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Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin'

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About Me



51.5% Irish.

Mere months of a degree left to go.

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Arsenal Born and Bred

Sports Watch, Sports Action.

Drinker

Smoker

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My Interests

My main interest is music, im a guitar and harmonica player, though just for a hobby. I say just for a hobby, cos im crap! i also dabble in photography, not that i'm particularly arty....!
Music I've been listening to...

I'd like to meet:

Myself. to judge.

Leave me a comment, you cackle of green bitches!

Music:

At the moment, i'm really into folk music, mostly Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Eliza Carthy and Jim Moray
However, I definatly don't restrict myself to listening to one genre and one genre only, that's silly!

This is a list of bands and artists that i will happily listen to... Air, Alabama 3, Aerosmith, Badly Drawn Boy, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Colin Hay, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Cream, Clapton, Damien Rice, Dave Matthews Band, David Bowie, David Gray, Del Amitri, Eagle Eye Cherry, Elton John, Faithless, Feeder, Flaming Lips, Finley Quay, Franz Ferdinand, Fuel, Goo goo dolls, Grand Drive, Greenwheel, Happy Mondays, Hope of The States, Interpol, Jamie Cullum, Jesse Malin, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Keane, KT Tunstall, Paul Westerberg, Jimmy Eat World, Kinks, Led Zepplin, MB20, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willy Mason, Muddy Waters, Morrissey, NERD, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, REM, The Replacements, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Santana, Sasha, Screaming Trees, The Shins, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Spin Doctors, Supertramp, Third Eye Blind, Tom McRae, Train, The Pogues, Turin Brakes, Wallflowers, Ryan Adams, U2, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Kila, Sufjan Stevens, Drive-By Truckers, Van Morisson, DJ Yoda, DJ Format & Abdominal, DJ Qbert (this guy is not human!) Queens of The Stone Age, Smog, Anders Parker, Richard Buckner, Anthony and the Johnsons, Calexico, Dishwalla, The Doves, Eagles of Death Metal, Grand Drive, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, Nine Inch Nails, Richmond Fontaine, Rufus Wainwright, Teenage Fanclub, Thirteen Senses, Zero 7, Lemon Jelly, Sheryl Crow, Beth Orton, David Ford, Seth Lakeman, Joe Walsh... so far...

Various Artists - The Motorcycle Diaries

Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

David Ford - I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars
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Still think it's a patriotic song?

Movies:

I mostly like any type of films, i'm not a great fan of horror's but some of them are awesome! i like drama's, comedy's and action. My favourite films at the moment would be...Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, American Beauty, Schindlers List, Platoon, Band of Brothers(TV series), Garden State, Any Tim Burton Film (especially batman :-)) The Motorcycle Diaries

Sideways (Widescreen Edition)

The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)

Walk the Line

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco

Amores perros

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

American Splendor

Television:

Scrubs, Spaced, Black books, Peep Show, The Mighty Boosh!

Books:

I like to read, my favourite authors are Sebastian Faulks, Bill Bryson and John Steinbeck

Heroes:

Bruce and Bob.oh, and Zach Braff ..

My Blog

Temples, Mosques and Machine Guns

So, i've just come back from the craziest weekend of my life. Last Monday, i decided to go to Israel to visit my sister Vicki and her boyfriend Basheer.  Although they live in the north of the co...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:23:00 PST

New York, New York

Well, i'm currently sat at a computer terminal in New York's 'La Guardia' airport, waiting for a connecting flight to Nashville, Tennessee!New York is a strange but amazing place, no grass anywhere ex...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:25:00 PST

Soundtrack to my life

Opening credits: Kila - GwerzyWaking up: Supergrass - Pumping on your stereoAverage day: Bright Eyes - Gold Mine Gutted  First date: Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer Falling in love: Grand Drive - The...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:32:00 PST

Post-op Dan

Well, the deed is done, and i still can't sit down!! Doesn't hurt nearly as much now, just really hard to sit down normally! anyway, who ever you are reading this, i hope you are well, and i hope to s...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:34:00 PST

Numb bum

Hey guys!  i got a lump on my bum! it hurts like nothing i've ever felt before. Gotta go for surgery in a couple days, and cut that bad boy out. should be fun! wish me luck!
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:55:00 PST

weird

Is it weird that i really have an urge to pack up and go and live in an alpine village somewhere, and forget everything i have and just live a simple life? i'd leave alot of trouble behind, but then a...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:46:00 PST

I feel sick

I just watched a film called hotel Rwanda. It has dawned on me, that western civilisation is sick.    We don't give a shit about Africa... In 1994 the UN refused to call the killing of ...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Black Horse Music Festival

Just got back from the Black Horse Music Festival in Battle, it was funking awesome!  first up were a band from Morrocco called Abdelkader Saadoun, they were awesome, with some latin influence, r...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Hope of the States and Willy Mason

Just saw hope of the states and willy mason last night at the London Astoria, they were excellent, really rocked the place. Masons solo acoustic vesion of 'oxygen' was inspiring, and hope of the stat...
Posted by Freewheelin' Dan Sperrin' on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST