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About Me

I am the keeper of The Punk Vault as well as owner of Spontaneous Combustion Records/zine . I go to lots of shows and take photographs and I used to be a reviewer for Punk Planet magazine until their recent demise. You can see my photos here . I've been getting more and more into photography lately.
In my non-punk rock related life, I am a video game designer for a company here in IL. That does not mean I make boatloads of cash, in fact I make far from it, however I do make enough to live comfortably. I also do some freelance graphic design/desktop publishing work and lately have been doing all the CD booklets and mastering jobs for Mystic Records as they have been slowly reissuing all their old punk stuff on CDs. Mystic Records you ask?! Yeah, the old man has more stories about him than most people on this earth and I can tell you that a lot of them are not true. In fact, when I was unemployed, he helped me out and was very generous.
I love the punk rock and have since I was in junior high school, which was far longer ago than I care to admit. I used to skateboard but was stupid and retired from that in my late teens and wish I never quit. I love going to shows and taking pictures, many of which can be found on my punk vault site. I also do an internet radio show of old punk rock called "Live From Combustion Manor" which has new episodes whenever we can, which sadly hasn't been very often as of late but it's coming back soon and better than ever. One of my dreams is to once again have a show on a real radio station where I can share old punk music with the people!
I'm always looking for new friends to hang out with, punks both old and young, people to go to shows with, trade records with, shoot photos with or go to Potbellys with, etc.
A big thank you goes to ExRaye for making my new layout!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Like minded individuals, fellow old-school punks, people with a good sense of humor, and all around good people to hang out with, chat with, go to a show with (I LOVE going to shows), play pinball with, eat with, or whatever. I love meeting new people and you can never have enough friends.

My Blog

A new Selections from The Punk Vault! and a MXV update

At long last I finally posted a new "Selections from The Punk Vault" up on The Punk Vault site. This is an old feature I used to do where I'd pick an old record from the vault and write about the band...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Finally a new episode of LFCM

At long last, there is a new (for you guys anyway) episode of LFCM (Live From Combustion Manor) for your listening pleasure. We drunkenly discuss tubby stage divers while playing some great old punk r...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:52:00 GMT

Ministry/Revco pics!

I went to the Ministry/Revolting Cocks show at House of Blues on July 1st. Thanks to the art of free and having a photo pass, I took a TON of photos and posted the good ones on The Punk Vault site. Yo...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:55:00 GMT

Subculture Punk Vault selection!

I just posted a new Vault feature on the band Subculture. The history was told by two band members and you can not only download a track from their only LP, but one from their unreleased second demo a...
Posted by on Sun, 14 May 2006 17:25:00 GMT

30 Years of Punk Show!

I am quite excited about this upcoming show we are all putting on, plus I am DJ'ing it playing lots of old punk from the vault! It is going to be huge and I suggest everyone come out to what promises ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:56:00 GMT

Subhumans this saturday at Logan Square

I will be at the Logan Square Auditorium this saturday nite to photograph the Subhumans show. Besides Senor (and likely Lady of 2), who esle is going???
Posted by on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:52:00 GMT

New LFCM show!

I just posted the newest episode of our internet radio show, LFCM (short for Live From Combustion Manor). I think this is our best one so far in terms of comedy and entertainment, not to mention the g...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:36:00 GMT

Happy new year and new show pix!

Happy New Year everyone!I just posted photos and a writeup of the Zero Boys show at Abbey Pub. You can find it here:The Punk Vault
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:45:00 GMT

Riot Fest photos

I just posted my story and a bunch of photos from the Riot Fest on my Punk Vault site at http://www.punkvinyl.com And tomorrow, part two of the radio show will be available!
Posted by on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:29:00 GMT

Finally, our radio show has returned

At long last, "Live from Combustion Manor" is back on the air, er, internet. After nearly a year and a half unplanned hiatus, we are back and better than ever. You can download the podcast at http://r...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:31:00 GMT