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Rockhag

A shallow little bitch trying to make the scene...

About Me

I like: my fella / the kids (my 2 pet cats) / music / design / apple (Mac's rule and PC's drool - FACT) / video games / reading / knitting / my allotment / my mates.

I dislike: habitual drug users / idiots / unintelligence / selfish cunts / shit stirrers / jealousy / egotism / back stabbing / animal abuse.

I run/DJ/promote Ammunition every Saturday (Upstairs in The Borough, Sunderland). It's open 19:30 till late and is door charge / ego free. It's also request friendly which is a rarety around these parts and is probably why Ammunition is Sunderland's longest running weekend Rock/Metal/Alt night. I've put blood, sweat and tears into Ammunition and I'm proud to call it my baby. I'm also interested to listen to suggestions as to how Ammunition can be made even better so if you have any suggestions then please feel free to let me know and obviously by all means feel free to pop in one evening to say hello. :)

I'm also a Designer/Photographer and am available for freelance work. If you have a project that you'd like to hire me for then please get in touch. I specalise in live music photography and to date have shot bands such as Negura Bunget and My Ruin amongst others. I am qualified and experienced in both screen and print type design too. An online portfolio is in the works and until it's live you are welcome to join the mailing list on the site to receive further updates etc.


I also work at Triple Six Tattoo Studio as shop/studio assistant. If you are after some excellent custom work then feel free to contact Bez (His MySpace is in the top 4 on this profile).

As well as all of this I also work for EDF Energy as a Customer Service Advisor. (I told you I was a nigh on workaholic and that I liked to keep busy. ;D)

On a personal level I'm a strict vegetarian and am quite happy to be so. I don't miss bacon (I never did like it even when I did eat meat) and I don't eat fish (Fish aren't vegetables and last time I checked they were still classed as part of the animal kingdom). I don't buy toiletries / household goods that are tested on animals or made from animals either. I stopped buying leather ages ago and am in the process of replacing what leather goods I still have as and when they wear out / can afford to replace them. I also try to be as environmentally friendly as I can as well which is another reason as to why I'm veggie and why I also grow my own veg (allotments rule), use public transport, recycle and compost. Yes my choices may seem excessive and can be hard to uphold at times but it makes me feel better that I'm at least trying to do something. As Gandhi said "Be the change that you want to see in the world". :)

I'm not a hippy either. More an old school riot grrrrl if anything 'P

Finally I don't just add anyone and everyone to my MySpace "friends" I'm afraid. If I have no vague recollection as to who you are or if I don't like your band or think that you're a twat then sorry but your request will be denied. 'D


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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Local bands/models/performers who would be willing to let me shoot them on a TFP basis. If interested then please get in touch. Examples of my photography can be found on my Flickr page .

I would also like to meet anyone in Sunderland who would like to attend a regular Stitch n' Bitch or join a Sunderland Roller Derby team too.

Books:

I read all the time and it's not uncommon for me to have at least 3 books on the go at any one time.

Heroes:

Marchesa Luisa Casati, Vivienne Westwood, Katie Jane Garside, Erwin Rommel, Miss Van, John Cleese, Leni Riefenstahl, John Maeda, Animal Activists, Winston Churchill, Alan Titchmarsh, Sir David Attenborough, Poison Ivy, Andi Clevely

My Blog

MySpace...

I have no intention of laying my heart and soul here on MySpace. If I have any desire to say anything it will be said on my Livejournal, which is friends only. ...
Posted by Rockhag on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:18:00 PST