"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function" - F.Scott Fitzgerald
Burning Wheel (www.burningwheel.org), Mr.Gygax, Atari 2600, Led Zeppelin '68 + ''69 tours, early Pink Floyd / Syd Barrett ('66-77), FZ & the M.O.I. (1966-1976), H.P. Lovecraft (not the band, you hippie), The various scribblings of Prof. J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Gilliam, Monty Python et al.
Music
Zeppelin, Fugazi, Floyd, Zappa/Mothers, Coltrane (not Robbie you git), Sabbath (w/ Ozzy), Yes, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Speedball Baby, Bowie, Queen, Body Bag, Eyewitness, Jaco Pastorius, Rush, Isis, Bad Brains, Syd Barrett (R.I.P.), Hendrix, Funkadelic, The Police/Stewart Copeland/Klark Kent, Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Apes & Androids, 2 Skinnee J's
Movies
Throne of Blood, Seven Samurai, Life of Brian, The Satisfiers of Alpha Blue, Blue Velvet, Stripes, LotR (I know, I know...), The Ninja Scroll, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Live At Pompei, Max Hardcore, Spinal Tap/Guffman/Best In Show/A Mighty Wind
Television
The Wire, Deadwood, Twin Peaks, Carnivale, The West Wing, Rome, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Vintage David Letterman
Books
The Magus (Fowles), Blood Meridian (McCarthy), The Silmarillion / LotR - (J.R.R.T), Miles Davis' autobiography, Frank Herbert's Dune (first 3!), Fleming's Bond, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Heroes
Miles, Zappa, Bonham, Bowie, Tolkien, Gygax, Luke Crane, dr. royal hartigan
Andy Action Dangerous: The All-Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson (members of 2 Skinnee J's & Tragedy!) 8/1 @ Bowery Ballroom: http://lnk.ms/11fPb & Norva 8/28! view more
About me: Rokstah, Drummer >> Apes & Androids (www.ApesAndAndroids.com ), 2 Skinnee J's (www.2sj.com). FORMERLY: Matter/Anti~Matter, Foreign Islands, Cardia, Speedball Baby, Ian Love, The Oubliettes, Mike iLL, etc.... >> SOME OF THE ARTISTS I'VE WORKED WITH: Walking Concert (drums on "Run To Be Born" album), Megan Bowman (drums on "Wonderlust" album), The Negatones (Drums on "The Heavy EP"), The Disco Biscuits (engineer on "They Missed The Perfume"), Ali Smith & Steve Almaas (drums on "1st Album" & "You Showed Me"), C. Gibbs & the Cardia Bros. : Pinkermen Set (Engineer, percussion), The Sissy Bars (engineer/mixing on "Our Reunion Is Pending" album), Parker & Lily (drums/engineering on "Here Come Winter"), Andre Williams (drums on "The Monkey Speaks His Mind 7" "), James Chance (drums on "Contort Yourself" Japanese re-release!), plus a bunch of others that I can't think of right now...
Who I'd like to meet: You!>>>>IM: ActionRocksYou (AIM) or email ActionRocksYou@aol.com
tour was mazin, totally on the fly but we settled into a nice groove. loved every day of it. maybe we can do a us version. try and convince him to have two drummers? haha! I hope I can see you while you're over here brother. i would be mega saddened if we couldn't at least have one beer.
We're doing several East Coast dates w/ Brenden Small, as follows:
Mar 30 2009 8:00P 930 CLUB Washington DC City, Washington DC Apr 2 2009 8:00P Showcase Live Foxboro City, Massachusetts Apr 3 2009 8:00P BB King’s - Times Square New York City, New York Apr 5 2009 8:00P The Trocadero Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania
We also strike Southern California in mid-April. More details on our myspace presence.
You are missed. It's a shame you aren't big and famous. It's a shame we don't play music anymore. It's a shame you don't have a mansion with a butler named Sir Edwards. It's a shame we don't hang out. It's a shame we can't gay out on Steely Dan and Rush anymore. It's a shame. Shame, shame, shame.
I have no idea what I'm talking about.
How are things with your "better" band?
Jerk.
Does it give you satisfaction in life? Do you feel content and calmed by their presence?
