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dave

Get busy living or get busy dying.

About Me

Writer, editor, musician; intense about my love for music, sports and horror movies—and, of course, my wonderful wife Erica! I left Connecticut in 1993, lived in SoCal for a little over a year, then moved to the Tampa Bay area where I've lived since then. Love it. Got the Bucs,the Lightning, and the MIGHTY RAYS!! Plus warm weather, no snow...the list goes on and on. Free black metal layouts at SatanSpace.com
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My Interests

Music (playing and listening); sports (playing and watching); horror movies; reading (when I have the chance!)I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

I'd like to meet:

Just here to stay in touch with old friends, maybe check out some cool bands and have people check out the music I've been a part of making and the articles I've written (check DreadCentral.com for a few, esp. the article on Type O Negative/interview with Josh Silver).
Your Aura is Green
You're very driven, competitive, and even a bit jealous.
However, you seek out balance in your life - and you usually achieve it!

The purpose of your life: inspiring others to be better

Famous greens include: Tony Robbins, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart

Careers for you to try: Guru, CEO, Talk Show Host What Color Is Your Aura?

Music:

Man, way too much to mention. As a journalist, I have always specialized in "heavy" music. I love metal, period. But I listen to a lot of everything, but not mainstream radio garbage. no hip hop, rap, Ashlee Simpson crap...basically most of the worthless nonsense they show on MTV.My favorite CD of all time (at least right now): Type O Negative's "October Rust" honorable mention: Opeth's "Ghost Reveries," "Damnation" and "Blackwater Park," Black Sabbath (1st six CDs, plus DIO era), Van Halen's "5150" and OF COURSE Metallica's "Master of Puppets" Other great stuff: Black Label Society, Crowbar, Opeth, Corrorsion of Conformity, Testament, Down, Pantera (RIP Dime!), Anthrax, Lamb of God, Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Devildriver, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, Eric Johnson, '80s hair bands (Dokken, Ratt), Motley Crue, Kyuss, old Kiss, Morgion, old Ozzy, (esp. Ultimate Sin), Stone Sour, Seemless, Killswitch Engage....I'll add some more.I've been in 5 bands since I moved to FL: Shiver, Disciple 13, 30 Caliber, Vertigo Endeavor and a new band, Bastards of Doom (www.MySpace.com/bastardsofdoom). Shiver was the most accomplished so far (see the MySpace page at www.MySpace.com/shivergods).

Movies:

While I love to watch movies, I almost always gravitate towards horror (hence my position with DreadCentral.com). But I still love a good comedy, like "40-Year-Old Virgin." Other faves: "Gladiator," "Dazed & Confused," "Boogie Nights." A must see: "Into the Wild"

Television:

Sportscenter, Metal Mania on VH1, anything horror related (such as Masters of Horror), Ghost Hunters on SciFi.

Books:

"The Secret" has changed my life, and will continue to. Also..."Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer (Go see the movie!!) Anything by Dan Millman; "The Four Agreements," "The Celestine Prophecy," H.P. Lovecraft (the godfather of horror literature), Dean Koontz, "The Dirt" (the Motley Crue book) and "How Black Was Our Sabbath" by the Sabbath roadies!

Heroes:

Anyone who gives their money and/or time to help others without expecting anything in return.

My Blog

New music, new band: Bastards of Doom

The band that I've been in for the past year-plus, Bastards of Doom, has a new four-song EP that you can check out on our MySpace page (see my friends list). It's thick, heavy rock...in the vein of D...
Posted by dave on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:39:00 PST

check out our Shiver (band) page!

here is the link to our band Shiver, including songs and photos. Yes, the band has not been together for some time, but we may be doing a reunion show soon in the Tampa area as our drummer Bill has re...
Posted by dave on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:51:00 PST