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Mike

I knew in order to not conceal, I had to play music and express what I feel. I'm gonna move

About Me

“For me, music and life are all about style.” - Miles DavisThe name's Mike. Born and raised in the north country, also known as the armpit(update, I have now dubbed Syracuse, the "asshole" of America")of America, upstate New York. I'm a simple person, and an old soul, so I've been told. Less is becoming more, as necessities are meaningless to me. I hope to one day be an old man, with a beer belly, staring at a lake or something. I have no patience for arrogance, and people with no respect... however, I'll contradict that statement by saying I can be a stubborn person. I'd like to meet someone who can admit their flaws, and accept them. Someone once said, perfection is highly over-rated. I'm going to keep the rest short. I plan on settling down in Atlanta this year, and beginning my career as a performing musician, and audio engineer. That's about all I can bare to write about myself. Get at me, I love music of all kinds, and musicians of all kind. "That's the way god planned it, you gotta believe" Peace!Georgia On My Mind...

My Interests

Music, Life, Nature, Photography, Culture, Human rights, African Hand Drumming, Waterfalls, Art, Traveling, CHARLIE PARKER, Adventures, Hiking, Woods, Gorges, etc.


I'd like to meet:

Anyone with a sense of humor! You! Real People! Other Musicians that I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet.A master drummer must have seven eyes - African proverb

Music:

I have eclectic taste in music: Experimental, Latin Jazz, Fusion, R&B, Trip-Hop, Classical, World, Afro-beat, Classic, Motown, Funk, etc. Underlying the roots of rock for the most part.
Allman Brothers Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Bland, Bill Withers, Billy Preston, Miles Davis, Paul Pena, Jonah Smith, Nina Simone, The Meters, Stevie Wonder, Foday Musa Suso, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Susan Tedeschi, Sly Stone, Marvin Gaye, Steve Winwood, Les McCann, Traffic, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Vusi Mahlasela, Herbie Hancock, Jack Dejohnette, Jimmy Smith, to throw a few names out there...

Movies:

Pulp Fiction

Television:

The Office
Robot Chicken
Twilight Zone
Other than that, TV pretty much sucks, I mean Drew Carey is the host of The Price is right, that is just WRONG!

Books:

Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner
Skydog The Duane Allman Story by Randy Poe

Heroes:

Smodd!!

My Blog

Wanee and The South....

God.  Where to start.  I don't even want to begin to tell everything that happened this weekend.  I'm so in love, with the South, with the hospitality.  Sorry to all my friends, bu...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:20:00 PST

Winter Pics

A few shots I've taken this winter... ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:14:00 PST

Some pics of mine...

more to come... ...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 04:30:00 PST

Niagara Falls Trip II - Pictures

So we went back to Niagara Falls.  This time not for the Allman Brothers Band, but to be tourists.  People think looking at water would be boring, but this is always a beautiful site.  ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:35:00 PST