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Joshua James

Joshua James (of the band the Runaway Trains)

About Me

Joshua James Official Myspace Page

"There's a race of men that don't fit in, a race that can't stay still; so they break the hearts of kith and kin; and they roam the world at will."


"The only society I like, is that which is rough and tough - and the tougher the better. That's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people."
Robert W. Service
"It seemed everybody was giving me whiskey that night."
The Willamette Week:

"Their Rip-Roaring Rock-N-Roll will have you high tailing it to the stage to take in their backbeat and naughty nature."


The Portland Mercury:

"Playing mean-spirited Rock-N-Roll, James' music is like the prankster schoolboy who drops cherry bombs in the toilets- Explosive and reckless yet also semi-controlled."

But like his icons Springsteen and Chris Isaak, there is something tender beneath his working class exterior."


The Register Gaurd:

"...joshua james delivers a true Rock-N- Roll show second to none."


My Dearest Natalie:

"Joshua James is self centered and full of himself. He is a drunk that has far too many girls chasing after him for his own good. If you can get past his bad attitude and ego, you will find a very sweet and sincere young man."


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/3/2006
Band Website: OFRrecords.com
Band Members: Joshua James Official Myspace PageCLICK HERE to purchase our our NEW and OFFICIALLY UNRELEASED album !

My first album "Tanked Up and Derailed" is back! Click here to get your copy

Jason Barlow Ross "Shifty" Betzer , Vince Adame', and Joshua James

Influences: Ritchie Valens, Possum Dixon, AC/DC, The Ramones, SuperSuckers, CASH, Joan Jett, New York Dolls, Treva Jackson, The Cure, Woody Guthrie, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Voodoo, Social D., The Water Boys, Dob Dylan, The Old 97's, Buddy Holly, Cat Power, Guns N' Roses, Chris Issak, Springsteen, Enio Mariconi, Lonely Highways, Lonlely Girls, Old Crow and a pack of Luckys

Dinner while on tour - Somewhere in Utah
Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard before...

God Bless Ritchie Valens.
joshua james

Official JJRT Website
Record Label: Old Freight Rail Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The short film I made this weekend

So I put this together this weekendStarring Anna Wild, Marty Adcock and Hub from the Matador.Get your copy here - http://youtube.com/watch?v=4PZJ9cIjdlEEnjoy. ...
Posted by Joshua James on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:35:00 PST

God bless Tom Joad

And Tom said "Mom, wherever theres a cop beatin a guyWherever a hungry newborn baby criesWhere theres a fight against the blood and hatred in the airLook for me mom Ill be thereWherever theres somebod...
Posted by Joshua James on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:30:00 PST

Dearest Blog...

She stares a long while at her drink, takes a drag off her cigarette, then asks me, "See that girl at the end of the bar?" "Which one?" I ask. "Rocker girl, black hair, lots of tattoos." Chr...
Posted by Joshua James on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:02:00 PST

Train hopping last weekend

             This last weekend I decided to take another short adventuress trip, it has been a while and I have been growing a bit restless. Nor...
Posted by Joshua James on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:21:00 PST

Pretty girls and the Door guy

The nights working the door can really kinda suck sometimes. I really do enjoy being a bartender much better. As a door guy you never get tipped out, you deal with a lot shitheads and people don't min...
Posted by Joshua James on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:08:00 PST

Lovers, Boozers and The Autumn Breeze

Just a few days ago I was sitting down at the river drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and enjoying the Indian summer. Oregon is known to have  drawn out dreary springs that last un...
Posted by Joshua James on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:13:00 PST

What's in a name?

So here I was on the Amtrak heading back to Seattle. As the train began to move I quickly found my way to the dining car, ordered a soda and found a seat. In a few a moments I was approached by a guy ...
Posted by Joshua James on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:24:00 PST

Watching the sky fall

We sit by the window. Her and me. She's not my lover; she's just my buddy. I always find myself at ease when we spend time together. I take a drink of my beer."Why dont you ever set me up with one of ...
Posted by Joshua James on Tue, 23 May 2006 02:18:00 PST

************* Just words ************

They say, "The point of  all this living, is the dying still to come."Sometimes when you lose someone to death, someone that meant a lot to you, it's simply amazing to watch the world continue. I...
Posted by Joshua James on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:18:00 PST