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Gigz Giger

www.rockcircustv.com

About Me

I've hosted and produced a music video show in Pittsburgh (of all places!) for the last fifteen years titled, Rock Circus (www.rockcircustv.com). I've interviewed many of the rock acts that have made it big-time, and many, not so big. I feel the music industry's media outlets have slighted many excellent bands and musicians. And, that is my drive and inspiration for the show. I've experienced some beautiful (and many crazy!) people in the journeys my show. And, this is theraputic in a town were the general population is a bunch "Yinzers" !I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

My Interests

I watch and screen major amount of videos monthly. Music,Music, Music, I eat, drink and sleep music and playing guitar. I enjoy reading great writers (Vonnegutt Jr. Tolkien, Thompson...), playing with my children, observations of societal behaviours

I'd like to meet:

The only person I haven't met musically is Jimmy Page. I wish I could have met Kurt Vonnegutt Jr., and have met Jimi Hendrix and Kurdt Cobain. I met Ace Freheley, and he was an asshole. Blew that childhood dillusion!

Music:

The music that's influenced me through life have been Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies and Mike Farris-they're my "head" bands. And, I have a wide range of bands that have influenced my guitar playing. Heavy stuff: Zep, Sabbath, Clutch, Mushroomhead, AC/DC, Zakk Wylde. I also dig The Kottonmouth Kings, Jurasic 5, Mower, Big B, Static X, William Elliot Whitmore, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Albert King, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Jeff Beck, Prodigy, The Crystal Method, Poe, Black Label Society, Bob Marley

Movies:

I like a variety of movies: The Lord Of The Rings Triolgy, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Jacob's Ladder, The Song Remains The Same, Pulp Fiction, School Of Rock, The Devil And Daniel Johnston, Buffalo '66, The Slaughterhouse Five (of course!). To tell you of a funny story about movies, I'm actually in one. They filmed the Ron Howard directed, "Gung Ho" in my families grocery store. I even had a line, which unfortunetly made the "proverbial cutting room floor" in a letter Mr. Howard personally sent to me. I am in a few background shots. But, that was in another life, as it seem to me now...

Television:

Lost, My Name is Earl, Family Guy, South Park, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Dog The Bounty Hunter, Modern Marvels

Books:

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, Timequake, Slaughterhouse Five, The Sirens Of Titan, Golopogos, Stairway To Heaven, Bluebeard, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, The Foutainhead, Breakfast Of Champions, No One Hear Gets Out Alive.

Heroes:

JC, My Dad, Grandfathers and Uncles! And, addicts that maintain sobriety.

My Blog

My most excellent Sister-in-law has put this together

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR APRIL 19 FOR "THE BIG BLUE QUEST!!" We’re excited to participate in this Pittsburgh celebration to recognize and raise awareness that colon and rectal cancer is pr...
Posted by Gigz Giger on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:16:00 PST

Thanks to everyone for the love!

In this diificult point in my life, I would like to thank everybody for their prayers, good intentions and positive energy they’ve sent my way. I’ve overcome a lot of things in my life and...
Posted by Gigz Giger on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:38:00 PST

Older i get

You know the older you get the more cynical and jaded you become(unless you have loads of money to solidify yourself from the outside world), when you see the cesspool the world has become... is there...
Posted by Gigz Giger on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:19:00 PST