Shane Patrick Forster - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Music is an incredible thing. I have yet to meet any person on the planet that can't identify with some form of music, at least on a basic level. The music I like the most is about life and all its joys, agonies, victories, and losses.

When I'm not playing music with The Juvinals , Zoinks! , or (occasionally) Bonus Army , I try to write original music of my own.

While I'm mostly interested in playing my own music as a creative outlet, I also hope that others enjoy it too. I've been playing out a little more lately and I enjoy that too. So, if you're reading this, and you're thinking to yourself, "Hey, maybe Shane would fit this show I'm setting up," then by all means get a hold of me.

Cheers!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2005
Band Members: Shane Forster - Guitar, vocals, harmonica, bass, keyboard, snare drum, reed flute
Influences: The Weakerthans, Elliott Smith, The Mountain Goats, Tom Waits, The Two Gallants, Murder By Death, Bright Eyes, Elvis Costello
Sounds Like: Listen to my demo tracks here and find out! An MP3's worth a 1000 vague descriptions and generalized comparisons...
Record Label: record wha?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

But, where do I put all of them?

To the left of my left typing hand, among the various rubble and detritous that populates my desk, I see a box of tacks. They are the type of tacks that are used to hold wires up on the wall, bits of ...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:42:00 PST

Tagged?

The rules are: Once you have been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird or random things, facts, or habits about yourself.At the end, you choose 5 people to be tagged, list their names, and wh...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:40:00 PST

Awww, MacBook

I'm sitting here in Chapel Hill, NC, playing arund on MySpace on my girlfriend, Caroline's bright-new-shiny MacBook. Awwwwwwwww, it's so cuuuuuute. But I feel like Lenny from Catcher In The Rye as I t...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:06:00 PST

Hello, Sunshine

We left Reno on the first, the weather was cold and dreary. Up in the Northwest we played in the green, mild climate and when we returned to Reno, the sun was out and shining! What a perfect time to g...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:45:00 PST

Are you alright?

About three quarters of the people I've interacted with today have asked me the same question: "Are you alright?"
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:13:00 PST

Missed Connections

I'm a big fan of Craig's List. If you've never heard of it, basically it is an "old school" bulletin board that originated in San Francisco and is possibly the best place to look for local classifieds...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:36:00 PST

Today

...is a NICE DAY!I need to get outside!
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:47:00 PST

10 things I'm grateful for today...

1. Living without imminent fear of losing my life2. Not having emotional baggage3. Disease-free, relatively healthy (excusing the common cold)4. Good friends5. Music, and the ability to hear it and pl...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:04:00 PST

Good Places to Eat

Anyone know of any good places to eat that are relatively close to Sparks marina? I'm kinda stranded out here most days because of work, and I often end up eating out for lunch. Unfortunately, I don't...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST

$5 pizza

So, the marketing geniuses at Little Caesars pizza came up with the idea of the $5 large pizza, continuously available throughout the day, no waiting. It's pretty amazing really. This is one of the be...
Posted by Shane Patrick Forster on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:54:00 PST