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The Dragstrip Pimp!

The Devil's music,bottled at source!

About Me

************************************************************ **************************** Welcome to the Myspace page of one of the world's top Rockin'Bassists//Producers Nick Hoadley:-Currently playing Bass for-Atom and the Bombs and Lloyd Tripp and the Zipguns. Also known for work with FRACTURED,BOB & THE BEARCATS,THE PLAYBOYS,THE SUNDOWNERS,THE FLYING SAUCERS,THE CORDWOOD DRAGGERS, ONE TRACK MIND, THE GLENDALE BROTHERS,ARSEN ROULETTE and countless other Rockabilly,Rock and roll,rock and pop bands over 30+ years. ............................................................ .......Hi i'm Nick,i'm a musician/producer and sound engineer.I spend most of my time touring with bands or in the studio,or from time to time partying with my friends,who i don't get to see as often as i should,tend to be a bit of an internet geek at times too.I drink far too much coffee and come to think of it far too much in general.I can be found roasting to death down in Austin Tx or chillin in the Bay area in Cali.Love mexican food,seafood and good wine(life is too short for crap wine!)I started playing guitar at the age of 5 and life went down hill from there really.Doing what i do drives me mad sometimes but i wouldn't swap it for the world.I have 2 grown kids(Brad and Tasha-Mae) one of which is following in the family business as a pro bass player(you would have thought he would have known better).Do a lot of traveling but that goes with the job!Some airline food is good,and some bad,,,when its bad its really bad(isnt it Northwest airlines!!!)

My Interests

rockin music,vintage and modern recording equipment,body piercing,Fetish clubs,Rockin clubs,vintage clothes,old cars (Hot Rods etc) pin up and burlesque girls..loads of 1940's and 50's stuff, you know

I'd like to meet:

Musicians,producers,writers,photographers,record colectors.People on the rockin,fetish,burlesque,car scenes...who ever!

Music:

Jazz,Blues,Swing,Country,Hillbilly,Rock n Roll,Rockabilly 60's surf,60's garage etc etc

Movies:

1950's b movies,Snatch,Mr Brooks,Love & a 45

Television:

True Blood,CSI,Weeds, anything dark really! something that will hold my interest

Books:

i've got a lot of music reference book,stuff on cars and such,books on 40's and 50's lifestyle etc also lots by Eric Kroll,Roy Stuart,Chas Ray Kider,Irving Klaw

Heroes:

Willie Dixon,Slam Stewart,Bob Moore,Grady Martin,Cliff Gallup,Gene Vincent,