stars, Robert Belfour, Scott Dunbar, Joe Callicot, Hank Williams III, Southern Culture on the Skids, White Zombie, Rev. Horton Heat, Eric Johnson, Mike Watt, Gentle Giant, The Move

Movies:

V for Vendetta, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, A Clockwork Orange, The Wicker Man, Death Race 2000, Nosferatu, The Shining, Cool Hand Luke, Envy, The Exorcist, Halloween, Old School, School of Rock, The Blues Brothers, Lord of the rings, Chronicles of Narnia, The Party, Tommy Boy, Tommy, Mony Python and the Holy Grail, Evil Dead, Count Yorga, This is Spinal Tap, Dracula (Bela Lugosi), Creature from the Black Lagoon, Excalibur, The Mothman Prophecies, The Birds, American Beauty, Almost Famous, Skeleton Key, Big Fish, The Nightmare Before Christmas, PinkFloyd-The Wall, Wolf, The Godfather,Goodfellas, Animal House, The Jerk, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Easy Rider, Woodstock, Braveheart, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, The Life of Brian, Heathers, Meet the Parents, National Lampoon's Vacation, Psycho, Heavy Metal, The Long Riders, Jurassic Park, On The Waterfront, National Treasure, "10", Arthur, Young Frankenstein

Television:

Family Guy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Lost, The History Channel, The Daily Show, Chapelle's Show, House

Books:

When will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops, Da Vinci Code, The Messianic Legacy, Holy Blood Holy Grail, Dracula, Angels and Demons, Salem's Lot, Pet Semtery, The Last Templar, The Hiram Key, The Complete works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Iliad, The Odessey, The Creators, Eaters of the Dead, Memnoch the Devil, The Witching Hour, A Christmas Carol, Bob Dyaln - Chronicles, No One Here Gets Out Alive, Map Of Bones, Deep Fathom, Deception Point,

Heroes:

Hiram Abiff, Harry Houdini, Jesus, Tennessee Tuxedo

My Blog

Summer Playlist

I finally broke down and got an Mp3 player, and in my opinion it is one of man's greatest inventions.  I didn't bother with an Ipod, too much of a hassle, who needs the bothersome task ...
Posted by Tim on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:05:00 PST

Boredom in Oakmont

(Something very strange is going on with my computer.  I just viewed my last blog and it looked very unusal, I could only see it by selecting all the type. Hopefully it is just me. ) The US Open ...
Posted by Tim on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:42:00 PST

Only One Album

Just the other day, I had to perform tape surgery on an old favorite album, Marillion's Clutching at Straws, I know I should probably just break down and buy it on CD, but I have such a hard time rebu...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 23 May 2007 08:42:00 PST

" "

Does anybody watch MTV anymore?  I'm talking about regular MTV, not MTV2 or MTV Hits, or whatever other bullshit subdivision they came up with.  I cannot believe that the crap they show on t...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:28:00 PST

Irritating Things

These are the things that irritate the hell out of me: 1. The RIAA constantly worrying about someone illegaly downloading music, if they would just lower the prices of Cd's their problem would go away...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:12:00 PST

CD's that I just can't put away

I was going to make a list of my all time favorite CD's, but I realized that the list would be incredibly huge and would always be getting edited. However, sometimes I pull out a Cd or Tape or ev...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:43:00 PST

Winter Fun

I'm not a big fan of Winter weather. The other day I decied to join my kids in some sled riding fun. It was all going along great, we were flying down the hill at rediculous speeds. Then, I got the id...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:58:00 PST

More Thoughts in Februray

1. What makes animals shed? I was always under the impression that when the weather became warmer, the animal would shed to regulate their body temperature, but we are getting temps in the single digi...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:47:00 PST

The Grammys

Here is who I think should win this year: RECORD OF YEAR:  Gnarls Barkley - Crazy ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium SONG OF THE YEAR: (I don't like any of the songs nomi...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:50:00 PST

February thoughts

 Well, the Colts finally did it. I was kinda cheering for the Bears, but at least now, we won't have to hear Payton Manning whining about not having a ring.   I thought Prince's half-time sh...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:07:00 PST