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Sighpol

I feel like I should be putting something important or witty here

About Me

..Well, lets see. First and foremost, Im a drummer. I hate drum machines. Maybe cuz they can take my job. Ive been playing for about 15 yrs now, but I kinda took a break from July 2000 - March 2005, sold my kit and moved from OH to CA. March 2005 is when I bought a new kit and started playing again. It feels so damn good to be behind the kit again. I cant believe how long I went without it... So you can see my list of musical influences and such on my profile, but Dream Theater and Mike Portnoy are definitely my No. 1. They are MUSICAL GODS!!
So I grew up in Columbus, OH. I lived there for 27 yrs before moving to CA with my then girlfriend in July/August 2001. Fast forward 4 yrs, and of course we split up and I was stuck here. 2005 was a pretty rough year for me, and I really dont know how I made it thru it. There was a lot of drinking, lots of travel, mindless self-indulgence, burying myself in anything but the earth and frivelous spending of new found cash on things Im not really sure I needed. But the end of the year was the light at the end of the tunnel, and with it came the most wonderful thing to enter my life in a long time, possibly ever. Her name is Gloria and she is the love of my life. Its hard to believe its only been 13 months, but its been an amazing time and I am looking forward to countless years with her.
So those that have read this before - I finally updated it. Read it again! For those that thought I was moving back to OH - Im not, not yet anyway. That will only happen if I can convince Glo how much more house we can buy in OH for the same price as a 1200 sq ft condo here. Yeah, housing is ri-goddamn-diculous out here!!
Thats all for now...
Seip out...
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I break free to see the things you blinded me
And I shoved you far away
Now I live the life I dreamed of
You're dead to me...

- Trivium - "Dying in Your Arms"
The Purple Monster
The Black Burst kit
Double Trouble - the 2nd kit is coming along nicely!
The Drum Kit
Drums - Pearl Export Select in Cobalt Fade w/Black Anodized Hardware
Drums - Pearl Export Select in Black Burst w/Black Anodized Hardware
A. 7" x 8" Tom
B. 8" x 10" Tom
C. 9" x 12" Tom
D. 10" x 14" Tom (mounted as floor tom)
E. 16" x 16" Floor Tom
F. 18" x 22" Kick Drum
G. 5 1/2" x 14" Snare
Cymbals - Sabian Brilliant Finish
1. Sabian 14" AAX Stage Hi-Hats
2. Sabian 12" AAX Splash
3. Sabian 10" AAX Splash
4. Sabian 18" AAX Stage Crash
5. Sabian 6" Cymbal Disc
6. Sabian 10" AA Splash
7. Sabian 18" AA Medium Thin Crash
8. Sabian 18" AA Chinese
9. Sabian 17" AAX Stage Crash
10. Sabian 20" HH Rock Ride
11. Sabian 12" AA Mini Chinese
12. Sabian 20" HH Thin Chinese
HardWare - Pearl 1000 Series (Unless otherwise noted)
DR-503C Curved Drum Rack
3 - B1000 Boom Stands
8 - CH1000 Cymbals Stands
2 - CH2000 Weighted Boom Arm
12 - PCX100 Pipe Clamps
3 - PCX200 Pipe Clamps
2 - PCL100 Leg Pipe Clamps
1 - AX-25 Multi-Clamp
1 - S1000 Snare Stand
1 - DW 5500TD Hi-Hat Stand
1 - DW 5002AD3 Double Bass Drum Pedal
Miscellaneous Stuff
DST21 Drum Tambourine Brass Jingles - Black
LP Jam Block Low
Roc-N-Soc Nitro Throne
Remo/Evans Heads:
- Remo Coated Ambassador - Snare
- Remo Clear Emporers - Toms
- Evans EMAD - Kick
Protection Racket Road Bags
ProMark 5A Natural Sticks
ProMark Stick Bag

My Interests

Drums, drums and MORE Drums!! Oh, and more cowbell. I Gotta Have More Cowbell!! Its all about Columbus Blue Jackets hockey (YEAH!!! Hockey is back!!!) and Cowboys football come fall. I love to travel to Europe, Asia - whatever. Just get me there safe. I recently started cycling and want to start working out again if I could just stay healthy - DAMN my tummy!!! My nephew, Brody, absolutely rules and I have 2 cool kitties as well. Anything else - you gotta ask :-)

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Jeff
Birthday: 4/14/74
Birthplace: Columbus, OH
Current Location: Aliso Viejo, CA
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: brown
Height: 5' 11"
Right Handed or Left Handed: righty-tighty
Your Heritage: English and German I think?
The Shoes You Wore Today: Chucks - what else is there?!?
Your Weakness: FOOD, long blonde hair
Your Fears: dying
Your Perfect Pizza: pep, sausage, onion, bell peppers, tomato and garlic
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: its in the works already...
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: probably LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: damn it... what are the cats getting into now?
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes, hands
Your Bedtime: when my mommy tells me its time
Your Most Missed Memory: if I'm missing it, is it really a memory?
Pepsi or Coke: sprite
MacDonalds or Burger King: screw 'em both!! Gimme In - n - Out!
Single or Group Dates: Glo would kill me if I was dating
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: no tea, thanx!
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: no coffee either
Do you Smoke: no frickin' way
Do you Swear: the "F" word rules!!
Do you Sing: when no one is around
Do you Shower Daily: try to
Have you Been in Love: I am right now
Do you want to go to College: I tried once, we didnt agree
Do you want to get Married: eventually
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope
Do you think you are Attractive: I guess?
Are you a Health Freak: no, but I am trying to take a little better care of myself in my old age :-)
Do you get along with your Parents: yes, they rule
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes, and I miss them terribly
Do you play an Instrument: yes - drums & guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: I've been a good boy
In the past month have you Smoked: hell no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: every day, but not that kind...
In the past month have you gone on a Date: again, Glo would KILL me if I was dating!!
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no, that crap is nasty and you can get mercury poisoning from the tuna!!
In the past month have you been on Stage: no, but I may get a shot soon... stay tuned for details
In the past month have you been Dumped: just on my ass while snowboarding
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: does printing stuff at work count?
Ever been Drunk: oh yeah... Stockholm was INSANE!!!!
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: yes
Ever Shoplifted: I like to think of it as borrowing something for a really, really long time without the previous owner's knowledge of who has it now
How do you want to Die: happy

What do you want to be when you Grow Up: grown up?
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia or Ireland
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: any
Favourite Hair Color: prefer blondes
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: 5' 5" - 5' 7"
Weight: 120-135
Best Clothing Style: I like the European look
Number of Drugs I have taken: hopefully nothing illegal
Number of CDs I own: dont care, as long as its good stuff
Number of Piercings: doesnt matter
Number of Tattoos: doesnt matter, as long as theyre tasteful and in cool places
Number of things in my Past I Regret: hopefully not a lot

I'd like to meet:

Mike Portnoy (again), Dream Theater (again), Terry Bozzio (again), Les Claypool & "Herb", Ken Griffey, Jr., Morgan Freeman

Music:

Dream Theater and pretty much any side project they do, 311, Mudvayne, Meshuggah, The Mars Volta, Primus, Dave Matthews, Haji's Kitchen, Varga, doubleDrive, Frank Zappa, The Cure, Love & Rockets, The Pixies, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Fates Warning, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Dog fashion Disco, The Alter Boys, 30 Seconds to Mars, Floater, Cake, Alice in Chains, Eloy, Flaw, Flotsam & Jetsam, The Galactic Cowboys, Gary Moore, (hed) pe, Incubus, Snot, I Mother Earth, Jellyfish, Killswitch Engage, Living Colour, Mayadome, A Perfect Circle, Porcupine Tree, Slipknot, Social D, Spock's Beard, Story of the Year, Three, Tool, Type O, The Urge, Trivium, Breaking Benjamin, Nonpoint, Edgewater, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed and Cambria and last but not least my friends back in Ohio - Silent Surface, State Your Cause and Sighlo ... to name a few :-)

Sighlo live at Newport Music Hall - 6.13.08
First Flaw

.. You scored as Elitist. Elitists listen to music to feel better about themselves. They often put people down for having 'inferior' music taste and enjoy listening to artists with critical acclaim. They sometimes also put critics down though, if their opinion deviates from the elitist's truth.

Elitist


95%

Musician


80%

Lover


75%

Faker


60%

Follower


55%

Purist


45%

Explorer


45%
What kind of music listener are you?
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Movies:

Braveheart, The Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Outbreak, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dazed and Confused, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Yellow Submarine, Heavy Metal, Ocean's 11 (Ocean's 12 SUCKED!!), Kingpin, A Day at the Races, A Night at the Opera, The Italian Job, almost anything with Morgan Freeman, Boyz N the Hood, Saw, and my Dream Theater DVD's :-)

Television:

Soprano's

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, A Wrinkle in Time, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, anything by Edgar Allen Poe

Heroes:

My mom & dad, Dr. Cooperman for saving my life, Adam Young (1980-2005, R.I.P. my friend), Mike Portnoy, "Herb", Ken Griffey, Jr.

My Blog

10 years ago today... March 30,1998

so I have another day in my life that is in my opinion, LARGELY responsible for who I am and where I am today. Previously, I wrote a blog about May 29, 1996 and "celebrated" the 10 year anniversary of...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:45:00 PST

PLEASE READ - I'm raising funds for the Youth Rally

To my friends and family,   I'm trying to keep this as short as possible, but there's a lot of info that I want/need to pass on to you for this very important and personal issue that I am contact...
Posted by Sighpol on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:30:00 PST

10 yrs ago... May 29, 1996

So I meant to post this the other day, but Ive been really busy and sick, so it didnt happen. 10 yrs ago on May 29, I almost died on the operating table, and I had no idea going into it. I was told it...
Posted by Sighpol on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:39:00 PST

What a difference...

...a year...a month...a daywhat a difference a night makes ...a hug...a look...the smell of her pillow...the touch of her hands...her warm body next to me...waking up next to her...a good morning kiss...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:21:00 PST

Reflecting on 2005 - Part 1

I've decided to take a few minutes to reflect on the year that was 2005. I can honestly say it started in the worst possible way and I couldnt have possibly seen it ending the way it did. Januar...
Posted by Sighpol on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:27:00 PST

Day 1 from Cleveland

So I actually made it here, and day 1 is in the books. For those that dont know, about 6 weeks I auditioned for a band in Cleveland. In the meantime, theyre still auditioning, booking shows and whatn...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Work f'n sucks

I hate month end... this eats ass. I shouldve stayed home today, too....
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

late night hunger...

Back from "rehearsal"... the new kit is tuned as best can be with the shitty factory heads on it. Damn they look good!! Couldnt order the 16" floor tom tonight cuz the guy said Pearl was closed. I thi...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

playing hookie

Ok, so I skipped work today. I worked from home really. I felt like shit this morning so I didnt go in, but I ended up working almost a full day from home. The beauty (and problem) with VPN and remote...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so what the hell is a blog?

I thought I would give this a try since I dont know what the F Im doing anyway... Life is good overall, I guess. The only thing keeping me here in CA right now is the job, and the fact that moving is ...
Posted by Sighpol on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST