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J Freaking R

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About Me

I have a wonderful (read: tolerant) wife a beautiful daughter and step-daughter.I play Acoustic Guitar and Vocals with Branded, cuz, dat's what I do.Check us out @ www.brandedband.com

My Interests

Music, Motorcycyles and having fun! Spending time with my Girls....

I'd like to meet:

Real People. Musicians that just enjoy the music (like my bros and sis in Branded, and our group of local talent!) People who live to "Get in the Wind" (If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand)

Music:

Branded - Miss Alcohol - Live at the Intersection
..Singer/Songwriters. Everything from Mozart to Rush, to New and Classic Country (We miss you Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Lennon and Buck Owens!)

Movies:

Lord of the Rings (ok, so my geek meter went up there a little bit.)

Television:

Sports. Detroit Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers!!!!!! Michigan State Spartans!

Books:

Ghost Rider (on the healing road) by NEP Anything that might actually teach me how to play guitar.

Heroes:

Grandpa and Grandma, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King jr., John Lennon and most of all Jesus.

My Blog

In the Studio II

Ok folks, round two has come and gone.... I thought of something tonight that made me take a step back and look at things a little differently. 6 years ago today we all were witness to an attack on Th...
Posted by J Freaking R on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:35:00 PST

In the Studio I

So, Branded is back in the Studio after injuries, Summer, shows, and other things..  I have had many people ask: "Hey, what's it like?"  So, I hope to share with you a little of what we (Bra...
Posted by J Freaking R on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:56:00 PST

A request.

Recently, we all in Grand Rapids learned of  a young Officer of the law giving his life in the line of duty.  To say that I was moved to tears is a gross understatement.  Not only was h...
Posted by J Freaking R on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:01:00 PST

Tag you're it--'Cuz Del said so, and he is bigger than me!

I got tagged by The Original Koolaid, so here it goes.  If you get tagged type a blog with 10 wacky, or different things about yourself.  It can be facts, habits, routines, you name it. ...
Posted by J Freaking R on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:15:00 PST