I am a music junkie, yes... That much you very likely have figured out already. There is more to me than that, though...
I am such a geek... Can't help it, it's just who I am!
I really love photography, too... I have a few digital cameras and LOVE to take pictures with them!! :) I have a web page for my pictures. Actually, TWO web pages. I have my own Pictures page on my site, and setup a Flickr page. :) Go check them out!
My Pictures page
My Flickr Page
Keep an eye on my Flickr site... I made 2007 a Year in Pictures. I will take at least ONE picture every day and post it there. I will try to make all the pictures interesting, too. :D
Neil Peart. First and foremost! Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, too, of course, but just to meet Neil would be the coolest thing. The man inspires me in so many ways (drumming, writing, etc...). There are a number of other people I'd like to meet, too...sure...but Neil is number 1 on the list. B-)
Rush - my Number 1 favorite band of all time EVER. Go see my web page devoted to them:
http://2112.lerxstland.com/
Second favorite: Metallica , no contest. Then it's a tie for third place between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin (though PF tends to win that one quite often!)...
My music tastes are rather varied... Aside from my top bands listed above, I really like (in no particular order here): The Beatles, Aerosmith, Yes, Van Halen, Styx, The Moody Blues, Heart, Queensryche, Fallout Boy, Godsmack, Staind, Linkin Park, Korn, Disturbed, System of a Down, Trapt, Slipknot, Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold, Cold, Foo Fighters, Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Peter Frampton, Santana, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Yardbirds, Alan Parsons Project, Queen, Buckcherry, Toadies, Jane's Addiction, The Police, Bad Company, Will Smith, Norah Jones, Incubus, Hoobastank, Genesis, Alice in Chains, Scorpions, Bush, RATM, APC, CCR, REM, U2, ELO, BTO, NIN, STP, BOC, CS&N, CSN&Y, Neil Young, Billy Joel, Talking Heads, American Hi Fi, Lynard Skynard, Arrogant Worms (Me Like Hockey! LOL!), Mudvayne, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Dio, Kiss, The Offspring, Sting, The Who, Seether, Evanescence, Three Doors Down, Gorillaz, No Doubt, Queens of the Stone Age, INXS, Greatful Dead, The Eagles, Joe Walsh, Green Day, .38 Special, Judas Priest, Ratt, Whitesnake, Tool, Hinder, Sevendust, White Zombie...
And, growing up in a family that likes music helped me to grow to love artists like Johnny Mathis, Judy Garland, Glenn Miller, Elvis, Simon & Garfunkle, Neil Diamond, Three Dog Night, The Beach Boys, even Johnny Cash! I could go on and on... :)
Movies, huh...well, I like so many that it'd take me the better part of the day to get THAT all sorted out! LOL! So I will list just a few of my very favorites...
1. Better Off Dead - hands down my favorite comedy! I want my two dollars!!
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - probably my favorite movie of all time, ever...
3. Office Space - my second favorite comedy! Uh, I believe you have my stapler? Uh, yeaaaahhh...
4. Back to the Future - probably tied with OS for 2nd place...love this movie! Hellooo? McFly?!
5. Princess Bride - Ok, so, I am a fan of Cary Elwes; he's SO dreamy in this flick, I can't help myself! LOL!
6. Ladyhawke - The softer side of Rutger Hauer...such an underrated movie!
7. Ferris Beuller's Day Off - every teenager's fantasy day off from school. How cute is Matthew Broderick in this! :)
8. Dave - I love Kevin Kline! See the next 2 flicks:
9. A Fish Called Wanda - TOO funny for words! Just rent & watch it...you'll see. ;)
10. In & Out - again, just too funny!
11. Beetlejuice - Michael Keaton is only on screen for like 17 mins, but is SO funny!
12. Jurassic Park - can't help it, I love this movie!
13. Twister - guilty pleasure...I am SO fascinated by tornadoes I like this movie!
14. Independence Day - gotta love Will Smith! "What the hell is that smell?!!"
15. Vertigo - my fav Alfred Hitchcock movie...love it!
16. Say Anything - just hearing that Peter Gabriel song brings it all back to me... :D
17. The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Sixteen Candles - love me some Brat Pack... :)
18. War Games - shall we play a game?
19. 18 Again - an underrated movie, with one of my fav actors, George Burns
20. The Lord of the Rings trilogy - absolutely outstanding!!
21. Rear Window - another great Hitchcock flick!
22. Raiders of the Lost Ark - snakes...why'd it have to be snakes?!
23. Monty Python and the Holy Grail - every time I watch this I find something new to laugh at! :)
24. A Clockwork Orange - it's Kubrick...need I say more? Stands the test of time...
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Kubrick again; this movie is just freakin' AWESOME!
26. The Bridge on the River Kwai - a classic...such a great movie!
27. Star Wars - Need I say more, really?
28. The African Queen - great Bogey flick!!
29. Forrest Gump - life is like a box of chocolates... ;)
30. The Exorcist - the scariest movie ever...EVER! Seriously! DARE you to watch it in the dark ALONE!
31. A Christmas Story - I double dog dare ya! Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu--dge. LOL!
32. The Terminator - I'll be back!
33. Young Frankenstein - Just way way wayyy too funny!
34. My Blue Heaven - SO funny! Rick Moranis is great in this!
35. Animal House - classic!
36. Caddyshack - another classic!
37. The Wizard of Oz - I still get teary at the end! LOL!
38. The Sound of Music - I just love this movie so much!
39. Shrek - Love Eddie Murphy in this! LOL! :)
40. Blazing Saddles - the 'fart scene' is worth the price of the DVD alone! ROFL!
Ok, I am stopping for now! I told you I could go on and on and on! :)
Who are my heroes? First of all, my parents. I am who I am because I had a stable, loving home to grow up in. Having such grounded parents really gave me a good foundation. So thanks, mom and dad... You did a great job! :)
Secondly, my heroes are the soldiers in the United States armed forces serving at home and abroad to keep our country free! Thank you all for doing what you consider just "your jobs"...but what the rest of us in this country agree is an astounding sacrifice that we can barely fathom. Thank you all for what you do...it is appreciated...