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SONGS FOR STARFISH

About Me


The Starfish Story

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…” I made a difference for that one.”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/01/2006
Influences: drums: Stewart Copeland, Steve Jordan, Zigaboo, Chad Sexton, ?uestlove, Carlton Barrett, Brad Wilk, Tre Cool, Maroon 5's drummers, Darren King (Mute Math), Josh Day (Sara Bareilles), Adam Topol (Jack Johnson), DJ Premier. Plus lots of hiphop and rnb.

bass: James Jamerson, Ray Brown, Rocco Prestia, David LaBruyere, Ron Carter, Bob Babbitt, Glenn Letsch, Tim Commerford, dude who plays for Van Hunt, Paul Spencer Denman, Jaco, Stefan Lessard, Paul Chambers, George Porter Jr. Oh and Cachao and other great latin bass players who I listen to and have no idea who they are. Guess I better investigate.

bands and music in general: D'angelo, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Police, Sara Bareilles, The Meters, Sade (marry me!), Oscar Peterson Trio, The MC5, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Wynton Kelly, John Mayer Trio, Erykah Badu, Van Hunt, Sara Bareilles, Mute Math, MXPX, Green Day, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Frankie Ruiz, Fania All Stars, Maroon 5.

hiphop: J-Live, Aceyalone, Zack de la Rocha/Rage, Mos Def, KRSONE, Public Enemy's earlier stuff, Jungle Brothers, Black Star, The Roots esp Things Fall Apart, ATCQ, Black Star.
Record Label: plastic with sticky bits on the back

My Blog

the next Berry Gordy

some of you may know who Berry Gordy is. . . but most of you probably don't. I've been reading a book called 'The Motown Music Machine' about the business aspect of Motown Records. . . why were they a...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:06:00 GMT

if I hear somebody use "smooth" to describe an R&B artist

one more time, I swear I'm gonna hurt somebody. sorry I'm on a soapbox. But listen, I love a lot of R&B and soul. . . hate to say 'neo soul' but there you have it. . . Erykah Badu, Van Hunt, Amel ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:22:00 GMT

sacrificed some rubber to the Porsche gods

heh heh heh, it's 2am and I just got back. Left some rubber on the roads of the Pacific Coast Highway. Sometimes I get a wild hair and set off into the darkness for parts unknown. Did some yoga, had ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 May 2006 02:16:00 GMT

deeply unconscious

wow, I was just totally blown away by something I read. You've heard of this book, right - 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle . . . something. . . anyhow. The book is all about concepts of time, a...
Posted by on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:29:00 GMT

yoga. . . nirvana . . . yoga

Yoga is a drug I'm happy to be addicted to. Feel awesome, working out all the kinks and old injuries. My knee is coming back big time, I'm going to start running again soon. :) Also started my uppe...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:27:00 GMT

stop me from killing my roommate

dammmnnnn. sux when you're just getting to sleep and your *($&(@# room mate gets in, yapping on the cellphone, wakes you up. I am ready to go BALLISTIC. * breathe * * counting to ten * * putting down ...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:38:00 GMT

insomnia sucks

it's quarter-to-one-ay-em and I should be fast asleep dreaming of blue skies and twisty roads. damn. well hey. Saturday went on a Pcar fun run with about 20 other Porsche owners. 911's, 944's, three...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:53:00 GMT

ooooohhhhhhhh my goodness

Last night. . . last night. . . goddamn I feel so good about last night I almost feel hung over. That bass rig, I am in blissful absolute love with that bass rig. I mean, I've played through 'em befo...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:32:00 GMT

got the keys! I mean. . . a key

Kewlness. . . just got the keys to my new ride fedexed from the seller. Plus the title. So the car is legally now mine Problem is the car is in Florida, gotta wait for the shipper. Oh well. Funny th...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:08:00 GMT

*.$@(*ing tired

getting my heiney kicked at the sawmill. Project is running down to the wire. computer work isn't so easy when you haven't got any sleep. But the gig last night was fun so hey. . . be grateful for...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:06:00 GMT