Introductions

topic posted Mon, April 19, 2004 - 5:58 PM by  Andrew
I encourage those in the group who want to to do a paragraph or so introducing themselves. One of the highlights of a trip to London for me was getting out of the underground at Victoria station, I think, and going on an Oscar Wilde tour, of places Oscar used to visit, including the Royal Theatre, his tobacco shop, and his club. :-)
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Andrew
Australia
  • Re: Introductions

    Tue, May 4, 2004 - 2:31 PM
    was it planned tour or something you stumbled upon. it sounds fantastic. tell us more.....
    • Re: Introductions

      Wed, May 5, 2004 - 12:41 AM
      Hmmm... a paragraph about one's self? I suppose I'll have a bash.

      I'm Chicago born and bred, so naturally, I have lived in New York and Florida, and I'm moving to LA soon. (Possibly before the month is up. Who knows?!?) I'm a published author (under a pseudonym) and poet, but my main focus is on music. I play seven instruments, some more fluidly than others, and I sing. When I get to LA, I'll be working in a studio that produces major label acts, such as OKGo. (Yay!)

      I discovered Oscar Wilde quite by accident when I was looking into quotations to butcher for a homework assignment that was already a month late. I never finished the assignment, but I read "...Dorian Gray" and fell in love with his wit.

      When I began writing songs in earnest, I made a serious effort to sharpen my wit, but I realised that much of what I was writing sounded false, contrived. When I started letting myself free flow a bit more was when I began really showing my own wit-- lines like "If you acted your age you would crumble into dust" or titles like "Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder."

      That's your introduction to me. Now if you'd kindly return the favor...

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