Yeah, I'm interested. Stuff interests me. All kinds of stuff too. Loads of stuff. Wrist watches to (w)redheads to lava lamps to Medway rawk to 6Ts/7Ts "muscle car" (or even just regular like but cool ...like w/a set o'simple and uncompromisingly treacherous suicide doors ...
I owned one of these. It's a '70 Mercury Cyclone GT w/a 429 Cobra Jet w/a functional cowl air induction hood scoop. Same color as this stock photo. COOLEST dashboard as all the guages, and it had tons, all were almost the entire length of the dash aimed twords the driver. Impractical, yeah, but cool as crap! Had that car my senior year in high school(75/6), didn't last long, wrecked it in April '77 ...alas and anyway.
...or uber rad like w/Super Bee wings and amphibious capabilities and fins, even 6Ts fins were cool as all hell ...or simply simple clean and monochromatically boxy -maximum chromed through, old skool chrome is SO key ...today's chrome ain't crap- ... in the end though, just sparse coolness and junk) automobiles and most points inbetween. Discuss my interests amongst yrselves then, eh! Go on!
Music
Critically important to Marky's well being, yep!
EVERYTHING flows, dudes!
For starters, yr Leftenant's a hardcore 'n' ardent fan of most anything through a Leslie cabinet
...and...
Y'all can play a gazillion notes per but if ya ain't got tone ...ya ain't got nuthin'! Soul and honesty's pretty important too.
This is pretty honest stuff right here, kids ...Mitch is quite possibly my fave ever guitarist ...he's a LOT of guitar dudes and dudesses fave guitarist ...so... mebbe I know something after all.
Okay. Loads of faves I could bore you with ...can cobble together a MOST boring list of the obvious and the obscure. Alas and lo, I'll spare ya that. I'm biased as all hell, I like what I like and that's what I like ... you like what you like ...cool by me ...I don't dig what you do ... cool by you? Hope so! So. Been through the genre wars of sonic time and space. Always a sucker for a good hook! But! A good initial ear prickin' hook ain't crap if it's follow thru ain't worthy ... hence ... Marky's attention deficit syndrome trips into full gear and I'm off to the NEXT!
So, Marky's been at this music stuff since before the advent of "genre" actually. Since back when it was cool to just be into whatever was good. Played the elitist game and bandwagonesqued for a while as well. You knew the rules ...when Led Zeppelin (or whomever) "SUCKED" due to the fact that The Clash were "the only band that mattered" or whatever paper platform you hoisted yrself up on to ...and... as rule you invariably never admitted to having any roots (good, bad and/or indifferent) whatsoever. Not the *wrong* ones anyway! Now, now if it's good enough to keep me at minimum interested, it's just plain good again. If it sucks, so be it, it sucks, no matter ...NEXT! My criteria not yrs, yeah huh. Somewhat myopic, eh? SO BE IT, key word there ...*my!*
Okay .. NEXT! ...sed that already.
Um.
And.
TOO!
Where was I?
Ummm...
Music ...right ...?
Yr Leftenant is *still* FOREVER hopeful (even though it's not at all very likely!) that the ABYSMAL U.S. Top-40 shall someday shine as a diamond. Kinda' like it did back when he was smitten by all things musical in his formative years back in those swingin' 6Ts.
Yeah, I like movies fine! A-ones, B-ones (moreso tan A-ones, those), old ones, new ones, artsy ones, just plain entertaining ones, sub-titled ones, silents, ones what SHOULD be silents ...!!!, flicks not even made yet prolly even. I prefer *acting* flicks, don't fancy a lot of exploding stuff or shoot outs ...unless of course it's noon up on some dusty main street in the wild wild west ...yeah ...you can fill up a movie w/a ton o'whiz-bang CGI crap and computer enhanced car chases and exploding buildings ...galaxies even!!!... and voodoo zombie alien creatures and all that but if there's no solid acting to back that crap up, there's nuthin!
I as well prefer, it seems anyway, ensemble casts as most my latter day faves consist o'ensembles ...go figure.
Television
I can live w/out teevee but it's usually a daily thing, alas. And. So.
MXE (Most Extreme Elimination), Cash Cab, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, American Chopper, COPS, Old Skool 5Ts and 6Ts stuff, Pee Wee's Playhouse, This Old House, History Channel stuff, BHGTV stuff, Food Channel stuff, PBS stuff, HBO stuff (Sopranos, Deadwood, Oz, 6FU, etc...), news, weather, traffic....
Books
Read it in books. Lots o'the rawk stuff mostly of late ...surprise, surprise, eh.
Welcome to myths of EPIC size, similarly and parallel melancholic outbursts, bi-polaric magnificent ramblings, rantings, ravings and/or droolings...
Or...
My life is purple with red flashes!
I'm by far not a people person. But. I'm fairly social, relatively speaking and I'll never embarrass you, not knowingly anyway. Not even when I'm drunk! And. So. If you prove yrself not to be a archetypal jackass. Ya know. If yr nice and relatively intelligent, we'll see...
Hmmmmm, "about me", I'm not real good at this "about me" crap...
Hate zoos, zoos sadden me. I don't use semicolons ...like ...not alot! I swear far too much for my own good but that don't mean I'm not cuddly too! (May not be gettin' a Heaven('s)ward nod but I KNOW I won't be lonely where I ideedily shall end up!) A carnivore by choice, polite to a fault yet just surly enough to not be anybody's doormat. Right then. I cross at the green, NOT in between. I never wore a baseball cap EVER; 'cept for little league damn near 40 years ago. I never park in disabled spaces. I'll allow ya to step in front of me if yr holding a single or two items at the checkout line. I brush after every meal (at least I try). I hold doors for whomever is behind me goin' thru one AND I'd give my seat up to a lady. In short ...I'm a loser!
Started up a Yahoo group For Mitch/Ledz as well ...as well as for Dom Mariani, The Barracudas and The Neighborhoods. Just felt those lot deserved a well deserved and at the time way overdue web presence that just wasn't there for 'em ...they've given me so much, figured it was the least I could do to give some props back. Also, if you'd be so kind as to check out the other pages I have up here for yet several other more obscure or really for the most part Myspace deprived bands and artistes.
Yeah, so, this *me* stuff just sorta starts to flow, eh... FAR too many *I*s already, they'd prolly in Sweden have me either shot on sight or brought before the ME Crimes Tribunal ...or sumthin', ah well.
But ... I can point to Norway w/my fist!
Right, then ... I can't stand incessive chattiness and hate loudness of any sorts except for amplification of anysorts ...Marshalls and Fender Twins 'r fine (how was it stated w/in "Cities On Flame w/Rock And Roll" ..."Marshall will buoy but Fender control" ...if they say so, depends upon yr preference I suspect) ...valve driven/old skool Orange's impressive, Vox, Music Man and those UmmaGumma'n Hi-Watts as well but ... Matamp ...Marky's YOURS! I own a Fire Glo 330/6 Rickenbacker (dots, no binding, straight up actually) signed by Roger McGuinn -but- twas the unholiest of unholy Rickenbackerists trinities what made me buy the thing ...sed, unholy trinity consisting of Mssrs, Weller, Buck and Easter. And Marty Willson("two Ls, one hyphen, no bullshit")Piper had a little to do w/my choice too. I drive a 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, my first red(ish) and four cylindered automobile and I absolutely love the damned thing. I like a nice upwardly mobile 'n' hoppy beer every now and then but I'm not overly proud or snooty to opt for a Bud either. In a BOTTLE, please! Buy me a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and I'll be yr best friend ...for the evening anyway. For the record, been on a Rhinegold kick for a bit now.
And.
This. This thing right here is about as *loud* as I get, you meet me in person, you more than likely wouldn't know me.
Yep.
I'm a strong, silent type ...enough on me. In closing. If we can see eye to eye on at minimum a couple issues and you don't mind somebody who doesn't say alot unless he's gotta' ...I think ...at least I hope ...I can prove to be a fairly worthy pal.
As you can prolly already tell.
Music is KEY in my life!
So then.
Um. So.
Rock! ... Roll!
Behave yourself!
Pass The Paintbrush, Honey.
And.(2)
Sleep well, don't burst.
My freshly begun Live Journal. Drop by and say hey, eh.
Who I'd like to meet:
KEITH MOON!!!!! Alas and lo, poor Reginald?'s window o'opportunity's closed for decades now concerning that communion. RAVE ON, dear boy!!!
sooooo...
...those who lived to tell about it, big stars, small faces, anyone encased in perspex, dervishes(whirling or otherwise), gentle giants, interesting dwarves, trans dimensional speeders, transmaniacon mc's, real life alchemists, intercontinental telepaths, flaming telepaths, okay ...telepaths... !!!, phantoms of ephemera, astral projectionists, illusionists, escape artists, drop-outs, steadfasts, flightists, modernists, past lives, futurists, daoists, taoists, zaoists and Maoists, Darwinists, pro-creationists, theorists, existentialists, shite house lawyers, idiot bastard sons, know it alls, humble brilliance, finders, keepers, losers, weepers, discovered loves, abandoned brains, bright lights, dim bulbs, has beens, oddfellows, even keeled, emphatic mutes, rabbit fighters, lion tamers(ex or otherwise), cross bearers, card carriers, key holders, bell ringers, diz busters(screaming preferably), aural exciters, ball handlers, dead Yankees, live yard gnomes, wood sprites, wee tams, waspish madonnas, impen ones, harpys, harlequins, gypsys, tramps and thieves, scrupulous bastards, feudalist tarts, scoundrels w/kind hearts, reformed bullies, happy miscreants, sad sacks, cockeyed optimists, doubting Thomases, mad scientists, side show freaks, cyber geeks, rock 'n' roll suicidals, stone rollers, bricklayers, freemasons, glyph chiselers, gold diggers, archivists, revivalists, classicists, keepers of the FLAME, social outcasts, unsound engineers, fundamental opportunists, stingy philanthropists, adjunct provocateurs, underlings, over achievers, water bearers, sod busters, lawn mowers, elysian field hands, endangered species, pampered menials, lost souls, founding fathers, motherless siblings, somnabulistic insomniacs, pretty persuasionists, ugly ducklings, early risers, late bloomers, lasts to be chosen, fatal flowers, ringleaders, palmists, footloose, wayfarers, trail blazers, home bodies, wallflowers, followers w/ideas, bon vivants, gadabouts, carpetbaggers, raconteurs, diviners, seers, soothsayers, snake oil mongers, herbalists, happy shoppers, spice merchants, coffee achievers, brewmasters, palimpsestists, caligraphers, first editions, second bests, three time losers, single malt scotches, double ought spies, tri-wing aviators, space hoppers, flying aces, dirigible operationists, caped crusaders, masked marauders, tiny dancers, sub mariners, sea divers, time travelers, star sailors, rocketeers, sonic reducers, gear jammers, strap hangers, designated drivers, axe grinders, e-bow-ists, theramin soloists, juke box heroes, twelve string obsessives, them in possession of at minimum one good ear, two headed dogs, twee kittens, art lovers, Rods, mockers, teddy boys, dolly girls, lesser birds, catwimmen, chatty mimes, dumb waiters, idiot savants, spelling bee champions, grammatical errers, sexy bibliotechnicians, bedazzled surgeons ...ie... chasers of the gash, night nurses, day sleepers, asp charmers, rodeo clowns, sans saddleists, horsebreaker stars, rope spinners, underworld dandies, ridiculous tie knotters, indentured servants, paperback writers, still waters, rainy day saints, fallen angels, clotted stigmatics, blazing apostles, lapsed Catholics, sleeping knights of Jesus, ghosts of princes in towers, children of the revolution, royal bed bouncers, inky bloaters, cantaloupe girlfriends, snow queens, desert brides, jovial drunks, whoever invented beer, stereo, ...okay, mono first, amplification, reverb, feedback, stiletto heels, paisley, internal combustion and whatever else makes me happy, Richard "The Starfish" Ploog, Droolian & Dorian Skellington, The Unknown Comic, Alexander the not so great, Witchita linemen, East Side Jimmy & South Side Sue, Saturday's Kids, Sunday's bests, Monday morning quarterbacks, Tuesday Weld, Wednesday Addams, Thursday islanders, Gavin Friday, Wendell Gee, Kato, Illya Nickovetch Kuryakin, Quinn The Eskimo, Russian sages, Martian spiders, Cuban rebel girls, Applecross wing commanders, metal gurus, hangmans' beautiful daughters, Sons Of The Burgess Shale, London traffic cops, Corporal Eggarn, Sergeant Shultz, Major Tom, Colonel Sanders, General Electric, President Gas, Saint Parralelogram, Baron Von Munchausen, Swami Nostradamus Virato, Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Earl Of Sandwich, The Moonlit Knight, The Mayor Of Simpleton, Inspector Betacam, Commisioner Gordon, Judge Roy, Chief George, Captain Dry, Admiral Halsey, Horatio Hornblower, Capabilty Brown, Arthur The Gardener, Resurrection Joe, Crazy Man Michael, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner, Steamhammer Sam, Ivor The Engine Driver, Tarzan, Jane, Superman, Lois Lane, Hamburger Mary, Liza Radley, Eleanor Rigby, Marie Provost, Charlotte Anne, Reconnez Cherie, Adelle Yvonne, Tricia Toyota, Soo Bawlz, Jennifer Eccles, Sheena and Loyola, The Wisermizerdemelza, Beatle Dennis, Billy Hunt, David Watts, Daniel Dare, Luther Paisley, The Queen Of Eyes, The King Of Rats, The Chocolate Elephant Man, Choo Choo Charlie, Bungalow Bill, Mssr. Meursault, Holden Morrissey Caulfield, Susie Salmon, Ignatius J. Reilly, Robert Oppenheimer, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Richard Butler, Richard Belzer, Richard Burton, Raymond Chandler, Geoffrey Bayldon, Viv Prince, Louis Thomas Hardin, Roy Wood, Lee Van Cleef, Errol Flynn, John Barry, Pete Best, Paul Cook & Steve Jones (Professionals, dontchyaknow!?), Gene Hackman, Derek and Clive, Leonardo DaVinci, Jean Cocteau, Ollie Halsall, Rob Tyner, Fred Smith, Ronnie Lane, Hound Dog Taylor, Travis Wammack, Lemmy, Peggy Jones, Eddie Hazel, Chip Monk, Emmylou Harris, Buzz Aldrin, Winston Wolfe, Paul W.Tibbets Jr., Matthew Hopkins, Pontius Pilate, Maximilien Robespierre, Oliver Cromwell, Jimmy Carl Black, Scott Walker, Mick Farren, Carl Wayne, Guy Stevens, Van Williams, Roger Jackson, Archimedes, Wink Martindale, Alan Freed, Ivor Cutler, Gump Woorley, Eddie Giocomin, Camille Henry ...GOALIES... NEW YORK RANGERS GOALIES, Ravi Shankar, T.S. Elliot, Lewis Carrol, Mary Wollstonecraft-Godwin, Bram Stoker, Uncle Bert, Auntie Rew, Cousin Kevin, Sister Anne, Brother Theodore, Granny Smith (love her apples!), Grandpa Munster, Mr. Reeves, Mrs. Robinson, Miss California Toothpaste 1969, Madame Lash, Vyrna Knowl, Terra Nova Cain, Dear Prudence, Amanda Jones, Enola Gay, Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry, Miss Lotte Lenya and/or Lucy Brown, Bharta and Mtumbi, Winken, Blinken and/or Nod, Manny, Moe and/or Jack, Terry and Julie, Janis, Jeannie and/or George Harrison, Ted, Woody and/or Junior, Syd Barrett's bicycle mechanic...
God (whoever she is!)
...and you!
...maybe.
Or not.
...Namaste y'all!
Namaste IS all!
I wouldn't as well mind meeting any of the pictured above folks, too bad half of 'em are dead.
God Save The Queen? Yr Leftenant's Arse! God Save The Kinks!!!
Hey Friends, Mark Dignam will be playing
one of his rare New York shows at
The Scratcher (one of his favorite rooms).
We wish to see you there for songs and singing.
Sunday evening November 30th at 7.15pm
Please come and support LIVE music.
209 East 5th Street, Manhattan.
No Direction album is out Now! 11 killer tunes! Tracks are: 1.Full On R'n'R 2.Right Today 3.Lucky 4.Hang On You 5.Never Again 6.Dead End generation 7. My Girl 8.Misty Morning 9.World Gone Crazy 10.Skip Tomorrow 11.Just Like Me
Here's how to get yours: Mainland Europe, Scandinavia and Russia: You can buy the album from all good record shops or order it from www. nicotinerecords. com
Hello,
I hope life is treating you well.
Post Abortion Stress is playing Monkeytown next Wednesday in Brooklyn, NY Please com and show your support! 8PM
