I've got some more Walter & Perry 'Home Movies' hijinks below in the TV section . . .
Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes.
The same police officers coerced an error-filled confession from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 12 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.
Contact Tammy if you would like to take part in this special event!
Thanks!
Tammy Adin
Free the West Memphis Three Week Coordinator
tammy@mcmsys.com
573-639-9112
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Music
Yes...I'm a Dream Theater whore...deal w/ it :0)
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I listen to literally *everything*. I believe that if you hear a piece of music and you like it, then it's good. If I hear the same piece of music, but, I don't like it, it doesn't mean that it isn't good. (Now, if you want to debate whether something's "important" or "socially relevant", that's another matter . . .) That's what is so incredibly amazing about music. It's a completely different experience for each individual, yet, we can all still connect with one another.
Here's some of my faves:
Dream Theater (and related side projects); Pink Floyd; Yes; Rush; Led Zeppelin; Black Sabbath; The Beatles; Eric Clapton (Cream; Derek and The Dominoes; etc.); Bob Marley; Genesis; Emerson, Lake, and Palmer; The Velvet Underground; King Crimson; The Flower Kings (and related side projects); KISS; Stone Temple Pilots; Phish; The Grateful Dead; Aryeon/Star One; Symphony X/Russell Allen; Spock's Beard/Neal Morse; The Who; IQ; Renaissance; Extreme; Dire Straits; Van Halen; Queen; Jackson Browne; J.D. Souther; Gram Parsons; The Rolling Stones; Bob Dylan; James Taylor; Joni Mitchell; The Police/Sting; Tori Amos; Ani DiFranco; Dillinger Escape Plan; David Bowie; Big Wreck/Thornley; Jeff Buckley (R.I.P.); Queensryche; Radiohead; Elvis Presley; Johnny Cash; Black Widow; Green Day; Black Flag; Circle Jerks; GWAR/DBX; Iron Maiden; Mercyful Fate/King Diamond; Pantera (Dimebag - R.I.P.); Ozzy Osbourne; Dio; Rainbow; Deep Purple; Uriah Heep; Todd Rundgren; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; The Allman Bros. Band; Jethro Tull; Frank Zappa/The Mothers; Miles Davis; Dean Martin; Frank Sinatra; Louis Prima; Albert King; Furry Lewis; Dimmu Borgir; System Of A Down; Eagles; Matisyahu; King's X; Living Colour; Juliana Hatfield; Clutch; Avenged Sevenfold; Tool; The Mars Volta; The Flaming Lips; Butch Walker; JETLINER; Wolfmother; Tenacious D . . .
You are Dream Theater.
The most legendary prog-metal band in existence! The creators of
the 42-minute "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence";
one of the greatest concept records *ever*,
"Metropolis pt. II: Scenes From A Memory";
and home to one of the best guitarists in the world . . .
and drummers . . .
and bassists . . .
and keyboardists . . .
and vocalists . . .
Dream Theater working in the studio - 2001 - Check it out!
Movies
I love movies, although I don't really take the time to enjoy them like I used to. The older I get, the more ADD I've become. I think it's because of my fear of death and that I'm trying to squeeze in as much as possible before my time is up . . . but, enough of that shit . . . I'm mainly a comedy guy or if it has something to do with music, but, I do like some oddball stuff, (foriegn, horror, martial arts, anime films)
Some of my faves:
All of the Monty Python movies; The Naked Gun series; Star Wars series; The Lord Of The Rings trilogy; The Matrix trilogy; Indiana Jones series; anything w/ Eddie Izzard in it + all of his stand-up shows (if you've never seen any, go get 'Dressed To Kill', piss yourself laughing, then go get the rest of his stuff . . . I guarantee you'll love it or I'll buy it back from you); A Clockwork Orange; Dr. Strangelove; Up In Smoke; National Lampoon's Vacation series; Caddyshack; Modern Problems; Foul Play; Seems Like Old Times (ok, so, I like Chevy Chase . . . whadda 'bout it?); Amadeus; Hot Stuff; Grandma's Boy; Superbad; Smokey and The Bandit (I'll watch the sequel, but, get that third one away from me!); Lethal Weapon series; Demolition Man; The Godfather series; Labryinth (When I grow up, I wanna be The Goblin King); The Dark Crystal; The Muppet Movie; The Muppets Take Manhattan; The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie; The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie; Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (did I mention that I like cartoons? Especially Warner Bros. . . . MGM, too); Bedknobs And Broomsticks; The Sword And The Stone; Robin Hood (Disney Animated version); Who Framed Roger Rabbit?; Waterbabies; The Devil's Advocate; Legend; Excalibur; The Princess Bride; Bill Cosby - Himself; Night Of The Living Dead + the rest of the 'Dead' series; The Devil's Rain (I love bad horror films!); Xanadu (ok . . . I like bad films in general . . . I'm a big fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 . . . see below for a clip from 'Pod People'); Mitchell; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; Yellow Submarine; The Great Escape; The Dirty Dozen; Cat Ballou; Hellraiser; The Exorcist; The Last Waltz; The Wall; THX 1138; House of 1000 Corpses; Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 & 2; Akira; TRON; Fantastic Planet; Logan's Run; Enter The Dragon; Hero; Seven Samurai (actually, *all* of Kurosawa's movies); Citizen Kane; The Third Man; Cloak & Dagger; The Gate; Fritz The Cat; 9 To 5; Spacecamp; WarGames; The Goonies; The Manhattan Project; Night Of The Comet; Boogie Nights; Magnolia; Monster In A Box; Gray's Anatomy; The Big Lebowski; Strange Brew; Where The Buffalo Roam; Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas; Brazil; Time Bandits; anything that Kevin Smith does (did he just say "Making fuck"?); every Mel Brooks movie, but, especially: Young Frankestein, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, Spaceballs, and History Of The World Part I;
If you haven't seen Paradise Lost 1 & 2, then you need to . . . *PLEASE* VISIT HERE for more info about the West Memphis Three
There is also a dedicated MySpace page . . . PLEASE ADD THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS
Television
R.I.P. MST3K
Don't watch as much TV as I used to, and when I do, it's usually either cartoons, the History Channel, Discovery Science, or VH1 Classics. Also, my peak TV viewing times are something like 3am to 6am, and then, I usually pop in a DVD. Otherwise, all I watch is football, (Cincinnati, Green Bay, several college teams as well), soccer, (Manchester United), and NASCAR . . .
CLICK HERE to see my personalized message from The Master himself . . .
Some of my other faves, (most of which, I own on DVD):
Home Movies; Harvey Birdman; Sealab 2021; Frisky Dingo; South Park; CSI (Las Vegas only . . . I'll watch the New York show, but, I *can't stand* David Caruso, so, therefore, I refuse to watch the Miami series); NCIS (Pauley Perrette is one of my future ex-wives); Lie To Me (gotta love Tim Roth); Dollhouse; Legend Of The Seeker; Family Guy; The Simpsons; Cosby Show; The Golden Girls; LINGO; Iron Chef (Japanese version); The Twilight Zone (original series); Guiding Light (I'm a *musician* . . . when you don't have cable, Soap Operas are the only thing on worth a shit during the day . . . sad innit? Last episode *EVER* September 18, 2009); Star Trek/Next Generation (those are the only two I ever watched); Monty Python's Flying Circus; Black Adder; Are You Being Served?; The State; Reno 911!; Chappelle Show; Fawlty Towers; The Prisoner; Charmed (Rose McGowen is *another* future ex-wife); Mr. Bean; Rowan Atkinson's one man show; The Young Ones; The Thin Blue Line; Father Ted; The Honeymooners; Miami Vice; Crime Story (the *only* thing I'll watch w/ David Caruso); The Sopranos; Nash Bridges; Married, With Children; That 70's Show; House; The Venture Bros.; He-Man and the Masters Of The Universe ("By the power of Greyskull, bitches!"); The Muppet Show; Emmet Otter's Jugbnad Christmas (RIVER-BOTTOM NIGHTMARE BAND!); The Electric Company; Fraggle Rock; Metalocalypse (*BRUTAL*); Beavis & Butt-Head; That Metal Show!
Books
Love to read. I'll read just about anything, (mysteries, biographies, history, etc.) . . . here's some of my fave authors:
Stephen King; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; J.R.R. Tolkien; Douglas Adams; Robert Ludlum; Jack Kerouac; Clive Barker; Terry Brooks; James Patterson; Robert Heinlien; Ray Bradbury; Frank Herbert; C.S. Lewis; J.K. Rowling; Bernard Cornwell; Peter Guralnick; Neal Peart; Hunter S. Thompson; Clive Cussler; and my new fave, Terry Goodkind . . .
. . . and, I can't remember the author's names, but, the books: 'Who Is Bugs Potter?'; and, 'Bad Fall' . . .
. . . and the 'Time' series of books by Madeleine L'Engle; 'The Prydain Chronicles' by Lloyd Alexander; 'The Chronicles of Narnia'; 'The Boxcar Children' series; 'Charlie & The Chocolate Factory' and 'The Glass Elevator'; and 'Harriet The Spy' and it's sequel that I'm blankin' on the name of right now . . .
these last choices are all books that I haven't read probably in 15+ years, (apart from 'The Prydain Chronicles', and the 'Narnia' books, [which, thanks to the movie are all in one volume now], which I've re-purchased and re-read), but, they've always stuck w/ me . . . I'd love to find copies of all of those again someday and re-read them and share them w/ my daughters :-)
Hamilton High School
Hamilton, OH
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Broadcasting/Music
Clubs: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, Broadcasting
I'm a full time musician who plays w/ everyone I can. Otherwise, how else do you learn?
To see what I'm up to, scroll down and look at my calendar. I have all of the dates that I'm playing w/ all of my bands and projects listed there along w/ anywhere else I *know* that I'm going to be . . .
Yes, it's true...I *will* be leaving 4DE, because I'm moving to Cleveland...check my calendar below for the last dates that I'll be playing...I'd love to see all my 4DE friends (and have a few drinks, of course!), one more time!!!
Check out our MySpace page to hear some audio by CLICKING HERE
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I'm also Peeter Chris of KYSS! Cincinnati's first and only tribute to *KISS*
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I also do solo acoustic guitar gigs. CLICK HERE to check it out and for booking info.
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I also help out my fellow musician brothers and sisters by filling in or jammin' w/ 'em when time allows.
They're all in my friends. Go 'n' check 'em out when you get the chance!
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For those of you that miss me in the role of 'Blues Drummer'(heh heh), here's some video of one of my many jams w/ my friend Dennis Williams
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I also compose, produce, engineer, do live sound, mix, play bass guitar, and I can bash out a few chords on the keys.
I really love to make people laugh and, hopefully, think a little bit about the world around them.
Maybe someday I'll quit being a pussy and try doing comedy . . .
I've been very lucky to have met just about everyone I've wanted to . . . at least in the world of music . . .
If I could have a sit down w/ anyone (deceased listed first):
George Carlin; Frank Zappa; John Lennon; George Harrison; Bill Hicks; Richard Pryor; Graham Chapman; Dr. Hunter S. Thompson; Spaulding Gray Johnny Cash; Elvis Presley; Gram Parsons; Mitch Hedberg (whom, I did get to meet, hang, and drink w/ 3 weeks to the day before he died; just wish I could've had more time w/ him; he was a beautiful human being and is sorely missed); Jeff Buckley (same as w/ Mitch . . . why is it that after I meet these guys, they die? Yet another beautiful human who's time w/ us was way too short) . . . Jackson Browne; Eddie Izzard; John Cleese; Eric Idle; Michael Palin; Terry Jones; Terry Gilliam; Marilyn Manson; John Stewart (The Daily Show); Dave Chappelle; Dane Cook; Roger Waters (Pink Floyd); David Gilmour (Pink Floyd); Nick Mason (Pink Floyd); James Taylor; Eric Clapton; Gene Simmons (KISS); Paul McCartney; Jon Stewart (Yes); Rick Wakeman (Yes); Steve Howe (Yes); Chris Squire (Yes); Alan White (Yes); Bill Bruford (Yes/King Crimson); Tony Levin (King Crimson/Peter Gabriel); Robert Fripp (King Crimson); Adrian Belew (King Crimson); Les Claypool (Primus); Trey Anastasio (Phish); Jon Fishman (Phish); Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead); Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead); Warren Haynes [I've met Warren a couple of times, but, didn't have much time to talk] (The Allman Bros. Band/Gov't. Mule); Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Hasse Froberg, Jonas Reingold, Hasse Bruniusson (all w/ (The Flower Kings); King Diamond (whom, I have met, but, would love to have a sit down w/ sometime); Phil Collins; Peter Gabriel; Pete Townshend; Dave Grohl; Juliana Hatfield; Geddy Lee (Rush); Alex Lifeson (Rush); Neal Peart (Rush); Bjork; all the guys in System Of A Down; all the guys in The Flaming Lips; Butch Walker (*MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!*); Criss Angel; Eddie Trunk; Pauley Perrette; Rose McGowen; Jennifer Tilly; Shannon Whirry; Scarlet Johannson; Arjen Anthony Lucassen; Marcela & Diane Bovio (and basically just about anyone Arjen's worked w/, but, I must say that Marcela is probably my fave vocalist); Meat Loaf; Jim Steinman; Desmond Child; Nikki Sixx; Marion Raven (my new fave female vocalist . . . check her out!); Kevin Smith (Best blogs *ever*!); Jenna Jameson; Janine; Asia Carrera; Brianna Banks; Devon
Hi Jamie, I really hope you're in a terrific shape and that you got tons of gig, to take care of in the future! If that's not the case, check out "The making of FuturePast" (the video and the blog). I believe that's good for you! No seriously, if you have the time check it out. Have a fabulous weekend and take care. Hasse (HFMC, The Flower Kings)
Now that all of the Turkey is gone (hopefully) and the "Super" day after Thanksgiving sales are over, lets drink!!!
This Monday November 30th, the Beer Sellar is having a benefit for the beloved Doug Smith. A few weeks back he almost cut his finger off and has been out of commision since. So we decided to throw him a Party!
It was just confirmed today that Core will join Jamie Combs to help us Rock on the River loooong into the Night.
There will be loads of Door Prizes and also a Split the Pot. We will also have an Auction with tons of great items to bid on. All proceeds will go to help Doug!
We will have ALL of our Normal Monday Night Drink Specials, which include, $1 Pull & Prays, $1 Domestic Drafts and $3.50 Bombs!!!
Everybody is invited, so grab your friends and come on down. It is sure to be a Great Night on the River...
in 2012 our world will change positively for the human mankind!
drink clear water. breath deep and slowly. go outside and enjoy the nature. don't trust your ego - trust your fellings. follow your dreams. beware of illusions. if you do this i promise you: your life will change the best way!
kind regards! wolfgang
DREAMSCAPE (progressive metal from germany) new cd february 2010!
my mood update is "sympathetic". Your who-dey sack king is out-for-season. ;( I'm not too upset seeing as he threw Aaron Rodgers down 5 bloody times, but you should appreciate my attempt at being nice. (fires bowl) Thank God you guys are coming back to Cleveland soon, I could use that show. ;)
you picked the Vikings to win?!?! Traitor. I have that same problem with the Browns and Steelers. Not much of a Steelers-hater, hate the Ravens much more. I wasn't sure how I was gonna feel about the whole my Packers vs. my Favre issue, so I just kind of "let it happen" and tried to just pay attention to what I was feeling as it happened. I was a bit surprised, I stayed loyal to the Packers almost entirely. Minnesota does have a great team and they are a lot of fun to watch. But right now I'm still bitter, so screw them too. Jared Allen in particular. He dropped Aaron Rodgers about 5 times, I could have leaped through the TV and choked him. Speaking of hate, the song I picked for your Bengals was Nine Inch Nails' "Piggy". I hope the drums in that song make Chad JOHNSON's ears bleed... who dat? ;)
I take it you survived that game?? I don't know about you, but I'm bloody miserable. However, I did prove to myself that I am a bigger Packers fan than I am a Brett Favre fan and I wasn't always too sure of that.
BTW, screw your Bengals. They've beaten both my Browns and my Packers and I am not amused...I'm gonna find a totally hateful song and post it on my Facebook page as a dedication to the Cincinnati freakin' Bengals for doing such a great job of ruining my season... ;)
"Who set this on 'Head Games?!"
Jeff Buckley - R.I.P.
Mitch Hedberg - R.I.P.
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