I am VINYLONE.
I turned 40 this past May the 21st. I am 5' 7" and weight 160lbs. Single. Never married, never divorced, no children. I am of hispanic descent, specifically a combination of El Salvadoran and Peruvian.
My father immigrated to Los Angeles in 1963, joined the military in 1968 and fought in Vietnam for a year. Subsequently, my mother immigrated to Los Angeles in 1970 and shortly thereafter met my father by way of a friend's introduction. My parents have been married for 42 years.
I have one sister who is married to her high school sweetheart. They have 3 wonderful children. I love my family dearly.
The rest is familial history as they say.
I am a close to a 20 year Atheist though I was raised Catholic and went to private Catholic school for both elementary and high school. I did go to community college and got a garbage AA but did not go to a university. I wanted to go to USC film school but did not get in as a result of grades. I later called this a blessing in disguise as a result of the debt I would have incurred and as a result of what I've learned about getting into the "business." Regardless of a degree most everyone (95%) starts at the bottom.
I work in post production sound for one of the major TV/ Film studios here in Los Angeles. It's what I've always wanted to do and have been in this industry for over 10 years. I hope to continue doing this until I retire. I own a TV but rarely watch. I don't have any sort of TV service, though I do have Netflix and I do torrent films.
My favorite leisure activities are cycling, camping, photography (I shoot with a Ricoh GR Digital 3), collecting vinyl, listening to music, drinking beer and internetting. I put out a music email once or so a month with fully downloadable albums. Cycling started a second chapter in my life when I was in my early 30's and I am very thankful for it. I also like mid century modern furniture.
I have never Facebook'd, twittered, pinterest'd or tumblr'd. I do have an instagram and a svpply account though.
Since I turned 40, I've decided to learn how to speak Japanese and to teach myself to draw. I haven't had any sort of mid life crisis because I still feel pretty young and most of the folks I hang out with are in their late 20's to early 30's. I looked forward to turning 40.
I drive a silver 2008 Mazda 3 hatchback. Sport edition. It has 40k miles.
I am a 2nd amendment advocate completely and wholeheartedly and support conceal carry for citizens. I'm conflicted when it comes to the death penalty and this stems from something Kicky said long ago on this very forum. I support gay marriage, am pro-life and support abortion, think sex education should be taught in schools, believe no church/ religion should be tax exempt and, finally, appreciate and support the idea of diversity. I have other stances and opinions, as we all do, but this is off the top of my head.
I've been a Jazz since 1992 as a result of watching the WCF between the Jazz and Trailblazers. I hate the ****ing lakers though most of the people in my life are laker fans. I've traveled to SLC quite a few times to see games and take part in Jazzfanz Nite Out. I've met many of you and I cherish those memories, especially the memories of drinking your garbage state beer at that hotel bar we went to.
I haven't been on Jazzfanz since about 2010.
Thanks for having me back.
