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Dave (from Gritzz and Desoto Rust)

This Wheel is on Fire

About Me

I'm a drummer in the Philadelphia area.I currently perform with a band called DeSoto Rust.We play original rock n roll/americana styled music in the vein of Black Crowes,Rolling Stones, Mavericks,Steve Earle, Mellencamp,.etc... You can find more info on me and my band @ www,desotorust.com I play in Gritzz as well.A Country and Western top 40 cover band.Check us out all over the Delaware Valley www.gritzz.comI ve also performed with Without Warning (Metal originals).And i've been in a few cover bands in the Philly area. Disfunktion Junktion, Diggin' Up The Skipper, Life on Mars, Slide, Push, This Side Up , JD Valenteen. I think that about covers it.(no pun intended) If you are interested in seeing me perform just take a peak at my calendar below and hope to see you at a show I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4If you are interested in hearing some of my music go towww.desotorust.com


My Interests

Music(performing,listening,going to concerts etc.) mostly rock, alt, americana, alt-country, rock ,blues, metal. You name it and I prettty much listen to it Also a big sports fan.Phillies,Eagles,Flyers,Sixers are tops for me.But i'm also a huge Montreal Canadians fan as well as diggin the Yankess,Orioles, and Buccaneers and Saints(except when playing the birds) The teams I despise.. this is easy if you know me.. the Red Sox(what a bunch of whinin pussy fans),NY Rangers(more pussies), NJ Devils (for obvious reasons)Toronto Maple Leafs,Celtics,Lakers... but it's all in good fun.I mean really...its just a game. And as a new NASCAR fan Liz and I like Denny Hamlin,Tony Stewart,Kyle Busch and the Joe Gibbs racing team.We've even got matching #11 hats. YAY LIZ!!!!!!

I'd like to meet:

Levon Helm,Robbie Robertson,Garth Hudson,Rick Danko and Richard Manuel.Dave Matthews, Bob Weir,Carter Beauford,Mickey Hart,Bill Kruetzman, Steve Gorman(Black Crowes), Ben Harper, etc.(as far as famous people) Any musicians really.... Jus wanta do some networking as well.

Music:

The Band,Grateful Dead,Black Crowes,Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, North Mississippi All Stars,Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash,Ben Harper,Dave Matthews Band,Allman Brothers Band,Merle Haggard,Waylon Jennings,White Stripes,Loretta Lynn,Rolling Stones,Guns n Roses,Marty Stuart,Tom Gillam,Bill Kirchen,Shooter Jennings,Reckless Kelly, CCR (both of em)Miss Leslie and The Juke Jointers,Dale Watson,Todd Snyder,AC/DC, Old 97's, Oasis,Wilco, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo,etc....On the heavier side... Rage, Old Mettalica,Korn, Limp(1st 2 cd's) Testament, Slayer, Motley Crue,Iron Maiden, Kiss. etc etc etc

Movies:

Bull Durham,Major League 1 and 2, Spinal Tap,Elf,Ice Age,Finding Nemo,Over the Hedge,Any Star Trek, too many to mention them all.

Television:

Survivor,Seinfeld,Modern Marvels,ESPN,NFL network, Eagles games,and of course Philadelphia Phillies games.

Books:

The Last Hours of the Ancient Sunlight. Conversations W /god. 1,2 and 3 . "This Wheel is on Fire ,The story of The Band by Levon Helm.The Band and America by Barney Hoskyns,

Heroes:

THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE REST OF THE GULF COAST.Dad and Marge,Mom,Liz, as well as Steve Carlton,Mike Schmidt,Pete Rose,Lenny Dykstra,Curt Shilling,Mitch Williams,Randall Cunningham,Reggie White,Andre Waters,Eric Allen,Jeremiah Trotter,Brian Dawkins,Mark Howe,Ron Hextall,Allen Iverson Charles Barkley.I guess sports guys shouldn t be heroes but you get the point