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jelloman

jelloman

Couch'd Tater...
This is something we do in the G'n'g'ers thread at HCEG from time to time...just a way to get to know eachother a little better...

So...if you would...tell us something about yourself...

Your real first name and age
Marital status and number of children
Where you live
What you do for a living
Other hobbies beside music
Biggest musical influence
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment)

so I'll get it started...

David, 46
Single, no known progeny
Bloomingburg, NY...in a house...
Parts delivery driver
Woodworking, firearms, golf...
Billy F Gibbons
7 guitars (5 electric, 1 acoustic, 1 bass)
6 amps...:embarrassed:
 
Your real first name and age Tim, 42
Marital status and number of children Married, 2 children
Where you live Royal Palm Beach, Florida
What you do for a living Virologist/University Professor
Other hobbies beside music Firearms, sleep, photography, astronomy
Biggest musical influence Billy G as well.
Number of guitars and amps owned ​14 guitars, 5 amps
 
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I'm Jeremy, I'm 30.
Married, two kids.
Ashton, IL.
Fabricator/assembly/whatever else they need me to do.
Reading, general geekery.
EDIT: Cobain and Lennon.
I have 5 guitars (3 electrics, 1 acoustic, 1 bass) and 1 amp.
 
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David, 45
Married 3 kids, two are grown with kids of their own, one just finishing college.
In the heart of the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada.
Systems Engineer with a focus on data networking and unified communications.
Cars. Magic. Food. Computers and electronics - aka gadgetry.
I'd have to say Stevie Ray Vaughan really drew me back into guitar playing, but I quickly branched out from there to just about anything remotely related to blues guitar and the music that grew from it.
2 acoustic, 7 electric, and 4 amps.
 
Your real first name and age - Gary, age 60
Marital status and number of children - Married, one son age 34
Where you live -West Brookfield, MA
What you do for a living - Licensed Counselor, College Faculty
Other hobbies beside music - Reading, writing
Biggest musical influence - Pete Seeger
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) -12-string Yamaha acoustic, 5-string banjo, ESP strat copy, Fender Solid State amp
 
I'm Todd, Age 48 (ouch)
Married, 3 fur kids, no human ones
Minneapolis, MN
I'm an IT Systems Administrator for a Fortune 100 Real Estate Firm
Computers, Cycling, R/C Devices, Photography, etc.
1 six string acoustic, 3 different six string electrics, 2 different live rigs, plus recording studio
Biggest influence: anyone eclectic and original
 
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I'm Mark, 48 this coming jan1.
4 kids. 2 mine 2 the mrs'. All grown.
3 labs and a yorkie
Senior production engineer for an industrial hygiene equipment manufacturer. Have worked there 28 years.
I'm starting up a custom millwork shop in my garage as a hobby/play job, along with our local full time rental and our vacation rental that is beachside Daytona Fl.
I love bicycles, but hardly ride anymore.
Play in 2 bands.
*needs to check the question list*
 
Musical influences

Originally, Any 80s eurometal, angus young, Greg Martin. Lately, mostly blues and blues rockers.

Guitars. 7
Amps. 9 that I can think of off hand.
 
Your real first name and age - Phil 45 years old
Marital status and number of children - 3 kids, Divorced
Where you live - Murrieta, CA, for about 3 more months.
What you do for a living - Mechanical Engineer, and pretty much everything else.
Other hobbies beside music - Used to be Desert off-roading, haven't done that in a long time though. I watch a lot of movies. :embarrassed:
Biggest musical influence - Since i was a Kansas fanboy, i'll say Kerry Livgren. But that was just the start. I love the industrial Rammstein type stuff mostly these days.
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) 6 electrics, 1 acoustic, and 1 bass. A roland microcube, an old Crate bass amp, and a PA amp i run a V-Amp through. Mostly just run it through POD Farm on the computer these days though.
 
Your real first name and age - I know this may come as a shock to you guys, but my real name is Chad, 40
Marital status and number of children - married, 2 kids
Where you live - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
What you do for a living - Network Engineer
Other hobbies beside music - I have 2 elementary school kids, I barely have time for music
Biggest musical influence - REM, Peter Buck and Mike Mills have both been the biggest influence on me
Number of guitars and amps owned - 1 guitar, 1 bass, 1 mandolin and 1 amp.
 
Mark - age 56
Separated with no kids.
I'm based in Jersey at present but I'm looking to get back to NYC in the near future.
I'm a network tech: IP, routing, switching and such. (have an BS in Engineering).
No hobbies besides music at the moment but I do want to learn how to work on cars. I have a strong desire to build a a traditional hot rod.
Biggest musical influence is always changing but as a baseline I'd have to say Scotty Moore.
I have four guitars and a bass.
 
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Your real first name and age: ​Steve, 49. (wait, that can't be right! oh yeah, it is.)
Marital status and number of children: married with 3 kids.
Where you live: the mountains of Idaho
What you do for a living: Lawyer and ski coach
Other hobbies beside music: in order of time spent, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Waterskiing, other outdoors.
Biggest musical influence: Hmm, depends on my mood. The Ramones, Green Day, nirvana, John Mayer, PeterBuck, Neil Young, George Benson . . . Mark Wein and Robert Renman. Realistically, these last two guys are the biggest, since I have tried to learn from their examples and instruction essentially since I started playing.
Number of guitars and amps owned: Two acoustic guitars, Three electric guitars, two amplifiers.
 
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Jim 27
Single, no children, one fb
The Kabul of the North, Glasgow, Scotland
History teacher
travelling, watching football and boxing, cycling, reading, xbox, socialising (aka drinking)
Was Richie Sambora but no one these days.
5 electrics (one which is a 99% completed self build and another is lost in a mates house somewhere) 1 acoustic, 2 amps
 
jelloman said:
This is something we do in the G'n'g'ers thread at HCEG from time to time...just a way to get to know eachother a little better...

So...if you would...tell us something about yourself...
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Your real first name and age - Mohsin, 46
Marital status and number of children - Living with partner, no children
Where you live - London, England
What you do for a living - Asset Management, that's as much as I can say. :embarrassed:
Other hobbies beside music - Reading, Travelling, Science
Biggest musical influence - Ritchie Blackmore
Number of guitars and amps owned - 7 Electrics, 3 acoustics, 4 amps
 
Dave, 31
Single as in not married, but in a relationship
Toms River, NJ
Bank teller
Fishing, Ice Hockey, Reading
Eddie Van Halen inspired me to be a "Guitarist"
3 electrics, 1 acoustic/electric, 1 nylon string classical, 3 amps
 
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Your real first name and age: Howie, 34
Marital status and number of children: married, zero
Where you live: New York City
What you do for a living: full time dreamer
Other hobbies beside music: baseball
Biggest musical influence: Jim Henson
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): 11, 5
 
Your real first name and age: Greg, 37
Marital status and number of children: Single
Where you live: Mifflintown, PA
What you do for a living: helpdesk tech for Penn State online campus
Other hobbies beside music: firearms, hunting, fishing, woodworking, cooking, golf, hiking
Biggest musical influence: early on was Alvin Lee, later was Johnny Hickman
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): 9 guitars and 3 amplifiers
 
Your real first name and age - john 34
Marital status and number of children - married
Where you live - nj
What you do for a living - installations and implementation for software company
Other hobbies beside music - tennis
Biggest musical influence - bon jovi... although, not really happy with the last album and recent concerts
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - a continuing revolving door
 
Your real first name and age: Andrew, 27 (though most people do call me 'Gib' or 'Gibby')
Marital status and number of children: engaged to the lady to my avatar
Where you live: Jackson, TN
What you do for a living: play bass in Fools For Rowan
Other hobbies beside music: wakeboarding, gaming
Biggest musical influence: a handful of grunge bands
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): 12 guitars, 6 amps
 
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