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Mike

I am here for Friends

About Me

I am a laid back person who has been given a second chance in life. Wow! What a gift! The people who know this story are all very supportive and I owe so much of my success to them. After several years of trying (once and for all) to figure out who I am and how I fit into the grand scheme of things, I am still completely blown away at how thrilling life can be when a person is actually "living" it. Things are continuing to progress for me constantly. I believe that one of our greatest tasks in life (and one of our greatest sources of happiness) is to help one another. We can all use friends in life and support & encouragement go a long way in any relationship. note: This profile is incomplete - please check back periodically for regular updates. Thanks for taking the time to check out my (incomplete) profile. ..Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Browse Layouts ...

My Interests

The most important things to me are God, family & friends - music is one of my main interests - I love to travel - I enjoy snow skiing & water skiing - oh, and rollercoasters... hmmmmm - I like to sing and play the drums - I enjoy home improvement projects - oh yeah, and I love to sneeze! ummm - some other stuff..... lots of other stuff actually..... wanna know? hit me up!! 8D

I'd like to meet:

YOU - maybe...

My Friend Space
I have a few friends.

Alyson

Jessica

Dana

Nicole

Nikilette

Shelly

Lori

Ashlee

Peter Erskine

Steve Smith

Dave Samuels

Stefon Harris

Michael Brecker

Jaco Pastorius

Mike Stern

Richard Bona

Steve Gadd

Matt Wilson

Gary Husband

Virgil Donati

Dave Weckl

Alex Acuna

Jack DeJohnette

Bill Bruford

Frank Zappa

Weather Report

Allan Holdsworth

Planet X

The Bad Plus

Niacin

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Victor Wooten

Billy Cobham

Mahavishnu Orchestra

John Scofield

Medeski Martin & Wood

Pat Metheny Group

Frank Gambale

Return To Forever

Buddy Rich

View All of My Friends

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Music:

This always seems like such a vague category to me - I have too many musical interests to categorize them all. I was brought up with music all around me so it's kind of in my blood. I enjoy listening to a broad range of genres from the simplest catchy jingle of a commercial to the intricate genius of the symphonic greats. Mostly, however, I will be caught listening to classic rock, hard rock, jazz and also some heavy metal, country, funk, R&B and maybe even some Top 40. I guess if I had to narrow it down I would say that the jazz fusion pioneers include some of my favorites. So... is it clear that I am very diverse in my musical tastes? If you want me to list performers then you'll have to contact me and I can run off some of the titles from my collection of six or seven hundred CDs. A little obsessive? Maybe - but, like I said, music is one of my main interests....

Movies:

I'm not a big movie buff but I enjoy a good movie and I will sit through just about anything if it is well done....

Television:

I am a sitcom junkie - there are a few television dramas that I enjoy - of course, reality tv is mostly for the birds...

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my mom & dad, Buddy Rich, Batman

My Blog

dear friends - pt. 3

MEGAN IS HOME!!!!! Here is an email from her sister with the link to a news story that Megan did a couple days before her release from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska :)As some of...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

dear friends - pt. 2

For those of you who have not seen my bulletin posts since the previous blog, Megan was in a coma for almost a full week and has slowly been waking up ever since... she still has a tracheotomy (this h...
Posted by Mike on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:46:00 PST

dear friends - pt.1

Please say a prayer for my 16 year old niece who was critically injured in an automobile accident on Sunday afternoon, December 30. She sustained serious head injuries and has not regained consciousne...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:32:00 PST

R.I.P. Brian Kahl

...as you may or may not know, my cousin has been battling cancer for almost a year now - I arrived at the nursing home about two minutes before he let go on Thursday. Kahl, Brian Russell, 52, passed ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST

Michael Brecker Dies at 57

Michael Brecker Dies at 57; Prolific Jazz SaxophonistBy BEN RATLIFF, New York TimesMichael Brecker, a saxophonist who won 11 Grammy Awards and was among the most influential musicians in jazz since th...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:56:00 PST

Today in History

"If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants."Sir Isaac Newton said that... He was born on this day in the year 1642 and he lived to be 85 years old. In ...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:27:00 PST

If Santa answered his mail honestly...

>Deer Santa, >I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. I'v ben a gud boy all yeer. > Yer Friend, Billy >Dear Billy, >Nice spelling. You're on...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:03:00 PST

me

so far, this is all I have but I should have some better pics before long......
Posted by Mike on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:15:00 PST