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-tom613- Play for blood? That's JUST my game........."

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KINGSPORT, Tennessee
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General MUSIC! BASS GUITARS, BIG ASS AMPLIF'ARS, STAGE PRODUCTION, LIVE MIXING, RECORDING, PROMOTION, PLAYING/PERFORMING, WRITING IT, LISTENING TO IT: PUNK, JAZZ, THRANG, METAL, CLASSICAL, CLASSIC ROCK, 60'S-70'S POP, BROADWAY, MUSICALS, HARD COUNTRY CAR RESTORATION AND CUSTOMIZATION, HOT RODS, MAG WHEELS!!!
Music 60's, 70's, 80's, THE BEATLES, BLUE OYSTER CULT, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, YES, THE BEATLES, RUSH, MONTROSE, SKINNY PUPPY, SLAYER, DANZIG, CHEAP TRICK, ABLAZING GRACE, PUCKER, OMEGA TRIBE, ROB ZOMBIE, GEORGE JONES, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, FOETUS, DEAD KENNEDYS, JOHNNY CASH, THE PARTRIGE FAMILY, ABBA, ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, JOHN CHRIST, PETULLA CLARK, KATE BUSH, MISFITS, SAMHAIN, OLD TED NUGENT, BEETHOVEN, BRIAN SETZER, STRAY CATS, OLD METALLICA, OLD MOTLEY CRUE, BILL BRUFORD PROJECT, THE BEATLES,UK, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, JEFF BECK, DIXIE DREGS, 60's CHICK SINGERS, MALMSTEEN, THE MONKEE'S, LORRETTA LYNN, JANE'S ADDICTION, MEGADETH, TAMMY WYNETTE, NANCY SINATRA, ROY CLARK, JERRY REED, TINY TIM, WILL LEE, TONY LEVIN, GRAND FUNK, SEX PISTOLS, ALAN HOLDSWORTH, THE BEATLES, ALICE COOPER,WITHERSPOON, B-52's, CHET ATKINS, OLD KISS, QUEEN, HENRY MANCINI, JIM NEIGHBORS, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD, NAZERETH, THE ROLLING STONES, IRON MAIDEN, CAROL KING, 3 DOG NIGHT, ELTON JOHN, THE CRAMPS, THE GO-GO'S, WEST SIDE STORY, SOUTH PACIFIC, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE BEATLES, HANK WILLIAMS I,II,III, ZZ TOP, BYZANTINE, BAUHAUS, RAMMSTEIN, HERMAN'S HERMITS, LES MISREABLES, THE WHO, THE BEATLES

I HATE RAP, MODERN COUNTRY, CMT, MTV, AMERICAN IDOL, PRO-TOOLS, AND ANY OTHER THING THAT HAS KILLED THE MISTIQUE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL AND LOWERED THE BAR OF TALENT.

I ALSO HATE KID ROCK. HE SAID ON TV, AND I AM QUOTING HIM, "ANY BODY THAT SAYS THEY PLAY MUSIC FOR MUSIC AND NOT TO GET LAID IS A LIAR".

SCREW HIM.

HE IS THE LIAR.
I NEVER NEEDED A GUITAR T0 GET LAID.

MoviesTHERE WILL BE BLOOD, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, DEATH PROOF, TURISTAS, THE DEVILS, THE ROAD WARRIOR, ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, HANNIBAL RISING, BLUE VELVET, CASINO ROYALE, MAD MAX, NEAR DARK, PATTON, JAMES BOND FILMS (SEAN CONNERY), ROAD WARRIOR, FEAR OF A BLACK HAT, SPINAL TAP, TOMMY: THE MOVIE, BLADE 1,2,3, SCARFACE, TOMBSTONE, PULP FICTION, ALIEN, ALIENS, HALLOWEEN, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, GODFATHER I,II, CASINO, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, APOCALYPSE NOW, FULL METAL JACKET, GOODFELLAS, DELIVERANCE, THE LAST SEVEN DAYS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH, BATMAN BEGINS, ROLLER BALL, FRIDAY the 13th, BATMAN, SPIDERMAN I,II, THE CROSS&THE SWITCHBLADE, BLADERUNNER, RED DRAGON, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, HANNIBAL, WILD AT HEART, CAPE FEAR (BOTH VERSIONS), PLATOON, FULL METAL JACKET, FALLING DOWN, FASTER PUSSYCAT-KILL!KILL!
Television BREAKING BAD, MAD MEN, TRUE BLOOD, THE SOPRANOS, ROME, DEADWOOD, THE SHIELD, LAW & ORDER, OZ, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, SPEED VISION, HOT ROD TV, MY CLASSIC CAR, ROAD & TRACK, INTERVENTION, PINKS! I do not like reality tv (except 1 or 2)..........there is nothing real about it. I don't like basic network programming either. It keeps mainstream America dumbed down to the point of being nothing more than mindless cattle......a flock of sheep being sheared by Corporate America...
BooksATLAS SHRUGGED, SHIBUMI, THE SEVENTH DEADLY SIN, A CONDEDERACY OF DUNCES, THE GODFATHER, ALL JAMES BOND/IAN FLEMING, THE MATARESE CIRCLE- ANY/ALL ROBERT LUDLUM, "D" IS FOR DELINQUENT, KINGSPORT PHONE BOOK, STEAL THIS BOOK, LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, HARRIETT THE SPY, THE HOLY BIBLE, FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES,THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, ALL OF THE DUNE BOOKS, MOST ANNE RICE, MOST STEVEN KING, ISSAC ASIMOV, LOTS OF SCI-FI, LOTS OF HORROR/SUSPENSE, LOTS OF EVERYTHING.........AND A MILLION OTHERS TOO.
HeroesJOE BETTINI SR.,DR. H. JACKSON WHITT, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, PAUL McCARTNEY, THE BEATLES, HANNIBAL LECTER, FRANK BOOTH, MAX CADY, QUINCY JONES, CHRIS SQUIRE, MEL SCHACHER, JOHN ENTWISTLE, TONY IOMMI, HUNTER S. THOMPSON, ELLIOTT EASTON, BUCK DHARMA, LEO FENDER, EVANDER HOLLYFIELD, BABE RUTH, GEDDY LEE, PAUL McCARTNEY, MUHAMED ALI, GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON

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Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Body type:6' 0" / Athletic
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Christian - other
Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius
Smoke / Drink:No / No
Children:Love kids, but not for me

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About me:
My name is Tom Bettini.

I currently play bass for ABLAZING GRACE, CITIZEN KANE, and I write all the music, lyrics,and play bass for a solo project called SOUPLINEMAN.
I teach bass lessons.

Check out www.myspace.com/ablazinggrace2007

Check out www.myspace.com/kanecrew

I love bass. In my house are so many basses that I dont know how many there actually are anymore. There is one six string guitar. It is not mine.

I started playing bass in 1975.
I gave up a career in law to be a professional musician in 1977.

My mother threw me out in 1978. Parts of my family dis-owned me. Over those years I played in many, many road bands, living in conditions that were sub-human/sub poverty because I loved music so much and I knew it would pay off eventually.

I didnt get clothes for Christmas........I got bass strings. I didnt get a car for graduation, I got a left handed Rickenbacker and walked to practice.

I played for the rock group JACKYL from 1987-2000. During those years, I recorded bass tracks on the first 4 studio albums, the first live album, the BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD EXPERIENCE soundtrack, the WOODSTOCK II soundtrack.

We set 2 GUINESS world records.
The first record was 100 SHOWS IN 50 DAYS. The second was 21 SETS IN 24 HOURS. Yes, you read it right....21 forty minute sets in 24 hours!
We also played WOODSTOCK II (1994) in front of 325,000 people. What a rush!

We toured with AEROSMITH, TED NUGENT, DAMN YANKEES'S, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, SLAUGHTER, ZZ TOP, BRUCE DICKENSON, TYPE O NEGATIVE, ENUF'Z'NUF, MIND BOMB and many more I cant remember, and played many one-off shows/festivals with KISS, PETER GABRIEL, METALLICA, HENRY ROLLINS, ZAK WYLDE, WHITESNAKE, EXTREME, JASON BONHAM, SASS JORDAN, THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, BLUE OYSTER CULT, PAT TRAVERS, MEGADETH, PANTERA, SICK OF IT ALL, and a shit load of others I cant remember either....we also did a couple of gigs with Brian Johnson of AC/DC getting up and jammin' a few with us. That was way cool.

People often ask me "Do you have children?" and I reply, "No, I have basses and I take them out to play".

Oh yeah..........if you look at my pix and wonder "wtf?........is he left handed or right handed, and whats up with those strings?"

Yes, I am left handed................I just play it strung backwards............so no, you are not tripping........

I also LOVE cars. Especially '60's '70's high performance vehicles. My main ride/rod is a 1972 Dodge Charger that is anything but stock. It is in a constant state of evolution as i gradually turn it into the ultimate stop light neck snapper/high way star/highway terror.
I also have a 1965 Dodge Dart, and a 1977 Lincoln MARK V.

SEE YA ON THE ROAD..........

 

Who I'd like to meet:
PAUL McCARTNEY, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, PETE TOWNSEND, JOHN ENTWISTLE, QUINCY JONES, GEDDY LEE, CHRIS SQUIRE, LARRY DAVID, ELLEN BARKIN, RAQUEL WELCH, DANNY BONADUCE, JEFF BERLIN, MEL SCHACHER, LEO FENDER, GEDDY LEE, WIGGLER, DENNIS HOPPER, GEORGE C. SCOTT, ANTHONY HOPKINS, SEAN CONNERY, LANCE HENRICKSON..... Evil Horror Myspace Layouts
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Sarah

Sarah



Nov 10 2009 3:13 PM

Hay you stranger I miss you. I don't get on this much anymore I do more of facebook. Hope things are going great for you
Papa Ash

Ken Ash



Oct 3 2009 2:38 PM

Thanks for the add, Tom...Its an honor to have you on my profile page....Rock On!
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Sep 2 2009 3:19 PM

Please go add your website as well as your favorite websites to Mike's new site he launched today. It's www.sitelocus.com Thank you very much!
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Aug 18 2009 1:24 PM

Check out my profile And Let me know Do you like me YES or NO http://www.doulike.us/photos/7255329.html?b=4&w=46
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Jul 31 2009 12:19 AM

Check out my profile And Let me know Do you like me YES or NO http://www.doulike.us/photos/489440.html?b=4&w=46
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Jul 18 2009 12:25 AM

"Funny thing about weekends when you're unemployed, they don't mean quite so much. Except that you get to hang out with your working friends."
Primus
Alberto Rigoni

Alberto Rigoni



Jul 3 2009 6:42 PM

Hi!
FREE DOWNLOAD available for the bonus track of my debut solo album "Something Different" (released by Lion Music in 2008). The track's called "Glory Of Life - Bass only version".
Enjoy!

Alberto

Free download available at:
www.albertorigoni.net/free.html
Sarah

Sarah



Jul 3 2009 4:54 PM

Hay rocker man how are you doing. Hope everything is great
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Jul 2 2009 9:38 PM

Thanks 4 being our friend! Help us support Independent music.
Makesure you get your copy today!
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Jun 17 2009 4:56 PM

Hey Thanks 4 being our friend! Help us support Independent music. Go see a show tonight. Check out one of the bands on our friends list. Thanks Again!
NuClone

NuClone



Jun 8 2009 2:50 PM

Mixing it up a little everyday... ;)
Ryan

Ryan Page



May 25 2009 6:24 PM

happy memorial day forget to remeber the forgotten
Ryan

Ryan Page



May 25 2009 4:42 PM

i need a rub down after this crazy weekend
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Dan Statler



May 14 2009 9:20 PM

Welcome!
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May 4 2009 2:56 AM

Hi! Just saying hello and hope you have an awesome Cinco De Mayo =)
Gin

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Apr 9 2009 3:47 PM

Hope you have a Happy Easter Tom! Eat lotza ham!!!!
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Apr 7 2009 5:20 AM

Special Thanks From SOUNDmag !! We appreciate your support. We couldn't do it without YOU! Support Your Local Musicians.
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Mar 24 2009 4:36 PM

No, it was in Orlando, FL, during a herpetology convention that Lori, Marilyn, and I attended. We stayed with my parents in Tampa (the big yellow house) and then smuggled baby snakes back to NYC!
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Mar 19 2009 2:42 PM

Thanks for the add.
Special K

Special K



Mar 6 2009 5:08 PM

Hey Tom, <br />Haven't brought your "Death Grip" into the studio yet, have you?? Stop in, barter is an option. Curious to feel the wrath. lol <br />Awesome pic of Jef, been revisiting the good ole' days, hope you don't mind I stole it. Thanks :)
Lake Rat

Lake Rat



Mar 9 2009 4:29 PM

Hey Tom - I know you've been back in town a while, but I haven't seen you. I'll try to catch one of your shows!
~Crystal~

~Crystal~



Mar 5 2009 3:24 PM

Hey man, coming to see you today. Well, the doc anyway. I don't think I can have "Death Grip" just yet, it sure would be nice though. Maybe it's part of my therapy!
Why so serious???

Chris Deboard



Mar 3 2009 12:00 AM

YOU KICK TOTAL ASSSS MAN love the way you play. ill be catching your show again SOON
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Shwayze Nashville Street Team



Mar 2 2009 10:49 PM

Thanks for the add!!
t-man

terry mccoy



Feb 26 2009 2:27 PM

Nice "RUBBER DOLL" pic! I bet her name's SAM{antha}HAIN.
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