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About Me

Right now I am pretty much gearing up to be homeless. Just my jeep my drums and a few books. There is nothing else for me here so as Hank Snow says "I'm moving on!" Gettin ready to dine and dash, hoot and hooler, handle snakes, whistle past the grave yards, eat biscuits and sausage gravey every day...steal all my clothes from value village, chew lots a..well chew(wintergreen), basically I'm like mint jelly..on the lam! style

My Interests

Music (drums), Film, Photography, White Castle...chaos theories....chaos,accents,Danni...minimalisim. Spirituality,good conversation. pbr..jameson..good books, travel.

I'd like to meet:

Folks who really and truly understand how amazing I am...modest unassuming simple folk like myself...Cute Myspace Layouts

Music:

Sabbath ( original line up) Early stones a la Beggars Banquet, Goat's head Soup NWA, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Neutral Milk Hotel,My bloody valentine.. The Kills (if only they had a drummer!) Early Detroit Cobra's recordings. The Libertines. Kyuss, Early Priest (rockarolla) Almost all Fat Possum stuff, The Staple singers. Immortal Lee County Killers, Mule...P.W. Long, 9 pound hammer. High on Fire..Rocket 455. 60 Watt Shaman. Maiden. Southern Rock. 10 years after. Hank sr. and the third...Laughing Hyenas, Jon Spencer, The Chrome Cranks, The Dead Boys... the mummies..The Gories. The Melvins, The Dirtbombs...Billy Childish,Oblivians,Kris Kristferson (song writting) Lots of early Delta and graveyard blues...Dean Martin. Dead boy and the elephant man.Acid Bath, The birthday party, We are wolves, Whitey Houston, Lucinda Williams.

Movies:

Jim Jarmuch,Tim Burton,i love "big fish"!! John Waters, Jesus of Montreal, Romance, Cohen Brothers, Wings of Desire, Dogma... Blow...Dummy, ..B Horror flics.Documentary ,biography.

Television:

none, don't have time.. OK I ocasionaly indulge in judge shows.

Books:

Mostly religion/spirituality. I read all the time..Novels, bio's... not much mystery or sci-fi. Although I love Philip K Dick.

Heroes:

Thich Nat Han,Joseph Campbell, Bon Scott, Bill Ward, Kenny Tudrick.......Marion Salmons, My 9th grade english teacher Mr. Crawford. People who are real like the velveteen rabbit.

My Blog

Haint Flannery of a see-saw..

I have started a new recording project with me, myself and I. I am playing guitar singing, playing bass and drums. It will be called Haint Flannery of a see-saw. As soon as I finish a couple of these ...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:45:00 PST

New Backslider's songs...

Please check out our new song on the Backsliders page..in my top friends, or www.myspace.com/thefuckingbacksliders Things are coming along with this new project and we will be playing alot of sho...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Sat, 05 May 2007 05:30:00 PST

J.C and the backsliders playing Sturgis!

The Joseph Christ band is playing Sturgis this year! Bad lands look out here comes the bad ass! I am so thankful we were asked to play!! Hope to see a few of you there!!
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:05:00 PST

So the time has come

Well I guess the time has arrived to head down the road a piece.. I will be leaving for Tennese next week, and then we will be on tour from april 14th -may 15. We are playing Madison, Nashville, N.Car...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:01:00 PST

moving where the climate suits my clothes

Well I found some daring souls that are willing to make beautiful music with me...I am pretty excited and will be taking off to tenesse, for a trial run next weekend. I am looking to play alot this sp...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:37:00 PST

drummer for hire..cheap?, Free??/

Well it has happened again, bandless. Finally after a little break and some soul searching, alot of drug abuse, and very little attention paid to being healthy I am once again in a "good" space and re...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:57:00 PST

From 2 mothers to motherless child....

Well this has been probably one of the hardest periods of time I have been through.....my mother and best friend passed away on April 14th. I am still numb and reeling. This is the second time I have ...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Tue, 02 May 2006 10:02:00 PST

Dead Heat at the Belmont Motor City Music Fest

Dead Heat will be playing Thursday April 21st at the Belmont, as part of the Motor City Music Fest. It should be a great weekend, and I hope to see alot of you at the show and through out the weekend...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

And the beat goes on..

Welcome one and all to get drunk in Detroit or well Hamtamack..Friday December 10th. Dead Heat, The Whiskey Dicks, Sleeping Beard and maybe a surprise appearance or two. It should be a fun night, I ho...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Dead Heat ...Dominates

Dead Heat played Devil's night with Sons of Ottis, Over The falls, and 50 Watt Head..Super fine night of debauchery...Look out as we are recording at ghetto records in Nov. and ading new MP's to our w...
Posted by flannery o'gonner on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST