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Andrew

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About Me


So before I spout off about me let me just do this...an ode to my wife the most special of people in my world - my best friend, lover,soul mate, business partner everything!! these words below are a lyric to a song which when I hear I think of her, and always will - If I ahd written this lyric I'd have done so thinking of her so Jo this is for you...
I wouldn't build you a castle babe just to tear it down,
when I say i love you girl it means I'll always be around,
I wouldn't make you promises just to break your heart,
When I whisper in your ear it means we'll never be apart,
Our love is higher than a mountain,
stronger than steel,
forever isn't long enough to show you how I feel,
Our love is deeper thant he ocean stronger than steel,
forever isn't long enough to show you how I feel,
Now then....here's some info about me. You may find it strange that such a shrine to the Raiders exists from a brit. I got into this game when I was 14 and have been a Raider since, sure i love soccer and am a big Aston Villa fan, but give me the NFL anyday. Where as Footy is full of overpaid pre-madonna's hell bent on conning referee's with dives all over the field to gain any advantage they can, it just doesn't exist in the NFL. The players play with Integrity and honour and clearly feel priviledged that they have been given a gift to play the game and entertain so many.I loved the game so much that I spent five years playing here in the Uk I played for the Wolverhampton vipers although i spent time with West Bromwich too early on.......
I then spent another eight years as an oficial a great time of my life that I'll always look back on with fond memories !! Now I want back in the game - I'd love to get into coaching get a kids team going a take them all the way to the UK Championship what an acheivement that would be !!
Musically I rock plain and simple!! It must have big power chords loud lead guitars with a pounding bass and thumping drum and the passionate vocals of a screaming banshee. Add this to a well crafted song and it is a musical recipe of passion, adrenaline and a fantastic live experience.
Derek Riggs is a fantstic artist and of course does the album covers for one of the greatest bands ever - Iron Maiden!!! Here is my little tribute to both Maiden and Derek!!!! Keep rockin boys!!!
My other interest in life is Koi keeping. i have a 6500 gallon pond in my back garden which, is looking A bit rough right now. I've got to rebuild the filter but the number I fish i have are Ok with the system I have but i won't bore you with the details. I have a family been married for nearly 14 years with three kids who I adore equally, oh and my wife too!! (She'll kill me when she sees that) We've had good and bad times like any other family but we'll always stick together through thick and thin.

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UXL -can I dream again? look out for these boys they are so going places!!! Go lads catch ya live soon and we might even take you up on the party offer next time round!!
Can I Dream Again - UXL

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Aston Villa, Oakland Raiders, rock and metal, New Jersey Devils, Oakland A's, being with my family, meeting and greeting great people on this site
My soccer team is the great Aston Villa from Birmingham...1981 European champions and one of only six teams to never be relegated from the Premiership....hungry for success and relying on the youth to do the job which I'm sure they can get behind Martin'O Neil's and his boys

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Sacremento kings hmmmmmm wonder why this one is???? Anybody care to have a guess!!lol!! i used to be partial to the lakers but somebody converted me now I follow wot's going on all the time with the Kings!! But Hey I don't mind now I'm really looking forward to catching them play oooo around alte October '08 haha!!
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I'd like to meet:

The Oakland Raider organisation, all of the bands listed in my top 10 and more, the men and women who put their lives on the line to save others at 9/11, all of the great friends I've made on myspace especially those i speak to daily you know who you are love to you all!!!!

Music:

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The first band i ever got into was Bon Jovi, if not for them, I may have never discovered rock, hair metal, thrash, punk and rock in general but because I did I still love theose genres as much as ever and don't really have the time for anything else I find for me at least, that most other musics lacks creativity, passion or true soul so for that at least i have to say thankyou to Bon Jovi.
But i would say today i have evolved and now listen to much more complex and darker forms of metal. Not because i am some secret revolutionary satanist no, but, because I have grown to appreciate the complexity, introcacies, arrangements and passion that have gone into some absolutely beautiful, powerful, aggressive and moving pieces of music. Take my current favourite band Nightwish, the past three albums the sheer complexity and care taken into the arrangement to allow the orchestra to thrive and add a whole dimension to the experience of their music. Toumas haipolinen is pure modern musical genius and his subject matter and lyrical ability is just pure poetry. If you haven't heard them give it a try with a complete open mind best albums Century Child, Once and Dark Pasion play.
Other great examples are Opeth, Dimmu Borgir and Machine heads last album The Blackening.

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my Favourite bands areBon jovi, Nightwish, Metallica, Skid Row, Shadows Fall, Queensryche, Arch Enemy, Dream Theatre, Slayer, Trivium, Dimmu borgir, Machine Head, Velvet Revolver, Anthrax, Sepultura, Tesla, Cinderella, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Guns n Roses (old not new), Fear Factory, Megadeth, Poison, Black Crowes, Jon & Richies's solo work, Aerosmith, thunder, DragonForce, Dio, black Sabbath, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Motorhead, Living Colour, Green Day, Sex pistols, Little angels, Dan reed network, Nickelback, Korn, Children of Bodom, Helloween, Opeth, Exodus, celtic Frost, Testament, fear Factory, satyricon, In Flames, lamb of God, basically if its metal, thrash, Glam, Death or Black even just general long hair rock I'll give it a listen.But of late I would say the complex, the heavier the better!!!

Some of my favourite albums are :-
Dark Passion Play - Nightwish
Master of Puppets - metallica
Once - Nightwish
New Jersey - bon Jovi
Scenes from a memory - Dream theatre
Slave to the grind - Skid Row
Century Child - Nighwish
Black Album - Metallica
Operation Mindcrime 1 & 2 - Queensryche
These Days - Bon jovi
In Sorte Diaboli - Dimmu Borgir
American idiot - green day
Appetite for Destruction - Guns n Roses
Long Cold Winter - Cinderella
Slippery When Wet - Bonjovi

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Movies:

Anything related to Jedi's, Still crazy, Spinal Tap and I psml @ Final Destination movies !!!, The mean machine, Any given Sunday, The waterboy. The blues brothers oh yeah and don't forget the spoof movies I love 'em you know whats going to happen but you have to laugh anyway - Surely you can't be serious - yes I am serious and don't call me Shirley!!!! You can't beat that for stupid but funny....I also love the Lethal Weapon movies, Braveheart, The Untouchables, Star trek movies, Stargate, Oh and don't forget LORD OF THE RINGS......

Television:

Any NFL coverage in the UK and College football too, Any soccer game featuring my beloved Aston Villa - Come on Randy bring some players in !!!Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis, Battlestar gallactica the new incarnation is cool !!! Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps, only fools and horses, Red Dwarf, Top Gear.


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Books:

Stephen king, Birmingham A-Z, AA Road Atlas, Kerrang!! magazine, First Down

Heroes:

Metallica- you rock!!,Bon Jovi - you rock!!, Darth Vadar,The European cup winning Aston Villa Team, John Madden, The three time super bowl champ Oakland Raiders !! The brave men and women who fought to save lifes when all around was devasted at 9/11 - respect to you all

My Blog

I’ve never felt so sure

This past few days I've never felt so sure of how strongly i feel towards Jo my wife, my rock, best friend, lover.mother to my kids - my everything!!   I knew this before sure thats why we are r...
Posted by Andrew on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:51:00 PST

Been a big week

I was up early as ever this morning and had time to sit in the conservator and just takea second to ponder the past week and I actually felt a little emotional. Been a big week and a happy one at that...
Posted by Andrew on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:40:00 PST

Bon jovi 7th June 2006

I had the unexpected pleasure of obtaining tickets thanks to a wonderful friend here on myspace - as it was my beautiful wife's birthday the day after how could I refuse the chance. So we went yesterd...
Posted by Andrew on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:32:00 PST

What did I do to deserve a day like this??

OK picture this -I've got Friday off work chance to veg out, relax and get ready to go to a gig on the night, then I got up, and the day went pear shaped from there to the point I wanted to just lay w...
Posted by Andrew on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:10:00 PST

Why the Oakland Raiders?

Here's why....... Firstly they were the first ever team I saw on TV losing to the 49ers and falling to 4-4 in the '84 season it was all about could they do it...since then its about the biggest Nation...
Posted by Andrew on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 05:23:00 PST