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Phil

I wanna let go and know that I'll be alright

About Me

I know a little bit about everything..and a lot about nothing.I've been playing the same Tama drum kit since 1986. 16x22 Kick (w/double pedal) 8x8, 8x10, 9x12, 11x14 Rack Toms 16x16 Floor Tom Zildjian cymbals (16 Crash, 18 Crash, 22 Ping Ride)Also play guitar, bass and some keys (see above quote)so I have also have: Ovation AC/EL, Epiphone AC/EL (Technicaly it belongs to Carole, ask me for that story!!!), Silvertone Acoustic, Fender Bass, Yamaha DX-27, Alesis Studio32 Mixer, ADAT HD-24 hard disk recorder.That taken care of, I have been transplanted from just outside Washington, DC to Brighton, MI. Moving into a house built in 1895 makes no shortage of projects for me. To break up the monontony of home repair, I am lucky enough to be producing Brian Wilson and the Afternoon Drive on News/Talk 1370 WSPD Toledo. ..

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My Interests

Music, Movies, Art, Commercial Aviation, Railroading, Computers, Radio, Pinball, POKER

Music:

Rush, Yes, Asia, The Police, John Hiatt, Tim Easton, Amiee Mann, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Janah, Smithereens, Goo Goo Dolls, Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Dream Theatre, Minor Threat/Fugazi, Edwin McCain, Sister Hazel, KIX, The Ravyns, The Rave-Ups, Childs Play

Movies:

The 4th Man, The Virgin Spring, Spanking the Monkey, Leolo, But..I'm a Cheerleader, Memento, Fight Club, The Shawshank Redemption, Total Recall, The Running Man, Terminator, This Film Not Yet Rated, The Departed, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Blazing Saddles, The Blues Brothers, Airplane, Two Bits, Love Actually, Legally Blonde, Singles, Spike and Mike Sick and Twisted Festivals of animation

Television:

Star Blazers, Star Trek:TOS/TNG, House, Wings, Forensic Files, Dr G: Medical Examiner, Mythbusters, South Park,

Books:

1984, The Davinci Code, The Left Behind Series, The Hitchikers Guide Series..There is a lot more I'd like to read but I can't find the time

Heroes:

SHOUTOUTS ON THE BACKSIDE!!!! Neil Peart who inspired my writing and playing, Stewart Copeland, LeRoy Froom who asked me "Ever thought about working in radio?" and my radio instructor, Bob Appel who gave me my first radio job, Glenn Frye (not of the Eagles but my boss at WMET), Tom Fleming who adjusted my work schedule so I could go to broadcast school, Bill Dreher my C182 flight instructor

My Blog

Body Cold

Six years ago he was a boy in school. Honor roll, class president, he never played the fool. Then came the day of the ultimate sin, he sealed himself and car in his garage, it took us a day just to br...
Posted by Phil on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:58:00 PST

Shattered Dreams

My soul it cried, my will had died and your outstretched hand was half a world away. With a heavy heart, I mourned the loss, closed my eyes and left the pieces to decay. Forced to take flight unt...
Posted by Phil on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:32:00 PST

Letting Go

Today's a big day. The first day of the rest of my life. As many times as I have tried it took me years to say goodbye. It's so strange. There are no tears left for this open wound. I will let the rec...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:27:00 PST

Believe

Open up your eyes and take a look, can you read me like a book? What you see is what I am, just a fanfare for the common man.Confused by my tranquility and blessed with mediocrity. To this day, I beli...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:54:00 PST

The First Time

Note: This was my first attempt at songwriting. It was written after a party I had where a girl I had an on/off relationship with attended. She told me she wasn't moving back to Maryland, and I w...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:18:00 PST

This time’s for real

The spirit winds seemed to have blown us off course. They've played with our emotions, shifted our moods back and forth. Now my mind is weary from calling your bluff, every day after day until enough ...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:48:00 PST

Setting Sun

I tried to navigate, the fine line between love and hate, but I found my ship was sinking way too fast I was locked in the driver's seat, and I was blindsided by defeat, but that was not the first tim...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:12:00 PST

Happy Birthday

It was President's Day weekend in 1986 that I purchased my white Tama Swingstar drum kit. I still have the tag from the display model. It was a standard 5-piece kit which got expanded to 7 pieces when...
Posted by Phil on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:16:00 PST

My love-hate relationship

Since first picking up the guitar, I have owned 4 12-string models. I love the sound (especially the Rickenbacker 360/12, still sorry I let that one go). I play them for about 2 months, then I get sic...
Posted by Phil on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:58:00 PST