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The Dabbler

"I'm filling up my lungs again and breathing life"-Brian Wilson/Scott Bennett

About Me

I play in a group called The Autumn Leaves, we have a web page here......www.theautumnleaves.net The Autumn Leaves also have a MySpace account of course! (see my friends for further info.....) Have a splendidididid day!

My Interests

12 string guitars, swimming, kite flying, driving on the Mendota Bridge, The Radiant Radish, Arnold Palmers, Pellegrino, beautiful losers, the Robbinsdale water tower, and rrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvverrrrrrrrrrrrrb.

I'd like to meet:

Jesus and related charactors.............

Music:

The Byrds, Donovan, Evie Sands, Bridget St. John, Love, The Kinks, Scott Walker, Syd Barrett, Felt, Gene Clark, Ricky Nelson, Marvin Gaye, Luke's Angels, The Cyrkle, Jackie Mittoo, Henry Mancini, Julie London, Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert, Kaleidescope, Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Brigitte Bardot, Terry Callier, D.J. Christian Fritz, Heavy Sleeper, The Flavor Crystals, The United States of America, The Monkees, The Beatifics, The Free Design, Buddy Holly, Nick Drake, Orange Juice, Jan, Ailsa Craig, The Go-Betweens, Ninian Hawick, Terry Callier, Kendra Smith and Guild Of Temporal Adventurors, The Funseekers, Brian Wilson, Wendy & Bonnie, D.J. Tim Ritter, Lori Wray, Silvergirl, Simon & Garfunkel, The B-52's, David Drone, The Tollbridge Family Singers, The Troggs, The Monks, America, Bread, Adam Marsland (+ His Chaos Band), The Bee Gees, Dennis Wilson, Miles Davis, The Beatles, Francoise Hardy, Andy Williams, Marshall Crenshaw, Buddy Holly, The Monks, Renee Miller, Slim Harpo, The Turtles, D.J. Jake Rudh, The Bobby Fuller Four, Chad & Jeremy, Gabor Szabo, Marilyn Monroe, Fleetwood Mac, Plasticland, Orange Juice, Gordon Lightfoot, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Sade, Georgie Fame, The Ocean Blue, America, Ol' Yeller, Edwyn Collins, The Beach Boys, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Neko Case, Charley Dush, The Shocking Blue, Elvis, The Who, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Linda Perhacs, Dennis Wilson, Bert Jansch, Robyn Hitchcock, The Beach Boys, Kevin Ayers, Karen Dalton, The Orange Peels, Mellow Drunk, The Conquerors, The Go-Betweens, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Pentangle, The Fifth Dimension, Syd Barrett, Nara Leao, Noa Babayof, David Bowie, The Smiths, Randall Throckmorton, Ronnie Lane, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Madeleine Bell, Sinatra, The Deaths, Nick Lowe, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, The Lilac Time, She & Him, Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash, AKUS, Stereolab, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, and many many others I would kick myself for forgetting, music is my mantra........There's lots of vinyl at the Dabblerhouse.

Movies:

Bottle Rocket, A Hard Day's Night, The Big TNT Show, Head, This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting For Guffman, The Graduate, Mannequin 2 (kidding!), Play Misty For Me, Napoleon Dynamite, A Mighty Wind, Play Misty For Me, Klute, American Beauty, Big Fish, Rushmore, Help!, Lost In Translation, That Thing You Do, Gigi 12 X 5, Beat The Devil, Out Of It, Little Miss Sunshine, The Philadephia Story (1940 version), Roman Holiday, Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

Television:

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke Show, The Twilight Zone, Love American Style, Ernie Kovacs, Rainbow Quest, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Sesame Street, The Johnny Cash Show, Dean Martin Show, SCTV, Laugh-In, The Smothers Brothers, Flight Of The Conchords, That 70's Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Shindig, Hullabaloo, The Office (British & American versions, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report

Books:

Wind In The Willows, The Lonely Doll, Wizard of Oz, Curious George, and a large assortment of books on The Beatles, The Byrds, Marvin Gaye, Scott Walker, Syd Barrett, Gene Clark, Marilyn Monroe, I also have read many many biographies of a lot of the artists mentioned above ...........

My Blog

The world’s most annoying hockey mom!!!!!!!!!!!

..TR> The world's most annoying "hockey mom" Hello Everyone,   I'm sure some of you saw last night's VP candidate debate with Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.    The latter candid...
Posted by The Dabbler on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:50:00 PST

The Record Show, Saturday, October 4th @ The VFW

Happy Autumn, I'll be selling some records, cd's, books, magazines with @ The VFW on Lake & Lyndale in Minneapolis (2916 Lyndale) this coming Saturday, October 4th, I'll have a table with Fre...
Posted by The Dabbler on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:54:00 PST

1984

..TR> 1984: My Paisley Punk Year Thursday, September 14, 2006 ..TR>   1984: My Paisley Punk Year Current mood: nostalgic Hello Folks, Wanna know what the heck I was up to in 1984? ...
Posted by The Dabbler on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST

Ways To Fight The February Blues

Every year.   EVERY dang year.    The February Blues kick in, big time!   Long winters here in Minnesota, that must be part of it.    The cold weather...
Posted by The Dabbler on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

Currently Listening to.......................

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Posted by The Dabbler on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:02:00 PST

Autumn Leaves related projects

Autumn Leaves related projects! Category: Music Hello Folks, I thought I'd put some Autumn Leaves related projects on here, this will be a work in progress..............................................
Posted by The Dabbler on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:24:00 PST

The Bubblegum Mystic Strikes Again!

"where is the love, you ask?  love is everywhere and nowhere.  you can find Heaven in a wildflower, valhalla in a water tower, nirvana in a spring shower, and dead grass in the lawn mow...
Posted by The Dabbler on Tue, 01 May 2007 02:10:00 PST

Great videos courtesy of Youtube!

Simon and Garfunkel and.........Andy?   Yeah!   This is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt4HZ7AKp1s The Byrds in their prime!   Gene Clark's "Feel A Whole Lot Bet...
Posted by The Dabbler on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:14:00 PST

New photos of The Autumn Leaves!

Friday, February 16, 2007 ..>   New Photos! Hi Folks, here's some new photos!   The first two were taken by Dave Randall at The Hexagon on February 1st, 2007.    ...
Posted by The Dabbler on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:56:00 PST

Pulse of The Twin Cities Article!

Friday, February 16, 2007 ..>   Pulse of The Twin Cities Article May The Autumn Leaves never be rakedBY SID PRANKEThough I am a musician, I haven't played out for over a year, thinking that ...
Posted by The Dabbler on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:32:00 PST