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Monroe

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About Me

Me???I'm a happily married proud dad of boy/girl twins, a pisces, guitarist/musician, I was raised in and have worked in the music industry for over 15 years primarily as a music merchandiser having worked in A&R for several major merchandising companies where I signed or worked with over 200 major music artists running the gamut from The Backstreet Boys to Slayer. I now work independently and consult with various artists and companies. I am also a film maker and producer. Currently working on a documentary film about Mill Valley's legendary (and now recently closed) Village Music.As I have since I was 15, I continue to perform live music. Currently, I play guitar and sing backing vocals in a kick-ass Bay Area based band called AMERICAN DRAG... you can check us out at: www.myspace.com/americandrag or www.americandrag.netI also play from time to time with The Eric Martin Band (one of the greatest rock n' roll singers on the planet!), Petty Theft (Great T. Petty Cover band) and a group called the 85's which is a band I put together with some high school buddies of mine to play songs from our days in High School.Life is crazy busy these days, but it's all good!Very appreciative to live where I live and have the family and friends that I have. These are the things that are most important.~MI edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)object width="425" height="355" ..

My Interests

MUSIC, PLAYING MUSIC, GUITAR AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS, NATURE, WORLD TRAVEL, GOOD FILMS, ART, SCIENCE FICTION, SCUBA DIVING, CURRENT EVENTS AND POLITICS, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, PARTYING, HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH GOOD FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LIVING LIFE TO IT'S FULLEST!

I'd like to meet:

Cool and interesting people from all parts of the world and walks of life. (However, cool and interesting is always subjective)Other musicians with great bands and music.Groucho and Harpo Marx, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Ghandi, Peter Sellars, Carl Sagan are all people I would have liked to have met.

Music:

THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, BOB MARLEY, MILES DAVIS, STEVIE WONDER, PRINCE, PETER GABRIEL, JEFF BUCKLEY, JOHN COLTRANE, MILES DAVIS, RADIO HEAD, WILCO, PEARL JAM, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SOUND GARDEN, REFUSED, JEFF BECK, JIMI HENDRIX, TONY RICE, DJANGO REINDHART, STEPHANE GRAPPELI, PINK FLOYD, THE WHO, THE ROLLING STONES, FRANK ZAPPA, KING CRIMSON, FISHBONE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, BLACK CROWES, THE POLICE, THE CARS, BLACK SABBATH, BIRELLI LAGRENE, THE METERS, ELVIS COSTELLO, ROBBEN FORD, CAT STEVENS, DIXIE DREGS, ALPHA BLONDY, CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG... TO NAME BUT A FEW.

Movies:

BRAZIL, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, ALIEN, THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, BEING THERE, THE MATRIX (1ST ONE), RESERVOIR DOGS, BOOGIE NIGHTS, THE KIDS ARE ALLRIGHT, THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE ORIGINAL DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, AND WOLFMAN MOVIES CIRCA 1930'S, WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, PREDATOR, BARTON FINK, HAROLD AND MAUDE, MAGNOLIA, JAWS, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE GREAT ESCAPE, THE GODFATHER, THE STING, BLAZING SADDLES, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, VERTIGO, THE SHINING, PULP FICTION, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, THE DEERHUNTER, APOCALYPSE NOW, 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, FAHRENHEIT 9/11.

Television:

Bill Maher's show on HBO, Discovery Channel, History Channel, The news, CNN, etc. an occasional SF Giants or Niners game...Otherwise, screw Television.

Books:

Fear and Loathing, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Anything on ancient mythology whether it be Greek, Egyptian or whatever. Shakespeare.

Heroes:

APRIL, MILES AND ALIYA, MY PARENTS (& STEP PARENTS), MY SISTER AND BROTHERS, JOHN LENNON, BOB MARLEY, GHANDI, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JIMMY PAGE, PETE TOWNSHEND, FRANK ZAPPA, JEFF BECK, JIMI HENDRIX, JOE MONTANA, RONNIE LOTT, WILLIE MAYS, LOU GEHRIG, AL FRANKEN, BILL MAHER AND MICHAEL MOORE.

My Blog

Smoke on the Yangtze!!!

A true classic...ENJOY! ...
Posted by Monroe on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:57:00 PST

The Smokers...

From one of my favorite books "CRUEL SHOES" by one of my favorite (former) comedians Steve Martin:He lit the cigarette and smoked it down to the filter in one breath. He silently thanked the Winston C...
Posted by Monroe on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:00:00 PST

Truth hurts...

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a longplastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men dielike dogs. There's also a negative side."--Hunter S. Thompson...
Posted by Monroe on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:18:00 PST