The "Who Am I" thread...

[J-Dubya 777]

Hello! Some of you know me, and the majority probably don't.

My name is John Willcoxon, I live in a little unicorporated town called Pell Lake in the US state of Wisconsin. Been a music fan since I raided my sister's record collection and discovered The Beatles in the early 1970's, while I was still in single digits.
Exploring different music kept me away from being influenced by what was "hot" on the radio, and that exploration has never stopped. By the time I hit double digits (I was born in 1964, so I'm officially one of the old geezers) I was getting into Deep Purple, Sabbath, Hendrix, Cream, Zep, etc. I really found a home with the NWOBHM, and really liked finding out about bands that almost nobody here in the states had ever heard of. God bless Kerrang magazine during that time! Now, at 43, I'm STILL a fan of hard rock & metal (why else would I be here? ). I work as a Data Center Coordinator for a Financial/Payment services company, and have been in the IT field since the mid 80's. Online,I moderate the Symphony X forums, as well as their mailing lists, and also have been a moderator at the Freak Kitchen forum as well. My only vacation every year is the Prog Power USA festival, so even though I'm old, and still have responsibilities, music plays a HUGE part in my life. I've been a guitar player for longer than I care to admit, and what once was a passion, is unfortunately more of a hobby now. Along with my metal, I have a great liking for music that can't be classified by any genre label. Huge fan of bands/musicians like Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, and Freak Kitchen. I listen to some classical, as well as a lot of Jazz fusion, and blues as well. I am a SWM, although I've come close to walking the aisle on 2 occasions. I'm all over some of the UM forums, and am QUITE happy to have been harassed by Henri to stop by and check this place out. That's all for now, I'm a pretty open, honest person, so if there's anything else you want to know, never be afraid to ask!
I have a bunch of pics up at my myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/jdubya777 and here's one to stick to this post:

[Peesked]

Hello, I just joined the forum less then an hour ago, however, I'm starting to love the community!.

My name is Diego ________(Rather not give my last name lol), I'm 14 years old and I'm a devoted Iron Maiden fan. I could not live without their music. I just started listening to metal since early 2007 and I'm loving it. I'm going to a helloween concert(WITH GAMMA RAY AS THEIR SUPPORT BAND!) this wednesday april 30. Me and my friends are planning to form a band(We know you all are excited about it haha), I'm one of the singers, we play covers mostly(The Trooper, Hallowed be thy Name and Aces High(Death Metal version), are the songs that we usually play the best).


Anyway, here's my picture.




I hope you people do not get the wrong concept of me because I'm young, I do know my things about music.

Oh, I forgot, I live in Lima, Peru. It's a pretty big town, lots of robberies and stuff but overall, the people are awesome.

Anyway, I can't wait till I become known on this community!.

Nice to meet you all guys.

[kittybeast]

Welcome in Peesked! Nice to see another Maiden metalhead!

[Wyvern]

Originally Posted by Peesked

Oh, I forgot, I live in Lima, Peru. It's a pretty big town, lots of robberies and stuff but overall, the people are awesome.

Bienvenido al foro!

It´s wonderful to see the next generation carrying on the flame of true metal, again welcome to the forum, keep on posting.

[necromancy]

Hmm.. My real name is Gülfer...
I was born in the capital city of Turkiye which is Ankara on 30th of November 1982. After completing a 11 years weary education life at TED Ankara College which is a famous one in my country, fortunately I have graduated. After that I continued my educational life in Bilkent University which is again a famous one, between 1999-2004..After graduating from Bilkent, I dealt with my Pedagogical Formation at another University for some more months from my life. Beginning from the year 2000 I worked in various jobs. I am still an English Teacher at a private college in Ankara.

I am not married. I was engaged... A story of a broken heart.. Don't ask...

I've got a raven tattoo..

I like Accept , ACDC , Anathema , Amorphis , Angel Dust , Axel Rudi Pell, Blind Guardian , Bonfire, Cinderella, Children of Bodom , Dark Tranquility , Darxon, Dream Theater , Exodus, Haggard, Hammerfall, Helloween , Helstar , Hypocrisy , Iron Maiden , Iced Earth , In Flames, King Diamond , Katatonia, Kiss , Kix, Lacuna Coil, Lake Of Tears , Manowar , McAuley Schenker Group (MSG), Megadeth, Mercyful Fate , Meshuggah, Morbid Angel, Moonspell , Motorhead, Mötley Crüe, Nevermore , Nightwish, Opeth, Orphaned Land , Pain of Salvation , Pantera, Poison, Porcupine Tree, Queensyrche, Rhapsody , Savatage, Sentenced , Stratovarius , Sodom , Sonata Arctica, Tankard , Testament, Theater of Tragedy, Therion, Within Temptation, White Lion, White Snake, Vanden Plas, Vixen... ... ...

So far I've seen -- King Diamond, 2 times Destruction, 2 times Opeth, Dio, Kreator, 2 times Rotting Christ, 2 times Malmsteen, Blind Guardian, Tankard, 2 times Sodom, Mourning Caress, Dark Age, 2 times Vanden Plas, Power God, Cadaverous Condition, Gun Barrel, Pain of Salvation, U.D.O, Doro Pesch, Orphaned Land, Sentenced, Amon Amarth, Katatonia, Lake of Tears, Atrocity, Circle II Circle, Paul Di'Anno and Blaze of Ex-Maiden, Leaves Eyes, Therion, Anathema (3 times), L.A. Guns, Steve Vai, Whitelion, Dream Theater, Apocalyptica, Haggard -- live.

I like watching series; Dexter, Criminal Minds, Lost, Prison Break, Cold Case, CSI:NY, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer. I love all the films of Johnny Depp...

I've got a dog.. She's a 10 years old Tibetan Spaniel...

Me:

My dog (Peggy):

My city Ankara (you can click on them to see bigger version):

[J-Dubya 777]

"Welcome aboard" to the new arrivals~
UMOS is a fun place to be!

[metalkicksass]

Hello, hello!

My name is Colin, 14 years old, i'm from The netherlands, i've been playing football for 10 years now, and guitar for like...a half year, also i like to visit other countries, going to France this saturday!

Bands that i listen to: Death, Morbid angel, Carcass, Dark tranquillity, Thurisaz, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Vulcano, Sacrofago, Pestilence, Dio, Iron maiden, Venom, Anthrax, Thurisaz... bands like that.

I'm not that new to the forums, but never posted here, just at the In flames sub forum.

[anti nowhere punk]

Ok Ill bite..

My names Stu (Ill keep my surname quiet for no reason other than I hate it), I was born back in 1971 on a friday the 13th (seriously) in a town called Aylesbury which is just north of London in England! Sadly aged 20 I made the huge mistake of moving north west to Telford were Ive lived ever since and hated it.
Im heavily tattooed and have become famed on other boards for my "back tattoo from hell (pic to follow)
Im divorced but live with my girlfriend of 5 years now and we have a daughter, Scarlett, aged almost 2 years old.
Got a couple of dogs but they are both getting on and I doubt we will have them this time next year sadly
I discovered rock aged 15 when van halen hit the UK charts with "why cant this be love", that started the ball rolling, europe and bon jovi added steam and finally Iron maiden gave me the boot up the arse I needed to become a total metal head, after that I also discovered punk, goth and other forms of alternative music all of which I still love and listen to!
Ive worked as a van driver for just over a year now after losing a job I had been at for 15 years when a lying bitch made up some fale accusations against me and Im still under investigation by the police due to those lies but I hope that will be comeing to an end very soon and once my name is cleared I then intend to take legal action against her and my former employer!! But anyway as I said, Im now a delivery driver and love it! No boss looking over my shoulder, music blasting in my van all day and I work with a great bunch of people!
Thats about it, ill dig up some pics now


My daugher and me on a day out.


Me in my work van after it broke down in a flood last summer.



The back tattoo as promised.


My gorgeous girlfriend saz on holiday in austria xmas 2005


Me and saz on the Austrian hol in costume lol

[carnut]

Great Tattoo Stu, and welcome here !! (same goes for all the other new oldschoolers !!)

[metalkicksass]

Originally Posted by carnut

Great Tattoo Stu, and welcome here !! (same goes for all the other new oldschoolers !!)

Thank you.