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Billy

I get to play a gong at my job. Do you?

About Me

I'm a live and studio musician who is currently touring with Zappa Plays Zappa. I've toured over the years with Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls, The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, The Rippingtons, Barry Manilow, Maynard Ferguson, Nia Peeples and others. I also own a recording studio and get to produce, engineer, and record. I like to sail my beautiful Catalina 25, hike, backpack, skate (marathons), and do just about anything outdoors. I dig adventure and travel. As an environmentalist and animal-rights advocate I co-produce WorldFest - L.A.'s Largest Earth Day Festival - you can find our myspace page in my friends list. There is so much more to add. I hope I can get to it soon. I'm a vegan who can barbeque delicacies to appease even the most staunch meat-eater and just found a new cheesecake recipe that will make you cry.
Here is my latest video - taken from my boat.

My Interests

Music, Sailing, In-line Skating, Backpacking, SCUBA Diving, Reading, saving the World etc.

I'd like to meet:

Open to meeting other musicians, sailors, outdoorspeople, vegetarians and vegans, and whoever. I welcome the Zappa Plays Zappa fans. Please, though, send me a message as well if you send me a friend request. I want to add people I have something in common with and not just the odd band trying to win the "most friends" competition.

Music:

Weather Report, Miles Davis, John Schofield, Pat Metheny, Mike Mainieri, Death Cab for Cutie

Movies:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Corporation, Plan Nine from Outer Space, the Austin Powers movies, the Princess Bride (really!), Kung Fu Hustle

Television:

The Daily Show, The Simpsons, The Office, the Colbert Report, Venture Brothers, Family Guy, Scrubs, Real Time with Bill Maher

Books:

The China Study, The Food Revolution, Song for the Blue Ocean, anything by Kurt Vonnegut. I read mostly non-fiction. Philosophy, earth studies and such.

Heroes:

John Robbins, Captain Paul Watson, Frank Zappa, and anyone who volunteers for an organization that is having a positive effect on the world.