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Jose Batista

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About Me


"The kids were shouting 'Let us out!' And their parents did Then 2 years, then 3 years Then Showtime and now they're making rock n roll Those kids are making progress now They're saying 'Hear us out!' in every town They do it 1 mile by 1 mile at a time" - The Starting Line

My Interests

Music, my guitar, performing, partying, working shitty jobs, anything active!

I'd like to meet:

Your mother.

Music:

Story Of The Year, Thrice, Finch, Weezer, Funeral For A Friend, Foo Fighters, The Early November, Unearth, Kiros, Burn The 8-Track, The Reason, Silverchair, The Fully Down, The Spicolis, The Jolly Rogers, The Flatliners, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Linkin Park, Over It, Before Today, Bigwig, Alexisonfire, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sydney, Atreyu, Rush, Styx, Europe, Cinderella, Dream Theatre, The Used, The Starting Line, Taking Back Sunday, Silverstein, Peter Elkas, Santana, Joe Satriani, Michael Hedges, Jordan Stanley, Fall Out Boy, No Doubt, Belvedere, Blink 182, Green Day, New Found Glory, Grand Funk Railroad, Steve Vai, The Pulse, Hoobastank, Our Lady Peace, Matthew Good, Lit, Westpoint, The Love Letter Refuge, Protest The Hero, The Bled, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Cyrpess Hill... I could go on forever!

Movies:

Almost Famous, La Bamba, Family Guy:Stewie The Untold Story, The Fast and the Furious, 2Fast 2Furious, Fubar....

Television:

Family Guy, Simpsons, Much Music, Much More Music, Horsepower TV, Overhauled, Everybody Loves Raymond, MacGuyver

Heroes:

My dad, Whoever invented the guitar, Slash, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Japanese street racers

My Blog

Stuff I guess...

So I'm ridiculously bored right now and haven't been able to sleep properly in days. I think I even messaged a random just to get some conversation this late. Anyways, lots of stuff going on that's pr...
Posted by Jose Batista on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:16:00 PST

HELP JOYRIDE PLAY THE VANS WARPED TOUR!!

Hey everyone! Joyride needs your help! We've been signed up to compete for a slot at the Vans Warped Tour this year! So it'd be cool if everyone could go to the voting page and vote for us as well as...
Posted by Jose Batista on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:48:00 PST

Let It Snow

So I just took these pictures. Everything is pretty much covered including my car. At least there's no classes today. I've also discovered a new pet peeve of mine...people who ask "do you have faceboo...
Posted by Jose Batista on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:34:00 PST

Jose's music recommendations

Albums you should be getting your hands on:Dustin Kensrue - Please Come HomeThis album is ridiculously good, I've had it for a month now. It actually came out today and i'll be getting a real copy bec...
Posted by Jose Batista on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:36:00 PST

Bleed and Blister (Version 3)

First of all, for those who haven't, pick up Moneen's "The Red Tree" album. I wish I had gotten into these guys alot sooner (thanks Jeff). If you're into something a little more laid back but still st...
Posted by Jose Batista on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:30:00 PST

Update

Hey everyone. First of all I want to thank everyone who supported us in the Bamboozle battle. We won that night at the Underground but then got pinned up against this band from Pheonix. Unfortunately ...
Posted by Jose Batista on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:02:00 PST

Rockwarz, recording, tour, and a new member to my family!

Alright, so there's alot to update on here. First of all, we'd like to thank everyone who's supported us throughout the Rockwarz battle of the bands. That includes Steve, Milan, Trish, Carm, our ...
Posted by Jose Batista on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:28:00 PST

Band girlfriends guide to keeping your man.

Stole this from Aaron from Sentient... BAND GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO KEEPING YOUR MAN(by those who know)==================================-Don't try to be the "manager", do not get involved with band busi...
Posted by Jose Batista on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:18:00 PST

"I live my life a quarter mile at a time" (Part 2 w/pictures)

So today I was at a red light at Barton St. when some old dude in a van honks and tells me my car is "mint". Said he used to have one back in the day and was really impressed with the shape ...
Posted by Jose Batista on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:42:00 PST

Thrice...lyrically one of my favourite bands.

Thrice - For Miles   I know one day, all our scars will disappear, like the stars at dawnand all of our pain, will fade away when morning comesand on that day when we look backwards we will...
Posted by Jose Batista on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:32:00 PST