PavementRunner's Introduction

PavementRunner · 02-03-2016, 07:56 AM

Hi all. My name is John and I'm a 42-year-old stay-at-home dad from Safety Harbor, FL. If it's not obvious, I like Pavement (although they aren't my favorite band) and am an avid runner. I joined this forum after several Google searches on various bands brought me here (I was looking for some good trip-hop). I wandered into the Journals forum and have pretty much been there the better part of the past few days. Some great writing there. I hope to contribute some of my own stuff soon. I'm kind of sick of Facebook groups, etc. and this community looks vibrant and I've always like forums, even if they are old school. So....here I am.

I have kind of been stuck in a musical rut for the better part of 10 years. I used to work at a live music venue and was really involved in the music scene in Chicago in the 90's and early 00's, but after moving to Florida and starting a family, my tastes just kind of stopped evolving. I've been listening to the same albums and bands and kind of "playing it safe" with music and quite frankly I'm bored with it. So I'm making a concerted effort to listen to new bands and to revisit stuff I abandoned years ago for whatever reason. I've made it a point to listen to three or four albums a week and I"m at the point now where I want to start musical documenting my journey. So, sometime in the near future I'll be looking to start a journal.

I'm primarily into Alternative/Indie and there is TONS of stuff I want to listen to in those genres, but I also enjoy pop, R&B, prog rock, metal, folk and even jazz. So I'm open to anything and hope to foster relationships here and hopefully get some recommendations after people get to know me.

In the meantime, I'll be around and probably hanging out in the Indie/Alternative, Album Review and Journal forums. See ya around.

DwnWthVwls · 02-03-2016, 08:16 AM

Welcome.

grindy · 02-03-2016, 09:58 AM

Welcome to MB.
Nice to see Prog and Jazz somewhere in there.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 02-03-2016, 11:52 AM

Welcome to the site. I look forward to reading your journal!

Snowless · 02-03-2016, 12:08 PM

Tristan_Geoff · 02-03-2016, 02:19 PM

Chicago has one of the best punk scenes on Earth. Love the music scene there. Gainesville is great too, I really wanna go to The Fest at some point.

Anyways, welcome! I love most of those genres.

PavementRunner · 02-03-2016, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Chicago has one of the best punk scenes on Earth. Love the music scene there. Gainesville is great too, I really wanna go to The Fest at some point.

Anyways, welcome! I love most of those genres.

I'm a couple of hours away from Gainesville, but I know quite a few people who drive up there every year. I hear it's a PARTY. Lol

Neapolitan · 02-03-2016, 07:24 PM

Welcome to MusicBanter. Nice introduction.

Mr. Charlie · 02-05-2016, 01:21 PM

Meep meep.

Get it?

PavementRunner · 02-05-2016, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

Meep meep.

Get it?

Ha! It took me a minute, but yes. Well played.

02-03-2016, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
PavementRunner Groupie Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 21	PavementRunner's Introduction Hi all. My name is John and I'm a 42-year-old stay-at-home dad from Safety Harbor, FL. If it's not obvious, I like Pavement (although they aren't my favorite band) and am an avid runner. I joined this forum after several Google searches on various bands brought me here (I was looking for some good trip-hop). I wandered into the Journals forum and have pretty much been there the better part of the past few days. Some great writing there. I hope to contribute some of my own stuff soon. I'm kind of sick of Facebook groups, etc. and this community looks vibrant and I've always like forums, even if they are old school. So....here I am. I have kind of been stuck in a musical rut for the better part of 10 years. I used to work at a live music venue and was really involved in the music scene in Chicago in the 90's and early 00's, but after moving to Florida and starting a family, my tastes just kind of stopped evolving. I've been listening to the same albums and bands and kind of "playing it safe" with music and quite frankly I'm bored with it. So I'm making a concerted effort to listen to new bands and to revisit stuff I abandoned years ago for whatever reason. I've made it a point to listen to three or four albums a week and I"m at the point now where I want to start musical documenting my journey. So, sometime in the near future I'll be looking to start a journal. I'm primarily into Alternative/Indie and there is TONS of stuff I want to listen to in those genres, but I also enjoy pop, R&B, prog rock, metal, folk and even jazz. So I'm open to anything and hope to foster relationships here and hopefully get some recommendations after people get to know me. In the meantime, I'll be around and probably hanging out in the Indie/Alternative, Album Review and Journal forums. See ya around.

02-03-2016, 09:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Welcome to MB. Nice to see Prog and Jazz somewhere in there. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

02-03-2016, 12:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Snowless Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 77	__________________ please take me to the depths of sanity ~ The Rumour Said Fire

02-05-2016, 01:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Meep meep. Get it?