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Tommy

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About Me

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My Interests

"Alcohol lets you love yourself. And I say that’s a fine thing. Everyone should feel that way every now and then. Why must you go through life acting like an accountant or salesman or carpenter, just because that’s what you do for a living?Why should only kings get to feel like kings?"

I'd like to meet:

beatnik chicks just wearin' them smocks

Music:

Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Primal Scream, Iggy and the Stooges, Love, Jesus and Mary Chain, Ramones, Spacemen 3, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Black Angels, Violent Femmes, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Julian Cope, Steve Earle, Love and Rockets, Dandy Warhols, The Cure, Teenage Fanclub, Warlocks, The Gun Club, This Radiant Boy, Lords of the New Church, Eno, Big Star, Samhain, Makers, B.R.M.C., Elf Power, Thee Michelle Gunn Elephant

Movies:

Network, Performance, Citizen Kane, John Waters, most Greg Araki, Crash, Wet Hot American Summer

Books:

J.G. Ballard, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahnuik, Charles Bukowski, Tim Sandlin, David Sedaris, Martin Amis

Heroes:

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My Blog

Check out this event: Egg Hunt XV - 2 Awesome 4 April

Seriously, if you haven't been out here before, or only kinda-sorta remember how to get out to my place, contact me for directions or do that mapquest stuff.Hosted By: Tommy SalmonWhen: Sunday Mar 23,...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:19:00 PST

All Hail Queen Rudy a.k.a. "President Thang"

I remember the first time I ever visited New Orleans. I was traveling with a band, and it was a hot day in late spring as we pulled the van into town. It was exciting to finally come to this legendary...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:43:00 PST

A Visit From the Ex

Athens is a small enough town, it was bound to happen. Of course, when you happen to have something that they want more of, it's inevitable that they tend to come back around. I suppose a little back...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:29:00 PST

meterman

A few months ago I had read about Joe Strummer running in a few marathons.  In fact, legend has it that he ran one in Paris during his A.W.O.L. period from the Clash.  Chances are I won't be...
Posted by Tommy on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:39:00 PST

Could This Be Magic?

On Thursday night, my friend Chris and I drove up to Charlotte, North Carolina to witness the debut performance of Van Halen with David Lee Roth back in the band. This is something we've been waiting...
Posted by Tommy on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:08:00 PST

Heavenly Advice

I did a delivery for the nursery last week. On the way back to Athens, I passed a church (I belive it was in Royston - birthplace of "the great Ty Cobb") which had a marquee out front informing m...
Posted by Tommy on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:33:00 PST

Ice Cream Social!

okay, I sent Event Invites out, but those things are often overlooked, as I have learned after two Egg Hunts in the myspace era ("You had your egg hunt? really? I NEVER read those invites!") &nbs...
Posted by Tommy on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:59:00 PST

When Zira met Tommy

(this is more a case of "required writing" than required reading. I just have to work through this. thank you)   Sometimes, I can say something that is completely, utterly, in totality, wrong. I ...
Posted by Tommy on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:25:00 PST

Zira

Zira was run over by a car and passed away yesterday.  It's a devastating loss. I feel lopsided. She was indeed a magical dog and having her in my life was truly a wonderful, enriching experience...
Posted by Tommy on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:49:00 PST

Lessons Learned in the 919

I'm up in Chapel Hill to deliver some plants for UNC tomorrow morning.  I'm about 10 miles away from the campus, and as a guest at the Hampton Inn, I'm learning a few things. All I wanted was a p...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:46:00 PST