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Tommy

I am here for Friends

About Me

Normal suburbian who tells everyone he's from Chicago. We really should stop doing that someday. If you're in Franklin Park....SAY Franklin Park, IL!

My Interests

Music, books, movies, billiards, Kendo...and a few more.

I'd like to meet:


Music:

-Martin Sexton -Genesis -Sublime -Alice In Chains -Metallica -Shyne -Notorious B.I.G -ICP -Blue Belly -Les Baxter -Buddy Rich -The Blue Spot -Ray Charles -Delbert McClinton -Big Head Todd and the Monsters -Adam Cartwright

Movies:

My favorite flicks:Girl Next Door Shawshank Redemption Stand by Me Scarface Casino Defending Your Life The House of Sand and Fog The Contender

Television:

Don't watch much TV anymore. I used to watch reruns of Columbo back when I was in college. Right now there is only 1 show I watch religiously and that's House M.D.

Books:

Anything by Thomas Harris, David Baldacci, Tucker Max, and Norah Ephron.

Heroes:

...I've never watched it once... is it good? NBC right?

My Blog

Paint her toenails?

So I'm at Walmart today and I over hear a few girls talking about the movie Something New, which is on HBO this month, a fate fitting the gigantic flop that this movie deservingly was, But anyway, the...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:32:00 PST

Two guitars and two voices.

One of the things I love most about music is how it continues to change. I remember when I first heard Eric Clapton play lead guitar. It was an old vinyl recording of Layla. I thought to myself that i...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:13:00 PST

I love the internet...

"The Information Super Highway", a catchy nickname for the internet that was probably created because, "The Fastest and Least Embarassing Way to Get Porn", wasn't short or catchy enough. Still forth, ...
Posted by Tommy on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:36:00 PST

Music education for the youth!

I've decided that I need to post this video and that anyone under the age of the 30 should watch it. This video showcases what are in my opinion 3 of the greatest talents in music history, and a woman...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:01:00 PST

Fogo De Chao

My grandfather always told me that he would never trust a vegetarian. He said that there are two things that will make men happy for any extended period of time... one was a good woman....
Posted by Tommy on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:14:00 PST

Birthdays

I worked with a kid named Duane in 2001 at a place that I can't quite remember the name of. Duane was your typical corn fed, suburban whiteboy who just happened to be a great songwriter. He ...
Posted by Tommy on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:58:00 PST

I met Vida GUERRA!!

I just noticed that I listed her as one of the people I'd like to meet on my page. I'm not sure if that was because I really wanted to meet her, of if I put that there because it was a logical place t...
Posted by Tommy on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:44:00 PST

Gensis Tour Tickets

Ok, this is unfair. It's not my fault that I happen to like melodic classic english rock, and I shouldn't have to compete with 60 year olds who have unlimited wallets! Genesis is coming to chicago fo...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:49:00 PST

VISTA Updated

Well I went ahead and bit the bullet. I built myself an INSANELY expensive computer and gave Vista another shot. And I gotta say... I LOVE THIS new setup. Amazingly enough, I set out to basically top ...
Posted by Tommy on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:19:00 PST

Windows Vista

Ok My trial period of Windows Vista Ultimate came to an end today. It can be summed up by saying, if you don't have a PCI Express slot or AGP slot and a video card tougher than Old School Run-DMC... D...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:22:00 PST