Getting to Know One Another
Well it isn't too often that I ask people personal questions opposed to just their opinions on various topics. So today I am going to change things up, what I am going to do is just ask a series of random questions and I would love for all readers to respond with answers. I really cherish everyone's opinion and it means so much to me knowing that people continuously come back to read my blog. Now it is time to learn a little bit about who is reading my blog.1) What are your favorite hobbies?
Listening to Music and anything that is related to it, Surfing, Politics, Sports and Playing Guitar
2) Who is your favorite band / song / album?
Pink Floyd / King Crimson "Epitaph" / Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
3) What is your favorite book?
The best book I've ever read was probably "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo, a story about a man who fought in World War I and lost all of his arms, legs, eyes, ears, basically being nothing but just a mind. A great story showing the consequences of war and ones difficulty to connect with the outside world.
4) What is your favorite Movie / TV Show?
Tommy Boy / Curb Your Enthusiasm
5) What is your favorite kind of food?
For me it is Mexican without a doubt, I love my food extra spicy!
6) Have you or do you play a musical instrument?
I've been playing acoustic guitar for nearly a year and although it has been a short amount of time it has been so incredibly rewarding. Nothing is quite like learning a song to completion and being able to sing along while playing it. Although not a part of the question Neil Young songs are my favorite to play, they are mostly simple but Neil Young songs are very distinct even with the simplicity.
7) Lastly how long have you been blogging for and do you ever see yourself stopping in the future?
I have been blogging since September of 2005 and I would have never thought that I would become so in love with it. The blogging community is fantastic and it is such a great feeling knowing that you can voice your opinion and people will actually read it, I once thought that I would need to be an acclaimed writer to accomplish that. I also do feel that I will continue blogging for a long time, I know this may sound a bit childish but I one day hope to become a skilled writer when it comes to writing about music and hopefully one day some world renown music magazine will hire me upon reading my blog. I'm not aiming for a career in music journalism let alone any type of journalism, I am aiming for a career in Political Science but music is my passion and to have a career which includes the thing I love most would be a dream. With more time I have to believe that I will improve my writing as well as my ability to write about music.
On another note, do you find it rather strange that Blogger doens't recognize the word "Blog" in its spell check?
posted by Jeff at 1:56 AM
6 Comments:
I answered this on my blog, but I'll post it here too.
1) What are your favorite hobbies?
My favorite hobbies are listening to music (obviously), surfing the internet, taking photographs, reading and watching TV. Simple pleasures.
2) Who is your favorite band / song / album?
Favorite band - Afro Celt Sound System
Favorite song - That would probably be "Little Wing" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Favorite album - Volume 3: Further In Time by Afro Celt Sound System
3) What is your favorite book?
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, even though I've only read it once.
4) What is your favorite Movie / TV Show?
Favorite movie - Lord Of The Rings Trilogy or Wayne's World
Favorite TV show - History Detectives or Whose Line Is It Anyway
5) What is your favorite kind of food?
Hawaiian (canadian bacon and pineapple) pizza.
6) Have you or do you play a musical instrument?
I have a guitar, but I don't play it. I think my fingers are too small to make the chords properly. I also have a tin whistle, but I don't play that much either. I have no musical talent.
7) Lastly how long have you been blogging for and do you ever see yourself stopping in the future?
I've been blogging for almost four years now. There have been slow times, but I think I've kept it up pretty well. Right now I don't see myself stopping, but I can't tell what the future will bring. I'm sure I'll always have some sort of a music-related blog, just to share the excitement of new albums and concerts and the like.
1) What are your favorite hobbies?
Listening to music, collecting CDs, video games (PS2), fantasy football, sports (NFL - Patriots season ticket holder since 1992), concerts, learning guitar.
2) Who is your favorite band / song / album?
KISS/KISS - Sure Know Something/KISS - Rock'n'Roll Over (1976)
3) What is your favorite book?
Tough one to answer.....I'll give you the last one I read instead: Hell Bent For Leather (Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict) by Seb Hunter.
4) What is your favorite Movie / TV Show?
Planet of the Apes (original)/Cheers
5) What is your favorite kind of food?
Mexican
6) Have you or do you play a musical instrument?
Currently learning acoustic guitar
7) Lastly how long have you been blogging for and do you ever see yourself stopping in the future?
Since January of this year. I don't see myself stopping anytime soon, actually, I was thinking of creating a fantasy football blog for my league. Check out my blog at Heavy Metal Addicition
Great Questions! And YES about Blogger's spellcheck - it's annoying and funny at the same time.
1. Hobbies:
MUSIC! Reading, Writing, Trap & Skeet shooting, Target shooting, Hiking, Body Surfing, Boogie-boarding
2. U2 is my fave band but it's impossible to name a fave song or album...sorry, just cant. At the moment I am enjoying the song Neo wrote.
3. The Bible in "The Message" translation. It's not really the bible - but its very cool. Also love any biorgraphy or autobiography of women.
4. House - TV, Movie - Memento
5. Pad Thai Noodles extra spicy and Ice cream!!!
6. I played guitar for a few years and sadly stopped. My son has a bass that I like to hook up and play to my fave songs. Depending on my mood I pretend to be Adam Clayton, John Paul Jones, Roger Waters or my fave bass player of all time: Benjamin Orr of The Cars (he died in 2000 of cancer - RIP)
7. I started in Jan. 2005 and don't plan to stop any time in the near future. I love the community, I love to write and I love to visiting sites like yours that are about music! I wish I could write like you!
(p.s. I think you WILL be a proffesional writer some day, in fact I will be surprised if you're not)
4.
Russ - I was just watching Waynes World the other day and that movie never gets old! Definitely one of my favorites.
Steve - Oh no, a Patriots fan... I'm a huge Jets fan, hopefully some time in the near future the Jets can win the East.
Layla - More and more I want to play the bass, I'm not quite sure why but listening to classic bass lines makes me want to play.
1-Listening to music, running,watching tv and I have been a Denver Broncos fan since the late 1970's.
2-Band-Black Sabbath
Song-Spirit of radio by Rush
Album-The number of the beast by Iron Maiden
3-The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
4-Movie-Wizard of Oz
Show-The original Star Trek
5-Fried Chicken
6-I have played bass for years,but I am very average.
7-I have been blogging for just over a year. I may give it up at the end of this year.
Sorry I'm a bit late on responding to this one, it's been a bit of a whirlwind the past few days but here goes:
1) What are your favorite hobbies?
Listening to Music, blogging, reading, writing
2) Who is your favorite band / song / album?
My favorite band is Chicago. I formed an emotional bond with their music at age 11 and while there are other groups I've come to like more-- I always come back to their music. Initially it was their cheesy 80s stuff that caught my ear but after I grew bored of it their more musically adventurous early albums that mixed rock with classical, jazz, and occassionally even country influences that has kept my interest. My favorite album is Chicago Transit Authority-- Chicago's 1969 debut double LP. Hard rock with horns. Before their musical integrity was corrupted by their pop success they were far more willing to take chances and it really shows on their debut. As for favorite song-- that changes daily. I'm currently on an Aussie kick so today I'd have to go with Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel
3) What is your favorite book?
I'd have to go with Douglas Coupland's Life After God. It's a collection of short stories all tied together with a common theme of being a generation growing up with no real sense of religion and looking for something to believe in or have faith in in the absence of religion. My copy is falling apart and is riddled with coffee stains and all my favorite passages have been highlighted.
4) What is your favorite Movie / TV Show?
Cinema Paradiso/Lost (although there are several older shows that are no longer on the air that I used to like a lot more-- Lost is just my favorite "current" show)
5) What is your favorite kind of food?
I have eclectic tastes but lately I'd say it's a toss up between Indian and Japanese. I love the spicy curry dishes of India and I really dig sushi too.
6) Have you or do you play a musical instrument?
I played the clarinet briefly in 5th and 6th grade. Hated it, the licorice stick wasn't to my liking. I own an electric bass and I do know how to read the bass and treble clef and can even play basic piano but I've never really devoted myself to it the way one would need to in order to get good.
7) Lastly how long have you been blogging for and do you ever see yourself stopping in the future?
Since July 2002. My original blog (which I still occassionally post on) was over on livejournal. And I do still have several blog friends over there that I like to keep in the loop. I don't forsee myself stopping any time soon.
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