WELCOME TO MY WORLD!
yes, I am the guy you contact to play a punk show on Long Island * I don't book NYC!! I'm an easy going guy. pretty easy to get along with I have a lot of friends that i consider family I don't view myself as better than anyone else.. ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I EVER BOOKED MURPHYS LAW 3-30-08
my friend Joanna singing with Murphy's Lawmurphys law - live at the nutty
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my life pretty much revolves around the punk rock/ hardcore scene. I have played in a few bands over the years, but these days I mainly book shows and manage a few very talented bands.
I don't do drugs or drink alchohol. but I am not straight edge! a lot of my friends call me that, but I smoke ciggarrettes heavily, and drink a lot of coffee!!. I don't judge people by thier own choices though, if you want to get high or twisted drunk, fine.. just don't drag me down with you. been thru all that as a teenager, and it just isn't my own thing anymore is all.
some people think i'm gay! really!! haha i always find this funny. no, I am not. I am in fact, very much straight thank you very much. I guess the whole gay thing comes from the fact i have a few friends that are. look, I don't look down on people because of thier color, religion, or whatever.... my only true prejudice is blind hate. I have no tolerance for racism!!!
I'm into ink. my whole right arm is a work in progress. the final idea is for it to be a tribute to all the bands i have played in or workedwith/influenced me over the years. my work is done by my close friend Richie with:
He and his Wife Dee are among the best people I have ever known, and I love them to death.
I use myspace mainly for promoting shows i book and bands i am friends with. but I have met quite a few people thru here that I consider friends as well.
I CHANGE MY TOP FRIENDS CONSTANTLY!! haha, i hate getting messages like "hey Howie, how come I'm not in your top friends anymore?? look, there are a lot of people on my "friends" list... and most of the people on there i try to kepp in touch with. so I change it all the time.. don't take offense if yer not on my top friends silly!!!!
I book at 2 clubs. mainly I book at CAFE BADA BING in Port Jefferson NY, it's a nice place and they really let us do our "punk rock thing" there. but for bigger shows I work with my buddy Rob over at THE NUTTY IRISHMAN in Bayshore as well. Rob is good people, and does a lot more for the local punk/hardcore scene than he takes credit for.
I'm single.. never been married, and actually, I'm ok with that. sometimes I think about what it would be like to settle down, but I'm ultra picky, and haven't met the right girl is all. someday maybe.. but I'm not really looking either. I guess I have been burned so many times that I'm not sure of relationships anymore is all. I'm a big flirt, but in reality, sex just isnt all that important to me. I'm more about love and romance... when I come across a girl into the same thing. perhaps then I will reconsider the whole relationship scenario.
I run a small record label/show booking co. called and I let that consume my entire being.
may 9th