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Chris

3000 miles from nowhere

About Me

My name is Chris, a San Diego North County beach town local currently living in Virginia Beach. I've been a naval officer for several years now, having served on several ships. I'm my spare time, I'm a musician, having played with several bands. I miss the nights that I shared with my fellow musicians and the great nights on stage and in rehearsal spaces with (the Hi Lites, the Big Sound, the Harmonics (aka Green Island from Boston)). Music has afforded me amazing opportunities, from performing with symphonies to playing at such venues as the House of Blues or the Whiskey. Spent 4 years in Massachusetts getting my bachelor's at Holy Cross. Definitely miss my times in Boston. I'm definitely one of those guys who enjoys random experiences, from spur of the moment road trips to the Eastern Shore to the Outer Banks, or bailing for the weekend to Boston, NYC or DC. Coffeehouses do the trick, and so do random hole in the wall bars around town. While Norfolk/VA Beach is not California, it's all what you make of it. I've made some great friends and while work hours can be rough, all in all it's not bad...That about sums me up!
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My Interests

Up for anything, but I like going to concerts, playing gigs with my band, parties, movies, just kicking back at my place, listening to tunes...
You Are Austin
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.
You're totally weird and very proud of it.
Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way.

Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick What American City Are You?

I'd like to meet:

Anyone
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Chris
Birthday: August 15th, 1980
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Current Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left Handed
The Shoes You Wore Today: Combat Boots
Your Weakness: Avoids confrontation...
Your Fears: Failing and losing
Your Perfect Pizza: Cheese and Bacon
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Qualify Engineering Officer of the Watch and Tactical Action Officer
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: yo
Thoughts First Waking Up: Why am I coming into work? I just left there...
Your Best Physical Feature: Use your imagination?
Your Bedtime: Whenever I finish my glass of wine...ah yes sophistication!
Your Most Missed Memory: The anticipation of playing gigs with my bands...
Pepsi or Coke: Coke all the way...
MacDonalds or Burger King: Burger King, their onion rings rock!
Single or Group Dates: Single, definitely old-fashioned
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton, Nestea is too fake
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla easily
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappacino, gotta spice it up...
Do you Smoke: occasionally
Do you Swear: I work on a ship...
Do you Sing: Yes
Do you Shower Daily: Yes
Have you Been in Love: Ah, yes...
Do you want to go to College: Getting ready to get my Masters next year...
Do you want to get Married: Definitely, yes...
Do you belive in yourself: All depends on the situation...
Do you get Motion Sickness: Sometimes
Do you think you are Attractive: Not up to me...
Are you a Health Freak: I probably should get better at this one...
Do you get along with your Parents: My mom yes, my dad is dependent
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes!
Do you play an Instrument: Piano/Organ
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: yes
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: maybe a few...
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: nope
In the past month have you been on Stage: not since March...
In the past month have you been Dumped: yes
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: hahaha, yes
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I wish...
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: Living is better than dying!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Living the dream baby, living the dream...
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue
Favourite Hair Color: Black
Short or Long Hair: Long
Height: somewhere in the 5' range
Weight: honestly, it's all in the person...
Best Clothing Style: Not one to judge...
Number of Drugs I have taken: 0
Number of CD A nice variety/collection is good...
Number of Piercings: whatever works...
Number of Tattoos: see above
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Screwing up friendships and relationships...

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Music:

- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - Bloc Party - Hard-Fi - The Departure - Duels - LCD Soundsystem - The Moving Units (great indie from LA) - Kanya West and Common (two great MC's from Chi-Town) - Doves (great band from Manchester, UK) - The Smiths - Furious Styles (mad shoutout to my brother's band from Seattle) - Sparta - The Shins - Lush - Iron and Wine - The Pixies - Wilco - Tegan and Sara - Bruce Springsteen - Something Corporate - New Found Glory - Keane - Coldplay - Snow Patrol - Interpol - The Cure - The Pogues - Bob Marley - Good Charlotte - Simple Plan - Antonio Carlos Jobim - U2 - Ashanti - Jay Z - Nas - Tupac - Jimmy Eat World - Alicia Keys - The Roots - Jill Scott - Suicide Machines - Rancid and Op Ivy - Curtis Mayfield - Marvin Gaye - David Gray - John Mayer (kind of...) - Weezer - Hepcat - Jackie Mittoo - Desmond Decker - John Coltrane - Herbie Hancock - Freddie Hubbard - Thelonius Monk - Skatalites - Toots and the Maytals - Jimmy Cliff - Sly and Robbie - Sam and Dave - AC/DC - Linkin Park - Alien Ant Farm - Amazing Crowns - American Hi Fi - B-52's - Ben Folds Five (Ben Folds kicks ass...) - Beyonce - Big Tymers - Blue Oyster Cult - Charlie Parker - Allman Brothers - Van Halen - Simon and Garfunkle - Daft Punk - Darude - Frou Frou - Dashboard Confessional - Dave Brubeck - The Descendents - Unwritten Law - DMX - Duke Ellington - Madness - The Specials - English Beat - The Ethiopians - Franz Ferdinand - The Strokes - The Hives - The Vines - Guster - G Unit - International Noise Conspiracy - Radiohead - Ja Rule - JOHNNY CASH... - Laurel Aitken - Mos Def - Oasis - Offspring - Paul Oakenfold - Pearl Jam - The Police - The Slackers - The Sterns (props to my friends from Rhode Island...) - Tears for Feers - Toad the Wet Sprocket - Sum 41 - Big Sound (my band) - The Hi Lites (my band)

Movies:

All Time favorite movies: Gleaming the Cube, Rock and Roll High School Forever, Love Actually, The Bridget Jones Diaries, Kids, Sense and Sensibility, Dogma, Mall Rats, Clerks, Be Cool, License to Drive, Rushmore, most modern war movies, Life Aquatic, Royal Tenanbaums, Igby Goes Down, Ghostworld, Outside Providence, Downtown, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Flight of the Navigator, I'm sure there's more...

Television:

Adult Swim, Family Guy, Simpsons, South Park, Law and Order, Will and Grace, NCIS, JAG, King of the Hill...

Books:

If it looks good and it can enlighten me, I'll probably read it...

Heroes:

My mom and my brother...they've put up with so much over the years

My Blog

Letter from my mom...

I found this letter from my mom that she wrote after my choir professor died and regarding a concert I did senior year.  She is so awesome!   It is with profound sorrow and deep gratitude th...
Posted by Chris on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:08:00 PST