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Tom

Call me a safe bet, I'm betting I'm not

About Me

I like music. I play guitar, sing, and play drums (check out my music - Stepping on Happy ). I like sexy cars and driving fast on curvy roads. I'm into lots of other stuff too, like snowboarding, travel, photography, etc.

Some recent pictures (check out 'Beatiful Bumpers' blog for more car pics):

My Interests

music, driving, my BMW Z3 roadster, rock climbing, snowboarding, photography, working out, travel, Italy (food, dry red wine, Ferrari, coffee, language, everything really), Ireland (= heaven + Guinness!!), Germany (BMW, Porsche, Karlsberg Altbier, rahmschnitzel, great roads, Nurburgring), Korea (bibimbap, bulgogi, Cass beer, taekwondo), Australia and New Zealand (no worries, mate!), TEXAS, martial arts ( European and Eastern), hiking, cooking, cafes, Tantra, languages, European history and culture, German Shepherds and Golden/Lab Retrievers, oak and olive trees, Formula 1 (BMW-Sauber and Ferrari), American LeMans series , Grand-Am series , racing in general

um, don't try this at home =)

I'd like to meet:



The Living End - Monday (live)

Green Day - Christie Road (live)

Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am (live)

I'm seeking musicians in the Austin area with the same musical interests as mine, and the focus, drive, and dedication to really go somewhere with our music. I will primarily play guitar, write music, and do backup vocals so I'm looking for a drummer, bassist, and singer/guitarist. Check out my songs and the music I like to see if you're interested in working together.

Music:

Lots of stuff, but I love Green Day , The Living End , Led Zeppelin, Unwritten Law , Rancid , Queen, Brand New , Fenix*TX ... oh yeah, can't forget Stevie Ray Vaughan... also Blink-182 , Sublime, Zebrahead , Pennywise , Fall Out Boy , The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, The Stones, The Beach Boys, Counting Crows, Dropkick Murphys , MxPx , Eve 6 , John Mayer , Bob Marley, The Black Crowes, The Offspring , My Chemical Romance, 311 , Mozart, Sum 41 , All-American Rejects , The Darkness, Weezer, Coheed and Cambria , Bowling for Soup , Taking Back Sunday , Save Ferris... I go for punk-flavored high energy stuff usually, but I also like funk, motown, 50s-60s 'doo-wop' oldies, rockabilly, blues, reggae and listen to just about everything else. Things you probably won't find in my CD player: jazz, 80's hair-band music, ska, really cheesy country, screamo.

Movies:

Garden State, Out Cold, Office Space, O Brother Where Art Thou, Almost Famous, Lord of the Rings, Just Friends, BASEketball, Fallen, The Last Samurai, Jay and Silent Bob movies (Kevin Smith), The Seventh Seal, Go, The Girl Next Door, IA2, Garage Days

Television:

Scrubs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, South Park, The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy... I like my truth stupid and funny. But I like stuff like the History Channel and the Learning Channel too (those are crack to my learning addiction). American Chopper, Man vs Wild, Survivorman... The Riches

Books:

Tolkien, Alexandre Dumas, Melville, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett (Going Postal), Robin Hobb (Farseer trilogy), Jacqueline Carey (Kushiel's Legacy trilogy), European history (A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman, for example), Medieval Swordsmanship by John Clements, Freedom of the Hills, Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, good ol' Lonely Planet...

Heroes:

Hmm... Let's just call this 'people I admire and who've made a difference in my life': Green Day, The Living End, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rancid, doctors, nurses, EMTs, and last but not least, my Mom and Dad. Some other people I admire: George Mallory

Can't get enough of these guys:

The Living End - The End of the World (live)

The Living End - Wake Up (live)

The Living End - One Said to the Other (live)

The Living End - Uncle Harry (live)

The Living End - Prisoner of Society (live)

The Living End - live medley of first EP

My Blog

Beautiful Bumpers =)

My fine-@ss German girl 2002 BMW 3.0i Z3 Roadster Topaz Blue exterior; blue/black interior w/brushed aluminum trim Current stats: 3.0L inline-6 with 225HP, 214lb-ft; ~2850lbs Mods thus f...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:11:00 PST

Póg mo thóin!

Whattup, b*tches! Mmmm.... Sorry, I was a little thirsty there.  Alright,  I guess I've put this off long enough :)  Ireland was freaking GREAT...  Dublin is a very hard place&nbs...
Posted by Tom on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:15:00 PST

Sláinte! Und Auf Wiedersehen

As anyone who's looked at my page has probably noticed, I like the Australian band The Living End quite a bit.  They happen to be playing in Dublin soon with Dropkick Murphys, so I thou...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:03:00 PST

Epiphany

body{background-color:black;}table, td {background:black;color:red} The first time I saw a live rock band was a defining point in my life.  All night I couldn't stop watching the lead guit...
Posted by Tom on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:43:00 PST