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Rich

I am not your friend... I'm not your lover... I'm not your family.... Yeah.

About Me

Aren't all artistic types passionate? They should be, anyway. I dabble in everything from journalism to short films although my serious passion remains music. I think I've come to terms with the fact that success isn't necessarily getting signed to a major label obsessed with the next big look/sound/trend/reality show. I write new songs when the moment hits me, play locally when I can, and record when I feel like it. Maybe one day I'll get back into the touring grind... but probably not.
I tend to exercise a lot to clear my head out, and I tend to eat healthy cuz I feel better afterwards. But I'm NOT a health nut. (Those are my insane triathalon friends. I'm not them.) I go to church pretty regularly but I'm not a religious nut, and I didn't vote for Bush. :^)
I'm on MySpace pretty regularly, but most all my friends are people I already know and/or cool bands. Sorry. But msg me if you want, ya never know...
One day I'm gonna get some wallpaper on this page. And change this survey too.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Rich
Birthday: May 28th
Birthplace: Lynchburg, VA
Current Location: Charlotte, NC
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: brown
Height: 5'11"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: mutt (German/British/Irish/Polish)
The Shoes You Wore Today: my cool sneakers
Your Weakness: women
Your Fears: failure
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Start recording again
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: snooze alarm...
Your Best Physical Feature: abs
Your Bedtime: 1 AM
Your Most Missed Memory: She'll remain nameless...
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Chick-Fil-A
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: REAL sweet tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: not anymore
Do you Sing: yep
Do you Shower Daily: yep
Have you Been in Love: oh yeah
Do you want to go to College: a quality 5 years
Do you want to get Married: if I ever find the right woman
Do you belive in yourself: yep
Do you get Motion Sickness: sometimes
Do you think you are Attractive: on good days
Are you a Health Freak: probably
Do you get along with your Parents: yep
Do you like Thunderstorms: unless I'm caught in one
Do you play an Instrument: yep
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: yes
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: peacefully
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: respected and loved
What country would you most like to Visit: England
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: no pref
Favourite Hair Color: blonde or brunette
Short or Long Hair: depends on the girl
Height: 5'2" to about 5'9"
Weight: doesn't matter if you stay in shape
Best Clothing Style: casual but dressed up for special occasions
Number of Drugs I have taken: 1
Number of CDs I own: Over 1000. It's sad.
Number of Piercings: 0
Number of Tattoos: 0
Number of things in my Past I Regret: a few
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My Interests

Ok, so I'm a BIG music geek and it's a character flaw I must live with. Also big into running (participating not watching) and college football (vice versa). I'm slowly turning into a serious movie buff (thanks NetFlix) and since I've got a decent side venture going right now with video production and editing, I'm trying to steal all the inspiration I can! I help out with the Dilworth UMC youth group and you couldn't ask for a better bunch of teenagers. And I still get out on the Charlotte bar scene (not as much as I used to, which is probably good) so buy me a Guinness and be my friend.

I'd like to meet:

Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, and Eddie Vedder. I bet there'd be some amazing conversation and serious drinking involved....

Music:

How much time do you have?.... Radiohead, Dylan, Coltrane, Miles, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon, Death Cab For Cutie/Postal Service, Arcade Fire, Brand New, U2, Springsteen, Coldplay, Josh Rouse, Wilco, Pearl Jam, Patty Griffin, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, Richard Thompson, Counting Crows, The Clash, The Jam, Tool, nine inch nails, The Cure, Ben Folds, Ray Lamontange, Grant Lee Buffalo, Steely Dan, Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown, Prince, Otis Redding, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin.... And I probably remember more useless songs from the 80s than anyone you know.

Movies:

I love Scorsese (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Departed) and Kubrick (Clockwork Orange, Shining, Full Metal Jacket) while The Godfather I and II top my all-time list. Best new guys are David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven, Zodiac) and Chris Nolan (Memento, The Prestige, Batman Begins). Then there's The Usual Suspects, Apocalypse Now, Pan's Labyrinth (best film of '06), the original Star Wars trilogy, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Say Anything, Almost Famous, Casablanca, Dog Day Afternoon, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, The Exorcist, Oldboy, Audition, Tale Of Two Sisters, Clerks/Mallrats/Chasing Amy/Jay & Silent Bob, Borat, The Descent, Brick, Hard Candy, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Night Watch, Casino Royale, Stranger Than Fiction...

Television:

Genius comedies like Scrubs, The Office, My Name Is Earl, The Simpsons, and the brilliance that is The Daily Show and Colbert Report. Completely hooked on Lost, 24, and Heroes. Yeah, TiVo will change your life. Big fan of old dumb comedy like the Electric Company and You Can't Do That On Television, as well as super-violent stuff like Oz and Sopranos. Go figure.

Books:

The two Chucks: Klosterman and Palahniuk. Vonnegut and Hemingway are timeless. And Stephen King gets a bad rap... His best books are WAY scarier than the scariest movies out there.

Heroes:

Heroes fail. Follow your own heart.

My Blog

NYC (Pt 1)

4 hrs in an airport terminal and 45 min on an airport runway and cloud cover coming in and 30 min in a cab with a call to Tampa and the brownstone in the middle of uptown near columbus and christmas l...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:28:00 PST

Below The Ice

Below The Ice (A November Song from 2005)   Autumn came late this year November now the chill is here The leaves turn red and brown I wait for you to come around   I've got a thousand ways t...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:59:00 PST

Profile Search, 3 AM, Your Married Surname This Time.

Ah so this is where you left off Without me The brand-new life you built around yourself And a million pictures just to show how happy you are And I would only be The fly in the ointment Of everythin...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:44:00 PST

I just dont know what to do with myself.

This is me outside the window And you pulling the shades down This is me screaming myself hoarse And you blocking the sound out This is me wanting to understand And you not explaining This is me cutti...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:40:00 PST

Wallflower.

Wallflower Disappear into the woodwork Wallflower Fading back into the framework Who's speaking up for you Who's speaking up for you   Wallflower So afraid of what a change brings Wallflower So...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:21:00 PST

A Single Man.

Why are you so scared of lonely Lonely might be good for you right now Maybe you could use some time Away from everybody else And everybodys got somebody Clinging on for dear life If Im not two then a...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:19:00 PST

Jaywalkers (Part 2)

I shouldve left this city long before the last invasion you mustve had a good life somewhere howd youd end up in the war zone where the traffics moving backwards til your eyes start gla...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:19:00 PST

Lights (Part 3)

Once this place was perfect Once the people started pouring in and Everybody knew your name You were bound for glory Once the train was moving forward You sat back and watched the scenery change Ever...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:14:00 PST

Bar Song (Part 1)

pop star glitterazzi invaded with their posse of $37,000-aires they held you til you choked and poured poison down your throat but it tasted good so you didnt care everybody here is beautiful and blin...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:12:00 PST

Jaywalkers

Every night I change my route The same way every different time I know your haunts your stomping grounds I know the spot to cross your path And every time coincidence Is never left to chance I want so...
Posted by "Uncle" Rich on Sun, 07 May 2006 10:14:00 PST