As you can see by my profile I am very much into sports. I am also into movies, music, and TV. I love to learn new things, and I am always reading and watching things that have to do with anything wildlife or marine life. I love going to sporting events, but am just as content watching them at a sports bar or my own home. Movies are kind of my get away from real life sometimes. I love going to see big production movies on the big screen, especially IMAX type things. I have a very impressive DVD collection, so if you want to come over and watch movies let me know...lol...I also love cooking. I watch alot of the food network shows to learn new things. Growing up in a big Italian family gets you interested in this type of thing...lol...I love going to the beach, and being AROUND any part of the ocean...just not IN the ocean...Sharks you know. I probably look like a 5 course meal to them...HaHa...I love to travel and just get away, unfortunately I havent been able to do that too much lately. Hopefully I will get to do more of that in 2008. My dogs are one of my favorite things to be around. Bella and MiMi are my jet black Chow mix dogs. Bella is the mama and MiMi is her puppy that I kept from her litter back in late Feb of 2007. She was the runt of the litter and the one we liked the best, so we decided she was the one to keep. They are the smartest dogs I know, except maybe for a beagel that I know. They are probably my most loyal friends...lol...Speaking of friends, I am thankful for the true friends that I do have. The ones that are there no matter what happens, the ones that are there for not only the good times, but the bad times, and the times that I fk up...I love my family. We havent always been the closest, but things now are really good and I wish I could see them more. I would like to be able to settle down someday and have a family. One that stays together and that I get to see everyday to build an unbreakable bond, and build great family traditions, along with combining family traditions of my family and the traditions of my girlfriend/wife's family to make our own traditions and things.
I'd really like to meet Bill Clinton, John Elway (I may actually get to meet him now that his son Jack has decided to go to ASU to play football), Bret Favre. Tom Brady as well...If he was still alive JFK would be on the top of that list. Mayor Gulianni...Probably Hillary Clinton as well. Robert DeNiro, Andy Garcia and Al Pacino. I will be adding more to this list later...I have been able to cross a few people off this list, Charles Barkley (who I have actually had the pleasure of hanging out with a couple times) Deion Sanders, Michael Jordan, Emmitt Smith (all three of them I met the same night one of the times with Chuck) and of course the beautiful Brooke Burke (Thanks Miss Lisa)
My mood usually dictates what I am listening to, so I am all over the board as far as that goes. Nothing wrong with a little diversity, right? I am sure that I will always be adding new entries to this list...Hawthorne Heights (RIP Casey), Silverstien, Eyes Set To Kill, Bullet for My Valentine, Paramore, Senses Fail, Rise Against, So You Say, All American Rejects, AFI, Disturbed. A little Marilyn Manson here and there. Chevelle, Evanesence, Seether, Three Doors Down, NickleBack and some Avril. Scary Kids, Haste the Day. Linkin Park, Hinder, Daughtry, YellowCard, New Found Glory, No Doubt, Korn, Story of the Year, Velvet Revolver, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, A little older Rock-n-Roll like GnR, Old B.Jovi, Motley Crue and a little D.Leppard and of course a little Journey. Tupac n Eminem, have always been my hip hop favs, as well as Outkast, Black Eyed Peas, Method Man, Wu Tang Clan, Raekwon, Xzibit, Saigon, Nelly, Outlawz, Twista, Nas, Common, Tribe, Old Skool Snoop n Dre, Busta Ryhmes, Missy, Ice Cube from back in the day, D.O.C., and Naughty by Nature. I Dont mind some Usher& Alicia Keyes from time to time, as well as early-mid 90's R&B (like jodeci and early R. Kelly, BabyFace, 112, BoyzIIMen, TLC), Mariah, Janet, Aaliyah, and XTina (She's got a great, powerful voice). A little bit of Sade & Brian McNight for those "chill" times. Cori Yarckin (check my friend list). Give me some Born Jamericans and of course Bob Marley for those relaxing times. Oh, and when I go back home for Xmas, I get to listen to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mario Lanza and old world Italian songs with my family...I think only the true Italians will understand that one...lol...As far as my dance music tastes, I am into hard house & hi-energy trance, so I guess "hard style". Progressive trance, good tribal house, funky good energy house with a deep bass line that rattles your soul. Anything with good, catchy chic vocals (yes, I know thats kinda cheesy but sometimes...) Ocassionally with the right DJ, I am down with some funky, dirty breaks with some sick familiar hooks, loops and vocals. Favorite DJs: Vance Rodgers, Judge Jules, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, ATB, Benni Benassi, Paul Van Dyke, Mea, Miss Lisa, my man Steve Smooth, Donald Glaude, DJ Dan, Christopher Lawrence, George Acosta, Bad Boy Bill, Junkie XL, Felix, David Garcia, Eddie Halliwell, Mixin Mark & Alex Peace, Blank & Jones, Beej, RHV, MCB, DJ Markski (Chicago), Jon Bishop, Adam Rush, Baby Anne, Icey, Suzy Solar, Irene, Lisa Lashes, Kimball Collins, LSDJs (Scooter n LaVelle), Dave Aude, Lasgo, Ian Van Dahl, Crystal Method, Oscar G, Markus Schulz...
I will get to this later...
Football. Football. Football. College on Saturdays and NFL on Sundays n Mondays (dont EVER try to get ahold of me during a Denver Bronco, ASU Sun Devil, or University of Nebraska game...EVER...Under no circumstances...lol)...I will also watch a basketball or baseball game if there is a good one on, or it is the Playoffs...Due to the fact that I work in the NightClub industry, I usually dont get to watch much TV when the shows are actually on but, I can usually catch up after football season is over...THANK GOD FOR TiVo!!!...lol...Entourage, The Unit, NCIS, Without A Trace, CSI Vegas, CSI Miami, Criminal Minds, Law and Order SVU, West Wing, Vegas, The Sopranos, Friends, Freddie, George Lopez, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, That 70's Show, King of Queens, Spin City, Coach. Of course SportsCenter. Carlos Mencia Show. I watch Animal Planet Nat Geo, and Discovery HD alot, mainly when they involve sharks or jungle cats, but I do like alot of their shows. I love my inHD channels with the same type of shark or jungle cat shows, but they have great shows on the same types of places that i like to read about (see books) I also have to have my Fuse Tv as well...I am also ocassionally down with certain realityTV shows. I also like my action sports/X-Games sports channel (Fuel) that I am down with...I love the food networ, especially Giada (I Heasrt Her and have met her. We got married, but neither her or her husband knows this...lol) TV is a nice get away from time to time...Like I said, Thank God for TiVo. Oh and I do some of my Eventvibe work from home two or three afternoons a week, so the TV is on...HaHa
OK, its not all books here, but this is what I like to read. Mario Puzo (Godfather, The Sicilian, Fourth K) Anne Rice Books (The Vampire Chronicals and The Mayfair Witches. They tie in together) Books on Psychology and communication, especially interpersonal communication. I even re-read a college text book from time to time in those subjects (i'm really not a geek). Of course the prerequisite Maxim, FHM, Stuff & Mens Health ( I know there not books, but it is reading material...lol...) Any informational books on Sharks. Books on Italy, the coffee table variety, I collect them ( I am about 75% Italian, most of that is Sicilian...The other 25% is combo of things) I like travel books, I like to read about places like Hawaii, Thailand, The Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, Spain and The Greece Islands. ( I will be visiting all of the places at one time or another). I also read alot of sports stuff. I will also be reading Bill Clinton's book soon, as well as Jenna Jamesons'. I just really want to see what they have to say...lol...
My Mother. No matter where Im at, what Ive done, through the success and the failures and mistakes, she has been there through it all with an unconditional love that only a mother can give.