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The Andrew

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About Me

..We, the unwilling, led by the unqualified, to do the unneccesary, for the undeserving, have been doing so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do everything with nothing.

If you have it, you don't need it. If you need it, you don't have it. If you have it, you need more of it. If you have more of it, you don't need less of it. You need it to get it, and you certainly need it to get more of it, but if you don't already have any of it to begin with, you can't get any of it to get started, which means you really have no idea how to get it in the first place, do you? You can share it, sure, you can even stockpile it if you like, but you can't fake it. Wanting it, needing it, wishing for it, the point is, if you've never had any of it, ever....people just seem to know.

My Interests

Music is my main hobby. I play Bass Guitar primarily. With some guitar, keyboard and drumming abilities. I'm getting more into recording, hoping to have my own recording setup by the end of the Summer.Big into comic books. I enjoy going to the comic books stores and just vedging. The number of comics I get a month is around..hell I don't know, if it looks interesting I get it. With that said, I'd be much richer if I didn't read comic books.

I'd like to meet:

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, David Gilmour, every member of Rush and Pink Floyd, all the guys in Yes, Styx and Genesis too. In fact, alot of people.Oh yeahAnd you, perhaps.

Music:

Mainly these bands:

Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Genesis
Yes
Rush
Styx

Everything Else:
The Eagles, ACDC, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Asia, BTO, Bad Company, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Boston, The Boss, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Chicago, The Clash, Cream, Crosby Stills and Nash, CCR, David Dowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Dennis DeYoung, Dio, Dire Straits, Don Henley, The Doors, Elton John, ELP, Eric Clapton, Europe, Faith No More, Fleetwood Mac, Foghat, Foreigner, Frank Zappa, George Harrison, Golden Earring, Guns and Roses, Heart, Iron Butterfly, Iron Maiden, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Joe Walsh, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Journey, Judas Priest, Kansas, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Les Claypools' Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Manheim Steamroller, Michael Jackon (Thriller only), Motley Crue, Mountain, Nazareth, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Nick Mason, Ozzy, Peter Frampton, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Poison, The Police, Primus, Prince, Queen, Queensryche, Quiet Riot, R.E.M., Rainbow, RHCP, REO Speedwagon, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Rolling Stones, The Scoprions, Slade, Snowy White, Steppenwold, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, Syd Barrett, T. Rex, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Tom Petty, Toto, Twisted Sister, Uriah Heep, Van Halen, Whitesnake, The Who, and ZZ Top

Movies:

Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Bubba-Ho-Tep, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, Little Miss Sunshine, School for Scoundrels, Sky High, Stranger Than Fiction, Blades of Glory, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi, That Thing You Do, Rocky Balboa, Comic Book Villians, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Gridiron Gang, Waynes World, Waynes World 2, Stripes, Evolution, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Clerks: The Cartoon, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks, Clerks 2, An Evening With Kevin Smith, An Evening With Kevin Smith 2, The DaVinci Code, Superman Returns, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Animal House, The Punisher, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Hellboy, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Month Python: The Meaning of Life, Monty Python and the Life of Brian, The Waterboy, UHF, Comic Book: The Movie, National Lampoons Vacation and Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation, The Last Action Hero, The Longest Yard, Dodgeball, Neccesary Roughness, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Superman 1, Superman 2, Superman 3, Superman 4, I, Robot, X-Men, X2, Galaxy Quest, Mystery Men, MIB, MIB 2, Dude, Wheres My Car?, Daredevil, Batman: The Movie, Batman, Batman: Returns, Batman Begins, Family Guy: The Stewie Griffin Story, The Wall, Almost Famous, Starsky and Hutch, Zoolander, I Spy, Clue, The Blues Brothers, Dragnet

Television:

My name is Earl, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Twenty Good Years, Heroes, Smallville, Drew Carey Show, King of the Hill, Clerks, God The Devil and Bob, and The Office

Books:

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Resturant at the End of the Universe, The Life Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the fish, Mostly Harmless, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Book of Fate, If Chins Could Kill, Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way, The Dark Long Tea Time of the Soul, The Salmon of Doubt, Asimovs Guide to Physics, The Universe in a Nutshell, A Brief History of Time, I, Robot, The Naked Sun, Robots of Dawn, Caves of Steel, 1984, Brave New World, The DaVinci Code, Culture Warrior, I Told You So, Godless, and Angels and Demons

Heroes:

David Gilmour, Roger "Syd" Barrett, Bill Hubbard, Stephen Hawking, Issac Assimov, Bruce Campbell, Christoper Walken, Vincent Price.
As far as Bass Players go: Roger Waters, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, John Entwhistle, Tony Levin, Chris Squire, Greg Lake, John Wetton, Geezer Butler and Les Claypool.

My Blog

ARROWFEST!

Alright here is my full fledged review of Arrowfest from Houston.Leading up to the concert, you could definitely tell Styx and Boston were being billed as the main acts for the show, and they naturall...
Posted by The Andrew on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:33:00 PST

KANSAS!

Saturday night I attended the concert experience that is Kansas Live!We'll deal with logistics first as per usual, the band lineup was as such:Phil Ehart: Drums, Percussion Billy Greer: Bass, Acoustic...
Posted by The Andrew on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:59:00 PST

IRON! MAIDEN!

Tonight was to date the best metal show I have witness as Chris and I were witness to Iron Maiden's triumphant return to Houston after a near 5 year hiatus. And Jesus H Tap Dancing Christ, it was phen...
Posted by The Andrew on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:26:00 PST

THE POLICE!

So as part two of my concert experience last night I saw the main act the Police, they were the reason I went and with them all pushing or over 60, they did not disappoint.For those of you who DON'T k...
Posted by The Andrew on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:06:00 PST

Elvis Costello and the Imposters

Saw Elvis Costello and the Imposters tonight, they opened for the Police, but they are worthy of their own entry.I hadn't listened to much Costello before this show, so I wasn't really sure what to ex...
Posted by The Andrew on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:53:00 PST

ROGER fuckin WATERS!

Last night was the Roger Waters show live from the Woodlands Pavilion. This was the 8th leg of his Dark Side of the Moon Live tour, which started way back in 2006, and yeah, this was the first time he...
Posted by The Andrew on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

RUSH! (PART 2)

Last night was the second Houston Rush show in 2 years as part of the second leg of the Snakes and Arrows tour in support of the album of the same name.This show was mildly annoying as it was literall...
Posted by The Andrew on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:48:00 PST

Ahhh! The Moody Blues!

So tonight was the Moody Blues show which I as a good son took my mother to see as they are her favorite band.First things first, the setlist:Set 1:Lovely To See YouTuesday AfternoonLean On Me Tonight...
Posted by The Andrew on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:44:00 PST

VAN HALEN!

Saw Van Halen last night during their "Reunion" tour, I put quotes around "Reunion" because it's not really a reunion tour without Michael Anthony. Nonetheless, the show was top notch as far as I'm co...
Posted by The Andrew on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:26:00 PST

ALICE COOPER!

The inventor of shock returns to his roots and Houston was lucky enough to catch the show. Heres the setlist:It's Hot TonightNo More Mr Nice GuyUnder My WheelsI'm EighteenIs It My Body?Woman Of Mass D...
Posted by The Andrew on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:23:00 PST