Name: Douglas Swanson                                                                                                            Occupation: Musician / Bassist   Location: Venice Beach California

Born: Jan 10   Eyes: Blue   Height: 6'1''  Weight: 200lbs  Hair: Blonde       

Marital Status: Currently Mr. Mug...

Drives: Blue Chevy Silverado Truck, White Subaru Outback Wagon 

Rides: 1968 Harley Davidson

Surfs: 8'4'' Long board    Tattoos: Below the waist or above?

Favorite Food: Turkey Burgers, Hinano Tuna Melts, Tito's Tacos,  

Favorite Drinks:  Raspberry Diet Snapple Iced Tea, Green Tea, Mug Rootbeer,

Favorite Teams: Seattle Mariners Baseball, Seattle Seahawks Football, UCLA Bruins, L.A. Lakers  All U.S.C. & S.F. Giants opponents, Not  Soccer or Hockey just real sports... 

Personal Interests: Italian & French Lingerie (Merci beaucoup Bizzy B),       L' Occitane products,  Conjugal Visits, Pigtails, Curvy Women, Boots, Choppers, Surfing, Fishing, Lumberjacking, Shooting Range, 

Favorite Movies: Running Down A Dream, Into The Wild, The Long Riders, Big Lebowski, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, Singles, Joe Dirt, Dogtown Z-Boys,  Erin Brockovich, Beowulf, Saw I & II, Braveheart, American History X, Anything with Christopher Walken & Sam Elliot, Robert Altman films,  My Own Private Idaho, Office Space, Stripes, Black Snake Moan, Deadwood, Scorsese's Shine A Light,

First Concert: Grateful Dead @ UCLA Pauley Pavilion 1976

Musical Influences: Tommy Shannon, Noel Redding, Cliff Burton, Geezer Butler, Johnny Bazz, Jeff Ament, Keith Ferguson, Kurt Cobain, Wild Bill Hickok, Paul T. Yamada, Cat Stevens, Andy Hess, Willie Weeks (Y'all), Carl Raddle, Conrad Lozano, John Paul Jones, Andy Fraser,  

 Favorite Bands: Gov't Mule, Social Distortion, The Blasters, Red Devils,  Metallica, Free, Chris Hillman, Mudhoney, Flying Burrito Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Soundgarden, Sly & The Family Stone, Tower of Power, Los Lobos, Johnny Cash, Nirvana (before Grohl), Curtis Mayfield, Gram Parsons( an overlooked beautiful dreamer who sang Southern church songs to L.A. sinners), Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, The Melvins.

I am long past Judgment, and I've learned that no matter what people say, or how civil they seem, their passions rule...

                                    A Hero is one that shows Great Courage.                                  

Paul T. Yamada

1966-1995

My number 1 major influence.