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About Me

From "Deadwood" Episode 2:Al: What's your partner so mad about all the time?Sol: He's not mad.Al: He's got a mean way of bein' happy.

My Interests

Live music, martial arts, backpacking in the Sierra Nevada and the high desert, Mountaineer football and basketball, Ancient Egypt, visiting every National Park/Monument, Morris dancing, useless information, galactic domination

Music:

Noizbox, The Pistol Whippers, Dinosaur, Jr., Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Marley and the Wailers, The New Duncan Imperials, Talking Heads, Big Hat, Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones, The Who, Green Day, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Blake Babies/Juliana Hatfield, The Cure, Steel Pulse, Jane's Addiction, The Smiths, Blue Oyster Cult, Jethro Tull, Toots and the Maytals, Social Distortion, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Frank Zappa, The Pixies, Steely Dan, Lush, Black Sabbath, 60's Motown, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Bif Naked, The Rolling Stones, Voice of the Beehive, The B-52s, Cream, The Replacements, Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band.......I'll listen to almost anything live, but absolutely no country, rap/hiphop, folk, or "singer/songwriters"

Movies:

Team America, Secretary, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars (IV, V, VI), Goodfellas, Heathers, Vanishing Point (original), Pulp Fiction, Shakes the Clown, Fight Club, anything by Kevin Smith, Mel Brooks, The Marx Brothers or The 3 Stooges, Rushmore, Used Cars, Godfather I + II, Being John Malkovich, Conspiracy, Americathon, Morons From Outer Space, J-Men Forever

Television:

24, History International, The Science Channel, HBO, Showtime, South Park, The Office, Beverly Hillbillies, Blackadder, Leave It To Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show (Barney Fife years only)

Books:

I have a lot of books.

Heroes:

Sir Sidney Fudd

My Blog

69 Fingers/Concept--Blue Parrot 8/3/07

Another great show, on College Night at the Blue Parrot! I got the just before 11:30, which was almost right, as I only had to endure part of the last song styling of those annoyingly ubiquitous local...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:25:00 PST

Blitzkid/Drop Ded Phred--Empty Glass 7/28/07

I went to the Empty Glass last night and it was the best show I've seen in months! The headliner and only advertised band (way to go with the marketing, Empty Glass) was Blitzkid, from Bluefield...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:59:00 PST

Yosemite & Sunset Blvd. 2006

Here are a few 2006 vacation pix. Detail best seen with larger view. This creatoid was scampering around in a meadow alongside the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park, at 4...
Posted by Jim on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:21:00 PST

Noizbox/Rose City--Empty Glass 4/20/07

On Friday, April 20 (or "the 4/20," as some might say) the Stoner's National Holiday, there was a three-band show at the Empty Glass, opening with new band Rose City's first real performance, followed...
Posted by Jim on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:11:00 PST

The Concept--Empty Glass 12/25/06

Went down to the Glass for the annual Christmas show, featuring 69 Fingers, with new punk band The Concept opening: I really liked this band, and plan to see them again. I missed their show last nigh...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:14:00 PST

Noizbox--Blue Parrot 11/23/06

Running a little behind in getting something up, but this was a great Noizbox show on Thanksgiving night at the Blue Parrot. A poorly-attended show, but one where the Noizbox guitarist was "on fire," ...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:17:00 PST

Pistol Whippers/Stone Ka-Tet--Sound Factory 11/22/06

On Thanksgiving Eve, there was a three-band show at the Sound Factory, with Hillbilly Deathride, the Pistol Whippers, and Stone Ka-Tet. I don't much care for Hillbilly Deathride. They have a "screamer...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:28:00 PST

Pistol Whippers--Empty Glass 10/28/06

The Eighth Annual Halloween Hootenany took place on Saturday, October 28, the The Empty Glass. Two of the lads were done up as Mexican wrestlers, or something like them: There was a pretty good crowd...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:32:00 PST

The Spores--Empty Glass 10/26/06

The long-awaited return of The Spores occurred on Thursday, October 26, at The Empty Glass. They brought their puppet-infused LA rock show here in March, and, as you may remember, I almost got t...
Posted by Jim on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:06:00 PST

The Emergency--123 Pleasant Street 10/14/06

Last weekend I went to Morgantown to hang out with one of my college roommates, Crazy Chuck from Hollywood, who came in from LA with a guy originally from Morgantown who now lives in Cali, and the guy...
Posted by Jim on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:32:00 PST