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James Severian Coker

Made of The Heaviest Matter of the Universe

About Me

I'll spare you the same lame normal bullshit; so, "insert witty comment about myself here." You wanna know more, well just ask!

My Interests

Drums, Exercising, Computers, Weights, Reading, Going to shows, Movies, Traveling as much as possible, traversing the Rockies, etc.

Music:

Opeth, all things Devin Townsend, Porcupine Tree, Emperor, Cynic, PINK FLOYD!, Meshuggah, Cryptopsy, Textures, Agalloch, Tool, Primus, Necrophagist, Anata, Darkane, Chuck Shuldiner, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Gordian Knot and all things Malone/Reinert, Nile, Ion Dissonance, Despised Icon, Martyr (Canada), Mercenary, Nevermore, Andromeda, Blind Guardian, Rush, Primus, jazz such as Dizzy, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu and Billy Cobham, Wynton Marsalis, John Coltrane, classical, Mars Volta, Bob Marley, MAE, fuck....just about anything except country and mall rock, but too many......NEW ONES!!!: The Faceless shreds my brain, the new Porcupine Tree is the best album EVER, the new Mithras ascends the horizons, the new Odious Mortem is of true technicality, Devin's Ziltoid the Omniscient (check my profile song!), MARCO MUTHAFUCKIN MINNEMANN (the greatest drummer in the omniverse!!), the new Dark Tranquility is their best yet, the new Dimmu is ehh but great video, more to come...img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/icolossus/SMStick. jpg"

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Big Lebowski, Amistad, Master and Commander, Napolean Dynamite, Italian horror, Monty Python, Discovery shiz, Finding Nemo, Shaun of the dead, anything George Romero and all things zombie related, Lord of the Rings, Pink Floyds The Wall, too many to list

Television:

Eh, I try to stay away as much as possible so my brain doesn't melt with the exceptions of Family Guy, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and whatever great product HBO has to offer.

Books:

NEW ONES!!!: Cormac McCarthy's The Road (a soon to be an American classic that won the Pulitzer; a truly bleak and desolate narrative that I guarantee will blow you away!!), Ray Kurzweil's insane predictions (prepare for the Singularity weaklings!), Orsen S. Card's Enders series (just got to it), Kurt Vonnegut and his righteous outlook, J.R.R. Tolkien for chrissakes, Clive Barker - the Master of Fantastical Horror, Greg Iles, Bill Bryson, Jon Krakauer, Michael Savage, George Carlin, Nelson Demille, Greg Bear, C.S. Lewis, Washington Irving, Robert Parker, Emerson, George Carlin, Gene Wolfe (for loosing ones mind), A Confederacy of Dunces by Toole (a must read), Plain Speaking with Harry Truman, again too many.

Heroes:

Mother and Father who have both survived cancer. Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. We cannot forget.

My Blog

Shaved a Mohawk!!

Mohawk first, then a shaved noggin thanks to the worlds most bumbling hosehead fuck monger Mack: (PS This is what we do at work)...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:06:00 PST

Finally, My New Drumset!!!

Just wanted to take a few minutes and post some pics of my new drumset.  I bought it off of someone in Denver who needed some fast cash, and I tell you IT WAS A STEAL.It is a 7 piece DW Pacific L...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:05:00 PST

Marco Minneman - The Greatest Drummer in the Universe

Zabba!I just wanted to share this recent experience with everyone who's interested.  Sorry it's so long.This past Sunday evening, I got to witness Marco Minneman conduct a 3 hour drum clinic in ...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:06:00 PST

Modus Operandi: The BLARGH

Modus Operandi:  The BlarghI remained at home again this last Friday evening as sub-zero weather conditions continued to plague the Front Range.  As I conversed via IM with a good friend in ...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:10:00 PST

Gigantour 2006 or "Witnessing the Dave Mustaine Power Mullets in their natural habitat."

GIGANTOUR/SHREDDERFEST 2006Jeremy:  Since it's a somewhat earlier afternoon show, it will allow sufficient time for you to get a full night's rest and attend New Life services on Sunday to atone ...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:00 PST

I waited 10,000 days to see Tool and when I got in, it was over...

No just kidding, however that's what it felt like. I figured I'd post a little review. Some friends from work and I went to see Tool last night at the Coors Ampitheatre in Denver. We scored lawn tic...
Posted by James Severian Coker on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:19:00 PST