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Passionné

How do you fight loneliness? Smile all the time...

About Me

Hello world! My name is Gabe. I am a field network engineer for my day job, a rock musician in the evenings, and a Navy computer technician on the weekends. How do I have time for this, you might ask? I don't... so it generally comes out of my sleep time. Did I mention I am also in night school getting my Bachelor of Science in Business Management? I don't know why I do this shit to myself.
I love music!! I am in 3 bands. strangebloom is my solo act. I have played with a lot of great guests and am currently collaborating with a great lead guitarist, Lou from the band Joi Ryde. I also play bass in the band Counterpush, an Alt-Rock act out of the South Bay area in SoCal, and Joi Ryde, a girl fronted Berlinish band. 9mm Lollipops isn't really a band, it's really a part of strangebloom.
I am always into making friends, and particularly musician or music lover friends. I chat on the Internet quite a bit. Other than music, I like basketball and volleyball (playing more than watching). I also like hanging out with friends and going to the beach or mountains, though to be honest, I like staying home a lot too. ;) I enjoy an occasional movie. I do not watch television. Although I do love to read, I have not read in a long time. I am almost done with my B.S. in Business Management for the University of Phoenix (early November! Yeah!!!), so that should change soon.
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I finally broke down and added a survey to my page... Now I will rotate these once in a while since I don't want to have 50 surveys cluttering up my page. So, now for those of you who have wondered which celebrity I resemble... here ya go!You most resemble Marlon Brando
You are very smart, and very talented, although you don’t really enjoy social company. You prefer to live alone, go to movies alone, cry alone in the corner...
Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

My Interests

Friends, music, basketball, conversation, activism

I'd like to meet:

Artists, musicians or music lovers, in fact anyone that's creative and passionate

Music:

Anything rock... That's my first love. But I also dig other tunes, be they Jazz, Classical, Blues... you name it! It's all about the vibe the tune is creating. I am not super into Country, although there are some Country tunes that are so good I must like them. I am not into Rap, Hip Hop, or newer Soul. However, old Soul and Funk I can really get into at times.

Movies:

I don't get to the theater that often, but I like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and other things that put my imagination in overdrive.

Television:

I don't watch TV. It's a brain killer.

Books:

I haven't read much in a few years. Typically I enjoy Fantasy and Science Fiction novels. I enjoy authors such as Piers Anthony and Stephen King. I just finished reading the sixth Harry Potter book. Its a great series and NOT just for kids.

Heroes:

Dr. Marin Luther King, Ghandi, my father, and the average working man.

My Blog

Update: Times they are achangin'...

Lets see... its been a long time since I blogged so a lot has happened... But I will just hit the highlights. In the last year or so, I have done a bit of dating... It took a while to get used to...
Posted by Passionné on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:08:00 PST

My first EU exp

So, I am in Italy. Its been a good time. I have seen the Colloseum, Roman Square, Arch of Tidas, Arch of Constantine, Catacombs, Napoli, New Castle (new means 1300s), a lot of churches, and of course ...
Posted by Passionné on Wed, 10 May 2006 11:00:00 PST

*singing* Alone again...... without you............

I love Dokken. :) For those of you that don't know em... Heavy Metal act from the 80s. Nowadays they would be considered rock. Anyways, now accepting applications to be my date for New Years... plea...
Posted by Passionné on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:49:00 PST

35

Well, I am half way to 40. Thats kind of weird for me. I think being 25 and half way to 30 was the same way but less intense... it goes to show that time marches on and waits for no one. Don't put off...
Posted by Passionné on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:30:00 PST

Friends

I have a lot of friends. Many of them I have adopted as brothers and sisters. Some of them I have never met in person, but have never the less enjoyed their friendships in the virtual worlds of the In...
Posted by Passionné on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:07:00 PST

The Day After...

Well, its Sept 12. I didn't think to write anything yesterday. Honestly I was really tied up with getting ready to move again this weekend, so it just passed me by. But now today I am really thinking...
Posted by Passionné on Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:37:00 PST

Getting my life in order.....

I have come to realise that there are somethings that I need in my life more than others.... This is obvious and whatnot... but It's an important thing to just... umm I dunno, really get. That said, ...
Posted by Passionné on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:13:00 PST

Life and my band Counterpush

It's looking like my band Counterpush will be playing BB Kings in Universal Citywalk soon. I am really stoked about it! This will be the first truly upscale joint we have rocked in and I am betting th...
Posted by Passionné on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

01/02/05 Happenings

I played a show in Balboa Village yesterday. We played in a Gazibo (sp?). I played about a 30 minute set. I played A Dream, Mariana, Get Real, Full Bloom, France, I Love You Still, For So Long, and Ch...
Posted by Passionné on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Navy Training

It's been a lot of fun so far... I have been going to leadership school in Norfolk, VA. I have about 1 week to go. It's amazing how much behavioral science has done with groups, teams, and motivation....
Posted by Passionné on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST