Lets see i like music, umpiring little league baseball, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, college football (GO BEARS!!), music, music, music, music, music, music, music, baseball (GO GIANTS, and A's sometimes if i'm chillin with my homies), music, music, music, music, music, and music.
Music
!!SKA'D FOR LIFE!! RX Bandits, Mad Caddies, Less Than Jake, Spring Heeled Jack, Five Iron Frenzy, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, Slapstick, Suburban Legends, Forces of Evil, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Issue 10, Catch 22, Link 80, Blindspot, Hippos, Goldfinger, Codename: Rocky, Hebro, Jeffries Fan Club, ShitOuttaLuck, The Uptones, Chase Long Beach... But im very open minded.
.. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND!!! The Decemberists, 311, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cannonball, Eve 6, Fuel, Heiroglyphics, Incubus ("make yourself" and earlier), The Living End, The Lostprophets, John Mayer, A New Found Glory, NOFX, Pennywise, Pulley, Rise Against, Strung Out, Thrice, The Urge, The Vandals, Zebrahead, Chicago, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Huey Lewis and the News, Bob Marley, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Tower of Power, Simon and Garfunkel, The Who, Maroon 5, Derivative, The Talking Heads, Tower Of Power, Say Anything, Facing New York, Normal Like You, Minus The Bear, Otis Redding, The Hanks, Postal Service, O.A.R., Wallpaper, Kneebody, Satori, The Doors, Something Corporate, Panic! At The Disco, Littlest Man Band, Desa, Finch, The Caesers, Paul Simon, Nickel Creek, Matisuahu, Wilson Pickett, Taking Back Sunday, Goldfish Don't Bounce, Sweater Club, Justin King, The Hush Sound, GAVIN CASTLETON, i can go on and on...
Movies
SWINGERS!!! Almost Famous, Bull Durham, Boondock Saints, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Garden State, Grosse Pointe Blank, Hunt For Red October, I Heart Huckabess, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lord Of The Rings, Shaun of the Dead, SLC Punk, Office Space, Poolhall Junkies, Saved!, Snatch, the list goes on. I worked at a video store, so i saw a lot. Anything with Edward Norton and almost anything with Jason Lee (i didnt like A Guy Thing and Dreamcather was the worst movie i ever saw, but other than that, i love Jason Lee.) I like all the Kevin Smith movies, Rebel Without A Cause, It Happened One Night, Memento, That Thing You Do, Pulp Fiction, Van Wilder, Super Troopers, The Sting, Major League, American Beauty, Usual Suspects was sick but Link 80 ruined the end for me, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brotherhood of the Wolf, All M. Night Shyamalan except for Unbreakable, Little Miss Sunshine, all those new comedies with Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrill and Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson and that whole gang, The Life Aquatic, Forrst Gump, O Brother Where Art Thou?, again, i can go on and on....
Television
SPORTS NIGHT was the best show to ever be on television. It seems i watch most of my TV on DVD. I love Arrested Development and 24 and Lost. And I love The Office, but only the british version, and CSI, but not the shitty spinoffs. And i like The West Wing, cuz Aaron Sorkin (who also wrote Sports Night) is a freakin GENIUS! I like The Family Guy and Futurama. Mystery Science Theater 3000. The Daily Show. And the Amazing Race is actually good reality TV. House. Prison Break is tight but i gotta go back and watch season 2 on DVD. Oh, and i like Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, cuz, i dont know if you knew, i'm a big fan of Aaron Sorkin.
Books
All 5 books of the Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams, Ordinary People by Judith Guest, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Thats about it. I dont read much, mostly because i don't know what books to read. I enjoy reading, but Stephen King and Michael Crichton and John Grisham dont count as actual reading. Harry Potter is a guilty pleasure, and i know its trendy but i liked the Da Vinci Code. And lately i've been reading the Complete Calvin & Hobbes. Does that count? I Think Calvin has a better vocabulary then John Grisham...
Heroes
Rachelle Foronda... shes a life saver. well, shes never actually saved my life, but im sure if my life was on the line, she'd save it. but i do know shes a sanity saver. thank her for that! And also the rest of the Hollywood Video Home Boogies for being some freakin musketeers! Ya'll are rockstars and heros in my book.
Hi. My name is Nick. I live in Fremont, CA. I graduated from Ohlone Community College and it took me, oh, forever. I will be attending SFSU this fall. I used to work at the video store. And i used to work at the mall. Now i work at Starbucks. But i actually drive past... 6 Starbucks to get to work. But its worth it, i love it there. I play the trombone. I love playing the trombone and play it every chance i get. I also play the trumpet. And the air guitar. And a little piano. And saxophone sometimes. And percussion. I like music. A lot. Almost as much as my family. But maybe more than my friends. No, never mind, i have some pretty cool friends. Just see the 20 people down there. Well, 18, two of them are bands. My bands actually. Minus Vince broke up a while ago, but a movie is being made of our last performance. You should check that out too. The whole this up on youtube.
Who I'd like to meet: the Red Stripe guy... Hooray Beer!
I like meeting people. The best part about playing in a band was meeting people. Anybody with any kind of substance that has something to offer somebody else. Which could be pretty much anybody.
But i'd really really like to meet this band:
On November 13th, PinUp Productions will be hosting the Battle of the Bands Finals at The Avalon, THE premiere live music venue in the San Jose area. The final 6 bands (started with 54) will compete for the $10,000 grand prize in what will surely be a night to remember. All ages with a full bar. Come out and support your favorite band. This event WILL sellout, so get your presales now at www.letswoosh.com or by clicking on the flier below. This will be a show talked about for years to come, hope to see you out.
BTW If you have just a couple of minutes, we encourage everyone to default the Battle flier as their myspace pic. If you care about your local music scene, or any of the bands playing please show your love. If you do default the flier, please send us a message letting us know so that we can add you to our top friends! Thanks so much guys.
ALSO HELP SAVE YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE AND SUPPORT THESE SHOWS:
Hey, Nick! we are all doing well. My mom had back surgery about a month ago, so she is recovering and in pain, but is doing much better than she was. Luke and Mika and the boys just got back from a trip to Illinois to visit my dad and the fam. Sam, Miguel, and I just got back from our spring break vacation. We took a 3 night Baja Mexico cruise and visited family in Ensenada and LA. It was a blast! Dan and Jenny are doing well, as far as I know. I miss you guys (we all do) sooo much!!!! We think about you all the time. How is everything over your way?
Hi. I am your internet friend. I see that you are online. Maybe you should comment on one of my pictures or something, perhaps. Because I am so great. Especially now that I have this new lap top.
you know, as soon as i saw 'new photo comments' i automatically knew it was gonna be you. you are the only one i know who is awake this early lol. i had a blast =) sounds like you had a good weekend, too!
