U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire" Chicago, IL, September 12, 2009 (Soldier Field)
SuperconThrusters: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
George Carlin: Airline Safety
As I'm sure you saw in my About Me, my name is Zach.
I give off an obnoxious, outgoing side of me in my personality, but really have a darker, "quiet" side not many are familiar with.
I really like deep, interesting conversations with people who are close to me.
As far as seasons go, I'm a spring and summer kinda guy, with autumn not trailing far behind. I absolutely despise winter, though!
I love to take walks when I'm down or depressed, usually playing loud music drowning out every sound around me. Perfect therapy for me.
I love going back to Chicago and seeing my old friends. Anything to get me the hell out of here.
I'm an aspiring sports journalist and hope that someday I can succeed in that field. I have high hopes for myself and have every intention of achieving those goals.
I like the company of friends, and usually like to get close to them solely in the fear that I could lose them, which is why I treat them so well.
My Top Friends are the people who mean the most to me. I take more merit in that than most people, and I like to show people how much I truly respect them and that's sort of a token of my appreciation for all they've done for me.
I enjoy my place in life, and it keeps getting better for me. I like to try and make things better surrounded by people who make me happy.
That's pretty much all you need to know about me. Read my "About Me" for more info, if you'd like :)
Music
My Top 15 Favorite Bands:
Rush
Genesis
Van Halen (1978-2004)
Motley Crue
U2
AC/DC
Styx
Extreme
Journey
Queen
Bon Jovi (1984-2003)
Foo Fighters
Dream Theater
Collective Soul
Soundgarden / The Police / R.E.M.
The other bands that I like:
A:
Aerosmith
Airbourne
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Army of Anyone
Audioslave
Autograph
AZTEK SUN
B:
Behemoth
Billy Idol
The Black Crowes
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Sabbath
Boston
Brides of Destruction
Brother Cane
Bruce Springsteen
C:
Cheap Trick
Chickenfoot
Chris Cornell
Cracker
Creed
Cream
The Cult
D:
Daughtry
David Lee Roth
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Dire Straits
Disturbed
The Doors
E:
The Eagles
Eddie Money
Eddie Van Halen
Elton John
Eric Clapton
F:
Faith No More
Foreigner
Franz Ferdiand
G:
Goo Goo Dolls
Grand Funk Railroad
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
H:
HSAS
I:
INXS
Iron Maiden
J:
J. Geils Band
Jackyl
Jane's Addiction
Jet
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh
Judas Priest
K:
Kenny Wayne Shpeherd
Kid Rock
The Killers
Korn
L:
Lamb of God
Led Zeppelin
Lenny Kravitz
Live
Living Colour
Loverboy
Lynyrd Skynyrd
M:
Marillion
Meat Loaf
Men at Work
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Mike + The Mechanics
Montrose
N:
No Doubt
O:
O.A.R.
Oasis
The Offspring
Opeth
Ozzy Osbourne
P:
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
Pink Floyd
Phil Collins
Porcupine Tree
The Proclaimers
Q:
Queensryche
Quiet Riot
R:
Ratt
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Rider
REO Speedwagon
Robert Plant
Robin Trower
Rockstar: Supernova
Roger Waters
Rolling Stones
S:
Sammy Hagar (& the Waboritas)
Scott Stapp
The Scream
Seal
Seven Mary Three
Sixx A.M.
Skid Row
Smashing Pumpkins
Soul SkirkUS
Static-X
Steve Lukathur
Steve Vai
Stevie Wonder
Stiltskin
Stone Temple Pilots
Sugar Ray
T:
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tesla
Tommy Lee
Tommy Tutone
Toto
U:
UFO
V:
Velvet Revolver
Vince Neil
W:
The White Stripes
Whitesnake
The Who
Wolfmother
Y:
Yes
Yngwie Malmsteen
Z:
ZZ Top
I've been to a lot of concerts. Here's a list of the ones I have attended:
Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas (x5)
David Lee Roth
The Goo Goo Dolls
Bon Jovi
Deja Vu
Cheap Trick
Shinedown
Van Halen (x2)
U2
Los Tres Gusanos
Off Broadway
Beatallica
Eric Johnson
The Other Half
Motley Crue (x2)
Aerosmith
The Police (x2)
Frontiers
Umphrey's McGee
The Black Crowes
Killroy
Sonic Circus
Marcella
Boxkar
House of Moist
Marty Casey & The Lovehammers
Collective Soul
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
The Stray Cats
The Pretenders
REO Speedwagon
ZZ Top
Ankla
Cthonic
In This Moment
Behemoth
Devildriver
Hatebreed
Black Tide
Lordi
Static-X
Lamb of God
Ozzy Osbourne
Rush
Genesis (x2)
Ky-Mani Marley
Mad Anthony Express
Little Jimmy
Saturday Morning
One Drum
State and Madison
Piles of Rhythm
The Cringe
Johnny Wad
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
O.A.R.
Trapt
Sixx A.M.
Papa Roach
Buckcherry
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
The Answer
AC/DC
Top 5 Concerts:
Rush (2008)
Genesis (2007)
Van Halen (2004) / AC/DC (2008)
Motley Crue (2008)
Bon Jovi (2003)
There you have it! All my favorite music.
Movies
Naked Gun: Police Squad
Any '007' Movie
Any 'Batman' Movie
Borat
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Happy Gilmore
The Fugitive
Liar, Liar
Bruce Almighty
Die Hard
Nuns on the Run
Little Miss Sunshine
Television
The Sopranos
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Office
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Frasier
The Drew Carey Show
30 Rock
Home Improvement
Spongebob Squarepants
Fairly Oddparents
Rocko's Modern Life
King of the Hill
Stroker & Hoop
Books
I'm not much of a reader, but I'll usually find myself reading autobiographical accounts from personal heroes of mine or just sports articles in the paper or magazines. I'm more of a writer than a reader.
About me: “I think they all have good stuff, ... and stuff wins up here.” -Lou Piniella.
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The name is Zach Bernard, but you can just call me Zach. I'm a much different person that what's conveyed, and what people see on the exterior.
I'm a Senior at Lockport Twownship High School (OH SWEET JESUS, IT'S A MIRACLE!) and currently reside in, you guessed it, Lockport, IL. I do have every intention to move back "home" someday, which is naturally, Chicago, where I lived for twelve years.
My birthday is October 29th. I like having a birthday in one of the best months of the year.
Is in a relationship. 12.23.09.
Baseball is the most important thing in my entire life, and always has been. I'm going into my fifteenth year as a fan and my fourteenth as a Chicago Cubs fan. While that may be, I usually try and remain neutral to the White Sox. I do like other teams though, like the Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, and the Milwaukee Brewers. I also collect baseball paraphanaelia and have a hell of a collection going.
I do like other sports as well. I love hockey, huge Blackhawks fan and also like the Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche. Football to a lesser extent, with the Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, and Arizona Cardinals. And NBA and NCAA basketball with the Bulls, Duke Blue Devils, and Phoenix Suns.
Music is the second most important thing in my life. I know that's a very common, cliche' thing to say, but it's gotten me through some of the roughest times of my life. My favorite bands are Rush and Genesis. My favorite style of music is prog, but I do like metal, alternative, pop, ska, etc.
I'm a singer, a damn good one at that, and am currently in a project that has yet to take off. I also play drums, but not nearly well enough to do it for a band.
Writing is my greatest passion in life. I've been told my teachers and very close friends that I could make it far one day writing lyrics, poems, novels, or articles for a living and I've always run with that. I'm an aspiring sports journalist and aim very high. Eventually, I'd like to write for Sports Illustrated and be on MLB Tonight or Baseball Tonight.
Comedy is a huge part of my life. I'm always watching something that uses comedy, whether it be a TV show, movies, or stand-up. I always like to evoke humor into my personality, which is why I'm such a sarcastic prick sometimes :D It's a great pick-up when you're down and usually always suffices in dark times. Making people laugh is a major hobby of mine.
I've been through a lot in my life and been to the highest highs and the lowest lows, which is why a lot of people come to me for advice. I usually help people out with advice from past experiences and more often than not I pull through for them. Helping people out is definitely something I love to do, because it makes me feel so much better about myself.
I'm a nice guy to just about everyone, and am very tolerant towards other people. It takes a lot to piss me off.
I have terribly low self-esteem despite the positive personality I always convey. I usually hate starting conversations, in person or on the internet, because I always feel like I'm interfering on something even though I'm probably not. Which explains why I'm never the first to IM someone or say "hello" to them. It's nothing against the person, I just have a difficult time approaching them. That's just a small example, and it's gonna take awhile before I totally get over this issue. It may also explain why I can't find a stable relationship...
Now that I'm about three years into high school, it's time to start looking into colleges. I have my heart set on Columbia in downtown Chicago, because it's a great school to explore my artistic and journalistic side, and is also back "home." I'd also like to go to Marquette in Milwaukee.
I have the best friends in the world, some who've been with me for ten years, some five years, others even less than five months. I've lost friends, but have become stronger without them. With that said, I usually feel closer to my Chicago friends than my Lockport friends. Nothing against my Lockport friends, but my Chicago friends were there most of my life as I was growing up, and I'll always remember them as the person who crafted me into who I am today.
I'm a terribly nostalgic person as I'm sure many people are aware of. I often tell stories that would mean no significance to you, but would be very important to me, reliving the memory. I like to play old video games on the Nintendo 64 and watch old cartoons, taking me back to a time when I didn't care about little things like I do now. Back to GOOD days...
Now that you know all of that about me, I'd like to get to know you. You can message me on here, or contact me at:
My AIM is ZachB5150
I have a Facebook page, and you already know the name!
Who I'd like to meet: There are so many people I'd like to meet it simply wouldn't be fitting for here. I've already met a lot of my heroes, including some people I talk to on a day-to-day basis. But there are still people I'd like to have the luxury of meeting before I die.
That VIP shit was bogus... seriously they fucked us over big time. and I'm pissed cuz I gave blood and have been sick since then. and I got nothing for it.
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