FILMMAKING!!!,
Technology,
Journalism,
Big Movie Buff,
Avid Music Enthusiast,
Photography,
Digital Imagery,
Sport Compact Cars,
Sport Trucks,
Die Cast Model Cars,
Action Figures,
Video Games, etc.
Music
Music is life's soundtrack.
So here's my Soundtrack:
Bands I've Seen Live:
2 Cents,
A Glass Ocean,
All That Remains,
Bury Your Dead,
East of Innocence (x2),
Egypt Central,
eve to adam.,
Generation Down,
Horizontal Orange,
Infinite Resolve (x2),
Jasmine Cain (x3),
Killswitch Engage,
Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster,
Norma Jean,
Once Again,
One Less Reason (x2),
Share Of Splinters,
Six Feet To Death,
Tribe Of Eli,
Underoath,
Victoria Falls.
CD Collection Includes:
(HED) PE,
10 Years,
12 Stones,
2 Cents,
3 Doors Down,
36 Crazyfists,
38 Special,
A Life Once Lost, ,
A Perfect Circle,
A Perfect Murder,
A Static Lullaby,
AC/DC,
Action Action,
Adema,
Aerosmith,
Aiden,
Alanis Moressette,
Alesana,
Alexisonfire,
Alias,
Alice In Chains,
Alicia Keys,
All That Remains,
Allister,
Alter Bridge,
Amber,
American Headcharge,
Ann Wilson,
Aqua,
As Cities Burn,
As I Lay Dying,
Ashanti,
Ashlee Simpson,
At The Drive-In,
Atreyu,
Audio Adrenaline,
Avalon,
Avenged Sevenfold,
Avril Lavigne,
Bad English,
Bangles,
Barenaked Ladies,
Bayside,
Ben Moody,
Between The Buried And Me,
Big Dismal,
Billy Idol,
Black Sabbath,
Blackfoot,
Blink 182,
Blood Has Been Shed,
Blue Oyster Cult,
Bon Jovi,
Boston,
Boys Night Out,
Boysetsfire,
Britney Spears,
Buck Cherry,
Bullet For My Valentine,
Bury Your Dead,
Bush,
Catch 22,
Chester Bennington,
Chevelle,
Chiodos,
Chris Cornell,
Christina Aguilera,
Chumbawamba,
Ciara,
Cinderella,
CKY,
Clay People,
Coal Chamber,
Coheed and Cambria,
Cold,
Comeback Kid,
Crazy Frog,
Crazy Town,
Creed,
Custom,
D.E.P. ,
D4L,
Damn Yankees,
Danger Danger,
Darkest Hour,
Darren Hayes,
Daughtry,
David Banner,
Dead To Fall,
Def Leppard,
Default,
Deftones,
Demon Hunter,
Dido,
Dimmu Borgir,
Dirty Vegas,
Disturbed,
DJ Skribble,
Dr. Dre,
Drama,
Drowning Pool,
Dry Kill Logic,
Eddie Money,
Edwin McCain,
Egypt Central,
Eiffel 65,
Eminem,
Enya,
Europe,
Evanescence,
Evans Blue,
Eve 6,
eve to adam. ,
Everclear,
Everytime I Die,
Extreme,
Fall Out Boy,
Faster Pussycat,
Finch,
Finger Eleven,
Fireflight,
Firhouse,
Flaw,
FlightStar,
Flyleaf,
Foghat,
Foreigner,
From Autumn To Ashes,
From Zero,
Front Line Assembly,
Full Devil Jacket,
Future Leaders of the World,
Gangsta Pat,
Garth Brooks,
Glasseater,
Godsmack,
Good Charlotte,
Great White,
Green Day,
Guano Apes,
Guns N’ Roses,
Gwen Stephani,
Hanson,
Haste The Day,
HIM,
Hinder,
Home Grown,
Hoobastank,
Hootie & The Blowfish,
I Killed The Prom Queen,
Ill Nino,
Incubus,
INXS,
It Dies Today,
James Taylor,
Jay-Z,
Jem,
Jennifer Lopez,
Jessica Simpson,
John Waite,
Johnny Vicious,
Jonny Lang,
Joss Stone,
Journey,
Justin Timberlake,
K-Ci & JoJo,
Kelly Clarkson,
Kenny Wayne Shepard,
Kid Rock,
kidneythieves,
Killswitch Engage,
Kittie,
Kix,
KMFDM,
KoRn,
L.A. Guns,
Lacuna Coil,
Lamb of God
Lennon,
LifeHouse,
Lil’ John & The East Side Boyz,
Lil’ Wayne,
Lil’ Wyte,
Limp Bizkit,
Linking Park,
Little Texas,
Live,
Los Lonely Boys,
lostprophets,
lovehatehero,
Loverboy,
Ludacris,
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Machine Head,
Macy Gray,
Madball,
Madina Lake,
Mandy Moore,
Maroon 5,
Martina McBride,
Martyr Ad,
Matchbox 20,
Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster,
Melissa Etheridge,
Metallica,
Michelle Branch,
Mike Reno,
Mono Chrome,
Montrose,
Mr. Big,
Mudvayne,
Mushroomhead,
My Chemical Romance,
N*Sync,
Natalie Imbruglia,
Nelly Furtado,
Nelly,
Nelson,
New Found Glory,
Newsboys,
Nickelback,
Night Ranger,
Nirvana,
No Doubt,
Norma Jean,
Northern State,
Oasis,
Onesidezero,
Opeth,
P.O.D. ,
Panic! At The Disco,
Pantera,
Papa Roach,
Paulina Rubio,
Pearl Jam,
Petey Pablo,
Pink,
Poison The Well,
Poison,
Project 86,
Puddle Of Mudd,
Rammstein,
Rancid,
Ray Boltz,
Remembering Never,
REO Speedwagon,
River City Rebels,
Rob Thomas,
Rob Zombie,
Rx Bandits,
Saigon Kick,
Saliva,
Sammy Hagar,
Santana,
Savage Garden,
Scarlet,
Scars Of Tomorrow,
Seether,
Semisonic,
Seven Wiser,
Sevendust,
Shadows Fall,
Shakira,
Sheriff,
Sheryl Crow,
Shinedown,
Showbread,
Silverchair,
Silverstein,
Simple Plan,
Skillet,
Slipknot,
Smash Mouth,
Smile Empty Soul,
Something Corporate,
Soul Coughing,
Soundgarden,
Spice Girls,
Spineshank,
Spitalfield,
Stabbing Westward,
Staind,
Starting Line,
Static-X,
Steelheart,
Stereomud,
Stone Sour,
Stone Temple Pilots,
Story Of The Year,
Strata,
Straylight Run,
Stroke 9,
Stryper,
Sugar Ray,
Switchfoot,
t.A.T.u. ,
Taking Back Sunday,
Tantric,
Taproot,
Temple Of The Dog,
The Black Maria,
The Bronx,
The Calling,
The Clay People,
The Crystal Method
The End,
The Hunger,
The Hurt Process,
The Juliana Theory,
The New Radicals,
The Offspring,
The Pussy Cat Dolls,
The Rasmus,
The Red Chord,
The Red Hot Chili Peppers,
The Rise,
The Scorpions,
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza,
The Union Underground,
Third Eye Blind,
Threat Signal,
Three 6 Mafia,
Three Days Grace,
Tobymac,
Tool,
Train,
Trapt,
Trivium,
Trouble,
Twelve Tribes,
Ultraspank,
Underoath,
Unloco,
Usher,
Velvet Acid Chirst,
Vertical Horizon,
Vitamin C,
Walls Of Jericho,
Warrant,
Whitesnake,
Will Smith,
Winger,
X-ecutioners,
Year Zero,
Ying Yang Twins,
Zao,
ZZ Top,
and so many more....
Local Bands:
Adam To Ashes,
Day Of Fire,
East Of Innocence,
Egypt Central,
Generation Down,
Horizontal Orange,
Infinite Resolve,
Jasmine Cain,
Once Again,
One Less Reason,
Share Of Splinters,
The Process Of Moving,
Tribe of Eli,
Victoria Falls,
Vulpine.
Movies
I'm a big movie buff.
I keep several of my
favorite films in the
car with me at all times
to play at shows and when
we're all just hangin' out
on the strip or something.
Some of my favorites:
The Crow,
Batman,
The Fast And
The Furious,
2 Fast 2 Furious,
F&F: Tokyo Drift,
Redline,
Torque,
Resident Evil,
Underworld,
Spawn,
Constantine,
The Sixth Sense,
Signs,
The Village,
Lady In The Water,
Unbreakable,
Versus,
Mortal Kombat,
DOA: Dead Or Alive,
Hackers,
Scooby-Doo,
and so many more...
Television
Not much time for TV.
Plus, all my favs no longer
come on these days.
The Crow: Stairway To Heaven,
Mortal Kombat: Conquest,
La Femme Nikita,
Discovery's Movie Magic &
Mega Movie Magic,
Black Scorpion.
I love Scooby-Doo!!!
Still Watch It When I Can.
I also like:
SPEED Channel,
Pinks and,
Pinks! ALL OUT,
Unique Whips,
Pass Time,
Secret Life Of The
American Teenager,
Everwood,
Grey's Anatomy,
The OC,
One Tree Hill,
Gilmore Girls,
Scrubs,
and a few others.
My wife and I just
watch these on DVD or
download from iTunes now.
Books
The Crow.
The Story Behind The Crow.
A+ Certification
For Dummies. lol.
Heroes
My Wife: She's Always Had
More Faith In Me Than A Nun
Has In God And I Tell Her I
Love Her For It Everyday.
Brandon Lee: The Crow.
02/01/1965 - 03/31/1993
Rest In Peace.
James O'Barr:
Creator of The Crow.
My Father: Through thick
and thin, he's always been
the friend I needed.
My Step Mom: Whether
I like to admit it or
not, I couldn't have
done it without her.
My grandfather, Ed:
Without him, I wouldn't
be who I am today.
Iwao Takamoto: Original
Creator of Scooby-Doo.
04/29/1925 - 01/08/2007
Rest In Peace.
About me:
In 2006, my 'Sonic Blue' 2005 Ford Ranger STX and I were chosen to become a part of Sinister Elegance. The 2006 Show Season was so much fun. Those guys (and gals) are the coolest.
At the beginning of 2007, I hit a dead end financially in modifying the truck and decided it was time to trade it in on a more "family friendly" vehicle.
My undying passion of modified vehicles led me to purchase the car I've wanted since they first graced European soil in 1998, a Ford Focus.
To take a stroll down memory lane in my 'Sonic Blue' 2005 Ford Ranger STX, click it's CarDomain.com picture above or just head over to http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2277245.
To take a detailed look at the modifying and history behind my 'Pitch Black' 2007 Ford Focus SE, browse this MySpace profile and/or check it out on CarDomain.com @ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2613517.
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I've been a proud member of the Sinister Elegance
Car & Truck Club since February 2006.
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"PROJECT NOCTURNAL" is...
A 'Pitch Black' 2007 Ford Focus SE
2-Door Hatchback Body Style (ZX3)
2.0L 16 Valve DOHC I4 Duratec
136 Horse Power @ 6000 RPM
133 Foot-Pounds Of Torque @ 4500 RPM
5-Speed MTX-75 Manual Transmission
AUDIO / VIDEO:
* Alpine IVA-W200 CD/DVD/MP3/WMA Head Unit
w/ Motorized 6.5" Wide Screen LCD Monitor,
* Alpine ZR-10 Single Voice Coil 10" Subwoofer,
* Alpine MRP-M310 700 Watt Class-D Amplifier,
* Blue 4-Gauge StreetWires Wiring.
LIGHTING:
* High Output Blue Tinted Headlight Bulbs,
* Blue Turn Signal/Parking Light Bulbs,
* Six 12" and Two 15" StreetGlow Neon
Tubes Illuminating The Entire Interior Bright Blue,
* StreetGlow Gold Series Neo-Blue Undercar Neon Kit,
* Six Blue Exterior StreetGlow Strobe Lights,
* Six Blue LED's In The Shift Knob.
* Custom Switch Locations w/ Blue Indicator L.E.D.'s
PERFORMANCE:
* 3A Performance N1 G3 4" Carbon Fiber Racing Exhaust,
* Eliminated Resonator Between Muffler and Headers.
* Escort Passport GT2 G-Timer Vehicle Performance Computer,
* Touring Type-S Aluminum Shift Knob w/ Blue LED's,
* Custom Made Short Shifter.
Haven't ran the car since I installed the exhaust.
(Stock, After Minor Tuning & Custom Short Shifter Modification)
Current Horse Power: 153 hp
Top Speed: 140 mph, 0-60 mph: 7.50 sec
Quarter-Mile: 15.65 sec @ 88.9 mph
Eighth-Mile: 10.13 sec @ 70.2 mph
SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS:
SPL: 131.7 dB's
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FUTURE MODIFICATIONS (include but are not limited to):
LIGHTING:
* 12" StreetGlow Mini Neon Tube To Place In The Front Girlle,
* Blue L.E.D.'s Illuminating the Headlights & Reverse Lights,
* StreetGlow Neo-Blue Direct-Wired License Plate Frame,
* Six SteetGlow Neo-Blue Interior Strobe Lights,
* Six StreetGlow Neo-Blue Undercar Strobe Lights,
* Four 12" and Two 4" Blue StreetGlow Mini-Neon Tubes
* To Finish Off The Interior Headline and Floorboards,
And Much, Much More...
APPEARANCE:
* Tinted Windows, Sparco Shift Knob / Steering Wheel / Pedals,
* North Viking Touring Hatchback Wing, Hella Taillights,
* 17" Graphite Konig Traffik Wheels, Custom Painted Interior,
* Front-End Conversion To An '00 to '04 Focus Front End,
OEM Style Carbon Fiber Hood, Hella Headlights, Grille Delete,
* Z3 Style Fenders, Full Custom-Fitted ZEN Style Body Kit,
And Much, Much More...
No one of earthly origin knows when we will die. At any moment everything we worked for could come to an end. And in the finale of your life, what do you want to be remembered for? There’s no since in putting your dreams off until tomorrow. For they may become just that in the end… only a dream… if tomorrow never comes. And it is for this reason that I live everyday to the fullest, always reaching for my dreams.
And it's been a life long dream to create an interesting and creative dedication piece to a franchise, a cult following, a movie simply entitled "The Crow." In this action film released in 1994, the main character, Eric Draven, only begins to live his dreams when they are ripped away from him by tragedy. And while in the film he is given a second chance to make the wrong things right, his life would never again return to what it was for he was only a shell of a man sent back to repay those who dealt him such a tragic hand.
Like his character in the movie, leading actor Brandon Lee (son of Martial Arts legend, Bruce Lee) was fulfilling his dreams when tragedy took them all away. Brandon Bruce Lee was killed on set near the end of filming “The Crow” in March of ‘93. He had a great life and booming career ahead of him, but was unable to see his dreams through due to his untimely death.
For more than a decade I have worshiped every second of what has become my favorite movie of all time. "The Crow" is a cult classic and will forever be remembered as Brandon Lee's greatest role. The lessons and teachings that exude from this film are what inspire me to rise out of bed everyday. So is in dedication to him in which Project "Nocturnal" will be built... in dedication to Brandon Lee and his role in the most visually stunning, romantic, and eye opening films of our time, “The Crow.”
"This is the best role that I've had the opportunity to get my hands on in a film."
- Brandon Lee
February 1, 1965 - March 31, 1993
"True Love Is Forever."
CROW MODIFICATIONS (include but are not limited to):
* Carbon Fiber Hood w/ “The Crow” Emblem outlined in arctic colored carbon fiber.
* LCD monitors installed in the doors behind a custom fiberglass panel with “The Crow” emblem cut out of it to give the impression that the monitors were designed in the shape of “The Crow” emblem.
* “The Crow” emblem air brushed on the fiberglass sub/amp box and custom TV/Speaker riser.
* Dark gray crow pattern air brushed on entire car as seen in the image below:
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Who I'd like to meet: Those interested in the Booming Car Culture of Today. Car Shows, Track Meets, Underground Street Racing, SPL Levels, Audio/Video Installs, Neon, LED, and Strobe Lighting, etc.
If you're interested in any of these categories, Sinister Elegance, just might be interested in you. Check us out at "myspace.com/sinister_elegance."
