broaden one's perspective with Hubble telescope views link: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/galindex.html
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Why would a 50 year old man want a MySpace site, you might ask? Well, I'm not into self promotion much, so that's not it, but I do view this format as a means of expression, and frankly I want to expose my son's music, and his band, Embarrassing Fruits, to a broader audience. Why, what's in it for me, ego enhancement, am I living vicariously through him? Maybe, but that's not my field of expertise. I believe in my son, in his creativity, and I believe in his chosen art form, music.
May you find something to believe in.
I'll continue to strive for peaceful coexistence, and a simple life.Hoping for a collective understanding of the inalienable rights of man (women too), and a meeting of the minds to save the world before it implodes / explodes. I'm still expecting miracles, seeking the truth and dealing with the truth, and asking that those who purport their religion over everyone else just chill. I believe that while God is a divine concept, perfect, man's attempts to understand God are flawed, imperfect, because we are imperfect. We do not have all the answers, and we shouldn't act as if we do (this may be my religion but don't worry I won't force it on you).
Judge danger to be what it is, avoid those who dwell in the dark side, try to have faith in something bigger, and don't let the bastards get you down (their time of reckoning will come).
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T-Rex motor cycle tri-bike:
Traveling Wilburys (a true story)
God, Irena Sendler, Paul Newman, Shelby Lynne, Einstein, Bob Marley, Ghandi, Charles Kuralt, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sitting Bull, Barbara Feldon, John Prine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Dick Cabbott, Joan of Arc, Buckminster Fuller, Pete Townshend, Machievelli, Jackie "O", Robert Kennedy, Mary Queen of Scotts, Joni Mitchell, Frank Lyod Wright, Teddy Roosevelt, Beck, Don & Fred Imus, Tecumseh Sherman, Jubal Earley, Lech Walesa (http://www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/walesa.html), Napoleon, Cleopatra, JC, JT, The Apostles, The Traveling Wilburys, Ringo and Barbara Bach, Mark Twain, Donovan and Dylan, Pocohontas, Wild Bill Hickock, Tom Waits, Donald Fagen, David Bowie, Link Wray, Randy Newman, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Chris Farley, Richard Lewis, Larry David, Dan Akroyd, John Beluschi, Truman Kapote, James Earl Jones, Harry Connick Jr. (thanks for helping New Orleans), Annie Lennox, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Willie, Waylon, Kristofferson, T.Rex, those R.E.M. members that dropped by Chapel Hill's The Cavern for an impromptu show, Einstein, Jacque Cousteau, Elvis, Eastwood, Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Kimmel, Leno, Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Merv, Mike Douglas, Patton, Churchill, Harriette Tubman, Richard Pryor, Robert Klein, Lumpy Wilkes, Lincoln, Golda Meier, MLK, Obama, William Shatner, Shakespeare, Sophia Loren, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Aretha, Bette Middler, Noah, Moses, Buddah, Buffett, Bono and Barbara.
It's A Beautiful Day (live)
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My son said to me the other day, after several good reviews for his band, Embarrassing Fruits, some international attention from Side One Track One in Australia and music blogs around the country, Joe said, "What now?". I gave him the best answer I could manage, I asked him if you love your music, writing it and performing, and it gives you a reason to continue, then do so. Your art is your life, and while you hold down a nine to five job, you still have this outlet, this art release to come home to, and that's a beautiful thing.
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Embarrassing Fruits band:
http://www.myspace.com/embarrassingfruitsband
PRESS:
Every once in a while, a band comes around that reminds you of how much fun rock 'n' roll used to be, before the world collectively developed a fear of amplifiers. On their debut EP, The First Time, Embarrassing Fruits prove that they are that sort of band, providing the shot in the arm that has been needed for quite some time.
-Jamie Williams, Diversions Blog
While listening to The First Time EP, the Trekky Records debut from Chapel Hill trio Embarrassing Fruits, certain physical sensations drift in and out: There's the smell of a packed club in the summer heat, the feeling of wind rushing past your ears in a roofless car and the feeling of déjà vu. But this is a welcome sort of nostalgia, a re-simplification of indie rock that harkens to early '90s touchstones. Think Pavement on sedatives. Think Dinosaur Jr. without the feedback.
-Ian Miller, Independent Weekly
Embarrassing Fruits-- "The First Time" Sometimes the combination of snippets of words, a singer's voice and a catchy riff are all it takes for me to like a song, and that's the case with this. Just enjoy it.
-lost in your inbox blog
With a low Silver Jews-like tone, mid-range vocals and poppy-flavored lyrics, one of North Carolina’s top indie bands is well on their way.
-Heather Mac, YES! Weekly
It’s hard to put a finger on why this is different from mp3 blog darlings like The Ting Tings, Fleet Foxes or Wolf Parade. But for me it harkens back to an earlier sound that I’ve yet been able to get over. It’s the sound of early Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Big Dipper, Galaxie 500, Superchunk, Meat Puppets and on and on. Man I love that sound…what ever happened to it?
-songs: illinois blog
Blank_Blank and Embarrassing Fruits: "sumr stupid drunk fun ." This split LP from two of the most energetic and enjoyable local indie groups is a great introduction for newcomers and a lot of fun for those already in the know. It's never too early to start thinking of summer.
-Daniel McMillan, GoTriad
Embarrassing Fruits, a band whose dive-bomb guitars and Southern slant recall mid-'90s Chapel Hill glory.
-Kathy Justice, Independent Weekly
I like this band, Embarrassing Fruits, for the simple reason that they don't sound much like any other band, and that's probably a very good thing, but I still want to know what a divebomb guitar is, regardless.
-Joe's Dad
N.C. State's post-Earth Day show, which bears the unfortunate title Smells Like Green Spirit, is one of the better local rock bills of the year so far. Embarrassing Fruits, Hammer No More the Fingers and Red Collar—three energetic indie rock bands who stack divebomb guitars and sharp hooks in three-minute anthems—should make it feel (favorably) like it's 1993.
-Grayson Currin, Independent Weekly
/>http://www.trekkyrecords.com/embarrassingfruits.
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Some of my own musical influences & interests:
John Prine, The Yardbirds & The Who, The Kinks, The Faces (small etc.), Dave Brubeck, Neil Young, The Ramones, R.E.M., The Pressure Boys, U-2, Ronnie Lane, Bob Marley, Donovan and Dylan, Loudon Wainwright, The Blind Boys of Alabama's Amazing Grace (done to the music of House Of The Rising Sun), The Traveling Wilburys (all of them), Donald Fagen, The first Austin Powers' movie soundtrack, interesting, berry interesting... T.Rex, Robin Trower, Maynerd Ferguson, Link Wray, Kenny Wayne Shepherd... /// everything good from blues, rock, reggae to jazz, you see I'm just a former drummer trying to pick it up again, but hey I'm putting my experience to good use all the same... ... .... and I've got this weird addiction, I like to sing karaoke and attempt stand up comedy (sometimes my singing is funnier).
(to look for America) Simon & Garfunkel
Loudon Wainwright
Marcy Playground / POPPIES
New Orleans Ladies
Words and Music by Hoyt Garrick and Leon Medica
New Orleans ladies
Sassy style that will drive you crazy
And they hold you like the light
Hugs the wick while this candle's burning
Them Creole babies
Thin and brown and downright lazy
And they roll just like the river
A little wave will last forever
All the way
From Bourbon Street to Esplanade
They sashay by
They sashay by
New Orleans ladies
A flair for life, love and laughter
And they hold you like the night
Holds a chill when this cold wind's blowing
Them Creole babies
They strut and sway from dusk till dawn
And they roll just like a river
A little wave will last forever
All the way
From Bourbon Street to Esplanade
They sashay by
They sashay by
The Bucket List, The Big Lebowski, The Last Detail, Caddy Shack, Meet The Faulkers, Sideways, China Town, The Year Of Living Dangerously, Vanishing Point, As Good As it Gets, White Buffaloe, Defending Your Life, Cool Hand Luke, The Life Aquatic, The Inlaws (the original version), The Longest Yard (the original), 2001 A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, Dirty Harry, The Big Plan, High Plains Drifter, Mighty Joe Young, The Last Picture Show, Giant, The Longest Day, Patton, War Of the Worlds, The Maltese Falcon, parts of Easy Rider (the good parts), and did I mention The Big Lebowski (especially Donnie's funeral of sorts, the scene where John Goodman as Walter Sayjack attempts to spread the ashes above I think LaHoya, only to have the wind blow the dust back on him and Jeff Bridges as The Dude). The simple beauty of that scene reveals the oft hidden innocense of our own humanity, guilt aside, we really are good inside if we just let it happen in our lives.
Gorilla Man leaps tall fence:
Embarrassing Fruits Band vids:
Ken Burn's documentaries, Animal Planet, that lost series of motorcycle reality tv from Lynchburg Virginia called Milwaukee Iron that they used to show on I think the Discovery channel (pure and honest, well at least honest, then again maybe just pure, like the real deal), The Mod Squad, music docs., assorted Travel channel stuff, Curb Your Enthusiasm, live space cam views, David Letterman's old Sunshine Superstar Hour, Fernwood Tonight, short films and docs. by people with worthy causes, bring back Dick Cabbott and gee, I even miss Merv!
(and live stage web cam feeds from The Green Parrot Bar, Key West)
http://www.greenparrot.com/webcam.htm
The Mod Squad intro:
Get Smart intro:
Travels With Charley, Ernest Hemingway's Short Stories, Charles Kuralt's Stories From The Road, The Chronicles Of Narnia, Farenheit 451, The Last of the Mohicans, Billy Bud and Moby Dick.
just be your own hero, it will be better for your psyche in the long and short run
my pro soccer player nephew
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