DUST

Full Name:  Dustin Michael Hagan
Nicknames:  Mr. Cricket, Dusty, Doosty, Dust, Tex
Shylocke Status:  Back-up Instruments/Singer/Songwriter

I'm also the dorky webmaster... that's why my bio is filled in already.

Singing has always been my thang, though I have been known to tinker with a keyboard and acoustic guitar from time to time.  Wrote a ton of songs the past 2 years, but unfortunately they were all for Mr. Cricket (ridiculous).

Music Hogwash                                                                               

A Few of My Favorite Bands: 

Nada Surf, Pink Floyd, Muse, Ours, Dishwalla, Radiohead, Butch Walker, Eels, Harry Nilsson, Ben Folds, Our Lady Peace, Fates Warning, Puccini, Adam Green, Fountains of Wayne, Paul Simon, Mr. Cricket

New CD Recommendations:

Album Leaf - In a Safe Place
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Keane - Hopes and Fears
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Muse - Absolution

Excellent Inebriated Spins:

Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Doves - Last Broadcast
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Anything by The Beatles
Andrew W.K.  - I Get Wet

Stress Busters 101 - Chill Out, Texans!

Sigur Ros - ()
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold, Dead Place
John Barry - Somewhere In Time
The Darkness - Permission to Land

Movie Poppycock                                                                                

Directors:

David Fincher, PT Anderson, Cameron Crowe, Sam Raimi, Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant

Actors:

Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Bruce Campbell, Al Pacino, John Cusack, Tim Robbins

Actresses (superficially based on looks):

Marisa Tomei, Katie Holmes, Cameron Diaz, Kari Wuhrer, Shannon Elizabeth, Krista Allen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Preston

Films:

Fight Club, Big Lebowski, Super Troopers, Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Braveheart, Donnie Brasco, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Vanilla Sky, Blues Brothers, American Pie, Boogie Nights, Elephant, Dogma, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship, Rocky IV, Army of Darkness, Big

Etc.                                                                                                            

:: MR. CRICKET - MY ALTER EGO ::

Currently Reading:  Rolling Stone - Issue #956, and "What About Labrador Retrievers" by Karla Rugh, DVM, PhD

Current Day Jobs:  Texas Tickets, Inc. and Webmaster of WherehouseFabrics.com

Favorite Video Games:  Tony Hawk 3, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy 3, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario World

I also like The Simpsons, Invader Zim, South Park, George Carlin, black labs, funny hats, chasing squirrels, causing a ruckus, leaning back in my chair, whisky, pants, and the color blue.