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Billy

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me



I’m a responsible, dependable, and independent extrovert. I love playing and writing music and currently perform with the Gipson and Fitz Trio, Hope Vitellas, and anyone else who hires me. I ride a 1984 Honda Magna motorcycle. I’m an OSU Buckeye. I drink Makers Mark on the rocks. I’m really good with my hands. And I started running November ’06 and love it! The rest... well you are going to have to find out for yourself.

My Interests

Cigars, Fine Arts, Golf, Maker's Mark, Motorcycles, Movies, Music, Running, Science Fiction, Table Top Games

I'd like to meet:

... musicians. ... musicians looking to hire a bass player. ... motorcyclists. … anyone that loves a good cigar. ... anyone that listens to good music. ... runners.
anyone that has a good answer to this question..."Why is it the things we want the most are the things we can't have????"

Music:

Blues, Jazz, Rock, Beatles, Big Joe Turner, Billie Holiday, Booker T. & the MG's, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Count Basie, James Brown, Jimmy Eat World, Joopiter Shoot, M.M.W., Magnapop, Mazzy Star, Meters, Mighty Blue Kings, Miles Davis, Nate King Cole, Old 97's, Protishead, Soul Coughing, Sublime, T-Bone Walker, Weezer

Movies:

Arena Grand Theatre or blockbuster.com - I'll watch anything once but I lean toward Comedy, Thrillers, and Science Fiction

Television:

OSU Football, other than that I don't watch TV.

Books:

Biographies, Comics, Music, Science Fiction

Heroes:

My Mother, my Father, Michael Arnold, Sean Carney, Paul McCartney, Paul Chambers, Ray Brown and Walter Page

My Blog

This Wed Night! Silky Ray & the Return of the Errand Boy!

That's right! I got called to sub with an old band of mine. I haven't played with Silky Ray in an easy three years. I'm really looking forward to hittin' the band stand with Silky, Rick and the rest o...
Posted by Billy on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:08:00 PST

Two Days, Three Gigs and Four Bands!

That's right I'm playing three gigs with four different bands in two days. Come join the pre-Holiday fun!!! Friday Dec 21st  - Andyman's Treehouse with 99 Heartaches. It's 80's Power Ballad Nig...
Posted by Billy on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

New Found Love!!

Ha ha ha!! Well not exactly what some of you might have thought!! ;o) I've finally discovered some new music that I know I've been looking for but just never knew how or where to find. So if this i...
Posted by Billy on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:35:00 PST

"You Can Accomplish Anything!" Episode Two: The ½ Marathon

Back in November Molly got me to run my first distance race. After that race I was hooked! I really enjoy getting outside and running.   Not only is it fantastic for weight lose, running has...
Posted by Billy on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:06:00 PST

RIP James "The Godfather Of Soul" Brown

Legendary Singer James Brown DiesPioneering R&B legend James "The Godfather of Soul" Brown early today (Dec. 25) from an unknown illness in Atlanta, GA. According to his representatives, Brown, 73...
Posted by Billy on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:04:00 PST

& you can accomplish anything!

The best way to describe how I feel today is to quote a classic movie from my childhood; Marty Mcfly said it best& "If you set your mind to it you can accomplish anything."   It is so true! Toda...
Posted by Billy on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:12:00 PST

Sean Lennon: More Than a Legend's Son

Here is a like to a great interview and some live tracks of Sean Lennon on the World Café with David Dye. Check it out. I'm really diggin' it.   I wasn't impressed with Sean's last record but I l...
Posted by Billy on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:01:00 PST

Go Bucks!!! Beat Michigan!!!

A guy in an Ohio bar leans over to the guy next to him and says, "Wanna hear a Michigan joke?" The guy replies, "Well, before you tell that joke, you should know something. I am 6' tall, 200 lbs. and ...
Posted by Billy on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:33:00 PST

Ray Charles+Count Basie Orchestra=Killer NEW Record!

Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra = Killer NEW Record!   This morning I stopped by my local Starbucks for my daily cup of joe. Whenever the drive-through line is to long I always go inside, mak...
Posted by Billy on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:32:00 PST