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Swudgie

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About Me

"There's no path that isn't right if the lessons there are real"


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Really I'm a bit Odd, but I just want to enjoy life. Married to a lovely gothic gal we have twin boys and have adopted two little girls from Haiti. In a band called Go Figure (see our space). Like to Record and Listen to Music. Check out my Music Sites:
http://www.figurerecords.com http://www.myspace.com/vinegarworks http://www.myspace.com/gofigureband
Like to watch Movies, spend time with my kids, Drink Tequilla, debate the stupidity of our fellow man, Try to think up a new religion to convert the masses and make me some cash. Not necessarily in that order.
My next show:

My Interests

You name it, I'll try anything once.

Time killers: Raising my kids, writing and recording music, listening to music, watching movies, writing fucked up stories, drinking beer in smoke filled clubs while local bands make noise, Installing fences for the lovely citizens of Utah.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone. Hot "Girls" that want me to watch their webcams don't need to bother contacting me.

Music:

Just about everything.Listening to Today: 12/7/05 - Flipmode Squad, South Park Christmas Album, Coheed & Cambria, Foo Fighters.
12/8/05 - Harry Nilsson, The Melvins, Crackwhore (check out their profile), Eminem, Korn, Buckethead & Friends, Flamming Lips.
12/12/05 - Craig Wedren, Johnny Cash, Desert Sessions, Che.
12/13/05 - System of a Down, Keith Caputo, The Damned, Janes Addiction.
Keith Caputo is awesome!!

12/14/05 - Sloan, Richard Cheese, Lemonheads, Rage against the Machine, Tubring.
12/30/05 - Brant Bjork, Beck, Lil Jon, David Cross.
1/3/06 - Dio, Limp Bizkit, Frank Zappa, Roger Waters, Tommy Lee.
1/5/06 - Secret Machines, Violent Femmes, The Black Eyed Peas.
1/10/06 - Moby,The Mars Volta, Apollo Sunshine, Alice Cooper, Ed Harcourt.
1/31/06 - John Lennon, Spirit of the West, Prince, Perry Farrell, Jay-Z, weakerthans, Faster Pussycat.
2/2/06 - Guns and Roses, Col. Claypools bucket full of bernie brains, OZZY.
2/9/06 - Life of Agony, Coal Chamber, Go Figure, The Mission
3/15/06 - Spork, David Gilmore, Col. Parker, Drown, Murder dolls, Air
5/5/06 - Crackwhore, Secret machines, Tool, At the Drive in, Edie Brickell
7/21/06 - Type O Negative, Carnivore, Life of Agony, Bronx Casket Company
8/9/06 - Smashing Pumpkins, Van Halen, Warrior Soul, Mars Volta, T-Rex, Brian Eno
8/31/06 - Ween, The Time, Lauryn Hill, Butt Trumpet
9/5/06 - Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dandy Warhols, Bettie Blowtorch, Eels, Built to Spill
9/11/06 - Shadow Project, Go Figure, Cheap Trick, Ice Cube, Tricky, Ryan Adams
9/22/06 - saw the best damn singer/songwriter live and in person NYC. Craig Wedren

I was such a fan boy.

9/24/06 - Flammng Lips Live at the Hammerstein Ballroom NYC. Jealous?
10/30/06 - New disks that rock: Ima Robot, My Chemical Romance, Lemonheads, Roger Joseph manning Jr., & Hot One. Check em out. If you dare. If you don't want to...well... ok then.
11/30/06 - Monarch, William Fitzimmons, The Beta Band, Spacehog, Ray Lamontague, Pink Floyd.
JOE COCKER, nuff said
12/15/06 - Beatles, Handsome Boy Modeling School, King Biscit Time, Medicine Circus.
12/29/06 - Erykah Badu, Proof, Ben Harper, Dead Milkmen, AFI, My Morning Jacket, Robert Johnson, Steely Dan.
1/26/07 - Of Montreal, The shins, DJ Shadow, Danger Mouse, Retardobot, sloan, Ed Harcourt. Jerry Reed SON!

2/22/07 - The Shins, Sloan, DJ Shadow, The Doors, Air, Wyclef Jean, Brazilian Girls, Jackson Brown, Mellow the Band, Daniel Johnston, Kid Theodore, & The GORGONITES.
5/7/07 - The Feiry Furnaces, Goon Moon, Drive By Truckers, Amy Winehouse, The Aliens, Melora Creagar, & Paolo Nutini. 7/5/07 - Clutch, Mott the Hoople, Iron & Wine, Lily Allen, Spoon, TV on the radio.

2/29/08 - Al Green, M. Ward, Cake, Buck 65, Black Flag, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Drive by truckers, Brant Bjork and the Bros, the Swans, Clutch, The Moody Blues, & Amy Winehouse.

Movies:


Any movie by David Lynch, Terry Gilliam or John Waters.
Documentary: "The Source" made me want to do drugs, travel and write alot.
40 yr old virgin is damn funny.
Sundance Blew this year (06). Wait list lines were crazy, tickets sucked worse. Why do I do it? If the Descent gets released see it, it's spooky
Born in Brothels is an incredible documentary. Watch it now bitches.
Crash, The Island and Cube, it was a fun evening
Just watched Brick and I think this movie is damn cool.
Everything is Illuminated, Slither, Grass (documentary), Hard Candy, all good shows check em out.
The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Science of Sleep, Pan's Labyrinth.

Television:

If it's on DVD I'll watch it. Oz, Deadwood, Family Guy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The L Word, Tales From the Crypt, Arrested Developement, Soap, Greg the Bunny, Reno 911, Sealab 2021, South Park, Weeds, Huff.
Been Watching Nip/tuck Seasons 1-3(gross fun series), Carnival Season 2, The Office.
Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.

Books:

I used to read alot and I wish I read more. But Dr. Suess is all I have time for right now. 12/20/05 Just read Junky by William Burroughs and I want to use mass quantities of drugs. 11/30/06 Harry potter and the goblet of fire. I'm such a geek. 2/22/07 John Waters: Shockvalue.

Heroes:

Heroes are disposable.

My Blog

My heart is full

I played my first solo acoustic show last night and it was incredible. apart from my nervousness and my harsh self critique I played a short 20 min set at the 5 monkeys. It felt so good even though I ...
Posted by Swudgie on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:38:00 PST

2007 music list

2007 music list New Music I picked up in 2007 not necessarily released in 2007 I just found it this year. Once again I can not place these CD's in any order so here they are. I liked them and I would...
Posted by Swudgie on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:11:00 PST

Christmas

I was informed that some people missed my yearly anti-christmas rant. Since I am really just grateful that the season is over. I have no energy to blast the peace and joy of the holiday. So, Blah, Bla...
Posted by Swudgie on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:14:00 PST

2007 Movies

Since Donny Boy got after me for putting together my faves musically every year I decided to put together a list of movies I liked over the last year. This is a list of movies I saw in 2007 it doesn't...
Posted by Swudgie on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

I have too much shit

My house is a cluttered mess. I need to burn the place down and start over. Got any matches.
Posted by Swudgie on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

dream state

Feels like I've been living in a dream state for 2 weeks. Everyday is a blur. Someday I'm going to wake up and realize I've lost days from my life. The world is wild, weird, wonderful place. Just wish...
Posted by Swudgie on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:23:00 PST

Kansas City

I decided this blog was too mean spirited towards a certain citizen group and thought that I should remove it. The people of Kansas City are wonderful people.
Posted by Swudgie on Fri, 11 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

Religious Experience

As I sat there today and listened to the other speakers, singing relatives and prayers at my grandmothers funeral. I felt a disconection to the LDS members of my family (which is most). I felt li...
Posted by Swudgie on Thu, 10 May 2007 10:30:00 PST

Grandma

Went to my Grandma Carpenters Funeral today. She was 93 years old. This was my fathers mother and she was the last of my grandparents. I was a pallbearer and my father spoke at the funeral. It was nic...
Posted by Swudgie on Thu, 10 May 2007 10:13:00 PST

Lazy Ass

I know, I know, I have failed you all. I was supposed to be posting a blog a week and it's been an eternity since I posted my last. I will remedy it very soon I promise. This is my apology to you the ...
Posted by Swudgie on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:58:00 PST