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Paul

Old-School Rocker

About Me

I'm a single dad of an 12 year-old daughter and a 5 year-old son and they are the most important people onthis planet to me.
I have many interests, but without a doubt my main interest and passion is music. Specifically, 70s & 80sclassic Hard Rock & Heavy Metal. As my profile headline states, I am an Old School Rocker to the core. Most all of my tastes & sensibilities come straight from the 70s & 80s. Hell, I still even have my longhair! Not living in the past, but I gotta admit there's not a whole lot of things from the 90's and 2000's thatI really like.....one exception would be The Internet.
I like what I like, regardless of how old it is, or how popular it currently is, or if it's trendy or not,etc... I refuse to follow the "trend of the month", and I usually can't stand people who do.
As far as my free time goes, my favorite things to do usually revolve around live music....whether it'sseeing a concert, or checking out one of the local bands at a bar with my friends, or practicing the drums(which I'm trying to get better at).
My other interests include: lifting weights/working out (I hit the gym about 3 or 4 times a week),traveling (which I don't get to do enough of), the beach (my trips to San Diego or Rocky Point are some ofthe best times of the year), camping (it's getting harder & harder to find people who want to gocamping....I even like winter camping), fishing (I'm a fish killer from way back), hanging at the bar withmy friends, the Internet, collecting/downloading bootleg concert audio & video from bands that I like(I've got stacks & stacks of this stuff), and following our local Phoenix sports teams. Many interests,but usually not enough time or money to pursue them all....

My Interests

Skid Row - Live SNL `92

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who shares some of the same interests/passions as I do.....

Music:

Although my favorite music is classic old-school Hard Rock & Heavy Metal, I do like some other genres like 60's psychedelic, Blues, and Southern Rock.
Bands I like (in somewhat chronological order):

I'm sure there are many others that I'm forgetting, but you get the idea....

Movies:

I rarely go out and see movies in the theater. I usually see them once they're released on DVD.
Some of my favorite movies include:
Goodfellas
Casino
The Godfather
Scarface
Raging Bull
Carlito's Way
Reservoir Dogs
Tombstone
Up In Smoke
Starship Trooper (so cheesy but so fucking great!)
Dazed & Confused (this movie is like a DOCUMENTARY of my teen years)
Clerks
Crimson Tide
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
The Perfect Storm
Shawshank Redemption
Silence Of The Lambs
Rock Star
Almost Famous
Braveheart
The Terminator
Again, I'm sure there are many more that I'm forgetting....

Television:

I don't watch much television at all. I'm usually either on the internet or listening to my Sirius satellite radio (channel 23 "Hair Nation", channel 19 "Buzzsaw", or channel 27 "Hard Attack").
If I'm watching TV, it's usually either sports or the news.
Some shows I do like are:
The Family Guy
My Name Is Earl
South Park
The Simpsons
Mad TV
Just about anything on The History Channel
I also like some TV shows from the past:
Saturday Night Live (I don't like it currently....I liked the first 4 years of the show, and also the period between about 1988 - 1993)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Beavis & Butthead episodes
Headbangers Ball (the one from the 80's - early 90's....NOT the current one)
Ren & Stimpy
The Twilight Zone
And old sitcoms from the past like:
Taxi
The Munsters
The Addams Family
The Beverly Hillbillies
Dick Van Dyke Show
Andy Griffith Show
Green Acres