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Mike McGowan

Railroad night,with stars above.....

About Me

Painter,Musician,TruckDriver,DogOwner
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2006
Band Website: sunsetgaragestudios.com/thegreatestfuneralever
Band Members: This isn't really a band page,I just wanted to get my stuff out there,including my music.Maybe some of my paintings,Some stories about things i do,places i've been,people i've known. The music is both past and present ventures.The GingerTheory(Albuquerque).Which is me on guitar, And my Neighbor ,Mark, on fiddle.Our friend Mike Grimes sits in on mandolin on red haired boy. The Greatest Funeral Ever.A brand new project currently looking for gigs.Guitar/Keys/Bass/Drums. & Some day the Brave The Day cd will be done................some day.
Influences: String cheese Incident,Steve Earl, Olu dara, The allmans, Wagogo, Bela Fleck, Soulive, HundredYearFlood, Superchunk, Coltrane, Puddle, Ozomatli, BenFoldsFive ,Dizzy, GillianWELCH, CharlieHunter ,DerekTrucks ,WeatherReport, MMW, TheGreyboyAllstars ,B.BKing ,LakeTrout ,SocialDistortion ,JohnScofied ,Madonna, Air, YonderMountain ,JerryDouglass ,Koop ,FrogvilleRecords ,DirtyDozenBrass, NoDoubt, Spearhead ,SeaandCake, YoYoMa, AliFarkaToure ,StringCheese ,TheBoneTones,old Michael Jackson ,Hole ,Phish ,Hendrix ,MILESdavis, SamPrekop, Umphrey's McGee, BeastieBoys, L7, RageAgainst ,Brubeck ,laurynHill ,GetzGilberto ,E.Badu ,Widespread Panic, KarlDensonsTinyUniverse ,TheStrokes, Willie, BlackKeys ,Discobiscuits ,Sade, CASH, CambellBrothers, BrandNewHeavies, HerbieHancock ,Tortoise ,ThePolice, KellerWilliams, VanHalen, PossessedbyPaulJames, DigablePlanets, MotleyCrew, LeftoverSalmon ,JoePass, Ottmar ,SamBush, ,Stereolab, JacoPastorious,TheRoots, Rooney, Anthrax, Zappa, Dylan, Beck, GrantGreen, LouDonaldson, Jamiroquai, FaithNoMore, Rancid, AsylumStreetSpankers,GNR, Iron AND Wine, Tom Waits, Arrested Development.
Sounds Like: Check out some of my past and present projects in my "friends". Walk Like Shaggy(My first band) / Brave The Day / The Greatest Funeral Ever
Type of Label: None

My Blog

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Our new band has a page.Check it out on my friends list.
Posted by Mike McGowan on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:11:00 PST

Bass in Brave,Guitar in Funeral...2 bands

Most of my friends here know I play Bass in Brave the Day.The news with Brave is we're working on our new cd. SLOWLY.And therefore taking somewhat of a hiatus,while we comb through the editing process...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:43:00 PST

Radio handle

Some things have changed ,and some things haven't. I've managed to go through about 5 different trucking jobs since my last posting.The unfortunate fact about driving truck,is the considerably long ho...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:57:00 PST

Pennsylvania living/Whats up with mike.

Dark heavy clouds loom overhead.A slight drizzle and a distant train whistle come through my window,carried by the wood smoke from my neighbors chimney.Cup of coffee,american spirit.Thumbing through s...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:29:00 PST

Visions in sage

Speakers squawk David Byrne's"This must be the Place". I break branches of young sage brush,collect them in my arms,and twist them in knots to make little bundles.The pungent,sweet smell reminds me&nb...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:40:00 PST

research of an 18 wheeled emu

   Sun Rises, Java sits in the passenger seat.His jowels flap in the wind,while he hangs his head out the window.And,My truck seems to rock to the rhythm with johnny Cash while I barrel down...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 08:12:00 PST

reflections at work

Superbowl Sunday, I wasn't expecting a call from dispatch so soon,7:00a.m,I get called for a surface job.Hurried into dispatch,sat for an hour.Drove out to site,and now i sit for another 3-4 hours.My ...
Posted by Mike McGowan on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:06:00 PST