Less Than A Hundred Random Facts.

In response to my last post of one hundred random bands that I love, here is less than one hundred random facts about myself.

1. Beyond taking care of my family, music is the most important thing to me.
2. My favorite music medium is compact disc.
3. I consider myself primarily a guitar player, though I like playing almost any instrument I can.
4. I used to drink too much. I still drink, but rarely more than one or two drinks at a time. It's been years since I've been good and drunk.
5. I don't do a good job keeping track of how old I am.
6. While I am certain in many of my beliefs, I recognize my ability to be wrong in anything so I don't tend to hold different beliefs against people, within reason.
7. I record and release music that I like regardless of how I think it will be received.
8. I like to smoke marijuana, though I prefer doing so in the late evening when I don't need to get anything done. I'm lazy when I smoke.
9. I spent around 15 years working in factories, and it always felt wrong.
10. I consider myself an anarchist, as I feel that not only do we not need governments and borders to control us, I think they harm us.
11. I am a pacifist. I oppose all war. That doesn't mean I believe in extreme pacifism (i.e. not taking steps to defend yourself), it's that I think that violence and aggression will always lead to more violence and aggression.
12. I am a vegan because I make no species distinction when placing value on life. I think that if you can cause less harm than you should. I don't judge you for making a different distinction, though I do think many people eat meat for stupid reasons.
13. I lived in Paw Paw, Michigan for most of my life. The only other places I've lived have been Kalamazoo, Portage, and Schoolcraft.
14. My favorite two bands are Black Flag and Willie Nelson.
15. I have a very broad interest in music that includes classical, avant garde, reggae, punk, rock, electronic pop, Egyptian jazz, French chanson, Russian chanson, et cetera. There is no genre I can rule out completely, though there are particular acts I despise.
16. I like the last Miley Cyrus album, Bangerz, a lot.
17. I am not competitive, at all, and I think that has had a big impact on my life.
18. I have no desire to be rich. All I want is enough money to pay my bills and to live a modest life.
19. I don't keep in touch with most of the people who are important to me.
20. I am an atheist. That doesn't mean I don't think it's possible that some sort of deity, or deities, exist, or that there could be a heaven. I do think that most if not all human religions are obviously fictional. I don't hold it against you if you disagree.
21. Both of my children were accidents. That doesn't mean I regret either. I actually think it's better to have children young. Pop a few out before you turn twenty then get yourself stitched up. Or skip children altogether, we are over-populated anyway.
22. I still feel like I let Bo and Wally down.
23. I graduated high school, but only because I had nothing better to do.
24. I have a little noticeable hearing loss in my right ear. Though years of ignoring hearing safety definitely led to this loss, the biggest factor was seeing Motorhead in concert. I've never felt that deaf after a concert, and starting the next day I could notice the loss of hearing. I still listen to music way too loud.
25. I think Django Reinhardt is the best guitar player who ever lived.
26. Dune is one of my favorite books.
27. Once Upon a Time In America is one of my favorite movies.
28. I want to learn several other languages (Japanese, Italian, and Dutch), but I've never really got anywhere.
29. Skateboarding is pretty much the only sport I really like, though I occasionally get into other sports... occasionally.
30. Tofu is my favorite food, and Chinn Chinn is my favorite restaurant.
31. For the most part, the only fiction books I read are Sci fi.
32. Antonio Vivaldi is my favorite classical composer.
33. I'd rather post this list prematurely than take the time to come up with a hundred things to say.
34. My favorite hairstyles are mohawks and dreads. I've had both but am now too bald to ever do either again.
35. For as long as I can remember, to the current day, I am awestruck when looking at the stars at night.