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About Me

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"I've been trying to figure just what it is that I want to do with this life that I have. I found out pretty quickly that "work" wasn't it. Then I found music and writing. Two things I love equally and treat with equal respect. I'm persuing music as a career, and writing as a minor if you will. Some people are generally surprised to find out that I enjoy writing more than I do music. Writing is my opportunity to outlet my ideas, feelings and overall philosophy on life. Whereas music is my opportunity to take those ideas and put auditory visualization behind them. If that seems like an oxymoron, it probably is. (Technically) But all I'm saying is, I take what I write about, then try my best to adapt a music form that sounds how my words are trying to feel.
All in all, we have our own life to live and our dreams to realize. Dreams are great, because they give you direction. Ultimately though, life is the better. Extract reality from your dreams and you'll soon find you're living one."
I'm very lucky to be able to play with a number of talented people and I'm thankful for that everyday. Most of these guys have their own projects they work on very passionately... here's a few
Bill Furlong Artwork For Everyone
Pete Galanis Howard & The White Boys
Eric Totherow Crash - A DMB Tribute
"Freedom is only complete. Freedom of expression. Freedom of life."
Places You Should Know About
Gruben's Uptown Tap (Plainfield): www.grubensuptowntap.com
Joe's On Weed St. (Chicago): www.joesbar.com
Gunther's Bar & Grill (Plainfield): www.gunthersbar.com
The Ven-U (Joliet): www.theven-u.com
GoodBar (Chicago): www.goodbar.com
115 Bourbon Street (Merrionette Park): www.115bourbonstreet.com
Alive One (Chicago)
www.aliveone.com (Chicago - Lubriphonic Every Thursday)
The Cubby Bear Wrigleyville (Chicago)
www.cubbybear.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: alexhoffer.com
Band Members: Some of My Favorite People...
Pete Galanis - Lead Guitars ( Howard & The White Boys)
Rick King - Drums/Percussion ( Lubriphonic)
Eric Totherow - ( Crash)
Bill Furlong - Bass ( ArtWorkForEveryone)
Billy Sterling - Bass/Vocals
Chris Denman - Saxophones
Emily Albright - Violin
Grant - Percussion/Drums

Halloween (DMB Cover) - Alex Hoffer - Thanks STEVE!

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Alex Hoffer and Friends - "So Much To Say" - DMB - Thanks DISCODEEBAY!

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Influences: -People I don't know who say, "hello" -Things that make you go, "Ooooo" -Situations that make you feel good about being human -"People Watching" -The cab driver I had a good smoke, and conversation with last night. (4/8/06) -Music, writing, and living. I think living is a pretty good influence.
Sounds Like: I'm growing more tired everyday of this worldwide connection. Broadbanded through my brain, I'm picking locks off my head just so I can get back in. Throwing the world over my shoulder just won't work, I don't have enough even for a short walk to the park. Some little, fleeting, sense of size, or reality. Whichever you prefer. How amazing is the real world sitting outside your windowframe? Waiting to be discovered, waiting to be uncovered. How can you get used to seeing the cycle of life as it rains to earth? There is nothing more amazing in this world than the simple fact that we're here at all. Why don't more people truly ask why? Is it not interesting enough anymore? How does my brain process these words onto that keyboard I'm typing franticly on. Trying to get all this crap out, before it's gone. Washed away like the sand from a beach that's just calling to me. It's raining right now. It still amazes me. Whether you're wondering to the sky, or being facinated by the most complex mess of motors, pulleys, computers, us... it's good to be amazed. It's good.
Record Label: The one on my record.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Take it To’Em (New)

Isn't it funny how,we're always talking about,Keeping all our kids safe,then we kill them on a holiday? Isn't it funny how,there's never been a bad day,Only a proposition that we'd have to fix,to get ...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:00 PST

Reason?

Some people believe everything happens for specific purpose. I kind of agree. Except I believe that nothing happens for a reason at all, and that's the purpose we live everyday. Complete, 100% po...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:16:00 PST

Don’t Let’em Get Ya Down -

Don't Let'em Get Ya Down or go to: http://humanssayhello.blogspot.com ...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:03:00 PST

Theres a reason 1+1 doesnt equal zero

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Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:25:00 PST

You’ve Got To Go

I won't abuse this,it's only keeping me around.Until you learn how to do it,You gotta do somethings on your own.I could help a little bit but,I can't absorb your hate,The way it penetrates my mind.It'...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:08:00 PST

Too Long

I am a young man,I have a beating heart.It's not a big deal,But this is still hard.You have a couple lips,I have my fingertips.Let's see what happenswhen they touch. It's a good, good thing.The way we...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST

"This is How We Live"

I've got an open box, a ticking clock, a easily attainable place in my heart. But where's the face, the filling space, that can keep this open box unlocked? A winding road, a rip now sewn, but how lon...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:30:00 PST

Sometimes...

I just don't get what people are thinking when they do things that they do. One side of me wants to get angry and yell at them like they deserve to be yelled at... however another side of me thinks th...
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:21:00 PST

It’s Christmas Time

It's Christmas Time
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:02:00 PST

"The Bad Sister"

"The Bad Sister"
Posted by Alex Hoffer & Friends on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:36:00 PST