CURRENT MISSION

Rockin it non-stoppin it

ABOUT ME

Back in the US!

My band, Kill Kurt Reifler, and I are back from our 8 months in Australia with some great stories and a new record to show for it. Now Kurt and I are on tour for the better part of 2011 and looking forward to rocking it, Amurrican style :)

With a solid 18 months abroad since I left in 09, including my time in Australia, I'm stoked to be back in familiar territory. And now even more excited to be back on the road. Hope to meet you soon!

Band stuff:
www.killkurtreifler.com
www.myspace.com/kurtreifler

PHILOSOPHY

Try to do what feels right. And if it goes wrong, at least it will be a good story.

Interests

Music: all kinds. Sometimes I even think I can play it. When I play, I play drums or keyboard. Bit of a jazz head too.

Writing: I studied it. I like to do it and have been trying to keep it up since I started traveling. If you can stomach cheezy travel blogs, feel free to check mine out at www.vicarious-blog.com

Outdoors: I used to rock climb a lot. Not so much anymore. Nowadays, mostly I just like hiking, biking, beaching, generally being outside. But I've been feeling the climbing itch again lately. May have dust off my shoes and harness.

• writing
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• jazz
• drums
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: love the Cohen Bros, Wes Anderson. Got a soft spot for dumb comedies a la Anchorman, I Love You Man, South Park. Also Sin City, Tron, Swingers, The Last Dragon, Trading Places to name a few very randomly.

Music: Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, Jamiroquai, Tom Waits, Curtis Mayfield, Tim Buckley, Johnny Cash, Bobby Timmons, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Al Green, Dr Dre, Devin the Dude, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest, Led Zeppelin, The Meters, The Beatles, Spoon, Cake, Mark Ronson, Four Tet, The Herbalizer, Nightmares on Wax, Esbjorn Svenson Trio, and so on...

Books: Murakami, Vonnegut, Paul Auster, Milan Kundera, Krakauer, Catcher in the Rye, Everything is Illuminated, Smile When You're Lying, Rum Diaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I trekked in Nepal, saw Herbie Hancock play at a hole-in-the-wall bar in Washington, D.C., and accidentally shot Jeb Bush in the neck with a bee-bee gun when I was 12...not lying.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States