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Justine

RIP David Doody - You're already missed, buddy. 3

About Me

I'm Justine.
I do a half-assed job of running a booking agency and an button company . My boyfriend is in a band , and he runs a record label .
I work for and/or support IFI Music , Plea for Peace , and the Earn It Yourself Theory .
I live with my boyfriend in an apartment that has not nearly enough room. We don't have even basic cable, and our kitchen lights only turn on when they feel like it.
We've got two Oscars named Thor and Dante. They eat goldfish, and sometimes try to bite off Johnny's fingers. Our Catfish's name is Oswald and he just likes to hang out. We've also got a Meso-American Slider named Rocky. His favorite hobbies include eating, basking, and splashing water on Johnny's leg just to be a jerk. Yes, thats right - Our pets rule.
I failed an attempt as going to college in New York right after graduating high school; I dropped out and just worked for a while. Right now I'm attending HACC in hopes of earning a "career diploma" in Music & Marketing. Next, I think I'll go for an A.A. degree with their Music Industry program. Not the greatest school ever, but they've got some classes that sound interesting, so what the hell.
I'm one of those people who strongly believes that you can be and do anything you want in life; you just have to go for it. And so here I am. I'm not quite where I want to be just yet but this is the best place to work towards it for now, so that's gotta count for something, right?
Music is the language of our souls.

My Interests



In addition to helping out with IFI I'm also interested in music, theater, black and white photography, booking shows, friends, family, time consuming activities, romance, making out, sex, humor, meeting new people, spirituality, Native American history, horseback riding, lacrosse, free will, acceptance, and love.

I'd like to meet:

Fun/intelligent/music-loving people, I suppose.

Music:

Numbers
3
33 West

A
All-American Rejects
Anti-Flag
Anton Dvorak
Aesop Rock
Ann Beretta
Artie Shaw
Aggrolites, The
Angry Agency
Aquabats, The
Alicia Keys
Ani DiFranco
Alanis Morissette
Aerosmith
AC/DC
AFI
Allman Brothers Band, The

B
Blink 182
Billie Holiday
Blues Brothers
BB King
Bach
Beethoven
Benny Goodman
Badly Drawn Boy
Bouncing Souls, The
Bedouin Soundclash
Bruce Lee Band, The
Backstreet Boys
Beastie Boys, The
Buddy Guy
Bob Marley
Bombshell Rocks
Beach Boys, The
Big D & The Kids Table
Bad Religion
Bubble and Squeak
Bo Diddly
Bonnie Raitt
Bad Manners
Benefits, The
Billy Joel
Beatles, The
Bob Dylan
Blue Oyster Cult
Black Sabbath
Blues Traveler

C
Corn-Bred
Clash, The
Colossal
Chinkees, The
CandyFloss
Cat Empire, The
Catch 22
Chris Murray
Creed
Carpenters, The
Cure, The
Count Basie
Chuck Mangione
Cars, The
Corrs, The
Collective Soul

D
Dispatch
Dave Matthews Band
Dashboard Confessional
Debonaires, The
Derek Trucks Band
Descendents, The
Dan Potthast
Dropkick Murphys
Desmond Dekker
Deep Purple
Doors, The
Dakota
Dream Theatre
Dance Hall Crashers
Distorted Penguins
Duke Ellington
Dell Vikings, The
Drive-By Truckers

E
EDENPARK
Elvis Costello
Edgar Winter
Elvin Bishop
Eastern Standard Time
Emersons, The
Eric Clapton
E.S.P.
Earl Hines Orchestra
Eagles, The
Ella Fitzgerald
Etta James
Elmore James

F
Flogging Molly
Flip The Switch
Fred Astaire
Flour City Knuckleheads
Frank Sinatra
Flamingos, The
Fishbone

G
Groovie Ghoulies, The
Garbage
Go Jimmy Go
George Gershwin
Gogol Bordello
Green Day
Glenn Miller
General Rudie
Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad
Goo Goo Dolls
Guns N' Roses
Grateful Dead
Gomez

H
Hobo Slobo & the Strong-Armed Jugnuts
Hotknives, The
Hepcat
Howie Day
Hold Steady, The
Hootie & The Blowfish
Heart

I
Inquisition
Israelites, The
Independents, The

J
Johnny Hero
Johnny Cash
Janet Jackson
James Taylor
John Lee Hooker
Jackson 5
Journey
Jethro Tull
Johnny Winter
Jeff Beck
Jayhawks, The
Joe Driscoll
Jewel
Jamie Notarthomas
John Mayer
John Mellencamp
Jeff Lynne
Jimmy Dorsey
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
John Brown's Body
Jimi Hendrix
John Puma & the Dangerous Horns
Jimmy Reed

K
King Django
Kicking Sicily

L
Lizz Wright
Loved Ones, The
Loaded To The Gunwalls
Less Than Jake
Littlest Man Band, The
Louis Armstrong
Laureal Aitken
Long Shot Hero
Live
Little Feat
Leftovers, The
Los Blancos
LeAnn Rimes
Lemonheads
Los Hooligans
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zeppelin

M
Mark Copani
Mike Park
Miss E & Mind Funk
MU330
Miasmics, The
Mass Hysteria
Maynard Ferguson
Mustard Plug
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The
Mafia, The
Mrs. Skannotto
Madness
Mouse On Mars
Mad Caddies
Matchbox 20
Monte Ray
Machine, The
Modest Mouse
Muddy Waters

N
No One's Hero
Nicotine
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
Natalie Merchant
Norah Jones
Nothington
Naked Citizens, The
No Doubt
Nat King Cole
Natalie Imbruglia
Nirvana

O
Obnoxious IP, The
Operation Ivy
O.A.R.
Otis Rush
Olivia Newton-John

P
Peg Newell
Pama International
Paul Whiteman
Pinhead Circus
Phenomonauts, The
Peacocks, The
Planet Smashers, The
Potshot
Pietasters, The
Pink
Plaid
Pinstripes, The
Pink Floyd

Q
Queers, The
Queen

R
Razbari Sumthing
Ray Charles
Roland Alphonso
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Riffs, The
Rockapella
Rusted Root
Rolling Stones, The
Radiohead
Running From Dharma
Roxette
R.E.M.
Roxanne Potvin
RL Burnside
Robben Ford

S
Secretions, The
Shakes, The
Strike Anywhere
Soulive
Stiff Little Fingers
Squirtgun
Sarah McLachlan
Samiam
Skankin' Pickle
Streetlight Manifesto
Salt City Jazz Collective
Skatos
State Radio
Straighter Than Pete
Slackers, The
Schematics, The
Specials, The
Siren Street Shutdown
St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review
Stubborn All-Stars
Secret Ions, The
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sugar Ray
Spice Girls
Steve Miller Band
Soul Asylum
Sublime
Screeching Weasel
Suicide Machines, The
System of a Down

T
Teenage Harlets
Tri-State Conspiracy
Tossers, The
Taj Motel Trio, The
Toasters, The
Tiger Army
Teen Idols
Too Short Notice
Tom Foolery & The Shennanigans
Two-and-a-Half White Guys
Toots & The Maytals
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Third Eye Blind
TLC
Train
Three Dog Night
Tool
T-Bone Walker
They Might Be Giants

U

V
Vines, The
Victor Rice
Van Morrison
Vagabonds, The
Void Union, The
Voodoo Ragdollz

W
Westbound Train
World/Inferno Friendship Society, The
Whole Wheat Bread
Willie Nelson
Wailers, The
Warren Haynes

X

Y
Ye Wiles

Z
Zox
Zereoed In

Movies:

Patch Adams, Pirates of the Carribean, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A Clockwork Orange, Clerks, Waiting, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Black Beauty, Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Ever After, Young Frankenstein.

Television:

Behind The Music, Daria, The Daily Show, Stella, Sex and the City, South Park, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, National Geographic, Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, The Drew Carey Show, Myth Busters, Will and Grace.

Books:

Authors I enjoy
Tamora Pierce. Michael Crichton. Janet Evanovich. Toni Morrison. Brian Jaques. Nicolas Evans. Tucker Max. David Clement-Davies. Chuck Palahnuik. William Shakespeare. T.S. Eliot. John Steinbeck. Henry David Thoreau.

My Blog

Drank my frustrations down the drain, out of the way

I could be an expert on co-dependency I could write the best book on underage tragedy I've been spending my time at the local liquor store I've been sleeping nightly on my best friends kitchen floor S...
Posted by Justine on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:52:00 PST

Don't let this happen to you

another morning, my alarms clock's warning the ceiling's cracked and the rain is pouring in my coffee cup as I get the courage up I drag a comb across my thinning hair and try to energize my vacant s...
Posted by Justine on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:55:00 PST

story of my life..

will this check support this tour? will this tour lose my job? without my job, where's the rent? should we all just call it quits? a dinner date sure costs a lot when 28 bucks is all you got and ...
Posted by Justine on Mon, 08 May 2006 06:16:00 PST

Native American Music

It has come to my attention that not many people know much about either traditional OR contemporary Native American music. So I've decided to take a few moments to educate you, my friends and any othe...
Posted by Justine on Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:13:00 PST

Hey guys..

I'm crazy in love with this guy named Johnny.And super stoked that he now lives only 4 hours away from me, as opposed to the 5.5 hours that used to be between us.Oh you know I'm gonna be in Chester, P...
Posted by Justine on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:18:00 PST

Hell yeah!!

Tonight I went to the Grand Opening of the new vintage clothing shop, Highly Atomic, in Geddes Plaza. While there I bought an original pressing of the first self-titled Specials album , The Cars self-...
Posted by Justine on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:49:00 PST

I've Got Another Show Guys!!

Aiyana Catori  (that's me guys)Saturday, July, 23 at Coffee Pavilion133 E.Water Street, Hanover Square, Syracuse, NY 13201Cost: $5 cover8-11pmOpening with an acoustic set for The Glow (Rochester...
Posted by Justine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Summer Concerts

These are all the gigs I want to get to this summer. Let me know if you want to go to and maybe we can work something out..Wed. 6/15 - Streetlight Manifesto concert in Rochester @ 6pmSat. 6/18 - Big O...
Posted by Justine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

A Sacred Place

I found this essay today when I was going through my files on the computer and deleting stuff I don't need any more. I decided to save this one though... Everyone has a different interpretation of ...
Posted by Justine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My first gig! Yesss.

Come see me! Saturday May 28th - I'm opening with an acoustic set for Johnny Hero - @ the Coffee Pavillion in Hanover Square - 8-11pm - $5, all ages welcome. :-D
Posted by Justine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST