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Mark

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About Me

I've been playing music since I was 13 and my mom thought I needed something to replace my "air guitar". My first record was "Hair" in third grade and joined the Columbia Record Club for the first time in fourth grade. Could say music matters A LOT. Took up the bass at 16 because my church youth group had about 6 guitarists and no bass. Became agnostic while attending Aquinas College. Been bass player for the Willeys for 14 years and just started standup bass a couple years ago which I now play with Arganik. Have many musician friends and I enjoy the challenge of playing with new people. And now internationally with Mokum and Yooper! It would be cool to meet them someday.

My Interests

Music of (almost) all sorts. Really love discovering new music via my kids, they have great taste and both are fledgling musicians. We go to Wheatland every year and went to Bonnaroo in Tennessee in 2006. Going to Rothbury Music Festival this Summer. I enjoy golf, bocce ball, crossword puzzles, news, cooking, alcohol, sleep and sensory overload.

I'd like to meet:

Corey Pavin, Chris Onstad and Iggy Pop on the first tee at Augusta. Liz Phair drives the beer cart.

Music:

Where to start...how about reverse alphabetical order (more or less): Zappa, Zappatistas, Warren Zevon, Neil Young, Yello, Yes (no), X, XTC, Willeys, White Stripes, Ween, Who, Weavers, Wilco, Bill Withers, Velvet Underground, Verve, Verve Pipe, Townes Van Zandt, U2, Tuxedomoon, Television, The The, Sigur Ros, Specials, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Radiohead, Residents, REM, Ralston, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Phish, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Oysterhead, Negativland, Mothers of Invention, Leadbelly, Kinks, Henry Kaiser, King Crimson, Kronos Quartet, Joe Jackson, Icicles, Robyn Hitchcock, Henry Cow, Fred Frith, Freshly Wrapped Candies, Eno, Devo, John Cale, Bauhaus, David Bowie, Beck, Art of Noise, Art Bears, Arganik, lots of Classical esp. Mahler, Stravinsky, Ives, Stockhausen, Ligetti, most any good string quartet, more later....

Movies:


I am Alex, from "A Clockwork Orange."
Real Horrorshow.

Which Random Cult Movie Character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla .Dr. Strangelove, Being There, Rubin and Ed, Harold and Maude, A Clockwork Orange (obviously), A Room with a View....

Television:

CNN and other news channels for comparison esp. the slanted FOX (must know the opposition) C-SPAN, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Shield, Law & Order, South Park, golf, Hardball, Keith Olberman

Books:

The Oxford Unabridged Dictionary. All the other books are in there.

Heroes:

Just for one day....