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Vinnie Martini

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I'm a rockabilly/rock'n'roll guitarist in the St. Louis area. I'm currently writing new songs for a trio and I also do a solo or duo act of cover tunes here and there. I always like to meet and jam with other musicians, especially people who play instruments other than guitar. I like the variety.
During daylight, I'm a small business owner (I repair and modify music gear) and a private guitar instructor. I've been serving the areas in and around Alton, IL and St. Louis, MO since 1998.
When the sun goes down, I'm a musician, composer, songwriter (playing guitar, bass, keyboards, voice, other.)
I disappeared between 2001 and 2006 to go complete a B.A. I needed a change and it seemed like a good idea to go dive into a pile of books for a while.
With that done, I’m now focussing more on my social life, continuing to build my business, performing music and (maybe) resuming my study of martial arts-- all of which I had to scale back when I went to the university.
Mainly, I want to meet some new people and play my guitar really loud again.

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I'd like to meet my next audience, my next customer and some new friends.



    I'm always looking for an upright bassist and drummer who are into Stray Cats and Reverend Horton Heat. Willingness to travel is good. You never know...

    My Blog

    Healthcare: How I would fix it and why they won't

    I usually don't write political editorials but I'm in a weird mood and it's cold and raining and I have fresh coffee and I really don't want to go down in the basement and deal with dirt and spiderweb...
    Posted by on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:32:00 GMT

    Black rips Letterman coverage

    http://www.cnn.com/video/?JSONLINK=/video/showbiz/...Comedia n Lewis Black takes cable news networks to task for making a news story about David Letterman's sex life.
    Posted by on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:22:00 GMT

    Rockabilly upright bassist and drummer wanted in St. Louis area (Guitarist does demo video)

    I don't get out on the scene very often to network with other players. When I do, it's loud and we're drinking and the subject of playing comes up and yadda yadda yadda then nothing ever comes of it. ...
    Posted by on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:24:00 GMT

    Parking lot for cool videos

    I'm always looking for an upright bassist and drummer who love to rock like this: And like this: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YET?! F-ING BRILLIANT!! .. VH1 TV ...
    Posted by on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:59:00 GMT

    Bio- The big version for the truly curious

    I've played music most of my life. I became totally obsessed with guitars when I was 9. (I didn't have one available, so I drew pictures of them all the time.)  I also spent a lot of this time pretend...
    Posted by on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:42:00 GMT

    My advice to musicians about new gear

    First of all, no worries about guitars and basses. Original and generic parts are almost always easy to get for those. Let's talk about things that plug into the wall now...Since I repair music gear, ...
    Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:43:00 GMT

    The Onion: Is The Government Spying On Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?

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    Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:17:00 GMT

    You had to be there

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    Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:32:00 GMT

    Truth

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    Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:36:00 GMT