hamptontom Member

started playing professionally when I was in high school, been doing it on some level ever since. started out on drums but switched to stringed instruments in my 20's - been up and down the food chain, from driving to solo acoustic gigs to riding a tour bus all over the US. it's addictive, for sure.

initially, i'd agree with your assessment - i was around 280 pounds at 5', 9", and was walking every single day, and eating around 1700-1800 calories, then began biking not long after, and increasing exercise while not eating back any of the exercise calories. BUT - i was working during the day, and would often go to the…

i've been struggling with this notion as well, even though i know it to be true, where absolutes are concerned. when i started, i adhered to a very-low carb, not much else but baked chicken and steamed veggies diet, and i lost around 40 pounds in ten weeks. in the time since adapting the "a calorie is a calorie, whether…

i think there's a degree of familiarity with your reflection in the mirror that might make it harder for you to see progress - which is to say, when you see yourself in the mirror every day, you're not going to notice the change because of the gradual nature of it. but then someone posts a picture of you on Facebook that…

i don't find it insurmountable to get up off the couch, generally...I did 30 miles on the bike at the greenway this weekend, and loved every minute of it, even though my....uh, nether regions...are paying for it today. (that bike seat isn't terribly kind to me, i'm afraid...) like you, i'm tracking my food...but i've been…

congratulations! enjoy your break!

Competitive Vaping...for people who absolutely, positively, must avoid any competition that involves physical or intellectual capacity. :)

I've been doing that a lot lately...haven't gotten out of bed during an AM timeframe but once in over a week. gotta get up tomorrow, though...stuff to do. :)

totally jealous. since rent has a habit of coming at the first of the month, it'll be the middle of the month before i even get started in earnest...but that's ok. it's a short list, and most of it will be arriving on my doorstep. :)

oh, man...pot brownies. road story: i was on a two-week west coast run with a band in Northern California, and we were playing a room in Arcata (in Humboldt county, which would mean something to people who were afficionados of a certain kind of horticulture, if you get my drift) - we were on a bill with a band called Great…

yeah, there's where my usually dormant-as-hell inner libertarian kicks in - if your actions only affect you, then you bear the sole responsibility for them. it's when they affect other people that you need to fall your *kitten* in line and pull your weight for the greater good. I totally get it...that's why i qualified my…

people say some truly stupid $h1t sometimes. and the worst part is, dude probably thought he was being funny. a lot of times, man...i think the only way to get through the day is to just lower your expectations accordingly if you have to deal with any other mammal that walks upright. it's always nice to be pleasantly…

Aside from the initial gut-check, and from knowing people who knew people who died there (crew members for the band), the aftermath has descended into the usual "kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out" crap that we always reach for first in these parts, it seems. Personally, I'm every bit as afraid of the Dylann Roofs and…

take the rest of the week off and run away to Philadelphia with me, and you'll see many. there's other cool stuff there too (Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, arrogant sports fans), but when you leave, you'll miss Wawa the most.

it's like that old hair-metal classic says...."you don't know what you got until it's gone." there's nothing within 500 miles of here that even compares to Wawa. :)

gonna be traveling (again) for most of this week - i've got an all-day overdub session here in Nashville tomorrow, then on my way back to Philly (again) for four days of sessions and a show on Saturday night, then headed back after stopping in to the Philly Guitar Show for a bit on Sunday. what does all this mean, really?…

awesome...the old gang is still hanging at the Central Perk. :) just read through and caught up a bit...glad everyone is doing (mostly and reasonably) well. and yeah..."Chipot-LAID" is now an official thing...that's totally taking up residence in my vocabulary. Not that I foresee any imminent opportunities to test the…

(peeks in the doorway): you guys still here?

well, the "flat surface" thing was just my personal pet peeve...your mileage may vary (whoa - didja see what I did there?)...and you'll love it once you're road-worthy and mobile. :)

my only issue with Halloween is whether or not I wanna have a metric $h!t-ton of tiny Hershey bars whispering to me after the parade of trick-or-treaters have come and gone. theres' something almost sexual about throwing tiny Hershey bars in the freezer and eating them whole...but I'm not gonna make any new friends here…

(yawn) so what did i miss, guys? seriously - someone behind the curtain seems to have taken notice of my (frequent) visits to MFP, so it made the Block List a few days ago. but where there's a will, you know... :) since my short hiatus, Jennifer bought a car and LLB is thinking about joining the military, and my Jersey…

thankfully, i don't know anyone planning on getting married anytime in the near future...I'm sure i could think of somebody who'd be less fun at a wedding right now than i would, but it'd take some thought. i'm happier and better off alphabetizing my record collection and deciding where to hang photos. it takes all my…

when things settle back into something resembling "routine" around here, I'm gonna have to start checking in over the weekends a little more regularly - seems like i miss quite a bit by not doing that. it's kinda backwards when your time off from work is busier than your time on the clock...but this too, shall pass.

i have to say something here, even if it's solely for the sake of bumping this thread up from its current status of being buried five pages back.

mostly continuing the unpacking fun at the new house...but i'm definitely going for a bike ride on both days. i've been completely distracted by the move and trying to get everything done while still putting in 40 hours a week at work...but this weekend couldn't come soon enough. it'll be nice to have time to work on the…

i'm gonna email you a funny story a buddy told me once later...tonight doesn't seem to be allowing for my usual surplus of time, as people seem intent on breaking stuff at the other building, just as i'm arriving back here from my LAST trip to the other building to fix the last thing they broke. kinda feel sorry for this…

i'm in. i'm at 221 right now, and...dare i say it out loud? ...i'm planning to break the sub-200 mark by Christmas. yeah. that's right. it's ON.

yet another signpost on the Social Ineptitude Expressway. people have completely lost touch with how to react to, deal with, function alongside, get along with...one another. may i ask how old Mr. Blue Eyes appears to be?

well, this isn't gonna solve anything in terms of nailing down a "type", but since you (kinda) asked - this might help. my three best examples of women that'd illustrate what i find attractive would be: Janeane Garofalo in "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" - funny, sarcastic, smart, great conversationalist, and - contrary to…

in all fairness, i should add that this guy did me a HUGE solid a few years ago when I was working on an album project, and this was a drop in the bucket towards repaying his generosity...it just felt like the right thing to do. @jennifer_417 -- are you a fan of Patton Oswalt at all? he has a bit about Ambien in one of his…