All Marc’s fault

1) In the spirit of Marc’s post - music… I went to school for audio engineering, and for performance. I spent many years playing guitar for ~10 hrs/ day. I also spent WAY too much time in front of complex, cool audio gear I studied classical and jazz for years on end (love that Latin influenced stuff most of all!)

2) I had a perm once - bad mistake - I cut that hair right off In early high school - I thought I was in some bad glam band or something apparently.

3) The now infamous Scarlett Johansson is my friend Adrian’s sister

4) I have 3 tattoos - all ‘off the parlor wall generic’ and generally bad - 2 on my left arm - 1 on the right.

5) I used to make electronic music - I was on CDs with folks like Fatboy Slim, Frankie Bones, MeatBeat Manifesto and other somewhat eclectic electronic musicians.

5 people to blog tag…

Mike Roberts
Jeremy Miller
John Lemp
John Avery
Solomon Duskis

(PS - friends - not enough of you blog!)

-Chris

Just got back from a most excellent family vacation. Here are a few of my ~120 fav pix (what a dad I have become!).

     

   

   
   
 

Dustin Matthews - long time friend of my wife Shannon and her brother Aaron - has died too young.

 Excerpt from the Raleigh News and Observer Obituaries:

DUSTIN MATTHEWS, 31, of Raleigh died Saturday, March 11, 2006.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2006 in the chapel at the Cremation Society of the Carolinas, 2205 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh.
Dustin was born on June 18, 1974 in Dunedin, Florida and, in 1992, graduated from Millbrook High School in Raleigh. He later graduated from the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City, NC and worked as a massage therapist. Dustin had a very active business with clientele that included Olympic track and field athletes. He had a passion for yoga, hiking and dancing. Dustin’s trail name was “Comet Kid” and he hiked the Appalachian Trail from beginning to end in 1996. He was a loving son and was well loved by many.
Dustin is survived by his parents, Janis and Audie Matthews of Youngsville; maternal grandfather, William A. Colman of Clearwater, FL; cousin, Amber Skinner of Winston-Salem; several aunts and uncles.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 799 Washington Street, PO Box 807, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807.

Dustin you will be missed.

-Chris

Well - Since I am an Audible addict… I figured I would post some of my listens…
Robert Jordan - Wheel of time series - (12 books so far - 1 left to come)

Kevin J. Anderson - Saga of Seven Suns (4 books so far - 1 soon, who knows how many more after)

Orson Scott Card - Ender Wiggin Saga, Enders Shadow Stuff (8 books)

Richard K Morgan - Takeshi Kovacs Novels - (3 books so far - who knows how many more)

There are plenty more - but these ~30 books could tie anyone up for a bit.

-Chris

PS - I am aware that sci-fi books are for geeks