Friends & music... Here's a couple of my friends performing some of their best (videos shot by me; sorry for the poor visual quality - listen to the music, it's AWESOME!)...
Brandon James - "Earthquakes"
Micki Croisant "April Fool"
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Music is my life! I promote several local artists, including Eva Hunter, Micki Croisant, Joan Anderson, Geoff Beran, and Stolen by Serious. My favorite acts of all-time include: Iain Matthews, Olivia Newton-John, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Carly Simon (I'm a sucker for 70's music in general), Radiohead, Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright, Joe Henry, Beatles, Bee Gees, Elliott Smith (R.I.P.), Eric Carmen/Raspberries, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, David Gray, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny (R.I.P.), Nick Drake (R.I.P.), Seal, Travis, Unbelievable Truth, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton (classic country), Jeff Buckley (R.I.P.), James Taylor, Laura Nyro (R.I.P.), and so many others...
Olivia Newton-John - "Recovery"
Iain Matthews - "Woodstock"
Elton John - "Ego"
Nick Drake - "River Man"
Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
"Harold & Maude"
"You and Me and Everyone We Know"
"Raising Arizona"
"Sordid Lives"
"Shortbus"
Television
I love the classic shows I grew up with - "WKRP in Cincinatti" is still my favorite (and still not on dvd!), SOAP, the Partridge Family, the Honeymooners, I Love Lucy; Twin Peaks; Everybody Loves Raymond was hilarious (R.I.P. Peter Boyle), as was Seinfeld. Today, I don't really watch tv consistently to have a favorite, and I'm a sucker for watching news shows and interview programs rather than sitcoms or hour-long serial dramas...
"WKRP in Cincinatti"
"The Partridge Family"
"Twin Peaks"
Books
I'm a sucker for rock bios (duh!) or anything having to do with music. Growing up, my favorite books were Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" and John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" - I even played "Lenny" on stage in college.
Heroes
I think Lance Armstrong is an amazing person...
As is Olivia Newton-John...
Richland Community College
Decatur, ILLINOIS
Graduated: 1987
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Communications/Speech, Theatre
Clubs: President/Captain of Forensics Team
1985 to 1987
Macarthur High School
Decatur, ILLINOIS
Graduated: 1985
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Generalaires (Show Choir), Theatre, Speech Team, Math Team, German Club, AFS, Tutor, Commencement Committee
I have been promoting local music since 2001 with Nightjar Entertainment, http://myspace.com/nightjarentertainment
Christopher Todd's Companies
Nightjar Entertainment Champaign / Chicago, Illinois US Manager/Promoter http://www.myspace.com/nightjarentertainment
2001-present
Christopher Todd was just diagnosed with Erythromelalgia, so now I can begin the search for treatments! It has been over three years of not knowing.... Posted at 3:53 PM Jul 7 view more
I'm 41 years old and currently live in Champaign, IL, after living in Chicago for the past six years (I moved on 7/22/07). I was born and raised in the soybean capital of the world, Decatur, Illinois, where nearly all the food you eat is processed (and Decatur smells for it). I have two younger brothers, Tim, who is 40 and lives in New Orleans, and Tom, who is 28 and is still in Decatur. Mom & Dad are alive and well and still in Decatur, as is my fraternal grandmother and maternal grandfather. I have a bachelor's degree in media studies with an emphasis in television production from Northern Illinois University, and I used to run cameras at WAND-TV in Decatur. I moved to Chicago in 2001 to promote local music, and I also co-manage a video store. I love music (see the list to the left), and hanging out with my friends. For more info on me & my life, check out my blog, which I will try to keep updated...
visited 31 states (62%) Create your own visited map of The United States or vertaling nederlands duits?
What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
Your political and policy decisions are influenced by the principles of liberty, equality, peace and justice. You have an altruistic concern for your fellow men and women. You are likely to be a Democrat, but not all Democrats are liberals.
Who I'd like to meet: Well, I have met my favorite music star, Olivia Newton-John, on my 36th birthday in Las Vegas (thanks to my friend Mindy). I have also met Tony-winner Heather Headley, Starsailor, Joe Henry, Nelly Furtado, Rufus Wainwright, Julian Dawson, and Iain Matthews, as well as had dinner with Ron Sexsmith and lunch with Michael Buble. I would love to meet Elton John, Kiki Dee, Kim Carnes, Annie & Dave (Eurythmics), and Carly Simon...
The new James Maddock album "Sunrise On Avenue C" is OUT NOW on Ascend Records. Take a sneak peak at his page! If you like it, you can buy it at iTUNES.
James also has aFACEBOOK PAGE and he'd love to stay connected with you there as well. Check out his page HERE and become a fan!
You just may have too many videos on your site...but Merry Christmas kid! I hope you have a good one. I won't be in Decatur until the new year! I hope everything's going well in Champ-town!
I got lost in your future, and it was oh so bleak. All of the time, things don't seem to go right, now all that I have is all that I can fit in my arms... Running bold from a heart so cold, destined to find my way, in this world of countless souls.
Thank me never, cause that's the most fitting time.
. . .but if Life gets in the way (and it usually does, LOL!), let's definitely go see Milk together when it hits our area. . . I love Gus Van Sant films!
rely on distant thoughts thought prevoked from the antidote a child loses sight a full grip of reality so easily... accomplished to the young and eager i can't bare to reveal the loss of which i've incurred
lonesome devil me maybe i'm the one and all interprotations can now become one
Love Loss
seamless hoax hope you're all debunked so the truth can breathe
when war is square one and no one on home turf that's dying is worth mentioning on tv tubes
i'm laying still tears to floor slow motion from being ran over off of not necessarily God's plan... and that's just life
pour the s--- bucket
but before the final judgement, verdict, conviction, or whatever you shall... how does this feel? are you happy now?
constriction while constructing for our well being...
lost forever blushed flushed away in pain rain in the color of blood
fear no one other than the one we all talk to when brains are numb. the reason is faulty, we're faulty cause we have no reason.
hey todd!! i miss you... im doing alrighty indeed... mom and i are moving to rogers park in august and im so happy to be ending my time in Berwyn... she is doing great and so is the music... i have written 3 new songs and they are good... i really think you'll like them... ill send them to you... i think i need your email agian...
Hey, baby! Just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and miss you. I don't know when, but I'm thinking of bothering the Gregs into road-tripping for the day to come out and see you. Don't tell them I have that idea - I'll work on it. But it's something that I think we'd all enjoy, so I'm going to see what I can do about it!
