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Johnny Perona

Opportunity knock knock knocks, open the door.

About Me

This is my music page, enjoy my music!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/1/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/johnnyperonamusic
Influences: Jim Beam, late nights, early mornings
Sounds Like: my music?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Going back to into the studio...FINALLY

Well, it is official.  After 3 long years, I am returning to the studio to record my second record.  This time, however, it is going to be a Johnny Perona and the Faque Brothers record. ...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:40:00 PST

Where have the Ralph Gleasons of the world gone?

I recently came across the liner notes from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew record.  They were written by Ralph Gleason in 1969.  Now, I am by no means a jazz enthusiast, but this record truly is ...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:10:00 PST

Oh how life can change

I seem to remember a time when I would work 25-30 hours a week, sit on my fouton, watch the White Sox, play some video games, and just about every weekend I would play a rock show, sometimes even...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:59:00 PST

I really love music...and the transformers

Music is great.  One of my favorite pasttimes is turning my friends onto new music I have discovered (anybody who knows me well enough has probably had to endure this, I apologize if it's annoyin...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:53:00 PST

Please stop it, all of you

Ok, so I keep getting sent this link to some douchebag covering Outkast's "Hey Yea" on his acoustic guitar.  Why does everybody find this so appealing?  There's nothing creative about i...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:36:00 PST

When I met Les Claypool

Eyeball yourself in the right direction and just walk!  Make sure you get a number, but make sure that you yourself are not a number when your time comes.  And a nametag, don'...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:50:00 PST

If it looks like I'm jumping for joy...

That's because I spilled pop rocks in my socks.  So please don't misread me.
Posted by Johnny Perona on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:51:00 PST

Yankees are out of the playoffs

I love it.  Those $200 million bitches aren't going to win the world series this year.  As a White Sox fan, it was a hard year for me to swallow, but seeing pure baseball prevail 2 years in ...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:18:00 PST

Patchwork Poetry (1st installment)

Complaining and not being satisfied   Im 24, but I feel older. No logical reason why Im lookin for a reason to be bolder But Im lookin for a reason to cry   It seems that nothing hits me the...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:55:00 PST

birthday, family and cheese

As my birthday approaches, I find myself less and less excited.  I think it's starting to become less important as I get deeper into my life without any real direction.  My job is so easy, I...
Posted by Johnny Perona on Fri, 12 May 2006 12:05:00 PST