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Jon Gorey

About Me

I started out playing in subways, now I play in bars and clubs. Both tend to be dingy, noisy, and host to an array of staggering drunkards and other characters, and that's the way I like it!

I also write for this webzine:

Buy Will Dailey's new CD Backflipping Forward:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/14/2005
Band Website: http://www.jongorey.com
Band Members: Jon Gorey (Vocals, Guitar), Rich Brewer (Bass, Slide, Backing Vocals), Phil Gorey (Lead Guitar), Dave Millar (Drums, Percussion) and sometimes Leah Shapiro (Drums)
Influences: U2, Neil Diamond, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, and Amy Ray
Record Label: Wheelkick Records (www.wheelkickrecords.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Wagamama!

...at long last, is opening its first US restaurant. In Boston! On April 23rd! My God, I've been waiting for this day for so long! YUM.
Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:16:00 GMT

I'll say one thing about Bluetooth

It's certainly blurred the line between corporate executives and raving mad homeless people. Suddenly it's socially acceptable to argue loudly with yourself on the sidewalk.
Posted by on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:53:00 GMT

The Big Finish

I love a big finish in a rock song; it's a requisite for greatness (that I wish I had mastered). Without further ado, my nominees for the best crescendos in modern music. Or at least, the ones I can t...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:46:00 GMT

three great books

some literary picks of the last few years, from me to you:1. Chronicles by Bob DylanI loved this book- then again, I love Bob Dylan, so there's some bias here. Poetic but easy writing, absolutely incr...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:35:00 GMT

Dave at the Fens

Going to see Dave Matthews at Fenway tonight, and I have:a) never seen Dave with the full band, somehow, so I'm excited about that, andb) never seen a show at Fenway- VERY excited about that.On one of...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:36:00 GMT

Sox-Yankees

Going to the game tonight, and then off to Italy on Wednesday- sweet indeed!So, is this wrong? At the ATM just a few minutes ago, I was figuring out how much money to take out for tonight and thought ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 May 2006 13:25:00 GMT

more randomlings

...so, i want to apologize for all the negativity in the last few blogs- it was a rough stretch! as rick pitino would say, "all the negativity in this town, it stinks and it sucks and it sucks and it ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:30:00 GMT

opening day

know how in the south, they can't handle the snow? 2 inches and people are careening off into ditches, slamming into each other's cars, stocking up on bottled water. well i think up here we can't hand...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:43:00 GMT

randomlings

- the dunkin donuts sippy-cup lid has to be considered the most important innovation of 2005. ok, maybe it's right behind the vacine for HPV (an infection that causes cervical cancer). - i have friend...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:09:00 GMT

Favorite 26 Albums

Excluding best-of's, compilations, soundtracks, etc. 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band 2. Nashville Skyline 3. Pinkerton 4. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 5. Automatic for the People 6. ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:22:00 GMT