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Gerry

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am originally from Clydebank but I have been living in the West End of Glasgow for years. I have had loads of crap jobs over this time and have also failed in my attempts to be a rock n roll star. In view of this I have finally decided to become a teacher following a year long course which I start in August 2006.

My Interests

Really into music of all kinds, cinema, literature, art. Enjoy writing and recording music, painting and writing short stories.

I'd like to meet:

I am not really bothered about who decides to drop me a line as I will probably only view this site when I am at work. Anything to stave off the boredom of the daily grind!

Music:

13th Floor Elevators, Bowie, Bauhaus, Eno, Roxy Music, Radiohead, Janes Addiction, The Smiths, Morrissey, Can, Buzzcocks, Early Floyd, The Clash, Japan, David Sylvian, The Pixies, The Wedding Present, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Stone Roses, Sugarcubes, Placebo, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Debussy, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Boo Radleys, Cocteau Twins, Talking Heads, Television, The Doors, Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, Big Star, Tom Waits, Pulp, Joy Division, Suede, The Fall, The Specials, The Beatles, The Stones, The Birthday Party, King Crimson, Sparks, Sugar, Beethoven, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Love, Django Reinheart, Nirvanna, Cream, The Who, Captain Beefheart, PJ Harvey, MC5, Led Zeppelin, Throwing Muses, That Petrol Emotion, The Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop, The Pouges, Villa-Lobos, Bach, Pat Metheny, etc etc.

Movies:

Anything foreign or non mainstream. I also like a lot of old movies. HATE STAR WARS, LORD OF THE RINGS AND HARRY POTTER! Fantasy just dont do it for me. Im more interested in reality and emotive cinema. What can I say I am a total snob!

Television:

Dont really watch much TV apart from the news and the occasional documentary. I especially hate anything American.

Books:

Zola, Kundera, Orwell, Camus, Kerouac, Huxley, Golding, Banville, Alistair Gray, and of course who could forget Wilde or Hemmingway.

Heroes:

Mark E Smith for his longevity and failure to compromise, Jack Kerouac, John Peel R.I.P, Huxley, Johnny Marr, Oh and I suppose Morrissey as well but I am not a fanatic like some, which is a bit weird I think.