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Patrick

Music was my first love

About Me

Besides my regular jobs, I have always worked as a freelance journalist/photographer. In the past, I wrote articles, reviews, and even some books about motor-racing, music, and movies. These days, I am still doing it as a side job writing about and (mostly) taking pictures of cities and their architecture. Most recently, I have also started to take pictures at motor-racing events again.I have a few websites where you can find these pictures. I don't write about music anymore, but still listen to it a lot and am always searching for great new music and artists. Reason number 1 why I have this page at MySpace.com.

My Interests

Music (pop, power pop, melodic and catchy), motor-racing (Formula 1, GP2, A1GP,IRL, DTM) and bike-racing (MotoGP), photography (architecture & motor-racing), skyscrapers, sport (working out, go-karting).

I'd like to meet:

Whoever likes to meet me (and great new music)!

Music:

I like a lot of music. From the past: Curt Boettcher, Eric Carmen, Beach Boys, Raspberries, Left Banke, Easybeats, Lou Christie, Colin Blunstone, Zombies, Todd Rundgren, to name the best of the best. From the not so long ago past: The Grays, Wondermints, Adam Daniel, Webb Brothers, Owsley, Jason Falkner, Tim Christensen, Splitsville, Electric Soft Parade, Gordon, Waxwings, to name the best of the best. From the here and now (what I am listening to these days): Bleu, Nines, Jason Karaban, Brandon Pfeiffer, Aviatic, Tody Castillo, Dotted Line, Butch Walker, Jackdaw 4, Round2, Zach Ziskin, Sowatt, Andy Lehman, Nicole Atkins, She & Him, to name just a few.Some great songs:.. Carpenters - Goodbye To Love .. Nilsson - Without You .. Raspberries - Let's Pretend .. Millennium - I Just Want To Be Your Friend .. Eric Carmen - I'm Through With Love .. The Turtles - Happy Together .. Beatles - Lady Madonna (my favorite fab four track) Alan Parsons Project - The Cask Of Amontillado .. width="425" height="350" .. Electric Soft Parade - Empty At The End .. Splitsville - Dotcom .. Graham Gouldman - Love's Not For Me Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind At All .. The Grapes of Wrath - All The Things I Wasn't .. Irene Cara - Out Here On My Own .. Split Enz - I Hope I Never .. Kansas - Dust In The Wind .. Zed - She Glows .. Steve Burns - Mightly Little Man .. Beat&Path - Goodbye Beautiful Day .. Taxiride - Get Set .. Glen Burtnik - Kiss Your Ass Goodbye

Movies:

I used to work as a manager in a big cinema and back then I watched a whole lot of movies. I don't work there anymore, and don't watch that many movies anymore, but my favorite movies are: Once Were Warriors, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Arlington Road, Window To Paris, The Big Lebowski, to name but a few.

Television:

I don't watch TV very often (only live motor-racing), but some favorites from the past are Hill Street Blues, Law & Order, 3rd Rock From the Sun, The King of Queens.

Heroes:

These days, I don't have any real heroes anymore. But heroes from the past (that in some way or the other are still heroes to me) are Gilles Villeneuve, Eric Carmen, Curt Boettcher, and my mother, who died too young.