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Steven Matheny

Steven Matheny Guitar Player, Computer Head

About Me

50 year old Computer Geek. Been playin' guitar for close to 43 years. Had the honor of jammin' with Adam Allen, formerly of "Badfinger", and Wayne Barraks, formerly of "Rare Earth". Play alot of Frank Marino, Steve Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen, and of course, Hendrix, And yes, if you're asking, Pat Metheny is a distant cousin. If you like good old blues/country rock, check out my friends McGee Pragnell. Great Stuff! The top 3 on my friends list are my 3 beautiful daughtersvalue="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" />

My Interests

A Brief History of the Result of Gun Control... In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, over 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. ------------------------------ In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. ------------------------------ Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated. ------------------------------ China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated ------------------ ------ ------ Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. ------------------------------ Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. ------------------------------ Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. ----------------------------- Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million. ------------------------------ It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australian taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in…Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent! Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent! Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent! Note that while the law biding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and still possess their guns!While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.Take my advise my fellow Americans, before it's too late!The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.During WWII the Japanese decided NOT to invade America because they knew WE THE PEOPLE were HEAVILY ARMED!If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.

I'd like to meet:

Some friends from Myspace, Bangus,Great Floridian Shredder, JD Bradshaw, Mark & Robert From McGee Pragnell, My Awesome Jazz Playin' Cousin, "Pat Metheny". Yes, it sucks, I've never personally met him!I would also love to play a tune with a couple of my favorite guitar hero's Robin Trower and Johnny Winters! Sure would like to see Frank Marino again, He's been a big influence! Would also like to meet...Alex Jones, a man of truth! Dave Wiener, Zoe McCulloch, Krista Marie, Orianthi, Roxy Pertrucci, Rick Ray, Vixen, Julie Roberts, and Suzanna Hoffs of the Bangles...That's right Dammit, the Bangles! Just because I don't play thier stuff doesn't mean I don't like it! Make sure you check out my Video Section with just released Badfinger Videos featuring my buddy Adam Allen!!!!!!!

Music:

I had honor of doin' some licks with Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush, (over 31 years ago), Canned Heat, and most recently with Adam Allen of "Badfinger", and Wayne Baracks of "Rare Earth". Badfinger was produced by Apple Records, and promoted by Paul McArtney himself. Rare Earth was the only all white band ever produced by Motown Records,ever! If you don't know who these bands were, just google them! Video of Adam, Wayne, and Myself can be seen in my video section. I wish I was doing as well as my cousin, the famous jazz guitar player, "Pat Metheny".16 Grammy's and counting!

Movies:

Top Gun has to be my all time favorite!

Television:

The History Channel, Discovery, and Law & Order. I even watch Lifetime. They often have some great real life movies that inspire, or move you in some way. No, I'm not gay! I frequently watch all the news channels even though they are all lying to us!

Books:

The works of Edgar Allen Poe. I read his stuff at age 8, and I still think it's captivating.

Heroes:

..1 is Jesus! There are many that inspire me...Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Lee, Aaron Russo, Ron Paul! My newest hero is Senator Ron Paul. A man who is not afraid to stand up for what is right and is willing to put his life on the line to fix this great country!

My Blog

Dreams in Austin

We've been here in Austin for 5 weeks now. It is beautiful. We've met a lot of really nice people. It's pretty cool to walk into an office on a service call and everyone, including myself, is wearing ...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:17:00 PST

Check out this video: My Take on the World Economy 3/08/08

Check out this video: My Take on the World Economy ...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:54:00 PST

Made it to Austin!

Made it to Austin We left Marysville Michigan @7:00am est on Saturday, 8/23, and arrived in Austin on Sunday, 8/24 @7:00pm, est. My car did great on gas&a total of $250.00. Not bad for a 1995 Olds 98 ...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:55:00 PST

Austin Bound

Austin Bound My whole life with exception of 1 year in Sonora ca., I've lived in Michigan. In 2005 I went to Austin to stand up as best man in my best buds wedding. Two weeks turned into a month. I ha...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:10:00 PST

Comcast Cable Ad Blatantly Insults Ours Troops!

I could not believe my ears or eyes! I just watched an ad on the beginning of a free movie on my cable. During the ad, this dimwit that was on the 1st season of american Idol referred to an american t...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:40:00 PST

Do Not Install WinXp Service Pack III

I have dealt with numerous P.C.'s that totally fail after SP3 is installed. Here is what I've found... If you want to install SP3, you are best off backing up your critical data, then performing a des...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:39:00 PST

Our Senate Should Be Ashamed, and you should be Pissed!

TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AND READ THIS LETTER.  THESE ARE STRONG, POWERFUL AND COURAGEOUS WORDS COMING FROM A RETIRED COLONEL... This is a perfect example of people in office that do not care abou...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:28:00 PST

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? Bin Laden: Goal is to bankrupt U.S.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? Bin Laden: Goal is to bankrupt U.S. The Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:43:00 PST

More Great maneuvers by Our Government (Real ID Act)

Click the link below to view each of the States position... http://news.com.com/i/ne/p/2008/map_currentREV3_315x213.png Shipyard Brewing Company's Maine ales, handcrafted in a former foundry on Portla...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:58:00 PST

Harsh Immigration Laws?

HARSH YOU SAY? 1.     There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special ballots for elections, and all government business will be conducted in our l...
Posted by Steven Matheny on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:03:00 PST