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Dave

My-myspace-space is always under construction!

About Me


Before I start, a friend of mine has entered the Radiohead's remix competition for their track "Nude", and I was wondering if you could click on "Vote" in the box below.
You can vote daily, so come back...well daily and vote again!
Hey, you can even click on the play button and listen to it if you like!
Voting ends on May 1st. So we appreciate your votes. The only thing left is to click on the "Vote" button below! Go on, do it! You know you want to!
A few things to start with:
I listen to Live 88.5fm in Ottawa, Ontario
After the Big Money Shot, Live are about to take a step forward into the community and provide the indie scene with another great resource, THE LIVE LOUNGE.
Each Saturday Night, DJ Noah will take ownership of the dance floor and pump out the Saturday Night Hard Drive, live from the Live Lounge.
And each week on Fridays, local indie bands will have a chance to take the stage in The Indie Sessions, hosted by Jen Traplin.
To see who's playing this Friday, click on the image below and scroll down the page.
(Thanks to Live and Scott Switzer for use of the above images).
I have a very warped sense of humour
I like my sports
Leafs SUCK! (Oh! did I say that out loud? There goes my sense of humour again!)
I get up on a Sunday morning to watch F1
I get up on a Saturday morning and could watch the EPL all day (if I was allowed!)
I like my music (1400 CD's and counting)
My iPod is filled with as much of the contents of said CD's (14000 out of 18000 available)
That's it for now. I'm messing with this daily, so it should become more coherent and flashy as time goes on (at least that's the hope!)
Large too baggie? Medium too small? Next time your in a clothes store, ask the staff if they have an "Extra Medium" and watch the confused look on their face! :)
(Thanks to Billy Connolly for that gem!)
Here's the Football (Soccer) Team I have supported since I was a boy.
I've followed F1 since the late seventies, and I was a big supporter of Jordan, but once Eddie sold the team I've reverted back to Williams. I followed them in the Alan Jones/Keke Rosberg era.
The 2008 car (FW30), looks like it's a step forward. Here's hoping for some more great results like Australia!
Thanks to owners of these photgraphs. Hope you don't mind me using them.
In all that time, and the study of drivers past, my favourite driver is Ayrton Senna. Partially because of timing. Before Senna arrived in F1, there were a myriad of fantastic and charasmatic drivers, Fangio, Ascari, Surtees, Jimmy Clark, and Graham Hill, were all before my time and although I have great appreciation for them, I could not get that connection. Some like James Hunt, Jones, Rosberg, Andretti, Gilles Villeneuve, Fittipaldi all stradled the Seventies and Early Eighties, but it wasn't until the quartet of Senna, Piquet, Prost, and Mansell got together that it was such a spectacular time when you had four superb drivers battling it out every race. Even in later years after his passing in 1994, Michael Schumacher has gone onto take hold of seven World Championships, and countless records, but lets face it, He built the teams with his men and basically turned Ferrari into a one car team with all the resourses directed towards him (I'm not blaming Schumacher for this, who wouldn't do it given the opportunity). Also you have to look at the quality of the competition he has had during that time. Let's face it, He had Mika Hakkinnen for a couple of years and in the recent past, Fernando Alonso. Beyond those two, only Jacques Villeneuve for one season. I'm not saying Schumacher isn't a good driver, but look at the competition. Here's a link to Aryton's Official Website
Since his death at Imola on May 1st, 1994, his foundation has provided for many project directed mainly towards the children of Brazil. He was a hero there, and around the world
You can also find many websites on the crash itself and Ayrton's Life and Legacy (Wikipedia). There are many sites also devoted to conspiracy theories surrounding his fatal crash. I was a sad event for me and one where I remember where I was when I heard the news. RIP Ayrton.
I saw my first NFL game in the early eighties on TV in the UK. I was hooked! It was the Superbowl, so I decided to follow the winning team. It was the Raiders. The problem is they've won nothing since, but they are still my team. Crazy, Stupid, or just RAIDER FAN! BRING ON NEXT YEAR!
As I consider now Ottawa my home, it's only right that I support the home town hockey team, the Ottawa Senators (if only the guys could get it right in the playoffs!!!)
LIFE APPEARS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. SENS ARE WINNING, LEAFS ARE LOSING!!!
Would have loved to have been Batman, but I'll take some Spidy-senses!
Your results:
You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 70% Green Lantern 65% The Flash 60% Superman 55% Batman 55% Robin 52% Iron Man 45% Wonder Woman 37% Catwoman 35% Supergirl 32% Hulk 30% You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
You have been marked on my profile map!
Now for some random ad type things for bands and stuff!
If you need anything indie/goth/electro/industrial/ambient/etc., check out these guys. They're service is excellent both in the UK and overseas (well Canada at least!). They also have a myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/musicnonstopuk



My Interests

Music,
F1 (teams: Jordan (MIA) & Williams) and other Motorsports,
Football (Socccer)(Clubs : Newport County, Manchester United, Celtic, Airdrie Utd),
Hockey (Ottawa Senators),
NFL (Oakland Raiders),
Photography,
Playing some Golf (when I can)

I'd like to meet:

My new workmates!!!

Music:

Anything but Country really (although saying that, there's a remix of Dolly Parton's Jolene by Divide and Kreate which I can't get out of my head!)

First Albums and Tracks:

Top Ten Albums:
1. Violator - Depeche Mode
2. Troublegum - Therapy?
3. Dare - Human League
4. Public Fruit - Curve
5. Exit Planet Dust - Chemical Brothers
6. Show World - Redd Kross
7. Lifted - XC-NN
8. The Aventures Beyond The Ultraworld - The Orb
9. Angel Dust - Faith No More
10. Yield - Pearl Jam

Top Eighteen Tracks:(Curve are disqualified from this list (cos they would take up too many spots!))
1. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
2. Isn't It Amazing - Hothouse Flowers
3. I Feel Love - Donna Summer (plus covers by Curve and A House)
4. Leave Home - Chemical Brothers
5. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
6. Lonely Cryin' Only - Therapy?
7. Stop Me - Sunshot
8. Lifted - XC-NN
9. In Yer Face - 808 State
10. Amazing Grace - Krisint Hersh
11. Bitches Brew - Inspiral Carpets
11. Enjoy The Silence (The Final Quad Mix) - Depeche Mode
13. Shimmer - Throwing Muses
14. Off He Goes - Pearl Jam
15. Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
16. Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
17. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
18. Symbolistic White Walls - Matthew Good Band
Mashup Artists:
Divide and Kreate, Party Ben, Jay-R, A Plus D, DJ Mashup

Next I'll list my top ten bands, followed by the list of Bands/Artists I like:
1. Curve
2. Depeche Mode
3. Therapy?
4. Redd Kross
5. Faith No More
6. The Charlatans
7. Throwing Muses/Kristin Hersh/50 Foot Wave
8. The Whole Stourbidge thing (Ned's, Poppies, Stuffies)
9. Chemical Brothers
10 The Whole Seattle Bunch (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana)

Here's the rest (in Alphabetical order):
3 Colours Red, 50 Foot Wave, 60ft Dolls, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, A House, ABBA, ABC, Adam & The Ants, Add N To (X), a-Ha, Aimee Mann, Air, Alison Moyet, American Music Club, Amii Stewart, Angelfish, Angelo Badalamenti, Aphex Twin, Aphrodelics, Apollo 440, Artificial Joy Club, Ash, Atari Teenage Riot, Athelete, Audioweb, Babes In Toyland, Baby Bird, Badly Drawn Boy, Bananarama, Bang Bang Machine, Basement Jaxx, Bauhaus, Bay City Rollers, Beastie Boys, Beck, Belinda Carlisle, Bellatrix, Belly, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Beth Orton, Bettie Serveert, Bias, Big Sugar, Billy Joel, Billy Talent, bis, Björk, Black Grape, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blake Babies, Blancmange, Blessed Ethel, Blink (NOT Blink-182), Blink-182, Blondie, Blur, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Body Count, Bomb The Bass, Boss Hog, Brian Eno, Bronski Beat, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Bryan Adams, Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, BT, Burt Bacharach, Bush, Butthole Surfers, , Capercaillie, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cast, Catatonia, Catherine Wheel, Cerys Matthews, Charlatans, Chic, China Drum, Chumbawamba, Cockney Rebel, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Collapsed Lung, Collective Soul, Compulsion, Cornershop, Corona, Cranes, Crowded House, Culture Club, Curve, Daft Punk, Danko Jones, Danny Elfman, Dashboard Confessional, Dave Gahan, David Arnold, David Bowie, David Essex, David Usher, Dead Kennedys, Dead Or Alive, Death In Vegas, Delakota, Delerium, Delicious Monster, Depeche Mode, Desmond Dekker, Des'ree, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Dido, Die Cheerleader, Digital Orgasm, Digital Underground, Dilated Peoples, Dina Carroll, Dinosaur Jr, Dirty Vegas, DJ Rap, DJ Shadow, Dodgy, DollsHead, Donna Summer, Dot Allison, Doves, Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations, Dread Zeppelin, Dreadzone, Drugstore, Dub War, Dubstar, Duran Duran, Echo & The Bunnymen, Echobelly, Echoboy, Econoline Crush, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Eels, Elastica, Elbow, Electrafixion, Electribe 101, Electric Light Orchestra, Electronic, Elvis Costello, EMF, Enya, Erasure, Eric's Trip, Eurythmics, Everclear, Failure, Faith No More, Fantômas, Fatboy Slim, Feargal Sharkey, Feeder, Filter, Fine Young Cannibals, Fischerspooner, Fishbone, Fleetwood Mac, Fluffy, Fluke, Flying Saucer Attack, Foo Fighters, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Frente!, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Fun-Da-Mental, Furnaceface, Gallon Drunk, Garbage, Gary Numan, Gene, Gene Loves Jezebel, Girls Against Boys, Gloria Gaynor, Gnarls Barkley, Gob, God Lives Underwater, Goldfrapp, Goldie, Gomez, Gorillaz, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Grace Jones, Graham Coxon, Grant Lee Buffalo, Green Day, Groove Armada, Gus Gus, Happy Mondays, Hazel O'Connor, Headcase, Heather Nova, Heaven 17, Hennessey, Henry Mancini, Henry Rollins, Herman's Hermits, Hole, Holly McNarland, Honeycrack, Hooverphonic, Hot Chocolate, Hothouse Flowers, House Of Pain, Howard Jones, Hurricane #1, I Mother Earth, Ian Brown, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Idlewild, Iggy Pop, Ike & Tina Turner, Imperial Teen, Incubus, Inspiral Carpets, Interpol, INXS, Jale, James, Jan Hammer, Jane Wiedlin, Jane's Addiction, Japan, Jellyfish, Jesus Jones, Jesus Lizard, Jewel, JJ72, Jocasta, Joe Strummer, Jolt, Joy Division, Joydrop, Joyrider, Julian Cope, Juliana Hatfield, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Bush, Kelis, Kenickie, Kid Rock, Killing Joke, Kim Wilde, Kingmaker, Kirsty MacColl, Kittie, K-Klass, KLF, Kool & The Gang, Korn, k-os, Kraftwerk, Kristin Hersh, KRS-One, Kruder & Dorfmeister, K's Choice, Kylie Minogue, L7, Lawnmower Deth, Leftfield, Lemon Jelly, Lenny Kravitz, Level 42, Levellers, Limp Bizkit, Lipps Inc., Liquified, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, Live, Liz Phair, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Suede, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Lovecraft, Lunatic Calm, Luscious Jackson, Lush, M/A/R/R/S, Madder Rose, Madness, Madonna, Madrid, Magazine, Magnapop, Magnum, Máire Brennan, Manic Street Preachers, Mansun, 808 State, Marc Almond, Marcy's Playground, Mariana's Trench, Marilyn Manson, Marion, Martha & The Muffins, Martin Gore, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Matthew Good, Mazzy Star, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, McAlmont & Butler, Meat Beat Manifesto, Mel & Kim, Melys, Metric, Miami Sound Machine, Ministry, Moby, Mogwai, Moist, Monkey Mafia, Morrissey, Mortimer And Reeves, Mother Love Bone, Tom Jones, Mud, Mudhoney, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, My Life Story, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, N*E*R*D, Nan Vernon, Natalie Imbruglia, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Neil Finn, Neil Young, Neneh Cherry, New Model Army, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nik Kershaw, Nina Gordon, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Nitzer Ebb, NoFX, Northern Uproar, Oakenfold, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, One Dove, Orbital, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Otis Redding, Our Lady Peace, Outkast, Pat Benatar, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Weller, Paul Westerberg, Pavement, Peach, Pearl Jam, Pennywise, Pet Shop Boys, Pitchshifter, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Placebo, Poe, Pop Will Eat Itself, Portishead, Portrait Of Poverty, Primal Scream, Primitive Radio Gods, Prince, Prodigy, Propaganda, Propellerheads, Public Enemy, Pulp, Punchbuggy, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, R.E.M., Rabbit In The Moon, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Rammstein, Rancid, Ray Charles Recoil, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redd Kross, Renegade Soundwave, Republica, Reverend Horton Heat, Richard Ashcroft, Ride, River City People, Roachford, Rob Dougan, Rob Zombie, Rocket From The Crypt, Rose Berlin, Roy Orbison, Royal Trux, Röyksopp, Ruby, Run-D.M.C., Saint Etienne, Sam Cooke, Sam Roberts, Sarah Cracknell, Scheer, Scratching Post, Screaming Trees, Senseless Things, Senser, Shed Seven, Sheryl Crow, Shonen Knife, Showaddywaddy, Silverchair, Simon & Garfunkel, Sinéad O'Connor, Skunk Anansie, Slade, Sleeper, Slipknot, Sloan, Sly & The Family Stone, Smash Mouth, Smashing Pumpkins, Sneaker Pimps, Snow Patrol, Soft Cell, Some Girls, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Soup Dragons, Space, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, Special AKA, Spiritualized, Squeeze, Staind, Stereo MC's, Stereolab, Stereophonics, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Stevie Wonder, Stiff Little Finger, Stiltskin, Stone Temple Pilots, Stranglers, Subcircus, Sublime, Suede, Sugababes, Sugar, Sugarcubes, Sully, Sultans Of Ping F.C., Sum 41, Sunshot, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Swervedriver, Swollen Members, T.Rex, Talk Talk, Tanya Donelly, Tears For Fears, Teenage Fanclub, Temple Of The Dog, Tenpole Tudor, Terrorvision, The Age Of Electric, The Art Of Noise, The Assembly, The Auteurs, The B-52's, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, The Beat, The Beatles, The Beautiful South, The Beta Band, The Bluetones, The Boo Radleys, The Boomtown Rats, The Breeders, The Cardigans, The Carpenters, The Charlatans, The Chemical Brothers, The Clash, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Damned, The Dandy Warhols, The Darling Buds, The Delgados, The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, The Divine Comedy, The Donnas, The Fall, The Farm, The Fun Boy Three, The Future Sound Of London, The Go-Go's, The Hives, The Hollies, The House Of Love, The Human League, The Jam, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Killers, The Kinks, The KLF, The La's, The Lemonheads, The Lightning Seeds, The Lovemakers, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Mission, The Offspring, The Orb, The Pogues, The Polyphonic Spree, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, The Pretenders, The Primitives, The Prodigy, The Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones, The Sabres Of Paradise, The Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Screaming Jets, The Selecter, The Shamen, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Smiths, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Strokes, The Style Council, The Supremes, The Tea Party, The Teardrop Explodes, The The, The Thompson Twins, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, The Vines, The Wallflowers, The Wannadies, The Watchmen, The Waterboys, The Wedding Present, The White Stripes, The Wildhearts, The Wonder Stuff, The Young Gods, Therapy?, Throwing Muses, Thrum, Thunder, Tin Machine, Tin Star, Tina Turner, Tindersticks, Tom Jones, Toque, Tori Amos, T'Pau, Tracy Bonham, Transister, Transvision Vamp, Travis, Treble Charger, Tricky, Tubeway Army, U 96, U.N.K.L.E., U2, Ugly Kid Joe, Ultravox, Underworld, Utah Saints, Vent 414, Venus Inc., Veruca Salt, Vic Chestnut and Victoria Williams, Vic Reeves, Violent Femmes, Visage, Vitamin C, Voice Of The Beehive, Wagon Christ, Wasp Factory, Watchmen, Waterboys, Weeping Tile, Weezer, Wendy & Lisa, Westworld, Wheatus, Whigfield, White Zombie, Wizzard, Wolfsbane, World Party, Wyclef Jean, Xc-Nn, XTC, Yazoo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yello

Movies:

Most Comic book movies,
Batman Begins,
Spiderman 1 & 2,
The Dish,
Lock Stock and Two Smokin Barrels,
Snatch,
The Incredibles,
High Fidelity,
About A Boy,
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,
Young Frankenstein,
V For Vendetta,
Seven
Shawshank Redemption
Reign of Fire
Anything Tim Burton
The World According To Garp
Trainspotting
Twin Town ("The Welsh Trainspotting")
Sin City
The Incredibles
Wallace & Gromit
About A Boy
Amelie
Boondock Saints
Fever Pitch (UK version)
The Commitments
Fargo
The Fifth Element
50 First Dates
Happy Gilmore
Fight Club
Grosse Point Blank
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
High Fidelity
I Robot
The Italian Job (Both Original with Michael Caine and the remake)
Le Mans
Grand Prix
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Mars Attacks
The Matrix (especially the first one!)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Shine
Minirity Report
Monty Python's The Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
My Cousin Vinny
Ocean's Eleven & Twelve
Ray
X- en (plus X-2 and X-3)
Serendipity
Swordfish
Spawn
There's Something About Mary
Underworld (and Evolution)
The Usual Suspects
Waking Ned Devine
Battle of Britain
Dambusters
All the Peter Sellers Pink Panther Movies

Television:

Pretty much any sport, House, Mythbusters, Family Guy, Futurama, Allo Allo, Doctor Who, The Banana Splits, Scooby Doo, HR Puff'n Stuff, CBC Newsworld : The Hour, The Young Ones, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Comedy (not to be confused with SitComs!), CSI (Regular and Miami), Law & Order (All of 'em!), Newsradio, Dead Like Me, Grey's Anatomy, Flash Gordon (with Buster Crabbe),Batman: The Animated Series, Fawlty Towers, South Park, Drop The Dead Donkey, BlackAdder (All Four Series), Northern Exposure, Men In Trees

Books:

Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Graphic Novels, Bob Judd, Irvine Welsh, John Irving, Ben Elton, Christopher Brookmyre, A.J. Holt, Tim Park

Heroes:

Ayrton Senna (RIP), Pele, Curve folk (Toni & Dean), Billy Connolly, Tommy Cooper (RIP), Peter Sellers (RIP), John Peel (RIP)