CURRENT MISSION

To pass an evening with a drink and a friend

ABOUT ME

Marillion is my favorite band!

My main travels have to do with seeing my favorite bands live. Marillion! and Rush! Seen them 34 times live.

I've seen Marillion in Amsterdam, Stuttgart, Munich, Barcelona, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexicali and Mexico City.

'There are a million bands who kick ass, but just a few, like Marillion, who really move people' - Kerrang

'The best-kept secret in the music industry' - Sound on Sound

'Highly dramatic, emotional, dynamic stuff' - The Guardian

'Marillion barely put a foot wrong live, and show why they deserve to be inhabiting a more elevated pedestal.' - Classic Rock

Marillion New Album
FEAR, Fuck Everyone and Run

I also love Rush!, I've seen them in Toronto, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoeinx, Irvine and New York. 35 times in total.

Rush New Album
Clockwork Angels

As a whole, Rush boasts 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. These statistics place Rush fifth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Kiss and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold and platinum albums by a rock band.

PHILOSOPHY

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim

Let the truth of love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the Heart and Mind united
In a single perfect sphere

Neil Peart!!

Somewhere in history you were wronged
Teach your children to bang the drum
Tell all your family, tell all your friends
Teach your brothers to avenge

It carries on

Or you could love
You could love

Steve Hogarth

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed 3 couches since I registered in feb 07, Stuttgart and Munich Germany then NYC.

We hosted a Italian/Spanish couple, their on their way to Patagonia!! Hola Marzia Edmundo!

I also got the pleasure of returning the favor to one of my hosts from Munich, Tobi, he stayed with me for 3 nights.

Hosted another couple traveling through Mexico from Leipzig, Germany.

So anyway, check my pictures for other Hosts/Guests.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfing experiance was staying with CS'rs in Stuttgart Germany, what a great experiance I will never forget, very cool bunch of guys, I stayed with them for 2 nights, first day I got there they had plans to go to a party and they took me with them, I can tell you only one thing, those guys can drink!!!
After the party we went to some clubs downtown Stuttgart. Just a unique experiance I would have never had if it wasn't for Matthias, Nico and Couchsurfing!!!

Interests

Family, Freinds, Marillion and Rush, going to concerts (Look at the list of concerts I've attended below in the scroll box)...

• fish
• concerts
• off-roading
• music
• progressive rock
• rush
• marillion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Marillion!! and Rush!!

Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Fish, Genesis, Deep Purple, Metallica, AC/DC, Scorpions, Van Halen, Styx, Mr. Big, Megadeth, Tom Petty, U2, Whitesnake,Jethro Tull, etc...

Bands I've seen Live & Nbr of Shows

Rush 35 (First time in San Diego on the p/g tour in 1984)
Marillion 34 (One time with Fish on the Misplaced Childhood tour!)
Queensryche 7
Dream Theater 5
AC/DC 4
Scorpions 4
Deep Purple 3 (with Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse)
Metallica 3
311 2
Dio 2
Green Day 2
Iron Maiden 2
Porcupine Tree 2
Styx 3
Van Halen 3 (with Sammy, Gary and Diamond Dave!)
A Days Work 1
Aerosmith 1
Anthrax 1
Bengals 1
Blink 182 2
Candlebox 1
Dokken (acustic) 1
Eagles 1
Elvis Costello 1
Eric Clapton 1
Flock Of Seagulls 1
Foo Fighters 1
Gary More 1
Gazpacho 1
Godsmack 1
Jethro Tull 1
John Wesley 1
Journey 1
Judas Priest 1
Keel 1
Kiss 1
Live 1
Megadeth 1
Motley Crue 1
Motorhead 1
Mr. Big 1
Mr. So & So 1
Oingo Boingo 1
Paul Simon 1
Roger Waters 2
Primus 1
Queen / Paul Rodgers 1
Raven 1
Red Hot Chilli Peppers 1
REO Speedwagon 1
Robert Fripp 1
Rolling Stones 1
Rudess/Morgenstein Project 1
Slaughter 1
Steve Morse 1
Tea Party 1
Tesla 1
Testament 1
The Guess Who 1
The Police 2
The Who 1
Tom Petty 1
Tommy Shaw 1
U2 1
Warrant 1
Whitesnake 1
Winger 1
Yes 2
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Total Concerts 167 and counting!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have gotten the chance to meet in person the members of one of my favorite bands, Marillion (h, Steve, Pete, Mark and Ian) several times. In fact I got to drive around the lead singer Steve Hogarth; I drove him around the state!!! From Rosarito on a somewhat sunny day, then back to Tijuana on a cloudy day, then drove to Mexicali crossing through the Rumorosa mountains where it was snowing (Steve called it a sprinkle), then to Mexicali where the climate was wet and windy, all 4 sesons packed in to one day!!

It's another amazing thing to me Ok, I once raced in the SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race on a VW class 5 buggy. This is the biggest and most demanding off road race in Mexico and probably all of America. This was in 1988.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people how not to sing!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico

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