MUSIC! It is life itself. I am a frustraited artist, doing mostly pen and ink drawings. I enjoy building plastic models, and am a huge soccer fan.
My baseball team is the Chicago White Sox, and has been since I was eight years old! I will never call their new ballpark anything but Comiskey Park.
Like most Chicagoans, I'm a hardened Bears fan. I have followed the "Monsters of The Midway" since they played the Chicago Cardinals at Wrigley Field! My favorite football memory is of Dick Butkus, the famed middle linebacker, hitting a Detroit Lion player during a Thanksgiving game, and knocking him out!
Music
If it's blues, then I'm listening! The old rock classics from the 60's always get me going, they have lasting power, surviving for over forty years! When all else fails, I put on some Beach Boys tracks while driving...and let the music transport me back in time.
I am a harmonica player, drummer, and lead singer in an all teacher rock band. We play all types of music, and won a battle of the bands at Walter Paytons Roundhouse in Aurora, Illinois.
Movies
This list changes, I have been around to long to have a solid list. However, among my top movies are: Animal House, The Buddy Holly Story, Cool Hand Luke, Help!, In Cold Blood, Das Boot, Apocolypse Now, The Exorcist, The Haunting (60's version), Glory, A Clockwork Orange,JFK, Pulp Fiction, That Thing You Do, Dances With Wolves, Psycho, Vertigo, Twelve O'Clock High, Endless Summer, any of the Chevy Chase "Vacation" movies, Play Misty For Me, Blade Runner, and American Grafitti.
Television
I'm not a fan of commercial television, I consider most of it very cookie cutter, that is, all the same! I watch cable, including anything on the history channel, and any of the movie channels. I am a huge fan of the Ghost Hunters on the SciFi Channel! My favorite old school TV was Monty Python, and the original Saturday Night Live shows..."Jane you ignorant slut"...Chevy Chase and crew had it going on! Also, I'm a huge cartoon fan, I love the old classic ones, as well as some modern classics, Ren And Stimpy, and South Park!
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Books
Anything historical, especially if it's American military history. I love to read Stephen King, and books that contain mysteries. I am currently reading, In The Woods. This is a mystery/thriller about three children who go to play in the woods. Later only one is found, clinging to a tree, in blood filled sneakers!
My father was an inspiration to me throughout my
life. I miss him greatly. He taught me to be tolerant
of differance, and to love all types of music.
The real heros of today are those young men and women currrently serving in the armed forces. They do a job without hesitation, and all that they ask is for YOU to care about them regardless of the politics!
About me:
WELCOME TO THE MySPACE VERSION OF ROCKIN' WITH RICK KARAOKE!
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I'm a refugee of the 60's. I still hold onto the spirit of "PEACE & LOVE" from then! Music, art, and the oceans, are what drive my soul.
I played drums and sang lead in several garage bands back in school. Man the music had so much energy! It was an exciting time, funny how we focus on the goodtimes, and let the bad ones fall off of the face of the earth.
I was one of the first guys to surf The Great Lakes! In high school, my band mate Larry and I each bought surf boards sight unseen from a surf shop in Santa Monica California (no internet). I lived a block off of Lake Michigan, and I was a sight walking across Lake Shore Drive with my 9'5" yellow and white board!
We actually formed The East Point Surf Club, and drove around the Great Lakes looking for waves. The funny part of it was that the best surf condition on the lake was during the early spring, and in the fall. So it was cold.
Once in a while, we'd get a summer storm and get a little warm weather surfing in.
It's my hope that those of you who sing with me at my karaoke venues enjoy the experience. Don't forget to visit the website, for information regarding each of my venues!
Who I'd like to meet:
Brian Wilson, John Kennedy, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King Jr.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW OF OUR BAND, THE SCREAMIN' TEACHERS. WE WON THIS BATTLE OF BANDS @ PAYTON'S!
Thank you! :) I'd be coming out to see you, but my designated driver prefers to stay close to home for my celebration! lol. I'll see you when I'm back from Vegas for sure tho!
Twenty one major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to a World Series championship:
1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.
2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose.
3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear their team lose to more clubs.
4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
5. Haley's comet passed Earth twice.
7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.
8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers.
9. Sixteen U.S. presidents were elected.
10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.
11. Prohibition was created and repealed.
12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.
14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held.
16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.
17. Countless hundreds of boys were born, played inept baseball for the cubs and died.
18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.
20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to the Union.
21. Haray Caray was born, fired by the Cardinals, and died.
Don't know if we will be out this weekend :( We are so incredibly broke it's not even funny! I have been working 10 hour days so hopefully this paycheck will get us back on track. But maybe we can hitch a ride with someone and sing just a couple songs ;)
I see your lost - if I happen to find you while you're lost I will be sure to tell you to wait for you until you return! LOL couldn't resist! Miss you -have details on all kinds of things so I hope to get to see you again here very soon, I'm trying!
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