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Thomas the Train

I just got Mahlered....ouch

About Me

Well hey! I am a musician, for love and for money. I am a Music Performance major (Horn) at the University of South Florida, where I am a member of the Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Wind Ensemble. I plan on attending a fine conservatory to get my Master of Music Degree, just not sure where yet, perhaps Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Cincinnati, or Paris! I love to play golf, as well as tennis. I am pretty easy going and I like to have a good time. My pet peeve is ignorant people, which the world is full of. I am obsessed with music, its my life! I think that each day is an opportunity for one to expand their knowledge, and to become more informed about the world around them.

My Interests

Music, Golf/Tennis/Sports, World History, Political Science, my horn, photography, motion picture scoring, orchestra, world cultures (Middle Eastern cultures in particular) THIS IS ME WITH A GROUP AT A CATHOLIC MASS:

I'd like to meet:

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Hannibal, Adolf Hitler, FDR, Tiger Woods, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo DaVinci, Gustav Mahler, Igor Stravinsky, W.A. Mozart, John Williams, Saladin, Richard Wagner, Jesus, Muhammad, Siddartha Guatama, The Tourettes Guy, Hans Zimmer, Maurice Ravel, Bill Clinton, Joel and Ethan Coen

Music:

Classical, Opera, Jazz, Film Soundtracks, Broadway, and anything that grooves hard!...some of my favorites include: **Gustav Mahler, Maurice Ravel** John Williams, Pyotor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Hector Berlioz, Samuel Barber, Anton Bruckner, Modest Mussourgsky, J.S. Bach, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Franz Joseph Haydn, Richard Wagner, W.A. Mozart, Phil Collins, Bob Seger, Louis Armstrong, Buddy Rich, Elton John, David Maslanka, Hans Zimmer when he isn't using synthesizers to blast over the orchestra, Richard Strauss, Don Davis, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, James Newton Howard, George Gershwin, John Powell, Michael Giacchino, Eric Whitacre, Paul Anka, and any French impressionistic music...any symphony orchestra, my two favs are the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra

Movies:

Schindler's List, Gandhi, The New World, The Big Lebowski, Platoon, Amadeus, An American in Paris, 2001, Cheech and Chong, The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, The Last Samurai, O' Brother Where Art Thou?... and anything NOT made by Jerry Bruckheimer...recently saw There Will Be Blood, it was mesmerizing

Television:

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Seinfeld, 60 Minutes, PGA golf, NCAA football (go bulls), MLB, Tennis, The Twilight Zone

Books:

Authors: Jules Verne, Herman Melville, Arthur C. Clarke, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Henry David Thoreau, Jared Diamond, The Lord of the Rings is probably my favorite book...now reading several analytical works about Richard Wagner

Heroes:

Gustav Mahler and Maurice Ravel
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Tom
Birthday: Feb.18, 1989
Birthplace: Ocala
Current Location: Ocala for a few more months
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: blonde
Height: 6 ft. 2 in.
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: German baby
The Shoes You Wore Today: my stolen bowling shoes
Your Weakness: Beautiful moments of orchestral climax
Your Fears: Losing the ability to play horn
Your Perfect Pizza: no toppings
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Make it into college
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: hey
Thoughts First Waking Up: Which rehersal is today, Alyssa
Your Best Physical Feature: ?
Your Bedtime: Midnight
Your Most Missed Memory: Spending the summers on a pursuit to win golf tournaments
Pepsi or Coke: pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: they both suck
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: yes, but I am working on it
Do you Sing: yes if I have a piece stuyck in my brain
Do you Shower Daily: weekly
Have you Been in Love: I think I am almost there
Do you want to go to College: Of course, to get a Master of Music
Do you want to get Married: yes
Do you belive in yourself: yes, but it all depends on my horn playing
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: ?
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: no
Do you play an Instrument: Yes, French Horn, Trumpet, Timpani etc.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Tylenol
In the past month have you gone on a Date: nah
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: unfortunately
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: no way, she loves me!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: yes, by Strauss excerpts
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: Looking over the cliffs of Spain into the Atlantic
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Film Composer/ Pro Horn Player
What country would you most like to Visit: Italy
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: any
Favourite Hair Color: depends on who it is
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: I like short girls
Weight: under 300 pounds
Best Clothing Style: Stylistic
Number of Drugs I have taken: none
Number of CDs I own: over 100
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: one on my butt cheek
Number of things in my Past I Regret: there are some, but I don't dwell on them
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My Blog

A New Season

Well this long and chaotic semester has finally drawn to an end. WOW, what an experience college has been. I have had my fair share of triumphs, but also some defeat. Initially, I overwhelmed myself w...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:22:00 PST

USF Symphony Dec.2, 2007

This blog is just to talk a bit about the highly-anticipated concert with the USF Symphony Orchestra.Dec.2, 2007 at the USF TheatreWilliam Wiedrich, conductorChristina Adams, violinProgram to include:...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:42:00 PST

Love

What is this? This one person that is dearest to me, occupies my mind at all junctures of time and space. The very thought of her initiates a flourishing of pain in my heart, a pain tha...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:35:00 PST

My new achievement!

For those of you who don't know, in early March I auditioned for the Harold S. Schwartz Music Scholarship in The Villages. There were some fine young musicians that auditioned for the scholarship, pia...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:51:00 PST

State!

After a violent wake of frusturation and uncertainty, I made it to FBA yesterday, intact. I had not found a pianist to accompany my solo, so I had my band director transfer the piano part to Finale no...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:19:00 PST

Orchestra Rankings (yes I am a big nerd)

Well for those of you who don't know, I listen to hours of music a day. My brain is weird, as it analyzes, filters, and breaks down what I hear. I cannot control this. I have quite a collection of mus...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:04:00 PST

Check out this video: Tourettes Guy

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Posted by Thomas the Train on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:49:00 PST

Check out this video: USF Herd of Thunder Latin Show

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Posted by Thomas the Train on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:13:00 PST

My thoughts on Mahler

Gustav Mahler is my hero. He was a composer of the late Romantic era. His music was revolutionary, as it wasn't bound to the confines of classical standards. His music is a stream-of-consciousness mus...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:34:00 PST

The Homecoming Experience

Hey everyone!! Well the coveted homecoming night has come and gone. It was really awesome for my date and I, Alyssa. When I first saw her that night I was absolutely enchanted!! She was sooo beau...
Posted by Thomas the Train on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:23:00 PST