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JimRivals

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Busy dude. Full-time corporate "day job" as the PR/marketing guy for growing software company in Silicon Valley. Full-time "night job" as drummer for Rivals. In between, I stay very active by mtn biking, running, going to the gym. I tend to remain busy every waking moment of my life, and I honestly can't remember the last time I was bored.

My Interests

Everything interests me: music, sports, history, nutrition, medical research, business, investing, and traveling!!!! I like to learn about stuff I know nothing about.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone. Seriously. I feel lucky to live in an arear where I can meet and learn about people from some many different backgrounds. But, it's cool to hang out with people who share your same interests, or turn you onto something new.

Music:

I'm not going to give a laundry list of bands I like here. I listen to everything. From classical, to hip-hop, jazz, funk, metal, punk, reggae, salsa. If you're a drummer, it's a good idea to listen to be eclectic in your tastes.

Movies:

I need to get out more often. I rarely go to the movies, so when people quote movie lines, I'm like "what the $@..! are you talking about?!"

Television:

don't watch

Books:

I'm into the crime drama stuff. James Patterson is the man! He's got a very journalistic style. He's quick, to the point, and doesn't ruin his stories by using a bunch of superfluous words and descriptions. His chapters are short, his characters are engaging, and his stories are masterful. I also dig John Grisham books, especially the first 3 or 4 he wrote.

Heroes:

My dad for teaching me to never give up. Lance Armstrong for saying F..ck you to cancer. All those who work for worthy causes, feed the sick, the homeless, and research cures for "incurable" diseases.

My Blog

Show at Catalyst

So we played our first show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. It was in the atrium.  It was a Battle of the Bands show last night, that we got added to on Thursday night. We were told it was sold ou...
Posted by JimRivals on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:49:00 PST

It's late....AGAIN!!

Man, this pace is going to kill me!  I was so proud of myself for getting to bed Sunday night at like 9pm.  But I got up at 5am Monday, started working, got to the office at 830am, then gym ...
Posted by JimRivals on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:59:00 PST

Tired...Again!!

Yeah, so this is my first blog.  I write all day everyday for my day job, so you can guess it's not at the top of my priority list at home. Feeling strangely accomplished this evening. Why? Good...
Posted by JimRivals on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:08:00 PST