Take the quiz: "Which vintage overpriced guitar are you" Gibson Les Paul You are a Gibson Les Paul. You are a favorite of some of the best metal AND rock and roll bands. You are flexible and can be used in almost any genre. You, my friend, are a classic. And expensive, too! Vintage my ass, you bastard!!
Currently, I'm unable to stop listening to the following artists:
Mute Math, Pilot Speed (formerly Pilate), Priscilla Ahn, Phil Wickham, Damien Rice, John Mayer, Jessie Baylin, Massive Attack, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, The Advantage, The Raconteurs, a guy from Tucson called ...music video?, Innerpartysystem, Sufjan Stevens, Wolfmother, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Knife, Natalie Walker, a new group called lal meri (featuring Rosey and a dude from Hot Sauce Johnson), Ray Lamontagne, and Regina Spektor;
As for classics, you'll just have to look at my wall: This is most of it - there are some metal boxes off to the side, then of course the piles on my roommate's desk, the piles on the kitchen counter, the piles by the living room stereo... (a(a)
You can check out the music I make by clicking either of the below pics:
I like music that is real - a valid expression of something, rather than a carbon copy of something real in order to make a buck. However, I'm not one for gangster rap or head-killing repeat trance music. I'd rather Polka to death...
And I defy you to find a more patriotic expression of, erm, patriotism than Dennis Madalone's work of artistic genius:
Many props to Team America! Pearl Harbor sucked... and I miss you!
Movies
Lots. Favorites: UHF, Fight Club, Princess Bride, Field of Dreams, Akira, 10 Things I Hate About You, Die Hard, Battle Royale, High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank (OK anything with John Cusack), Star Wars, the list goes on...
Television
I now work in television, so watching it is just like work and I try to avoid it at all costs... not to mention it's a major factor in lowering the collective attention spans of our nation to a point where no one can even remember the capital of South Dakota, which is... which is... uh, lemme get a map, hold on...
Authors: C.S. Lewis, Douglas Coupland, Johnny Cash, Orson Scott Card, Donald Miller, Neil Gaiman, Brian Michael Bendis, Tom Clancy, Alan Moore, J.R.R. Tolkein, Solomon, James, Peter (the Apostle), Brother Lawrence, Jonathan Lethem, Hunter Thompson, Cameron Crowe, Kurt Vonnegut, Fyodor Dosteovsky, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and so on...
Heroes
Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Steve Vai, Jesus, Bruce Lee, Jennifer Knapp, my Mom, Gandhi...
It's hard to describe myself, because I really am a reactive and I will be slightly different depending on who's around or in whose company I've most recently been (and I might have an accent depending on which film or TV show I've most recently watched - catch me after Braveheart and I'm all kilts & haggis). To sum it up, I love and follow Jesus, I play music because I'd explode from the cranium if I didn't have an outlet, and I generally enjoy contributing to the well-being of mankind
I'm first and foremost an observer, so most people write me off as "shy", which may be accurate, but I usually just don't say anything unless I have something worth saying. I'm initially horrible at parties because of this... Oh well
Luke 19: 38-40
Who I'd like to meet: Originals, no copies please.
Plus, any decent musicians who know Jesus would be pretty cool, especially if they play the didjeradoo as well as Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
josh, my tall friend, just wanted to say hello man! havne't seen you guys since september. I actully miss kcra, just miss the people working there, it was fun times for me :)
Thank you for the very thoughtful, meaningful comments Josh. Its been an experience loaded with ups and downs this semester, and your words are an uplifting response to my swirling thought process. I hope all is well with you brother! Any big Christmas plans?
Hey man, thanks for being a friend! I really appreciate the kind words regarding "I Don't Not Want To Rock" thanks for listening! So whats up with your music these days?? Hope all is well,
Thanks for the blog comment man;) I agree with you about the Butch record seeming like it should have come right after Letters. I was just telling someone that yesterday! Keep in touch;)
as you can see...i never get on this thing. i never got a e-mail...did you send!?!? anywho...renunuion show???dammit!!! i totally had it planned in my planner!!!
Hey Josh, I'm sorry I missed your show!! Warped Tour didn't end until after 9 and we were all super duper tired. I hope you had a great show and a happy birthday!!
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