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Loren

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About Me

I live in the Cascade mountains of Oregon.I like to cook Cajun food and slow smokey BB-Q, I Like golf, ice hockey, baseball, NHRA drag racing.(I'm a nitro junkie). I have met the love of my life here on MySpace! Her name is Diane, and she lives in Memphis Tennessee, home of blues, barbeque and the birthplace of rock & roll. You know how they say that when you meet "the one" you'll know? Well, I KNOW! We got married in a beautiful little chapel at Graceland! On July 28 2007. I LOVE YOU DIANE!!! I like reading about, or watching shows about the paranormal. Bigfoot, ufo's, conspiracy theories, the Philadelphia project, The face on mars, etc. I've been playing bass for 40 years. Poker face bass we are called. We don't bask in the limelight. The bass player in Asleep at the Wheel told me that a lady once asked him, "What do you do, run the lights"? But take away the bass and you'll notice. Sure, the drummer keeps the beat, but bass players lock in the groove. We are the ones who make you dance. I have a '74 Gibson Ripper (ebony), and a 2002 Fender Jazz (black/tort). My current amp set up is a SWR Working man's 4004 (400 watt) with an Aphex aural exciter big bottom tone shaper in the rack space. A SWR cabinet with 4X10's, and a custom made cabinet from Jamac with 1X18. I also have but dont use anymore, an old black Kustom tuck & roll 200 bass head, and a Sunn 2000s Cabinet with 2 15" JBL D140f speakers.My influences include James Jamerson, Harvey Brooks, Duck Dunn, Bob Babbitt, Carol Kaye, Paul McCartney,Jack Bruce, Tom Fowler. I think Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clark are all monster players, but I'm not a virtuoso enthusiast. I prefer low funky solid thumping bottom. "Workin' wit da drummaMyspace Generators
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My Interests

Music, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Auto Racing, Cooking, Travel

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I'd like to meet:

Alive: Anthony Boudrain, Ian Wright, Samantha Brown, Justine Shapiro, Megan McCormick, Emeril Legasse, Alton Brown, Will Lee. Not: James Jamerson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Leo Fender, John Lennon, Albert Collins, Tom Fowler, Frank Zappa, Muddy Waters, Elvis.


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What instrument are you?


Bass
You are a Bass. My kind of person. You hold things in place because that is your job you are the most important member of the band. People do not give you enough credit they should but they don't.
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Story behind your myspace song They are always dedicated to Diane
What month were you born in August 27
Where do you live Brightwood, Oregon

...Describe Your...


Wallet Black
Dream car 58 Corvette
Toothbrush Oral B
Jewellery worn daily Crown
Pillow Case El Rancho
Eyes Blue
Room Crammed
Love life Are you kidding? Look at Diane's picture!
Cologne/Perfume Brut, Old Spice or English Leather
Cd in stereo Stevie Ray
Piercings Ear
Wearing Loungers
Wanting To Be With Diane
What does your headline mean Tuna Fish..Get It?
Last thing you ate Water Buffalo...Not Kidding!
Something you are afraid of ~ Snakes! ~
Do you like candles Yes, Romantic
Do you like the taste of blood Gross! No!
Do you believe in love Soitenly
Do you believe in soul mates I have one
Do you like seafood Love it
Do you remember your dreams Rarely
Do you consider yourself a study freak Yes, I get Obsessed
What's your favorite thing to do in the place where you live Go Camping at the Beach
Do you like tattoos 1 or 2, but not millions of 'em
Do you burn easily in the sun Like a Lobster
Do you speak another language other than English Igpay Atinlay
What's something you wish you could understand better Why people mistreat each other
Are you shy around a crush Yes
What book would you recommend to anyone The Farside
Last show you watched an entire episode of No Reservations (Anthony Bourdain)
Last movie you watched at home Open Range
Got any plans for the weekend Go Eat Some Pho^
Who do you miss Ma Baby Diane
Last incoming call on your cell phone Diane
What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer A Funny Picture
What's your favorite restaurant Katz's Delicatessen, Lower East Side, Manhattan
Last time you swam in a pool Last night.
What was the last thing you bought Gas
A secret about you I'm Elvis' love child
Ever made a prank phone call Could you please page Hugh Jass?
Where did Waldo go Oh that cat's in a club downtown playin' the Blues
Do you really know all the words to your national anthem Sure :Jose can you see
What did your last text message say Je Taime mi amour
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant Friggin Idiot
Have you ever written poetry Daily
How many people have you kissed Only one that matters
Have you ever won a trophy Yes, in a motorcycle poker run
Are you a good cook Your tongue'll be slappin' your brains out!
Do you know how to pump your own gas Don't have to in Oregon
Think fast, who do you hate right now The crack head that stole my vintage 1967 Gibson EB-3 bass
Who was the last person you visited in the hospital Buddy
What do you think about most Diane 24/7
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Which guitar are you


Fender Strat
You are a Fender Stratocaster. You are the orignal rock and roll guitar.
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Music:

Blues, Stax and Motown Soul, Classic Rock, Rockabilly, Zydeco, Country Rock, Reggae, Fusion
You Are Coke
A true original and classic, you represent the best of everything you can offer.
Just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of energy... you're the life of the party.

Your best soda match: Mountain Dew

Stay away from:Dr Pepper What Kind of Soda Are You?
You Are Austin
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.
You're totally weird and very proud of it.
Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way.

Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick What American City


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Movies:

The Blob, Mars Needs Women, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Earth VS. the Flying Saucers, The Big Lebowski, Spinal Tap, Help, Hard Day's Night, Napoleon Dynamite, All Coen Bros. Movies, All Christopher Guest Movies, Mel Brooks, W.C.Fields, Marx Bros. Movies, Just about anything with Tom Hanks, Leonardo, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, or Robert Deniro. Old Black & Whites on TCM, or Fox Movie Channel.
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You Are Guinness
You know beer well, and you'll only drink the best beers in the world.
Watered down beers disgust you, as do the people who drink them.
When you drink, you tend to become a bit of a know it all - especially about subjects you don't know well.
But your friends tolerate your drunken ways, because you introduce them to the best beers around. What's Your Beer Personality?


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Television:

Anthony Bourdain (A Cooks Tour, No Reservations), Rachel Ray ($40 a Day, Tasty Travels), Mariners on FSN, NHRA on ESPN 2, NHL on Versus, Austin City Limits, Globe Trekker, Britcoms on PBS, Almost Anything on The History Channel, National Geographic, Travel, Food Network. For Mainstream TV I like Monk, Lost, House, Rescue Me.


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Books:

Paranormal books,(Ufo's, Bigfoot, etc.) Bass Guitar Magazine, Drag Racing Magazine, Cook Books, Fromers Travel Books, Books about Hockey and Baseball, Serial killers, Trivia.


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Heroes:

James Jamerson, and Duck Dunn.

My Blog

Getting Married

Woo Hoo! Diane and I are getting married July 28, 2007, 5:00 pm @ Graceland Chapel in the Woods, Memphis Tennessee.       Man, I must be dreaming! I'm marrying the girl I...
Posted by Loren on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:06:00 PST

A picture of my hero

I just added a picture of my hero James Jamerson in my pics section. He invented soul and funk bass. Bass players world wide owe homage to him. And he never got the respect he deserved while he w...
Posted by Loren on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:19:00 PST

Well, that place was a real ripoff

In a previous blog, I mentioned going to Guitar Center to see about trading my Fender Precision bass for a Fender Aerodyne. Ready for a laugh? The P bass is worth approx. $700 +. And they admitted as ...
Posted by Loren on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:07:00 PST

Sold my 79 Ripper

Sold my 79 Gibson Ripper bass to the Zen Tricksters last night. They borrowed it last year for their Oregon tour, and Klyph Black the bass player fell in love with it. They asked if I would be interes...
Posted by Loren on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:39:00 PST

Finally, some musical repreive

Practiced with the Freefall guys last Sat., 6/10/06 for a gig this weekend 6/24/06. We are playing at the Prineville Moose Lodge for the induction of women into the lodge. And tomorrow night Wed. 6/2...
Posted by Loren on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:09:00 PST