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Michael

I know what to play.

About Me

I am a MUSICIAN. I play drums in a band called Steelheart. New album is slated for release September 15th, 2008. The new music kicks ass, every second of it, and I am very proud to have played on it...so buy it if you are a fan of Mili and his incredible voice, or even if you like me a little bit. Check out the new song on this page for a taste of what's to come. When I am not involved with Steelheart you can catch me playing around the PA tristate area, with one band or another...I am so versatile it will make you throw up. My cover band Great Big Everything - Seven Bridges Road to Rock Lobster to Question!. If you have never heard of any of those songs, or if you are the type of person who feels like they haven't been fulfilled unless they hear a band play Mustang Sally or Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, stay the fuck home. I will fill in with anybody, for any situation...I love to play...except country music, cause it sucks, and you know it. I also do sound for bands when I am not playing, and I teach drums to anyone who wants to learn and will pay me. :) I think that's all. Again, send me a message if you require my services in any way - music rules - take care.

My Interests

Music, musicians (but mostly Frank Zappa....mostly), recording music, my bands, movies, chocolate, books, computers, breakfast, exercise, Howard Stern, cooking/eating what I cooked, cute feet, 420, my girl Tara (9 years and counting baby!)

I'd like to meet:

DW Drums Remo drumheads Vater sticksSirius radio rules - raaack raaackRIP John FowlerSteelheart - new album September 15, 2008Check Great Big Everything's schedule for upcoming dates

Music:

Frank Zappa, Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Fishbone, Yes, System of a Down, Rush, Steelheart, Pantera, Spinal Tap, Metallica, Beatallica, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Louis Armstrong, Primus, Queens of the Stone Age, The Doors, Living Colour, Tenacious D, Deep Purple, Judas Priest and oh so much more

Movies:

Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, This Is Spinal Tap, Sling Blade, The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari, March of the Penguins, Sin City, Nosferatu, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life Of Brian, Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, Borat, Raging Bull, Roger & Me, Dazed & Confused, The Shining, Gangs Of New York, Adaptation, Rosemary's Baby, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Rings, Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Caddyshack, Angel Heart, The Hitcher, Glengarry Glen Ross, Airplane, Spiderman, The Deer Hunter, Ed Wood, Dog Day Afternoon, Short Cuts, The Green Mile, Do The Right Thing, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, History of the World pt 1, Halloween, Jacob's Ladder, South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut, The Shawshank Redemption, The King Of Comedy, The Jerk, Being John Malkovich, True Romance, Best In Show, Star Wars, Fargo, School of Rock, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, One Night At McCool's, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Team America, The Exorcist, Ray, Full Metal Jacket, Napoleon Dynamite, Harold and Maude, Nanook of the North, Blazing Saddles, Destroy All Monsters, Wild At Heart, Private Parts, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Notebook, Animal House, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Poltergeist, One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest, The Wall, Super Size Me, Spaceballs, Unforgiven, Total Recall, Barton Fink, Jackie Brown, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Taxi Driver

Television:

The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Strangers With Candy, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Sifl & Olly, Mr Show with Bob and David, South Park, Deadwood, Rome, Entourage, Big Love, Lost, The Office, Good Eats, Hell's Kitchen

Books:

usually musician bios or books about music history...sometimes about food or health/well being...but who the hell has time to read??

Heroes:

My mother, Scott Weiler, my sister Misti, John Bonham, Buddy Rich, Terry Bozzio, Kevin McNoldy, Howard Stern, Mike Patton, Miljenko Matijevic, and in case you didn't know, Frank Zappa