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 Jay Johnson's Profile |
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Only when you have traveled around the world and returned to the place that you started can you see |
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| Age: | 43 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20) |
| Last Login: | Apr 19, 2008 (139 days back) |
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About Me |
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Get myspace layouts MySpace Layouts MySpace Layouts MySpace Codes MySpace Backgrounds Intrepid electric/acoustic bassist and baritone ukulelist; music business professional-turned-entrepreneur; and prodigal son...Bands that I play, or have played, with include Possum, the Plaid Camels, Gravy, Mellow Gold, Spiderhole, Triple Wax Plan, DoubleSuperBuzz, Sticky, South Saturn Delta, the Tim Boykin Blues Band, J. Willoughby & the Town Criers, Topper Price and the Upsetters, Space Camp, the Modern Jam Orchestra, and many, many others...I have also been fortunate enough to have played and/or jammed with many other outstanding national and regional artists as well, including Warren Haynes, Tommy Womack, Will Kimbrough, Marc Harris, Molly Thomas, Ken Coomer, Audley Freed, Tim Carroll, Paul Griffith, Damon Johnson, Warner Hodges, Amelia White, Jeff Black, Bob Egan, Kyle Fischer, Michael Leviton, Wendell Tilley, Eliot Morris, Chris Duarte, Ian Moore, John Bunzow, Terry Robb, Carlton Jackson, Melody Guy, Marshall Chapman, Balthrop Alabama, Last Train Home, and Sam Pointer, among many, many others...For jams and other jive, please visit my website at www.jay-johnson.net.Peace. Willl Kimbrough - "I Don't Like It" from Merlin on Vimeo . |
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My Interests |
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| All things music; my 3 nephews; getting my passport stamped; seeing the US through the windshield of a van; being in or near large bodies of water; reading; rousing rabble; hiking/walking, both in the city and the countryside; playing 80's songs on my baritone ukulele; photography; monkeys; full moons; fire pits; reflexology; Vans sneakers; the colors purple and brown; the Pacific Northwest; Asheville, NC; (most) red wine(s) and pale ales; spicy foods (especially Asian cuisines); strawberries; crunchy/chunklet ice; hating on W and country music; indie music, film, and book stores; college football Saturdays and NCAA March Madness; the Sunday New York Times; festivals of every ilk; and the mighty Auburn Tigers, among other things... | |
I'd like to meet:Julie Delpy, Arianna Huffington, D.L. Hughley, Michael Franti, and Al Gore... |
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Music:Anything with Paul McCartney or George Porter Jr. playing on it; J.J. Cale; Yo La Tengo; the Avett Brothers; the Wood Brothers; the History of Jamaican Music boxset; the Dave Rawlings Machine; all things New Orleans; Beck; Tony Joe White; the Staple Singers; King Tubby; Charles Mingus; Jerry Garcia; Gov't Mule (especially the Allen Woody years); Medeski, Martin and Wood; G. Love and Special Sauce; Morphine; Steve Jordan; Pino Palladino; Oteil Burbridge; Mike Gordon; Lowell George; the History of Def Jam Records boxset; A Tribe Called Quest; ?love and Hub; Soulhat; the Jazz Mandolin Project; Fela Kuti; Os Mutantes; De La Soul; Astor Piazzolla; Augustus Pablo; Prince Buster; Jackie Mittoo; Yellowman; Gregory Issacs; Fat Boy Slim; Squarepusher; Jellyfish; Trip Shakespeare; the New Standards; "Saturday Night Fever"-era Bee Gees; Robyn Hitchcock; Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" cd; the Commodores; Abba (for real); Coltrane; Monk; Oscar Peterson; Sonny Rollins; Chet Baker; Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen; Ray Brown; Django Reinhardt; Rahsaan Roland Kirk; Sun Ra; M. Ward; Nick Drake; Iron and Wine; Spearhead; Soul Coughing; the Flaming Lips; Jon Spencer Blues Explosion; Kings of Leon; Nirvana; X; the Jam; the Ramones; Led Zeppelin; pre-"Tattoo You" Stones; the Buzzcocks; the Faces; R.E.M's I.R.S. years; White Stripes; Violent Femmes; My Morning Jacket; Elvis Costello; Seu Jorge's Bowie covers cd; Bright Eyes; Elliott Smith; Gillian Welch; Freak Mountain Ramblers; the Kung Pao Chickens; John Hartford; The Mississippi Sheiks; Stringbean; David Grisman; the Be Good Tanyas; The Holy Modal Rounders; Old Crow Medicine Show; Danny Barnes; Hoyt Axton; North Mississippi All Stars; Albert Collins; Lightnin' Hopkins; Mose Allison; Tom Waits (especially the eclectic/trashy percussion stuff); anything on Fat Possum, Fog City, and Rope-a-Dope Records; all 70's funk, but especially that of the past and present Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, Memphis, and Muscle Shoals bassists; my 1980s mentor and good friend, Milton V. Davis; my hometown church choir director, Oliver Brazille; all things Motown and James Jamerson; and the many outstanding musicians that I'm fortunate enough to play with on a regular basis, among many, many others... |
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Movies:Planet of the Apes; The Warriors; American Beauty; Boogie Nights; Sling Blade; Escape from New York; Sin City; Shawshank Redemption; At Midnight, I'll Take Your Soul; Sixteen Candles; Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein; That Thing You Do!; most films by Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson and the Coen brothers; and anything with a zombie in it, among others... |
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Television:All things HBO; The Office; Lost; Arrested Development; 24; Adult Swim; and old Soul Train re-runs, among others... |
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Books:Latest read: "Sell, Keep, or Toss?: How to Downsize a Home, Settle an Estate, and Appraise Personal Property" by Harry L. Rinker. I also read the New York Times each day and subscribe to Billboard, Rolling Stone, Entrepreneur, Bass Player, Wax Poetics, and National Geographic Traveler, among others... |
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Heroes:My mom, my sister, Snoop Dogg, Bill Maher, J.J. Cale, and anyone who is paying attention and is outraged, among others... |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | In a Relationship |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Hometown: | Sheffield, Alabama |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | Musician/Entrepreneur |
| Income: | $250,000 and Higher |
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My Blog |
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Good times, bad times... |
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| Good times: I've had a recurring pain in my left hand, just above the wrist and under the thumb, that had been with me again since the weekend...earlier today, though, I grabbed for my Mac as it was s... Posted by Jay Johnson on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:34:00 PST |
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Flip-flop or Cut-and-Run?... |
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| I have returned to making my splash photo the "what up" ape over the "nice guy" chimp I've been using since the beginning of the year...at first I figured, hey, "new year, new chimp", but a couple of ... Posted by Jay Johnson on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:42:00 PST |
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Grrrrr or Mmmmmm?... |
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| As I've been clearing and throwing out 2-3 yrs worth of old e-mails over the last several days (something that I should've done _long_ ago), I found one from a couple of wks ago that my friend Scott P... Posted by Jay Johnson on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:25:00 PST |
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In one sentence or less... |
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| A few last thoughts on 2007 before I officially close the door on it...**Favorite cd of 2007: a tie between "Emotionalism" by the Avett Brothers and "The Shepherd's Dog" by Iron and Wine...**Favorite ... Posted by Jay Johnson on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:07:00 PST |
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Short and sweet... |
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| **First of all, hats off to my Innisfree trivia team, Team Welegi, for winning our first match last night!...and the fact that we did it with only 6 people--in a game where you can have an unlimited ... Posted by Jay Johnson on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:37:00 PST |
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For those about to rock... |
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| **Working for the Coalition of Independent Music Stores does have its perks... :) ...yesterday, I got to hang briefly with one of my favorite songwriters, Dan Wilson (Trip Shakespeare; Semisonic; Dixi... Posted by Jay Johnson on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:05:00 PST |
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These kids today--they never listen!... |
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| I received this e-mail earlier this week from my friend Scott Perry @ New Music Tipsheet and I wanted to get it out there to all of you while it is still timely...Scott writes some of my favorite musi... Posted by Jay Johnson on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:37:00 PST |
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Yaaaaaaaah... |
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| It's time for another round of "Gig Talk", with your host of hosts, me... :)What: Rock Bend Folk FestivalWhere: St. Peter, MinnesotaWhen: Saturday, September 8, 2007Who: Will Kimbrough (with Paul Grif... Posted by Jay Johnson on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:31:00 PST |
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Contents under pressure, or "thank you, sir, may I have another?"... |
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| After a hellacious first 2/3's of 2007, things, on a personal level, are finally taking a turn for the better (hence the reason I haven't had time to blog in awhile)...best of all, I'm feeling truly "... Posted by Jay Johnson on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:57:00 PST |
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My latest calendar dates...HERE... |
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| I've been trying to add my latest dates to my calendar, but all I keep getting is "Sorry! An unexpected error has occurred. This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group."...after 2 wks o... Posted by Jay Johnson on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:55:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Jehdo, TH0MAS!, benjamin 75, Stonicus Maximus, Clark Perry, harley, heather, The Neville Brothers, Shawn Patrick Music, JoHelene, emma peel, david, Possum, Margaret, Lisa, Bryan, Marc Harris, Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, John Scalici, Nashville Mobile Recording, Rusty LuQuire, Don Tinsley, The Sweet William Band, The Wood Brothers, Cleveland Eaton, Joey, Ukuleles For Sanity, Mossy Headz, DubConscious, Riley Hoskins, Patterson Hood, Ask Funky Buddha, Mason Jennings, Robot Chicken, MarchFourth Marching Band, ropeadope, Danny Thompson, Lee Dorsey, STANDARD DELUXE, pete, The Misery Jackals, misto, sweaterpuppets, West Gate, Mississippi John Doude, Grayson Capps, Dexateens, Big Organ Trio, SOUTHWORD ENTERTAINMENT- Super Session June 13&14!, HYENA Records, DJ BAM, Roots Connection, steve, Tony, Donna Jean, Levosia Entertainment, Sweet Hollywaiians, ~Soul Harp~, Paddy, folkjam.org, Alana, Highwater String Band, SAMARABALOUF, Jennifer, New Orleans Musicians.net, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Amy, Joe, penelope
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