Introduction

Kids, please do NOT try this at home..(or at a party for that matter). HI! my names Chalkface (OK, alright, its actually Ronan..by the way, the nick chalkface comes from a song by my favourite NZ band Head Like A Hole), I'm 20 years old and I live in Tauranga New Zealand. I am a third year student at Waikato University studying Management. I am doing a double major in Marketing and Strategic Management, and will graduate at the end of teh year 2001. But enough already. Lets talk music, cause thats why you came to my page, and, well, music is what I do best.

Instruments

I own a Jackson Guitar and a Peavy Bandit 100w amplifier. I have been playing guitar for about 8 years. I learned classical for a few years to start with and reached around grade 5 level, although I never sat any formal exams (they want you to pay to have an exam?) Once I got my electric, I got my hands on some Metallica tab books, and from then on taught myself heaps of solos and riffs. Theres nothing I like more than a godd riff eg. the closing riff to Pantera's 'domination', the opening riff of Slayers 'South of Heaven', or basically any Metallica riff! I also play drums, but I only really muck around on them.

Listening to Music

I own 137 Cds (dont hassle, I actually counted them yesterday for some reason) ranging from Mr. Bungle to Pavement to Slayer to Limp Bizkit. I like a whole range of styles of music, but my favourite style is definately metal. My favourite all time band is Metallica, but at the moment my favourite band is INCUBUS, because their new disc 'Make Yourself' is just incredible!! The following is a list of a few Cds I couldn't live without:
  1. Metallica - ...And Justice for all
  2. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
  3. Rage Against the Machine - s/t
  4. Machinehead - Burn my Eyes
  5. Incubus - Make Yourself
  6. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
  7. Pavement - Brighten the Corners
  8. Weezer - s/t
  9. Nirvana - In Utero
  10. Pearl Jam - Ten
  11. Silverchair - Frogstomp
  12. The Tea Party - any one their albums (its too hard to choose!)
  13. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
  14. Tool - Aenima
  15. Korn - s/t
  16. Limp Bizkit - 3 Dollar Bill Y'all
  17. Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool for a Lifetime
Well thats about all I can be bothered writing. If you made it this far, thanks for reading - drop me a line on ICQ or something...

*Warning! Alcohol makes you do 'things' that you wouldn't otherwise do. Sometimes, these 'things' seem like a good idea at the time, but trust me - they're not!


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