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Michael

Where's the guitarist run off to now???

About Me

Well, what can I say......working away as a Telecomms Engineer but would rather be a Professional Musician....well at least more than 5-6 hrs a week. Have 6 students at the moment so that's my little piece of giving back to the world.....maybe I'll get around to teaching fulltime, who knows??

My Interests

Drums,Music,Good food (pretty much anything, i've avoided Sushi so far but should try it),Guinness,Red Wine, Ford Mustangs that don't move too far (79 Indy Pace Car 302 V8),Travelling - lots of places still to see. My lovely Niece and Nephew

I'd like to meet:

Fun-loving,honest people. :-)

Music:

Eclectic - The Police,Rush,Beethoven,Berlioz,Bela Fleck and the Flecktones,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Robert Palmer,The Goldbrickers,BB King,Allman Brothers,James Brown,Grand Master Flash,David Bowie....loadsa stuff all at once.

Movies:

The Italian Job (original),Bullitt,Gone in 60 Seconds (original)...are you seeing a theme here??, old Westerns with John Wayne,Burt Lancaster,James Stewart. Rear Window (both),Breakfast at Tiffanys,That Thing you do

Television:

Cartoons, Tom and Jerry,Roadrunner,Bugs Bunny,Foghorn Leghorn etc. Don't watch much TV these days other than F1,Motorsport and Music shows......Reality shows.....bleugh!!

Books:

Mostly Biographies, need more time to get back into books at the mo.

Heroes:

Mum and Dad, long standing friends and family.A few drumming idols - Dave Early (Van Morrison/Sade)RIP, Ray Fean (Riverdance),Billy Ward, Tom Roady, Liam Bradley Ed Thigpen,Stewart Copeland, Jeff Hamilton (Diana Krall),Luis Conte Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts....and Futureman :-)

My Blog

Southbound - The Empire,Belfast 8th July

Just a quick note for anyone near Belfast this Saturday (8th July) my band Southbound www.southbound.org.uk are playing upstairs in The Empire, Belfast so if you need a chance to hear some "Southern ...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:47:00 PST

Billy Ward Drum Clinics

Hi,thought i'd pass these on to anyone who is interested. My good friend Bllly Ward is doing a series of Drum Clinics/Masterclasses for DW Drums at the moment. A fun night for any aspiring drummer/par...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:30:00 PST