Hi, I'm shmoo.

My real name is Eric. I live near Boston. I've been on the original CMJ board since late 2000, though it took me about a year until I really started posting a lot.

I've met (old bb names): velouria, KPH, bluestar, DS Bruce Robertson, OPA!, neuroboy, mlle_XIX, Sketch, Aural Fixation, shiverhead, altruism, Indierocker30, chase, fractured_take, newt, [nico], tomcmj, Dorkestra Teacher, Spade Kitty, Charli_lady... hope I didn't miss anyone...

I like music. Favorite artists constantly changing. I used to love U2, but they have let me down. Now I don't know. Maybe Radiohead, maybe Bjork, maybe Joy Division, maybe your band. If you have a band.

Hi shmoo.

My name is G, aka g. I live in New York. I've been on the original CMJ board since late 2001, though I never really started posting a lot, and I changed my name once due to a forgotten password.

I've met (old bb names):

I like music. Favorite artists constantly changing. I've never really liked U2, and they have managed let me down anyway. They suck.

OK...

Real Name: Dov
Age: 32
Location: New York City
You might remember me posting under the following aliases:AutomaticFlowers, Nothingface, GreenPlasticWateringCan
Profession: Advertising Sales / Record Label Owner
Hype: www.playtheassassin.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/playtheassassinrecords or http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac ... 1025090439
CMJ'ers met: Lots of em....HaqDiesel, Katie, a Princess, Lemming, The Lemur, [nico], TomCMJ, OPA, Pumachik, Sophistra (sp?), outtathenorm, tthorn, TimmyJoe42, Carnivalkid (who'd I miss?)
Favorite Type of Music: ______ rock
Favortie Recent Movie: Napoleon Dynamite, Garden State
CD's in Collection: 1700 or so
DVD's in Collection: 150
Where I wanna Be in 5 years: Retired

Hi. My name is Kevin. Once upon a time, I was kphaley454, but after an odd period of self-doubt, I changed my username to KPH and lived happily ever after.

I've met most of the folks Eric has plus some others. I, too, live "near Boston," but in a separate town called Somerville.

I started lurking on the CMJ board in late 1999 and began posting in the fall of 2000, when I suddenly found myself with a great deal of free time and a (at the time, still new) fast internet connection at my first, post-college job. I think my old posts used to be at least a paragraph in length and "diatribes" about music were the course of the day. The CMJ board was a unique experience for me - and still is - on the internet, as the discussions erred on the side of civility and understanding, rather than the partisan-limited thinking that characterized (and still does) the discourse of most other boards.

More self-oriented stuff where I say "I": I play guitar (and "sing") in a band. I play an unbilled support role in a club and theme night in Allston, MA called Great Scott, where on Saturdays, my friends DS Bruce and Velouria do an indie-centric brand of DJ'ing at a night called The Plan. I have a job that I loathe and I have started worrying about the rest of my life.

Favorite artists at the moment include: Beatles, Bjork, Bedhead, DJ Shadow, Night Rally, Sloan, U2*, and Wilco, although I skew towards the "experimental" side of their catalogs. So, I'm a fan of YHF and A Ghost is Born, but not so high on Being There and AM.

Oh and this: http://www.livejournal.com/~kntel

KPH

* they haven't done a completely fullfilling record since Zooropa (and that's a stretch), although parts of the last 2 records have been alright. however, if "vertigo" is anything to judge by, the new record will continue the letdown...

Thanks for this new environment.

I'm an irregular poster at the CMJ BB, just thought I'd try and keep up with all things music - and contribute some info, if I run across it.

Go Red Sox!

Hey -

I'm Trevor (aka - "babe").

I live in Austin, Texas. . .ya'll.
I have a dog. . .named Hank.
I am getting married. . .to Di. . .in March.
I am a lawyer. . .sometimes.
I have an event production / artist management company. . .all the time.
I am happy to be here. . .thank you.

Name:Dave, aka Diamondave aka Giant Matlock. My boy Ben called me that after seeing my seersucker suit. The giant part is because a playa is 6'9".

Music: Even though I enjoy and appreciate most types of music, all music consists of two categories for me: The Rolling Stones and Everything Else. Deal with it. I will mention them often

Job: I raise money for political candidates (Dems if you must know, and may not be able to discern from my posts about politics.) I am considering law school, and trying to focus on writing a book.

avatar: is former Governor of the Great State of Alabama Don Siegelman.

Hobbies: I like to drink.

College: The University of Georgia.

CMJers I've met: Rick Derris aka Benjy, Yail Bloor aka Chris and Discostu aka Stu.

Name: Audri, but mostly everyone calls me Dri

Age: 24

Location: Downtown Long Beach, California

Occupation: Advertising for a magazine publishing company. Also go to school full-time at night (marketing w/an emphasis in advertising major) & no, it's not fun.

CMJ'ers met: Aural Fixation, dubwise, GreenPlasticWateringCan (now TheTwilightKid), shoegaze666

Favorite type of music: good ol' rock n' roll. and house, broken beat, acid jazz, downtempo, trip-hop, drum n' bass.

Favorite band: Radiohead

Current obsessions: The Futureheads, Razorlight, Wolf Parade, Mr. Airplane Man

Other random things: I like booze. I am going to marry Thom Yorke. And I love the brand Puma.

Name: Bryan
Age: 25
Location: Kansas
CMJ'ers Met: 0
Favorite Type of Music: Pretty much all of it
Favorite Artists: Radiohead, Fiona Apple, Bjork, DJ Shadow to name a few
Current Obsessions: Jay-Z, Nellie McKay, The Walkmen, The Weakerthans

I've been on the original CMJ board since 2002, but I don't post very often.

i am cotton. i too like the booze.

Name off-line - Stu
Location - Nashville
Occupation - talent agent
Dream job - Music Supervisor
Favorite type of music - spacey-rock & beats
Least favorite type of music - Latin jazz
Favorite band no one here seems to like - Lake Trout
Birthday - 12/5/78. That makes me a Sagittarius.
Hometown - Americus
Favorite place you've ever lived and visited - Athens, GA/Barcelona, ESP


MY CMJ/obner HISTORY-I have been a member of the CMJ community since December 2000, when I signed on to street team for JOMO Entertainment in Athens. I mostly lurked and stuff, but eventually became a full-time member, under the username of "discostu" on Oct. 30, 2001.


Fellow CMJers/Obnerites I've met in the real world -

Sketch
The Dreaded Marco (thrice x)
nico
tom
HaqDiesel
Katie, A Princess
KPH
The Lemur
tthorn
Shoegaze666
WhineyCMJ
cmanhatan4/gauchebag
Yail Bloor
Senator Richard LooGAR
Rick Derris
Prince of Darkness/epa
OPA!
The Lockness Sobster/Locky & The Lockersons
Spade Kitty
This Guy Has Crack/Chase
Saint Patrick
red
bitter buffalo
bluejayway
catswilleatyou

My favorite record:

Name: Mikey
Age: 18
Location: Auckland, NZ
CMJ'ers Met: 0
Favorite Type of Music: Shoegaze, Post-Punk
Favorite Artists: Radiohead, Fugazi, Ride, MBV, Joy Division, The Clash, Verve

I am Matthew.
I've a new job.
I've a good band.
And a girlfriend.
Who is hot.
I am over 27 years old.
I've no kids.
I've no credit card.
I've no pets any longer.
I am so ghey for GTA: San Andreas and Rainbow Sherbert.

F/K/A Dodi Let Me Drive…

Street name: Cory
Count the rings: 28 next month
Neck of the woods: Annapolis, Maryland

Occupation: Advertising design/graphic design
Hobby: Kicking ass, taking names and spelling them wrong.
Halloween costume: Hank Williams, Jr.

Bands:
The Replacements :: Paul Westerberg
Neil Young :: Stephen Stills :: Buffalo Springfield :: CSNY
Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Rugburns :: Steve Poltz
Beulah

At the moment:
Ry Cooder :: Paradise and Lunch
John Hiatt :: Slow Turning
Drive By Truckers :: The Dirty South
Jim White :: Drill a Hole...

I am delicious.

Name: Tania

Presently Located: In a dark room near Los Angeles

Age: I'm listed as a village elder

Zodiac Sign: I'm a Capricorn...what sign are you?

Likes: I like full moons, puppies, rain, having sex outdoors...oh wait, this isn't my Playboy centerfold questionnaire?? Sorry!!

CMJ'ers (Now Obnernites) Met: Pumachik, Dubwise, Shmoo, Shoegaze666, Billy G, Fractured Take, Altruism, Swiateck, Konstantin, Sketch, HegelsBestFriend, I know I'm missing someone...

Obnerites I'd Like To Meet: Ish, KOCF, Donovan, Spontaneous Poet, Ayah, Duffer, the Chicago crew, the NYC crew, the Boston crew...dammit, the whole lotta you! Except no 4030 or Tom Arico...I just wanna be clear about that. Not that they'd ever be Obnerites, but well you never know. Oh, and I can't forget...Leon Jenkins The Midnite Rida, I wanna sip some Courvoissier with him.

Favourite Music: I love a ton of shit, god knows I go to a ton of shows. But my ultimate favourite bands are U2, Radiohead, Suede, Pulp, Travis, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie & the Banshees...yup, I've a thing for Brit bands.

Obnernite? I've had plenty of Obnermornings, but not too many Obnernites.

Ha! Nice catch, KFR!

Pole position, baby!

given name: Jonathan
other aliases: that which, Jay Ellesse
age: 23.69
sex: hier soir
where is Lovelyville: Lovelyville is Montreal, QC
obnerers I've greeted: Not a one, but hopefully many
recent soundtrack: Neu!, The Boredoms, Wolf Eyes, Joanna Newsom, Six Organs of Admittance, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Animal Collective, Amon Tobin, Les Mouches, Arcade Fire, Lightning Bolt
occupation:Licensing, Funding and Business Affairs at Disques Ninja Tune Inc.
aspirations: to stay put for a little while, learn what I can, make what I can, get a little healthier and stronger, win win win!
favourite words: nonplussed, nascent, thusly, macabre, pastiche, frugal (frugals are tasty) ...[/img]

Yo and stuff.
I'm in Chicago, and I've met the following boarders:

Katie a princess - Katie
Haq - Aaron
OPA - Chris
Dorkestra Teacher - Phll
Poptodd - Todd
Ampersand - Matt
MFKC - Megan
Lemur - Matt
Spadekitty - Matt
Greenplasticwateringcan - Dov
Robotboy - Ryan
Charli - Jen
So Real - Jamie
Sketchy C - Colin
KoCF -
Derek - Derek Philips
FT - Bob
Mojo
Cybin
Josh B.

and prob more

Hi I'm Phil. Dorkestra Teacher on the old CMJ board. Taking a page from KPH. epa is much easier to type.

Chicago
Male
27
my only income is playing bass in Liquid Soul
I'm interning at a recording studio, learning a lot...

I like The Beatles, The Zombies, The Raspberries, Big Star, Sugar, Cheap Trick, Crowded House, The Blue Nile, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Queen, The Police, The Grays, Jellyfish, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, and many others.

I think there are alot of great bands who happen to have board members in them. That's neat. There's also a bunch of Chicago bands that no boarders are in that you should check out. For real.

The Redwalls
The Changes
Head of Femur
Outlaw Family Band
Paper Airplane Pilots (ok, they have one boarder, but he doesn't say much about anything)
The M's
Walter Meego

I've met alot of boarders. I'll figure it out and get back to you.

hi phil

Hi sweet kiddies....

Name: Alex
Presently Located: Toronto via Montreal
Age: 28
Zodiac Sign: Sag
Likes: cats, cooking, naps, musak...
CMJ'ers (Now Obnernites) Met: Ish, 12XU

Favourite Music: right now I'm really digging: the new Arcade Fire, The Gris Gris, the Organ, and the reissues of Antena and ESG. Uh...can you tell I work in a record store...? Previous and continuous favorites include: Broadcast, Bjork, PJ Harvey, the Smiths, Augustus Pablo, Fela Kuti, the Sea and Cake, 60s garage stuff, Mojave 3... and etc...

name: josh
old cmj name: teddyfred
location: nashville
boarders met: zero

Hi PopTodd here.

Formerly known as... PopTodd
My wife calls me Todd
My two little boys call me "Dad" or "Daddy"

Chicago-ish
I have a band that many of you have heard of, but only a few have heard. Or at least only a few have the CD. I think it's great, maybe you don't. But that's neither here nor there.

I have met many of you:
Ampersand, sonicnow, Charli, timmyjoe42, Sketch, GreenPlasticwateringCan, King of CarrotFlowers, Spade Kitty, robotboy, Mojo, cybin, elizsastan, MFKC, Josh B, derek philips, velouria, Dorkestra, Princess Katie, Haq, onebrownjeff (although it's been more than 10 years since we've seen each other), and quite a few others... forgive me if I failed to list your name.

Thise of you I would like to meet:
Oh, I have crushes on you ALL! (Don't tell my wife.)

Bands I love to love:
The Kinks
Guided By Voices
Super Furry Animals
Wire
Beach Boys
Willie Nelson
Neutral Milk Hotel
Jonathan richman
Daniel Johnston
Shrimp Boat
your mama

I am also a pretty decent cook, when I have the time (and access to the ingredients).