Joined 10 years ago from Up and Down east coast of Florida
My name is Gary Michael Stotz, Jr. Because I'm a junior I have always gone by my middle name Michael or Mike. I'm 33 years old, born and raisied in Florida, on the beach. I've surfed pretty musch my whole life. I still am passionate about it and it's been one of the few constants throughout my life. I went to college but didn't finish, the waves were really good one semester and I made surfing a higher priority than school. (in retrospect that was probably a mistake. ) Several years later I did go to a technical school and I worked for and received my CompTia A+ Certification. Which is a computer certification that shows you have a masterful understanding of hardware, and software on PC's or windows based machines.
I won't go into more details of my past because I prefer to focus on today, and doing all I can today to make tomorrow easier. However, I will say this I've been very fortunate. I've traveled to several foriegn countries to go surfing, as well as, California , Hawaii, and several other states out west. If I could recommend anything that I feel people need to do before their dead is travel. I love everything about it. World's a "big "place go have a lot of "big" experiences. Isn't that all life is, a series of experiences and moments. Remember the cliche sometimes it's the journey , not the destination.
I started playing piano around age 7 or 8. Wasn't a big fan of it back then. Seeing my friends playing outside while I was stuck indoors practicing. However, later the piano served me well. I was able to tryout and be choosen to be a percussionist.
Music has always been such a big part of my life, If I'm not listening to music, Good chance I'm writing something or I'm fooling with my record collection. Something about the way it can effect you in a major way has always interested me.
To sum up; I'm your average music nerd, (pockets aren't deep enough to be considered a true audiophile, expensive title or do you think a $500 turntable needle or stylus, just the needle $500) that surfs well. Obviously I'm being sarcastic cause I'm anything but average. I am my own person, always have been. If your cool to me I'll always be the same in return. I'm not "anti " anything, I'm "pro-me" .
That's all for now, hopefully you'll enjoy some of my posts. And If you happen to read a "dark or depressing" post don't judge to harshly or assume things I'm not a woe is me type dude. I wrote those at times when I needed to release those feelings. And most people have been through similar stuff, maybe you'll be able to relate to something, or I was able to find the words that descibe what your feeling, finding comfort in the fact that as alone as you may currently feel, your not. So stand up straight, and go be the best you that you can be. And surround yourself with positve people. "Can't soar with the eagles if your on the ground with the turkeys."
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