I am interested in hard working, open-minded, constructive and creative people.... hey people, if you wanna rise above, and keep it movin' forward....
Sincere people with their head on straight, and their life and music turned up LOUD!!....
in no particular order, my lifelong influences have included: Miles Davis, John Cage, Duke Ellington, James Brown, Bruce Conte, Dicky Betts, Phil Kane (aka The Windsor Twister), Gabor Szabo, Keith Jarret, Warren Haynes, Wah Wah Watson, Terry Kath, Blackbyrd McKnight, The Shuffle Demons, Shark, Gillian Welsh, Beck, Joe Beck, Jeff Beck, Hank Gingell..... John Theaker, John Abercrombie, Raymond Scott, Ray Bop, Jim Hall, The Edge, Carl Stalling, Derek Trucks, Steely Dan, The Dougalls, Tom "Hoagie" Hogarth, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell....... The Beatles, Keith Richards, The Origimul JZ, John Scofield, Brecker Brothers, Mike Stern, P. Funk, Peter Erskine, el fergito, EWF, Holst, Alan Penner, Joni Mitchell, D'Bonk, Chuck Berry, Joe Zawinul...... Big Sugar, Ray's Right Quarterpanel, Chick Corea, Bob Moog, Norah Jones, Tomita, Mark Ribot, Bradford Helner, Pat Martino, Tom Waits, Herbie Hancock...... Gil-Scott Heron, Ray Whimsey, Frank Zappa, Dave Garibaldi, Mr. Chill, Grady J., Mr. P. Ballantyne..... Debussy, and many others.....
in no order at all... The Da Vinci Code, Bladerunner, K-PAX, Big Fish, Solaris, Dances With Wolves, Braveheart, Ray, Twelve Monkeys.... the dry Brit humour of Monty Python, including the somewhat bent work of Terry Gilliam and all his own films.... comedy, thank you very much.
i quit watching television in the 1990's, i prefer radio -- talk, public, and internet radio...
I LOVE BOOKS... Reading right now: Electronic and Experimental Music by Tom Holmes Recent reads: Analog Days - The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer.... Lost World by Tom Koppel..... Journey To The Ice Age, Discovering An Ancient World...... The Endurance, Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition.... past reads: The Prophet; The Beethoven Compendium, a guide to his life and music; From Workshop to Toystore; The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough; Carl Sagan's - Contact, Cosmos, Murmurs of Earth...... and 7+ bookcases full of others!! I also enjoy CD and iPOD audio books when driving....
i respect those who think different – the pioneers of our day.... my parents, Dr. Seuss, Alfred E. Neuman (you are kidding, you say - nope), Jim Henson, Thoreau, and then.... Architects: G. Rietveld, Greene & Greene, B. Fuller...... Astronomer: Carl Sagan..... Inventors: Raymond Scott, Leo Fender, Robert Moog, Don Buchla, Orville Gibson, Steve Jobs, Rube Goldberg, T. Edison, The Wright Bros., and those that gave us The Muppets, Silly Putty and the Mousetrap game.... (and very few close friends).