Dan

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  • 31 / Male
  • San Diego, California, US
  • Last Login: 6/15/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Playing music (Guitar, Bass, Keyboard and Mandolin), listening to music, electronics, photography, surfing, travel
  • Music

    Zeppelin, Zeppelin, and more Zeppelin.

    Having gotten past that:

    Weird Al Yankovic, ABBA, AC/DC, Audioslave, B.B. King, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Bee Gees, The Black Crows, Black Sabbath, Blondie, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Brian Wilson, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Cake, The Cardigans, The Cars, The Coasters, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Cracker, The Cranberries, Crash Test Dummies, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cure, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Devo, Dire Straits, The Doors, Dusty Springfield, The Eagles, Elmore James, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Fiona Apple, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Garbage, Gary Numan & Tubeway Army, George Gershwin, George Harrison, George Thorogood, Gin Blossoms, Green Day, Guess Who, Guns 'n' Roses, Hayseed Dixie, Howlin' Wolf, James Brown, James Taylor, Jane's Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck, Jet, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Buffet, Joe Pass, John Fogerty, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, The Kinks, Kraftwerk, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin (duh), Live, Living Colour, Louis B. Armstrong, The Mamas and the Papas, Martha & the Vandellas, Miles Davis, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Nouvelle Vague, Oasis, The Offspring, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, The Police, The Pretenders, Prince, Queen, R.E.M., The Rancoteurs, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Wagner, Rick James, Right Said Fred, Robert Johnson, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs, School of Fish, Sheryl Crow, Simon & Garfunkel, Sir Mix-a-lot, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Social Distortion, Soft Cell, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Steve Miller Band, Stone Temple Pilots, Syd Barrett, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, Tenacious D, Thelonious Monk, Tom Petty, Traffic, Train, The Turtles, U2, Van Halen, The Wallflowers, Warren Zevon, The White Stripes, Whitesnake, The Who, Wild Cherry, Willam Shatner, The Yardbirds, The Zombies
  • Movies

    ..Spaceballs, Star Wars, A River Runs Through It, Almost Famous, From Hell, Million Dollar Baby, The Sting, Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I, Lord of the Rings, Unforgiven
  • Television

    ..Black Adder, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Stargate SG-1, Xena: Warrior Princess, Star Trek in most of its incarnations, Law & Order, Battlestar Galactica, Futurama, The Simpsons, Frasier
  • Books

    ..Click here for a comprehensive listing. It's a long one.

Schools

  • Grossmont College

    • El Cajon,California
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Music
    2005 to Present
  • Southwestern College

    • Chula Vista,California
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Major: Music
    2000 to 2004
  • San Diego Mesa College

    • San Diego,California
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Computer Science
    1996 to 2000
  • Diablo Valley College

    • Pleasant Hill,California
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Computer Science
    1995 to 1996
  • Mt. Carmel High

    • Poway,California
    • Graduated: 1995
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: High School Diploma
    • Clubs: DECA
    1991 to 1995

Blurbs

About me:

..
'I grok people. I am people…so now I can say it in people talk. I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much… because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting.'

-- Robert Heinlen, Stranger in a Strange Land

Many, many years ago, when Disco ruled the airwaves and ill-advised polyester pants clothed the people of this land, a few squiggly bits of DNA greeted each other amidst the protoplasm, discreetly checked themselves into the Placenta Motel, and did the chromosomal two-step. Nine painstaking months later, the primate currently banging away on the other end of this ergonomic keyboard emerged into the world, ready to eat, breathe, and consume resources at a rate that would make Thomas Malthus weep.

The world into which I found myself so rudely squished was a strange, forlorn place. First of all, it was a hell of a lot colder. Secondly, it was filled with SOUND. It never occurs to you as a fetus just how noisy and intrusive the universe can be. Over time, these strange, guttural sounds seemed to take on distinct, repetitive patterns. At some point, around the time Led Zeppelin was releasing their last good album, I realized that these omnipresent ovoid shapes and the sounds I was hearing were in some way associated with each other! Even better still was the day that I realized that some of the sounds were coming from ME.

Ever since then, it's been a Sisyphean struggle to get me to shut up.

For further inquiries or for a free complimentary informational pamphlet and a nice buttery croissant, please contact:

On a messaging platform related to AOL: McCroskey42
Pictures and such: www.flickr.com/photos/mccroskey


Who I'd like to meet:


Jimmy Page, so I can ask him how the $%^# he plays the solo in 'Heartbreaker'.

Aside from that:

* San Diego-area musicians who'd like to make some noise.
* Photographers, make-up artists, and vain people who like being in front of cameras.
* Rabid Scrabble players who dream about pulling out a word like 'zarf' on a triple letter square.
* Astronomy nuts. Have telescope, will travel.
* Road trippers. Got a city to wander to? I have a car. Let's go.

Comments

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  • Feb 17 2009 9:27 AM

    DAN!
    So, I am now the proud owner of a Canon digital SLR XS ...10.1 MP :]
    And I ordered the two lenses you suggested...sigmas.
    I am so excited! They should be here in two days.
    When do you think we could get together? Do you wanna maybe grab coffee or food too, cause I wanna hear whats going on in your life and chat !
    Have a good week and thanks again for all your help. Your the best cousin ever :]
  • Jan 22 2009 6:03 AM

    This "U" is for you! (pic not included cuz u are lame...look at Bronco's profile)
  • Nov 27 2008 8:15 PM

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAN!
    IM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE A COUSIN LIKE YOU! MISS YA!
  • Sep 24 2008 6:15 AM

    Chargers vs Raiders this Sunday.
    Let's watch!
  • Sep 15 2008 6:36 PM

    Happy Birthday!
    Today is your day, so have a great day and do something you like!
    LOL
    Shell
  • Jul 11 2008 9:03 AM

    Danny( sorry should i call you dan now that were older haha ) I missed seeing you at El Torito's the other day!!! I was so bummed you werent there.
    You better have had REALLY good plans to miss hanging out with your favorite cousin haha
  • Jun 14 2008 2:54 AM

    Thanks for the bumps and bruises at Aero Squadron. You can keep the stool samples though.
  • Jun 1 2008 9:06 AM

    Hey there cousin, how have you been!
  • Nov 21 2007 4:29 AM

    You comin' down for the party this Sat or what?!
  • Nov 11 2007 10:16 PM

    Good times last night, thanks for putting up with us!