Music Player
Interests
General
I'm interested in
history
and genealogyVisit my pages:
Adair and Holland Families
and
First South Carolina CavalryMusic
Memorable Shows..Patent Pending
Bomb the Music Industry
Toquet Hall/Westport, CT
March 21, 2008The Slackers
The Space / Hamden, CT
February 16, 2008The Fad
Matt Kurz One
ASOB Reunion Show
The Knitting Factory, NYC
September 15, 2007Patent Pending
Johnny 9 and the Racers
The Pseudo Superheroes
A Midnight Orchestra
Old Saybrook High School, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2007Patent Pending
The Space / Hamden, CT
June 1, 2007Anti-Flag
Big D & the Kids Table
The Roxy /Boston
March 10, 2007Patent Pending
MC Lars
Suburban Legends
Jammin' Java / Vienna, VA
February 21, 2007
The Webster / Hartford, CT
February 25, 2007Patent Pending
Old Saybrook High School
December 7, 2006
Pics from Patent PendingRancid
The Avalon / Boston
August 22, 2006Warped Tour '06
Fitchburg MA / August 2006Flogging Molly / The Dead Pets
The Black 17 Tour
9:30 Club / Washington DC
February 2006Green Day
Hartford Civic Center
September 2005Green Day
UMASS Amherst
April 2005David Bowie
The Serious Moonlight Tour
Hartford Civic Center 1983Muddy Waters / Eric Clapton
Hartford Civic Center 1982Queen
News of the World Tour
Hartford Civic Center
August 1980
Cheap Trick
Waterbury Palace Theatre
March 1980
Pics from The Space!
Shows at The Space
Any CTSka show
Guaranteed good time!
..Movies
Favorites:
Classics
Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
The Godfather (all)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Star Wars (first one)
Not Classics Yet
The Outsiders
The Dead Zone
Highlander
The Lion, The Witch, and the WardrobeFavorite Actors
Gregory Peck
Paul Newman
Television
Old Shows I liked:
original Star Trek
Twin Peaks
American Gothic
Current shows I like:
Prison Break
LOST
The Shield
Rescue Me
NFL Football
Good Morning America
I could live without TV
no problem...Books
What I'm reading now:
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
What I'm Looking Forward to:
.. The Dome
by Stephen King
Favorites:
Classics
.. Le Morte D' Arthur..by Sir Thomas Mallory
..The Chronicles of Narnia.. (esp. ..Voyage of the Dawn Treader..) by C.S. Lewis
..Gone With the Wind.. by Margaret Mitchell
..East of Eden.. by John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Real Life
..Never Die Easy.. (Walter Payton bio)
..Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed..by Prof. Phillip Hallie
..As I Am.. by Patricia Neal
Fiction
..Jane-Emily.. by Patricia Clapp
..Why Have the Birds Stopped Singing?.. by Zoa Sherburne
S.E Hinton, especially ..The Outsiders.. and ..Rumble Fish..,
..The Catcher in the Rye.. by J. D. Salinger..
To Kill a Mockingbird.. by Harper Lee
Stephen King, all,
especially ..Carrie.., ..The Dead Zone.., ..The Stand.., .. The Dark Tower
Ire....land..by Frank Delaney
..The Princes of Ireland.. by Edward Rutherfurd
Poetry
..The Gypsy Mile..
by David McWane
..who's who vivid..
by Matt Hart
Emily Dickinson
Heroes
Emergency Service Workers
fire, rescue, ambulance,
even some cops.
Schools
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Haddam-Killingworth High
- Higganum,CT
- Graduated: 1980
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
1976 to 1980
Companies
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RR Donnelley
- Old Saybrook, CT US
Blurbs
About me:
Good stuff: I'm sincere, kind, tolerant, compassionate, curious; I enjoy learning; I'm trustworthy, I have a sense of humor, and I dream in color.
Bad stuff: I can get very angry, I can be incredibly lazy, I'm a terrible procrastinator, an insomniac, a worrier, and I can be shy.
I ended up with a MySpace page because of my children. My kids both had pages, and instead of banning MySpace (like a lot of misinformed parents are doing) I did the research, made an informed decision, and chose to keep an eye on things rather than dictate an outright ban. MySpace is getting a bad rap from people who do not understand that Internet safety is NOT about shutting your kids off from one particular site, it pertains to the web as a whole. The kids know I am up here, not to spy on them or anything, but giving them a little safe supervision and guide them in the right direction if they need it. I love my kids - they are the best!
Once I started poking around at MySpace, I discovered the terrific assortment of music available. It took me back to a day when music was an all-important part of growing up. Now that I am rediscovering what I've missed while raising kids, it is like uncovering buried treasure! It sounds so trite, but there really is a joy to be found when music speaks to a person. Be sure to search for types of music that appeal to you, as well as sample some stuff outside of your usual choices. Unfortunately, I am not blessed with any musical talent, but I love music very much. In the past year I have been exposed to all kinds of great music, both new music and old stuff that I missed out on the first time around. I guess my musical blessing is that I'm a good listener, and I truly appreciate that gift. I love and enjoy many different kinds of music. ska, punk, rock, and Mozart are my favorites.
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PLEASE NOTE: Regarding my Friends List - I do ..not.. randomly add people and bands that send a request. All of the bands listed in my
Friends List are ones that I have checked out, listened to, reviewed, and think
highly enough about to recommend to others.
"Static pulse inside of music bringing us escape
It's always temporary changing nothing in its wake
Just a second where we're leaving all this shit behind
Just a second but it's leaving just this much in mind:
To resist despair that second makes you see
To resist despair because you can't change everything
To resist despair in this world is
what it is to be free"
Sound System - Operation Ivy
"Cardiff-By-The-Sea"
The sea has become profoundly red as wine
Come sweet euphoria your light is blinding to thee
We gaze out upon the crashing waves
Sweet terrible angel, embrace my soul with light
Can you cure this loneliness in my heart
Euphoria, euphoria"
The skies they bleed with fleeting passion tonight
You feel as comforting as a mother's warm embrace
But still you're just as lonely as the sea
From this hillside graveyard masquerade
Is it honesty inside my lungs and it's dying to get out
But still I'm helpless as an orphaned child
My heart
Can you cure this loneliness in my heart
In my heart
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Cardiff-By-the-Sea - The Ataris
"I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all"
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
"War is going on right now
And I'm not doing anything about it
Without a crowd I'm not so loud
I can't do anything by myself
But that's just another lie"
Life During Wartime - Pinhead Gunpowder
"Be positive, not negative and you will get by
It's easy to say and much harder to try
Get out of this rut that I'm circling in
'cos the walls are tall and they're closing in
No it never ends and it kicks you down
It makes you a stranger in your hometown
You've got to look forward, not try to look back
Try to be strong and you're on the right track"
Keep
Trying - The Dead Pets
"powers of the night
in a blue nocturne
gather in mists
and await your return"
Long
After Lights Out -
Common Rider
"but in this world, in this world,
so many bright-light people end a whole lot dimmer
And in this world, in this world,
my very blackest days you could never call tragic"
Never Fit - Squirtgun
"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Till then I walk alone"
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
"So dear friends
Your love has gone
Only tears to dwell upon
I dare not say As the wind must blow
So a love is lost
A love is won
Go to sleep and dream again
Soon your hopes will rise and then
From all this gloom life can start anew
And there'll be no crying soon"
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Dear Friends Queen
If a man
does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a
different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or
far away.
~ Henry
David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden, Conclusion, 1854
And it came to pass, when the
evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took up a harp and played...
so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him
~ 1 Samuel 16:23
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures
on silence.
~ Leopold Stokowski
Music expresses that which
cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
~ Victor Hugo
Music produces a kind of
pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
~ Confucius
Music washes away from the
soul the dust of everyday life.
~ Red Auerbach
Songs are like colors,
you may prefer one over another - but they are each glorious to someone.
~ Me
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one lie the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
~ Emily Dickinson
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be only afraid of standing still.
~ Chinese Proverb
"The U.S.
Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to
catch up with it yourself."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
American statesman, scientist & printer
"When you achieve one dream, dream another."
"Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it."
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."
You cannot escape the responsibility of
tomorrow by evading it today. "Suit the action to the word,
Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger (1948 - )
former Notre Dame football player, motivational speaker
"Change is
the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to
miss the future."
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
35th president of the United States
"There's
only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your
own self."
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)
English writer, author of Brave New World
George "Papa Bear" Halas (1895-1983)
American football pioneer, coach, owner & player
Maya Angelou (1928 - )
American poet, writer, historian, educator
-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
16th President of the United States
the word to the action."
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
English playwright and poet
The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.
Boredom is an emptiness filled with insistence.
Boredom is rage spread thin.
"We
do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting
each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared,
discovering we have the strength to stare it down"
"In the long run, we shape our lives, and
we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make
are ultimately our own responsibility."
"The future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams."
"Remember always that you have not only
the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make
any useful contribution in life unless you do this."
"It is better to light one small candle
than to curse the darkness."
Arthur Schopenhauer
(German Philosopher, 1788-1860)
Ellen Parr
Saul Steinberg
Leo Stein
Paul Tillich
American social activist, stateswoman
(First Lady: 1933-45; ambassador to UN)
"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must
never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life."
Who I'd like to meet:
I would really like to meet everyone in my Friends List
I can't tolerate rudeness, arrogance, bullies, or bigots. It's so much easier to be kind to each other.
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Comments
Oct 25 2009 7:46 PM
Sorry! I'm still alive! I think of you every day, when I turn over the page of the calender that you gave me. Just been so busy though. Off to see Green Day tomorrow, I'll be sure to let you know about it and catch up on news. Later this week definately. Hope all's well will you and yours. T XXX
Oct 17 2009 12:01 AM
Jul 7 2009 2:03 AM
-Mark, Jarrod, Rich, TJ
Jul 1 2009 1:26 PM
Jun 19 2009 7:12 PM
Hop on a boat around Boston Harbor and party with us!
Click on the flyer to get your tickets, you won't want to miss it!
Friday June 26 21+
Boards 7:15, Departs 8pm Sharp, Returns 11pm $25 The Slackers
Destroy Babylon
Aboard the Mass Bay Lines MV New Boston Rowes Wharf (Behind the Boston Harbor Hotel)
Jun 8 2009 2:28 PM
Check out Episode 7 of our YouTube reality series Pensive The Band Next Door:
"Shenanigans"!!
May 4 2009 7:54 PM
I got a video for you...wanna see? Hee hee!
May 2 2009 7:52 PM
We are happy and proud to announce that
The Hub City Stompers'
new full length CD
"Ska Ska Black Sheep"
featuring 6 brand new tunes and 6 wicked dubs and versions of HCS classics is
IN STOCK NOW and available exclusively through Stubborn Records.
It's been a long time coming, but this really fun ska-punk-hardcore-dub-reggae record is now ready to be unleashed upon the world!
Hub City Stompers
Ska Ska Black Sheep CD
(click here to order now)
Apr 17 2009 8:23 PM
Mar 24 2009 4:51 PM
Mar 19 2009 12:21 PM
For those who haven't heard, we'll be in the studio these next few months to record a new album with the renowned reggae singer, Eyon Irie. After that it's summer shows and writing songs for the next Orbits album!
In the meantime, if you don't have our self-titled cd yet, you can still pick it up on CD Baby and Itunes.
And swing by our myspace site to check out our new videos!
Mar 2 2009 5:25 PM
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Feb 9 2009 10:16 PM
Rude Fellows (ska and reggae from Milan, Italy)
Feb 18 2009 11:20 PM
Cheers,
Michael G. Ronstadt
http://www. michaelronstadt. com/
Jan 23 2009 1:07 AM
HI,THANX FOR THE REQUEST
Dec 31 2008 5:53 PM
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Dec 25 2008 4:32 AM
Dec 19 2008 11:52 AM
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=vSiCtcjeFs4
Nov 27 2008 4:31 PM
Nov 26 2008 1:03 PM
Myspace Graphics, Thanksgiving Graphics at WishAFriend. com
Nov 3 2008 10:09 AM
Great week last week, snow, mountains and Rancid!
Rancid was great, I can't wait for next weekend. They were lookin and sounding damned good. Tim looked so happy to be there, made me very happy indeed!
I'll do some pictures later but as they were from the pit, I'm not hoping for too much!
Oct 31 2008 10:22 PM
*Select items will be marked down as much as 50% off (not in addition to 15%).
*We will also be hosting a food drive during the sale for the local food pantry/soup kitchen. Please bring non-perishable food items in with you. We'll make sure they get to people in need.
http://www. myspace. com/redscrollrecords
http://www. redscrollrecords. com
Oct 31 2008 2:31 AM
Comments
Oct 17 2008 9:31 PM
THE CASUALTIES, COMMON ENEMY, AND COPYRIGHT CHOAS ARE INVADING CT!
This will sell out! Will you be there?
more info on our page...
Oct 11 2008 5:36 AM
Take care,
Park Ranger