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Jake

Did ya say, no this can't happen to me?

About Me

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never -"

"You lie," he cried,
And ran on.-Stephen Crane-
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My Interests

music, observing people, cuddling my dogs, nature, instruments and sounds, experiencing different places, the pursuit of happiness through understanding

You can hear some of my work as a guitarist, songwriter, engineer, and producer on a few other myspace profiles...In Fractious, I co-wrote all of the songs, played all of the lead guitar, and engineered/produced all of the tracks with the rest of the band. www.myspace.com/fractious

In Thornbird, I co-wrote the song "She Part I & II" and I wrote the guitar "hook" on the song "Best Thing." These guys are still touring around the country, so look for them!

www.myspace.com/thornbird

In Tenbone Martini, I collaborated with one of my best friends, Jacqui Walker to co-write, engineer/produce, and play all of the songs on her page. My favorite is "Get Over You."

www.myspace.com/jacquiwalker

I'd like to meet:

Kind hearts with something to say

Music:

RADIOHEAD Jeff Buckley U2 Bob Marley Sting Stevie Ray Vaughan Led Zeppelin The Police The Beatles William Orbit Pink Floyd NIN Portishead Massive Attack The Cure Gorrilaz David Bowie Prince Ours Beastie Boys Doves Seal Fleetwood Mac Harry Connick Jr. Tori Amos Ani Difranco Christina Branco Rage Against the Machine Def Leppard Metallica Chris Cornell Coldplay Outkast Talking Heads Duran Duran Tool Sarah Mclaughlin Sigur Ros Missy Elliot Pearl Jam Beethoven Mozart Wagner Chopin LOADS of bands/artists that you've never heard of.................................

Movies:

American Beauty Secretary Requiem For A Dream Shawshank Redemption Legends Of The Fall Fast Times at Ridgemont High Star Wars The Breakfast Club Grosse Pointe Blank American Pie was amusing Tombstone (I am sure that I was Doc Holliday in a past life) LOADS of movies you've never heard of..................................

Television:

Sadly, yes. Plenty of it. Mostly Discovery Channel, though!

Books:

Barack Obama's "The Audacity of Hope" Marley and Me (I actually cried a little when Marley died) Scientific American (My only magazine subscription -- always intriguing) Bangkok 8 Tuesdays With Morrie Siddartha (Thank you for turning me on to this one, Roma) A Child Called It (a horribly true story about child abuse that everybody should read) Manuals to all of my electronic noisemakers (a never-ending endeavor) I won't lie and act as if I am an avid reader of poetry, but I do love the poetry of Stephen Crane.

Heroes:

you know who you are

My Blog

massive attack- teardrop video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8eQBSp9Ao This puts me in a strange mood. Hard to explain. Very calm and soothed, but with a sense of urgency bubbling up from just below the surface....
Posted by Jake on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:16:00 PST

Quote of the Day

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. -Henry David Thoreau
Posted by Jake on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:55:00 PST

Pursuing the horizon

I was recently asked by an old friend (Daniel Caggiano) to give my interpretation of the Stephen Crane poem on my page.I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at t...
Posted by Jake on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:32:00 PST

One thing that makes me feel good...

...is playing Pink Floyd solos... ...
Posted by Jake on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:21:00 PST