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Matty Blast

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About Me

I'm a tax accountant by day, and at night I'm either playing bass with Milwaukee pop/rock band "Random Maxx" or I'm working for Powerhouse Pro Wrestling as "Magnificent" Matty Blast. I also play bass for the Harvest Community Church Worship Team (I am a non-denominational Christian), and am a brown belt in Taekwondo. I'm also a member of the United States Parachute Association & skydiver with the Sky Knights Sport Parachute Club in East Troy, WI.I live in St. Francis with my two ferrets, Jocelyn and Thibault, both named after Jocelyn Thibault, former goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks.My thoughts are twisted and my rants are stupid, but don't let them throw you. I've been blessed with a lot, and life is good.

My Interests

I write and perform pop/rock music, and have actually won an award for one of my songs (quite the high that was). I also enjoy skydiving, working out, clubbing, hitting the karaoke bars once in awhile, spending time with my family, helping my brother race his dragster, having cuddle time with my precious fuzzy ferrets, playing softball and soccer, rollerblading, jogging, performing as a pro-wrestler (Powerhouse Pro Wrestling--an independent pro-wrestling organization based in Wisconsin), and following NHL hockey.

I'd like to meet:

Every member of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team.

Music:

I'm a singer/songwriter/bass player for Random Maxx, a pop/rock band based in Milwaukee. My influences include the Barenaked Ladies, the Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox20, Chicago, Queen, the Cure, and basically any melodic and danceable tune from the 80s.I'm into pop/top40 and retro; no country or rap for me, thanks.I also enjoy some classical music. My all-time favorite work is Beethoven's 7th Symphony, followed closely by Piano Concerto No. 1 and his 5th Symphony. Other composers on my list of favorites include Mozart (40th & 41st Symphonies), Aaron Copeland (Appalachian Spring--now there's a work that will put goosebumps on your goosebumps), and Gustav Holst (The Planets, 1st and 2nd Suites for Band).

Movies:

Miracle--what a movie. I could watch it 100 times and still not be tired of it. Enjoyed Rocky Balboa a lot. Other favorites of mine include Signs, Pump Up the Volume, The Shawshank Redemption, A Time To Kill, Minority Report, Happy Gilmore, AI Artificial Intelligence, and just about any cheesy 80s movie you can think of.

Television:

Cheap Seats, Penn & Teller Bull$***, Deal or No Deal, Man, I'll tell ya what man, get dem dang ol' King ol' Hill man, talkin' bout dem Alamo beers in Texas, man, and cheesy retro-television on channels like Nickolodeon and TV Land

Books:

Books? Books are too educational. Do not read. This has been a public service message.

Heroes:

My hero? My older brother. Here's a guy who spends every minute of his life giving, giving, and giving until it hurts... then giving some more. He's a DARE cop in the greater Chicagoland area, and takes his Quickrod dragster to schools to show kids what they can do for fulfillment instead of getting into trouble. I often contemplate on the differences between his career and mine, and the difference in nobility just flattens me and squeezes every speck of pride out of me. Me, I've done well for myself. My brother? He's doing well for others.

My Blog

Pet Peeves from Womens Personal Ads

Top Ten Cardinal Sins Women Commit when Placing Online Personal Ads:   10.          Don't use pictures of you that show you looking bored.  If t...
Posted by Matty Blast on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

This is who I am...take it or leave it.

A friend told me recently, "You need to love and be yourself, but first you need to figure out just who 'yourself' is."  And she was right.  The first part of what she said I'd heard before,...
Posted by Matty Blast on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:19:00 PST

Keep me in the air...

Today I did two skydives.  It was my first day of skydiving since my injury back in mid-July.  I didn't want to do any group stuff...just a couple of solo fun jumps to get some confidence ba...
Posted by Matty Blast on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:18:00 PST

Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview

Tonight the Hawks start the official 2007-2008 NHL season with a visit to the Minnesota Wild. Their defense looks good this year, with Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith on the first line.  Somethin...
Posted by Matty Blast on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:44:00 PST

What happened to my pre-moistened butt-wipes?

When the makers of toilet paper came out with their plastic refillable containers of pre-moistened toilet paper rectangle thingies, I thought it was the best idea since the sliced bread that caused th...
Posted by Matty Blast on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:00:00 PST

FAIL

Wow.  It's a good thing I'm on medication, it really is.   I hauled my broken boxspring all the way over to American to have it repaired, and when I got there they told me (as I was standing...
Posted by Matty Blast on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:09:00 PST

Lots of pointless miscellaneous stuff...

Yesterday I spent almost $250 at the Scrub-a-Dub Oil Change place.  I had the oil changed, and elected to have them put in a special oil for high-mileage cars.  They found that the center br...
Posted by Matty Blast on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:14:00 PST

Chipotle Blog w/ Chipotle Ranch Dressing

What is the deal with "chipotle"?  Okay, so it's a conglomeration of tiny microscopic dried jalapeƱo peppers or something.  Big deal!  Does that mean we have to stick the word "chipotle...
Posted by Matty Blast on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:53:00 PST

Whoa. This is not good.

Something is swelling up in my right knee, rather suddenly.  It probably has to do with the skydiving accident I had on Sunday (which I thought was just a bruise and a couple of scrapes & scr...
Posted by Matty Blast on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:12:00 PST

Def Leppard w/ Styx & Foreigner at Summerfest--what a show!!!

How do you choose who headlines a show like this?  I really don't think it mattered to anyone at Summerfest last Friday.  Everyone who was there was thrilled to see each band on the bill, wi...
Posted by Matty Blast on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:21:00 PST