Hmmm,

Some words about me and **music**:\\
I listen to music about always and everywhere, usually when it's quiet somewhere I get restless and have to put up some music.
Some people, especially some women, have the quality of making me feel at ease even without music but that's a whole other story!

My taste in music is mostly **alternative/rock** and depends a lot on where I am and how I feel. To give you an idea, here are the bands that take up most space in my cd rack: 
  * K's Choice
  * Pearl Jam
  * Live
  * Smashing Pumpkins
  * The Presidents of the United States of America
  * Queens of the Stone Age
  * Of a Revolution
  * Placebo
  * Skunk Anansie
  * Neil Young
  * Apocalyptica
  * Counting Crows
  * R.E.M.
  * Creed
I've visited **concerts** of most of those bands... I've made a [[http://herman.sambalbij.nl/concerten|digital overview]] of all of these concerts, and posted some (Dutch) comments along with them. For the [[noorderslag]] festival I tried something different, it's in this wiki [[noorderslag|page]]...

A while ago I was in a bar with Erik (a friend of mine) and we agreed that if I would buy an electric bass he would buy a guitar and we could have some fun! Well I got my bass and am having fun!

My 'gear': 
  * Dean Edge 4 electric bass 
  * Ibanez Soundwave 65 amplifier 
I've got some [[http://foto.sambalbij.nl/showtwo.php?one=2003-02-08&two=Herman%20Bas|pictures]] of my **bass** and amp .