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"I'm a charming-but-awkward follower of loud, out-of-the-ordinary music, alternative media, classic beer styles, and 2004..."
More about Ballard
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Schools (Other):
Porter-Gaud, University of Georgia
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Occupation:
drummer / bassist / writer / livewire
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Affiliations:
Rock Affils: Hayride, The Daisy Group, Vic Chesnutt, Shannon Wright, The Rock*A*Teens, Roosevelt, Rehash, etc...
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Hobbies and Interests:
music (live and recorded - preferably loud), quality beer and brewing, history (American and elsewhere), politics (dirty and clean), comedy (standup and otherwise), coffee.
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Favorite Books:
Crashing The Party (by Ralph Nader), Moon (by Terry Fletcher), Sleepwalking Through History (by Haynes Johnson), Our Band Could Be Your Life (by Michael Azerrad), David Brinkley: A Memior (by David Brinkley), Ball Four (by Jim Boutin)
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Favorite Movies:
Dr. Strangelove, This Is Spinal Tap, The Odd Couple, Airplane, Lolita, Sling Blade, Raging Bull, Up In Smoke, Monty Python's Holy Grail, Bad News Bears, When We Were Kings, Office Space, Fortune Cookie, Down By Law, The Kids Are Alright, Short Cuts
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Favorite Music:
Minutemen, The Who, Wire, Zeppelin, DEVO, The Coasters, The Jam, Tom Waits, Gene Krupa, Mission Of Burma, The Fall, Pretenders, AC/DC, Wall Of Voodoo, Rush, The Jesus Lizard, Volcano Suns, Midnight Oil, Pylon, Dave Brubeck, R.E.M. (early), Hskers etc...
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Favorite TV Shows:
Colombo, All In The Family, The Simpsons, Muppet Show, Jamie's Kitchen, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Connections, The Andy Griffith Show, Insomiac, M*A*S*H, Saturday Night Live, Barney Miller
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About Me:
I'm a charming-but-awkward follower of loud, out-of-the-ordinary music, alternative media, classic beer styles, and 2004 politics. Love the Onion. Got plenty of on-the-clock food-makin' and servin' under the belt. Got plenty of gigs played. Got two drum kits, a bass, a guitar and an amp. Plaid button-down shirts aplenty. Nearsighted. Sarcastic. Supposedly hard of hearing (although everyone I know seems to mumble). Smart alecky. Sometimes overly polite. Sometimes utterly clueless. Drive too slow.
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Who I Want to Meet:
Anyone with an interest in anything other than what's on most TV, radio or print media. Ha! And (now or later): Johnny Bench (see photo),Victor Borge, Buddy Rich, Shelly Manne, Haskell Harr, Gene Krupa, Walter Matthau, Chrissie Hynde, Keith Moon, Dennes Boon, John Bonham, Rachel Ray, Christopher Hitchens, Peter Falk, Pam Dawber, and Colin Newman.
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Even in Chapel Hill you are well respected!
stranded at my house for a week. They
drank all my beer, Pastis, and Absinthe.
So I bought more and they drank that
too. And I bought a 10 pound wheel of
cheese and they ate that. And we went
to the pub and drank more beer. And
climbed up the mountain and drank
wine (well, Ballard stayed back to do his
email). And I carried his bass for him
after their gig. And it was all- I say this
on my knees with my hands clasped- all
great, because Ballard showed me the
meaning of life through the teachings of
Mark E. Smith. Brother Ballard-a! On
the Internet-a! I'm building up the stocks-
a! For the next vist-a!
imitating of him. he knows every drum
fill ac/dc ever did, raps ludacris to my
unending amusement, and is always
willing to trade juicy tidbits --yet
somehow, he remains a textbook
virgo...what a guy!
And that is really hot.
In a dorky kind of way.
But we're glad it gets done. Thanks,
Ballard! Rock on!
(we just felt sorry for this guy because
he doesn't seem to get out much or have
many friends)
has improved dramatically since then. I once beer
toured germany with Ballard; I can tell you that my
life has never been as fulfilling (or at least filling)
since. You can rely on Ballard to tell it to you
straight. You can rely on Ballard to co-opt any
musical instrument, anywhere, and turn whatever
event you were enjoying into a gurdy-gurdy-one-
man-show. You can rely on Ballard.
is one funny, funny man. he is also
responsible for making Mission of Burma
one of my favorite bands, which in
turn, put me out $25 to see them at the
Echo Lounge...damn, i'm still broke!
I can keep my townie cred up-to-date.
He's the only person who can call old
AT to task and make him feel un-hip. I
really want Ballard to play the
zucchiniano (this vegetable-based
instrument I made up) on my next
album "Warm PBR Romance"... "We'll
see, AT... We'll see..." is all he
said.
friends and testimonials...
You're making the rest of us look
bad...
Oh, shit. I just added another one!
Damn!!