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josh

sunshine always gets me high.......

About Me

hey I play the drums in a rock n' roll band called Lady Venom (www.myspace.com/ladyvenom1), I like belt buckles and have a tattoo,although theres more on the way, Im addicted to music, writing, and travelling. If you are an interesting person who can be themselves and inspire me, then I'd love to meet you...

My Interests

<[currently reading: " The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are " by Alan Watts, and Mind Control by Dr. Haha Lungreading good books, jammin with my band and others, drummin, playin my djembe in fields on hot days, following phish and other bands around the states in the summer, folk fest! listenin to music, its the best! love art, salvador dali, and m.c. escher among others, you......ooooo nice little twist at the end hahaha, sunshine on my shoulders makes me high! festivals!!! bonnaroo for the last couple years, winnipeg folk festival every year of my life, best folk festival in canada. any chance to be outside in the summer listening to music.

I'd like to meet:

if I could bring them back.....Jack Kerouac, Salvador Dali, and John Bonham...otherwise Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews The guys from Avenged Sevenfold....and anyone else who could inspire me with their own passions

Music:

Been into anything with a good beat. Good groove, soul and live live live music! Some of the best shows I've seen are in no particular order...Dave Matthews Band, Phish (5x) Galactic, Avenged Sevenfold, Trey Anastatio's bands, Maceo Parkers band, and Incubus I have a huge place in my heart for funk----John Scofield, Soulive, Joshua Redman, anything Terreon Gully touches, Tower of power,The Godfather of Soul James Brown (R.I.P), maceo parker, george clinton and parliament...., mofro, string cheese incident, stanton moore, ani difranco, the dead, allman brothers, warren haynes, keller williams, jack johnson, ben harper, robert randolph and the family band, postal service, and all happy music, any which moves and shakes me, all the wicked old stuff, blues an of course any other weird ass cool jam band stuff. and anything else I have missed, countless local bands, friends of mine.....

Movies:

.. width="425" height="350" .. this is genius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Gz8EYFSCg .. width="425" height="350" .. good independent ones, anything by michael moore.....thought provoking movies. waking life!! more or less any one that doesnt come out of hollywood and suck ass balls

Television:

turn it off!

Books:

Jack Kerouac: on the road, The Big Sur, Wind Blown World, and a whole lot more written by that brilliant beat poet. The Only Dance There is by Ram Dass, Finite and Infinite Games ' A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility' by James P. Carse, and so many more beautiful books that have guided me, intrigued me, and lead me on in this world, please continue to write so I can experience your world, and I shall do the same.

Heroes:

people I look up to?....people who do their own thing, whether it's music, writing painting or whatever makes them happy without having to compromise their self believes an ideals. as far as drummers........carter beauford, hes my god, Terreon Gully, John Fishman, Stanton Moore, Christian Dugas lots of dudes, the drummers with soul, and a solid groove

My Blog

late night drum writings

 this life is meant to live, this existence is to be explored. we must keep this beat alive, I must groove with everyday I am granted. the fire that burns inside will not subside, I do not wish t...
Posted by josh on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:13:00 PST

nice to me'at you

all anyone can expect from me right now is to be here. while I am here in this moment of expectance all I can give is what I have now. I cannot lie about where I am at this moment. I cannot alter/ ext...
Posted by josh on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:44:00 PST

the life

the raw energy rages through the masses. as joy fills each cell of every human in that room they all sweat.  turning into one big growing moving shifting organism. I clutch the steering wheel t...
Posted by josh on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:25:00 PST

spring is finnally here!

walking outside into the warm spring air, I take a deep breath in and smile. the grass is showing, the sun is getting hot, and I can for the first time in months find my barbeque! the snow has melted ...
Posted by josh on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:06:00 PST

bored so why not

1. What are your initials? JMA2. What is your favorite thing to wear? jeans, my  'til death' belt buckle and dark sunglasses3. Last thing you ate? slice o cheese5. I say Shotgun, you say?  ....
Posted by josh on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:33:00 PST

spring forward

as the car flew down the road, I felt the heat from the sun mixed with the wind blowin in my hair wash all my cares away. the music drifted in and out of my consciousness as if to remind me that even ...
Posted by josh on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:08:00 PST

fill in the blanks

8:36 PM - fill in the blanks Humeur actuelle : ahh enjoyable 1. I love...sitting behind my drums and playing music2. Right now I want...summer heat, warm green fields, and to be on the road3. I ...
Posted by josh on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:40:00 PST

empty answers

what the fuck! you think you know someone. you believe with all your heart that you know who someone is, and that you can tell them anything, and they will take it, and be honest with you. well appear...
Posted by josh on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:29:00 PST

open forum

here's your chance to tell me whatever you want, say what you want....or simply say nothing:______________________
Posted by josh on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:41:00 PST

create like fire

I am fire. I will cut my own path. I am not affaid of what you think. I laugh loud. I have the best friends. I am here to enjoy. I want to know you. I want you to know me. I'll watch my mouth only whe...
Posted by josh on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:17:00 PST