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LORI -:- ETR's Interests
General
God - I couldn't live without MUSIC!!!
Big LOVE here - CARS - especially American Muscle baby!
All things fast... thrill rides etc... NASCAR races NFL football, baby!...
But back to the MUSIC:
Some of my FAVORITES:
ALTER BRIDGE(Got to meet Mark T 9/17/05!)
CREED of course - 12 Stones - Staind - Audioslave - Soundgarden - Chris Cornell - Dark New Day - P.O.D. - Disciple - Skillet - Pillar - Decyfer Down - Linkin Park - Sevendust - Velvet Revolver - Disturbed - Fuel - Seether - The Fray - Foo Fighters - Flyleaf - Evanescence - Gretchen - Virgos Merlot - Joss Stone - Fergie - Alicia Keys - Nelly Furtado - Eminem - The Offspring - Jackyl - U2 - Pearl Jam - Nirvana - Kid Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Daughtry - TOMMY LEE ...
I could go all day on this... the music list I mean ;-)
... and of course groups like Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Van Halen... I could go on & on here too...
.. also GUITARISTS like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Michael Angelo Batio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson and Troy Stetina who made/are making the way for guys like MARK TREMONTI, Brad Brockmeyer of Lix and Bill Peck of ETR.
About the cause I am supporting:
When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. The kids, their parents and siblings struggle, in different ways, to grapple with the intrusion of illness or serious injury into their lives.
We understand what families go through when a child is sick, and how important it is for families to find relief from constant worry and isolation. Our entertainment, education and family activity programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone.
Through a network of more than 30 offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.
The way we see it, while doctors work to restore a child’s health, Starlight Starbright works to restore the entire family’s spirit.
Reason I chose this cause:
I was sick from the time I was 3 months old. I was in and out of the hospital most of my childhood. I know firsthand the effect it has on the rest of the family. They all sacrificed for me in many ways.
You can help by joining (it's free) or just by visiting my page for a moment; it adds points to my total, thus $ to my contribution. Thanks so much if you took time to read this! Lori
SOME GREAT BANDS TO CHECK OUT: (Click on the pics :)
And while you're at it...
LIX - Derek, Jay, Brad, you are all so talented & I luv u all! Thx 4 everything! Keep in touch :)
Other kinds of music... R&B - older (like Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding) and newer; too many to name... some Rap (especially Christian) but not most hardcore.
Newer country like Tim McGraw - GAWD what I could do to that man...
oh yeah - music....
I love at least some of just about any kind of music EXCEPT UGH - bluegrass - opera, and most of the older country...
Stuff I like to watch: 24, NCIS, CSI, Stuff on TLC, History Channel, Discovery, sometimes Animal Planet, Xtreme Sports and of course football :)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (gotta love Ty - yum - he told me I rock! LOL)...
(I'll put my MOVIE faves among other things back on here soon - my page went berserk 4-7 and I'm getting this stuff back on here from backup - but I had changed some stuff since then :( ... anyway I'll get it all back eventually. Too much anyway LOL)
HEROES? My MAMA.
Other than that - our Military
Brandon in Kuwait b4 going back to Iraq:
Also our founding fathers who went thru hell to start a great country.
In spite of our troubles - I love my country and though he's not perfect; I respect and admire our President.
For those of you who "hate" him... It's my opinion that if you can't bring yourself to respect the MAN in office, at least respect the OFFICE.
This is the US of A, people. We're fortunate to live here. Stop whining. OK - getting off my soapbox now; especially since I normally don't go there to begin with. Carry on.
Not a native - but I'm adopting this flag too ;)
BOOKS? Anything by John Grisham and good legal thrillers by others...
The Bourne Identity series by Robert Ludlum
Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins, Max Lucado
The Bible and various devotionals.
QUOTES:
"The real world is chaotic; rationality is merely the system we as humans try to impose on random events to make them appear orderly." ~ Robert Ludlum's "Jason Bourne"
"Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself. ~ C.S. Lewis
More precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed........We will pursue this cause with determination and humility, asking divine guidance that in all we do we may follow the will of God. May we Americans all live up to our glorious heritage. ~ Harry S. Truman
Scroll up to see the description of this cause & why I chose it.
This is a what a BABY looks like at 16 - 17 wks of pregnancy; it is a baby - a human child... I don't understand how ANYONE could see it differently.
LORI -:- ETR hasnt been on here in @least 2 wks! THE IM signed me in autom. twice when I had 2 chk sumthin on my comp so looked like I had but no. Not ignorin any1! XOXO
IS: Samuel Stone on vox, Bill Peck - guitars, & Clint Larson on drums.
Two of their latest are "There for Me" and "Reach". Bill's guitar work (or I should say play) on "There for Me" is incredible - especially his solo - he indeed got to "play"... and Sam's vox are strong and soar through the lyrics with emotion; but make no mistake... this is definitely rock.
In "Reach", Bill plays just as skillfully, however he doesn't allow it to overwhelm the even more powerful emotions conveyed in this song. I suspect that's partially due to an excellent mix by Gridlock Studios, as Bill plays enthusiastically in every song and aches at times to let go and shred like mad - just my opinion :)
I should mention that though I personally love all ETR's songs, the writing in these two tracks is more intense and seems to show that gift maturing with time and experience. That said, Sam delivers these lyrics with a passion you can feel... in a package that as I said, remains ROCK.
With the collective talent of these 3 guys and producers Justin Thomas and Brett Hestla (Dark New Day/former Creed touring bass) - the sky's the limit.
Sam, Bill, Clint, (& Eric too!) Had a great time at FMF 06 :) Much luv!
Talent is God-given. BE HUMBLE.
Fame is man-given. BE GRATEFUL.
Conceit is self-given. BE CAREFUL.
About Me...
I'm basically a settled down chick with a bit of a WILD STREAK left over :) I have a son, Alex (22 yrs old now & 1st in my friends list). He'll always be my baby, ya know?
I am a Christian and my faith is important to me. And although there ARE things I won't tolerate at all & things I do that I know I shouldn't (I'm human)... I don't judge (only God has the right to do that) & I don't try to force my beliefs on anyone. I'm just not ashamed of them. That said, hopefully you know where I stand.
I drive this:
An Azure Blue '04 MACH 1 MUSTANG - It has the '02-'03 .281 Cobra engine in it :) Limited edition - only produced in '03 & '04 (the '04's being Mustang's 40th Anniversary year). Approx. 7000 made - but only 280 exactly like mine (although I've added some things since my pics) and I absolutely love it!! Bet ya couldn't tell...
Gotta have that power... I'm a muscle car freak.
I found the results of this lil survey I took amusing... :)
Your Driving Is: 71% Male, 29% Female
According to studies, you generally drive like a typical male. You're confident in your driving skills, and hardly any situation gets the better of you. And while you may have a few tickets under your belt, you're still a very good driver.
What's gonna happen to my dog one of these days when the light turns green LOL ...
I love all things fast lol... GOTTA HAVE THAT RUSH.
Your Intellectual Type is Insightful Linguist (Dunno bout the intelligence part ;) ...but it seems to describe my strengths pretty well.
This means you are highly intelligent & have the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. Those skills contribute to your creative and expressive mind.
Who I'd like to meet:
MORE BANDS TO CHECK OUT :)
Chris "Blackie" Starks was formerly in Field of Grey and KARMA in Charlotte NC near where I live. I have their last cd and it totally rocks - can't wait for the new stuff!!
Blackie is in the process of completing the final touches on the new Karma album "DIVIDE & CONQUER" but now ALSO is in a kickass band called LIVY HIGH.
BLACKIE, thx 4 the luv, respect, and all the laughs... don't ever change. (Like u would, huh? :)
Live acoustic performance of "The Garden". (One of my personal favorites :) Shot by RandR Joe @ Cruisin RTE 66, St Louis Mo - 01/18/08
DIME STORE INDIAN Wooden Nickels
Self-Released 1997
KARMA Running On Adrenaline
World Empire Records 2002
I LOVE me sum Big 10-4! Mornin', noon, or nite... speaking of mornin' - WAFFLES!!! LOL - Luv u guys!
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I am slowly but surely updating my page - to include new bands/friends, etc. and/or remove out of date stuff I still have here. So if my friends lists seem screwed up, well they are! lol - but I'll get to it. Luv to u all!
Talent is God-given. BE HUMBLE.
I'm a muscle car freak.
