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Pete

A vision without action is a dream; action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese proverb.

About Me

Give a group of mates, a bottle of red wine, a sunset over Clifton or Llandudno ( as I will be doing before the New Year arrives), some solid rock music and I'll live life to the fullest. And before I forget, rid myself of self conceited "I know it all" wannabe rock stars?? (grow up children)... I want real people around me. PS:- I was told the other day that my profile is a lie 'cos I said I don't drink. Yeh right !!!!!! So give me Jagermeister and a credit card and I'll turn you into a rock star

My Interests

Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.Sorry, gotta have that in.Probably sport (golf, cricket, rugby, skiing, tennis, football) and spending time with people. I don't like being alone and quiet. I need excitement and energy all day long.

I'd like to meet:

Myself in 20 years time, to check I didn't screw up my life, and if I did, then have the opportunity to come back and change it.Actually I'de seriously like to meet people who have changed the course of history, from Julies Ceasar to Mother Theresa to Nelson Mandela.Also people who have personally influenced me through my years. Like my History teacher at school, whom I have to thank for thinking laterally and opening up new horizons in what was a very controlled school environment in the dark days of Apartheid.And all those friends I don't get to see very often because we are all scatterd across the globe. And those friends I've lost contact with. And those friends I haven't met yet.Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today - James Dean


Music:

Pink Floyd - The Dark side of the Moon; The Eagles - Hotel California; Saron Gas - Fragile; Seether - Disclaimer, Karma and Effect; Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head; Foo Fighters - One by One; Michael Franks - The Art of Tea; Billy Joel - An Innocent Man; The Parlotones - Radio Controlled Robot; Chris De Burgh - Into the Light; Three Days Grace, Robbie Williams, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Metallica, REM, Seal, Scissor Sisters, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton, the glorious 80's (Duran Duran, Human League, Prefab Sprout, Police, Deacon Blue and more), Bob Marley (Judy and Lucinda, hope you see this one day)

Movies:

I'm not much of a movie fan. I did enjoy Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Harry Potter though. I guess the movies I have watched that I enjoyed the most are the english ones, in paticular "The Full Monty" and "Four Weddings and a funeral"Oh yeh, and I want to see "The Da Vinci Code"

Television:

Ditto, TV doesn't really turn me on. I'de rather live my own reality than watch someone else's. From what I've been told of reality shows, they are particularily bad.I remember enjoying Twin Peaks in the 90's, and the X-Files.

Books:

Bill Bryson - A short history of nearly everything; According to the Rolling Stones; Johnny Cash - He walked the thin line; James Michener - The Covenant;

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela - the man who changed the face of South Africa, may God bless him. FW De Klerk - the afrikaans prime minister who had the courage to contemplate releasing Mandela, even acting against the advice of those in his own inner circle My kids - who keep me young every day of my life; thrash me on the cricket field and tennis court, make me laugh till I cry; and make me cry with pride.

My Blog

Radio 2000, dont leave us out in the cold

Hi Cuthbert.. I write this email not as a representative of the music industry, nor a minority rights representative, and not even as fervent South African music lover. I write this mail as a lover ...
Posted by Pete on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:14:00 PST

Christmas Hits????

So I thought I'de drop by my favourite retail store and catch a whiff of all the new CD's coming out this season.  Here's your choices from 5 minutes spent in a store. It's not that I don't like ...
Posted by Pete on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:14:00 PST

Think Global, brand Local

I have been talking about taking South African intellectual property to a worldwide market for many years.  On this path I am continually challenged by people who don't believe it's possible to a...
Posted by Pete on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:23:00 PST

Passion and the World Cup

Being a South African I have obviously been watching the Rugby World Cup with huge interest. It's fantastic to see our team believing in themselves and delivering results week in and week out. But wha...
Posted by Pete on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:50:00 PST

Death by facebook

So, I'm sitting here...Sunday night...what else does a married man do on Sunday night..... and I've just closed facebook... and I thought to myself "Why has myspace died such a death that fanatics are...
Posted by Pete on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:15:00 PST

A blog about blogs

So who actually reads this shit I write down every now and then. I've just gone through the last ten or so blogs and seen that I sometimes say pretty arguementative stuff.  But no-one challenges ...
Posted by Pete on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:24:00 PST

Live Earth, WTF

Now don't get me wrong, I am an environmantal supporter.  I did my honours in Environmental Science and seriously considered saving the earth at one stage in my life. But for Pete's sak...
Posted by Pete on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:24:00 PST

Demand Seether at home this December

If you want then to come home this December, then demand it.  The more hits we get, the better the chance of us making this happen. Pass this on and go wild, we need to start planning in July if ...
Posted by Pete on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:48:00 PST

Marketing in a Nutshell

This one's a little long but those of you that are prepared to bear it out will learn something from this.  I keep getting asked how we marketed Saron Gas and what got them their deal.  Ther...
Posted by Pete on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:48:00 PST

Advice

So someone just asked me for advice.  Firstly, it really amuses me that people ask me for advice. Secondly, do I really think I'm in a position to give advice.  Both are up for debate but ne...
Posted by Pete on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:27:00 PST