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ToeKnee

I've got this energy beneath my feet like something underground is gonna come up and carry me...

About Me

thought this was appropriate.

You Are Animal
A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.
You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.
But you sure can beat a good drum.
"Kill! Kill!" The Muppet Personality Test

play drums and sing backup in
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ambitious, and generous to a fault. i volunteer my time when i can. i like making people happy. i hope someday that someone could do the same for me.

anything else, ask. aim = g8btony

last few tracks I've listened to, posted to my last.fm profile

My Interests

music, people, other assorted stuff.

adopt your own virtual pet!

I'd like to meet:

just about anyone, really. preferably someone who's not in a hurry to grow up.

If you're in a band, probably not you. Unless you message me first and say hi.

Music:

...and you will know us by the trail of dead, all-american rejects, andrew w.k., alice in chains, allister, beach boys, the beatles, ben folds, ben folds five, ben kweller, the blank theory, blink-182, boston, brand new, brookside, caviar, chevelle, chicago, coldplay, craig david, the crash harder, the darkness, dashboard confessional, a day at the fair, death cab for cutie, the december drive, the dismemberment plan, duvall, eisley, emanuel, the faint, filter, finch, franz ferdinand, the fold, foo fighters, genesis, goo goo dolls, green day, head automatica, huey lewis & the news, incubus, jimmy eat world, journey, the juliana theory, the killers, led zeppelin, lorene drive, mae, maroon 5, midtown, mute math, nirvana, noise ratchet, oasis, offspring, the old 97's, ozma, pearl jam, phil collins (no joke), the pits, red hot chili peppers, the refreshments, roger clyne & the peacemakers, say anything, silverchair, smashing pumpkins, smoking popes, something corporate, soundgarden, the starting line, stevie wonder, stone temple pilots, teitur, unique chique, weezer, yellowcard, just to name a few.

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Movies:

10 things i hate about you, almost famous, american history x, angus, animal house, back to the future trilogy, batman, the blues brothers, die hard trilogy, field of dreams, fight club, happy gilmore, high fidelity, indiana jones trilogy, la bamba, national lampoon's vacation movies, ocean's 11 (the remake) and NOT ocean's 12, the sandlot, snatch, spider-man, star wars trilogy (old and new), that thing you do!, the three amigos, the virgin suicides, the waterboy, etc.

Television:

sucks. play music.

Books:

catcher in the rye, harry potter and the sorceror's stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, maniac magee, the polar express, states of mind, a tale of two cities, where the wild things are.

Heroes:

people who help other people. and being cool with people just for the sake of being cool with them. "the only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone when you're uncool." --almost famous

My Blog

somezing new.

Type your name in my blog comments.Once you do that, this is what I'll do for you...1. I'll respond with something random about you.2. I'll tell you which song or movie you remind me of.3. I'll pick a...
Posted by ToeKnee on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:38:00 PST

fell in love with the girl at the rock show.

a myspace friend of my band posted a list of cool bands that she's seen in concert. it inspired me to create a list of my own. this list will incluse headliners, as well as opening bands who would l...
Posted by ToeKnee on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 04:39:00 PST

musings, yearnings and recollections.

for as long as i can remember, i've always been fascinated by the notion of death; or more so, the idea- the remote possibility- that we can be here one day and not the next. what does it feel like?e...
Posted by ToeKnee on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:08:00 PST

pressure - lots of it

i was thinking today about why, after so many years and so many chances, i don't have a girlfriend. and the conclusion that i came to was that there's a LOT of pressure involved in being a desirable ...
Posted by ToeKnee on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:04:00 PST

i've decided

i want to learn how to play racquetball. anyone want to help teach me?also, i joined a fall dodgeball league through the peoria park district. we had our first match last night, and it was a lot of ...
Posted by ToeKnee on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:57:00 PST

blegh.

it seems like nothing has gone right on this tour. i really just kinda want to go home. seems like everyone's got someone waiting for them when they get back. not me. one more show to go in na...
Posted by ToeKnee on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:38:00 PST

day of rest/reflection

after today's scheduled doubleheader with the chiefs got rained out, i had planned to make the rest of the day into one where i could not do anything and not feel bad or good about it. i almost made ...
Posted by ToeKnee on Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:01:00 PST

thanks merriam-webster

just how hot is 104ยบ in a swimming pool? just ask my poor shoulders, which still got burnt despite two applications of sunscreen and staying underwater most of the time. oh well, i needed a little m...
Posted by ToeKnee on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

maniaTV

for giggles today, i entered to win a chance to become a "cj for a day" on some free internet tv music video site called "mania tv". i've never heard of the site, nor do i have any idea what a "cyber...
Posted by ToeKnee on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"i have climbed highest mountains. i have run through the fields....

...only to be with you. but i still haven't found what i'm looking for." and lately i've been acutely aware of my existence. it's like billy joel says, "i'm not sure about life after this, God ...
Posted by ToeKnee on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST