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Richard

About Me

I took a day off work to write some music and ended up creating a myspace page instead. Oh well.I live in South London and spend my time pretending to work, writing and playing music (evidence should be on the page) and talking rubbish with my mates in various pubs. It's a good life.I love having no plans for the weekend, impromptu pub sessions, London in Autumn, laughing until it hurts, cooking using only what is in the cupboard and an open-minded experimental approach, discovering new parts of this city, hearing a new song that completely overwhelms you.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Rich

Birthplace: Hampshire
Current Location: London
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5ft11
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Odd question
The Shoes You Wore Today: Two
Your Weakness: Apathy
Your Fears: Being impaled by a stray javelin
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: 'Pub?'
Thoughts First Waking Up: Please let it be Saturday...
Your Most Missed Memory: Can't remember
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi Max
MacDonalds or Burger King: Fish & Chips
Do you Smoke: Ocassionally
Do you Swear: Frequently
Do you Sing: Loudly
Do you Shower Daily: Yes
Have you Been in Love: I thought so
Do you want to get Married: At some point
Do you belive in yourself: When drunk
Do you get Motion Sickness: When drunk
Do you think you are Attractive: When drunk
Are you a Health Freak: Nope
Do you get along with your Parents: Absolutely
Do you like Thunderstorms: Love them
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes
In the past month have you Smoked: Yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: No
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: This is a very American survey
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: No
Ever Shoplifted: Erm..
How do you want to Die: Comically
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Haven't decided
What country would you most like to Visit: Kenya
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My Interests

Playing in my band in London. I've also been in a traditional Irish Ceilidh band since I was 14. Pub. Luckily most of my interests seem to overlap.

I'd like to meet:

Chris Morris, Audrey Tautou, Zooey Deschanel, Tom Waits. But most of all David Attenborough, please.

Music:

The Afghan Whigs, Tom Waits, Beck, Sandy Denny, The Hidden Cameras, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Townes van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Rufus Wainwright, Elliott Smith, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Hayseed Dixie, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paw, Kate Rusby, Belle and Sebastian, Bowie, Nick Drake, John Martyn, The Smiths, Grant Lee Buffalo, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley, Jose Gonzalez, Be Good Tanyas, Sigur Ros.

Movies:

Anchorman, 12 Angry Men, ivansxtc, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, Kingpin, The Sweet Smell Of Success, North by Northwest, Office Space

Television:

The Mighty Boosh, The Day Today, Brasseye, The Office, Big Train, South Park, The Blue Planet

Books:

Despite having a degree in English Literature, I rarely read novels. I can't decide whether to say 'I don't have the time' as an excuse or tell the truth that I don't have the necessary attention span. Either way, I manage to find things to do other than read books. Mainly pub.

Heroes:

Attenborough again.Musically, Tom Waits because he is incredibly versatile and has managed to produce such high quality stuff for so long.The Funk Brothers who were the backing band for the 60s Motown records.