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Tommy

When Cameron was in Egypt's land, Let my Cameron go!

About Me

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I'm a former Marylander who has crossed over to the other side to try life in Virginia. So far, so good! I play bass for Scott's New Band , and some guitar & piano on the side. I spent almost seven years in college (see schools section of my profile). I grew up on endurance sports. I ran a somewhat respectable 4:46 mile in high school and jogged a marathon in college. Ice cream rules. My favorite flavors are chocolate chip cookie dough, cookies & cream, and coffee.

My Interests



I enjoy (in no particular order) seeing my friends' bands, spending QT with friends and family, ice cream, cooking, guitar, bass, rock concerts, classical concerts, baking, gargling mouthwash, bicycling, running, kayaking, canoeing, flossing my teeth, nordic skiing, alpine skiing, DVDs, piano, listening to the Ring-Dang-Doo, Sudoku, University of Maryland Terrapins basketball, and hanging out with my 3 nephews

I'd like to meet:

Genuine & down-to-earth people, live music fans, musicians

Music:

The Fab Faux (playing Savoy Truffle in this fan video)
Rock/pop: the Cardigans , U2 , weezer , the Police, BNL , the Beatles, the Corrs, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Dread Zeppelin, Guns 'n Roses, Sarah McLachlan , No Doubt, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Peter Gabriel, Spinal Tap, the Who, Simon & Garfunkel, and much more.
Classical: Beethoven, Copland
DC area original artists & bands: Evick , the Dullards, Jessi Canning , Lucky Day , JunkFood

Movies:

Hot Fuzz, Big Trouble in Little China, Kung Fu Hustle, Better Off Dead, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Aladdin, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Deliverance, Time Bandits, X-men, Airplane!, the Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Television:

24, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, South Park, The Simpsons

Books:

I have read all of Dan Brown's novels; Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air; J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter series. Also various musician and band biographies. Anybody got any suggestions?

Heroes:

Bass heroes: Derek Smalls (of Spinal Tap), Duff McKagan (of Guns 'n Roses & Velvet Revolver), Tony Kanal (of No Doubt), Sting, Magnus Svenningsson (of The Cardigans), Paul McCartney, Will Lee (of the Fab Faux & Paul Shaffer Band).

My Blog

Catch-up blog

Welcome to my first blog in over six months.  A lot has happened.  Last summer, Scott's New Band formed, and it was a welcome change.  To help us through the transition, we got plenty p...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:32:00 PST

Scott's New Band

Hey gang, I'm just reposting my band's blog...  Thanks for reading!  -Tommy ----------------------------------------------------------- Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes... What's up gang, Pippen here!! Y...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:39:00 PST

House hunting

Hello dear readers,As some of you may know, I have been planning to move from Maryland to Northern Virginia for some time.  My 1 bed 1 bath condominium in north Bethesda has been on the market si...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 03:55:00 PST

First gig with LRS!

Alright!  I played my first show ever as the bassist for LRS last night at the Bottle & Cork, Dewey Beach.  We played one set in a lineup that included the talented bands ...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:34:00 PST

Countdown to my last Warehouse gig

As my friend Scott posted in a blog a while ago, "Life is constant change, and I decided long ago that I wouldn't get stuck in a rut."  So, likewise, the time has come for me to move on, musicall...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:06:00 PST

San Francisco trip

On February 23-26, 2006, I went to California for the first time.  My younger sister Maggie moved to San Francisco over the holidays, along with her husband Ryan, their baby son Ewan, and their d...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:14:00 PST