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Brandon

Shama Lama Ding Dong

About Me

I like the simple things in life. Good music, good friends, and good times.

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My Interests

Going to see live music as much as possible, Travel, playing tennis/golf, Movies, Sporting Events (Mavs, Stars, college hoops especially), Snow Skiing.New Orleans Jazzfest, - High Sierra Music Festival -

I took this at the Final Four in '04

Roy Williams - Coach of UNC - check out my friend's T-shirt
the great chuck prophet at high sierra
brazil hotel water fountain
pebble beach

tea leaf green

I'd like to meet:

New friends, music fans, fun peeps.
Also, for networking - if your company has any recruiting/staffing needs in the Dallas area, please let me know.

Here's to you:

Music:

.. width="425" height="350" ..i like almost everything - (jazz, pop, rock, hip hop, blues, folk, electronic). I spend a lot of time listening to online Radio - www.KEXP.org, XPN.org (World Cafe), www.pitchforkmedia.com, www.woxy.com, KGSR, www.radiofg.com

current rotation ~ jason collette, new built to spill, sonya kitchell, breakestra, speedometer, the budos band, sugarman 3, quantic soul orchestra, frank popp ensemble, guerolitto (beck re-mix), neil young (prairie wind), love as laughter, soul fire funk 45 collection ~

john butler trio. drums & tuba. deadman. sorta. the killers. the black keys. neko case. ben harper. chuck prophet. jazz madolin project. the waybacks. thievery corporation. tosca. ronnie earl. buddy guy. taj mahal. srv. soulive. robert randolph. modest mouse. miles davis. tea leaf green. sorta. lauren gifford. sound tribe sector nine. greyboy allstars. robert walter's 20th congress. coldplay. ryan adams. jack johnson. dave matthews. michael frenti. keller williams. sonvolt. beck. ambulance ltd. centro-matic. earl harvin trio. beastie boys. finley quaye. eric lindell. eddie harris. eels. gomez. jamie callum. james mcmurtry. grateful dead. joss stone. john scofield. maceo parker. pete yorn. jane's addiction. the shins. zero 7. tosca. old 97's. morcheeba. radiators. ray lamontagne. beck. neil young. james brown (anything funky). topaz. steve kimock. marley. alison kraus. subdudes. air. bobby hughes experience. st. germain. buddy guy. charlie hunter. uncle tupelo. drivin' n cryin'. soulhat (old stuff). fever in the funkhouse. jj cale. leo kottke. medeski, martin and wood. sharon jones & the dapkings. and the list goes on and on...

Movies:

Netflix Rules!.....Seems as though they are having a tough time making decent flicks these days....Motorcyle Diaries Ray, Garden State, Swingers, Sixth Sense, Sliding Doors, Twenty Bucks, Casablanca, Office Space, "The Office" - Season One, "The Last Waltz", Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings, Wayne's World, Old School, North By Northwest, Friday, Devil's Playground, Radio, True Romance, Hotel Rwanda. Private Parts, Cider House Rules, Lost in Translation, This is Spinal Tap, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Trials of Henry Kissinger, Clerks, Wedding Crashers, Rushmore, Best in Show, Dogtown and Z-boys, Riding Giants, Crash, Mystic River, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Raising Arizona

Television:

Thank goodness for Tivo - Lost, 60 minutes, Entourage, My Name is Earl, Austin City Limits, NFL/NBA/College Hoops, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saturday Night Live, Inside the Actors Studio, SoundStage, Da ALi G ShOw, Love Monkey (not bad - Ed with Music)

Books:

Bringing Down the House, Power of Now, I'm with the Band, I read a lot of magazines actually (Time, Entertainment weekly, Money, etc)

My Blog

Rhapsody

I am currently #14 overall on the Rhapsody playlist if you have that service. It's called JazzFunk&Groove.
Posted by Brandon on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:48:00 PST

Latest Blogging..

  Here is My Blog on Blogger.com - lot easier to write there.
Posted by Brandon on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:45:00 PST

SXSW

Well, it seems like SXSW has exploded. My guess would be the Austin Real World episodes and how they covered sxsw on a documentary. Austin seems like a hot place right now. The wristbands they sell ar...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:58:00 PST

Best of 2005 CD's

My personal favorites this year:My Morning Jacket - Z (great live show!!)Ryan Adams - Cold RosesRay Lamontogne - TroubleEels - Blinking LightsSharon Jones & the Dap Kings - NaturallyBlack Keys - R...
Posted by Brandon on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:19:00 PST

Brazil Trip

What a great place! Went to Brazil for a wedding. My friend was marrying a Brazilian.I heard many people say that Rio is extremely dangerous...I guess it's like any place, you just don't go in th...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Online Radio Stations

Here's a list of the Online Radio stations I tune into frequently: 1. KEXP ~ Seattle ~ good alternative. has lots of variety w/ different shows 2.XPN.ORG ~ great stuff and consistent. they host th...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Bathroom Graffitti

http://www.bathroom-graffiti.com/ - if you have any good graffiti, please email to my friend's website.
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST