Tom
"complication ain't no virtue"

Male
29 years old
ATHENS, Georgia
United States



Last Login:7/2/2008
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  http://www.myspace.com/bakertombaker  

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    Tom's Interests
Generalmusic, travel, food, books, mountains, water, people
MusicKruger Brothers, John Hartford, Bela Fleck, Gillian Welch, Doug Baker, Andrew Bird, Tony Furtado, Bob Carlin, Paco de Lucia, Air, Radiohead, Bjork, Kevin Smith, Peri Mason, Todd Ferry, Talking Heads, Grogus, Dubconscious, Hope For Agoldensummer, Bach, John Williams, Rachmaninoff, Shakti, Bjork, Darrell Scott...
MoviesAmélie, Baraka, Adaptation, Harold and Maude, Lawrence of Arabia, Miller's Crossing, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands, Delicatessen, A Very Long Engagement, Rushmore, Little Miss Sunshine, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Godfather, Star Wars
BooksThe Whistling Song, 100 Years of Solitude, Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Dictionary, Siddhartha, E.L. Doctorow, Ondaatje, Vonnegut, Jared Diamond
HeroesLao Tzu

     Tom's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Networking, Friends
Hometown:Athens, GA
Religion:Taoist
Zodiac Sign:Aries
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Undecided
Education:College graduate
Occupation:musician

   Tom's Schools
University Of Georgia
Athens, GA
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Major: English, German
 

1997 to 2002
Harrison High School
Kennesaw, GA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1993 to 1997

   Tom's Companies
Packway Handle Band
Athens, GA US
World Domination Specialist
Banjo Division

1979 - Present
UGA School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA US
Hydrology Research Tech

2004 - 2006
Sandy Creek Nature Center
Athens, GA US


2002 - 2004



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About me:
i like banjo on the front porch with an afternoon cup of coffee. and, i'm looking for a camo 3-piece suit. MySpace Layouts

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Tom has 327 friends.
 Packway Handle Band 


 Doug Baker 


 Phillip 


 John Hartford 


 Joe 


 EMILY 


 katie mae 


 Nuçis Space 


 HACKENSAW BOYS 


 DubConscious 

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 Ronin 


 Gretchen 


 Brygolia C. Packway 


 cracken' 


 Years In Your Ears 


 kevin 





Tom's Friends Comments
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Rebekah





Jul 6 2008 10:11 PM

July 29!!! Can't wait!! See you soon! :o)
Ronin





Jun 30 2008 4:08 PM

Hi crunchy tulip.
Carnivale of Black Hearts





Jun 12 2008 11:47 AM

What better way is there to spend a Friday the 13th then at the Carnivale!!! Tomorrow night starting at 9pm Friday June 13th @ Tasty World in Athens GA. For one night only you can witness a carnivale with all the odd-ball, hilarious, scary, musical, astounding physical feats, and of course numerous strangely entertaining acts you have come to expect from the

Mr.
Blank's
Carnivale of Black Hearts

Featuring performances from: The Black Heart Aerialists (trapeze & silks), and The Nar Gammeel Dancers (fire & sword bellydance).

Bands: Black Skies (NC), Howl (RI), Stone Avenue (FL), Rat Babies, In The Lurch, Cortez Garza and Anus Full Of Wasabi (GA).

Also introducing, for the first time ever
The Orchestra of Broken Toys.

DON'T MISS IT!!

gail





May 27 2008 6:27 PM

It was so good to see you the other day at Southworks. I was beading during the rain so I missed your set but I did see you warming up in the schoolhouse. It was lovely. Definitely hope to catch a show sometime soon. Take care in your travels.
Ronin





May 8 2008 10:53 AM

Hiya sailor, did you get the starts?
Josh





Apr 18 2008 9:51 AM

Damn Tom...I forgot to wish you happy birthday last week...well...Happy Birthday!

Anyway, this is the Barnrats playing Whitewater...the banjo player is wicked awesome.

Buttery





Apr 10 2008 2:41 PM

Happy Birthday, BAKERTOMBAKER! I love you and I'm so glad that you were born.

Just saw a good bluegrass band down here on Tuesday night and thought of you specifically (lots O Banjo).

I hope this finds you smiling.

All my love from Texas.
Que tengas un buen ano, mi amigo!
Heather





Apr 10 2008 9:26 AM

Happy Birthday Tom!
Jeanina





Apr 10 2008 8:19 AM

Happy Birthday, Tom! Hooray for the day you were born! That was a very good day. Come back around sometime. I'll make enchiladas.
:)
cracken'





Apr 10 2008 7:31 AM

Happy Birthday!
lindsay





Apr 10 2008 7:16 AM

Happy Birthday!
Please bring your music back to Minnesota
Ronin





Apr 10 2008 6:16 AM

Happy Birthday, old friend. Here's to a phenomenal year.
Cheers!
lindsay





Apr 3 2008 9:52 PM

ya'll are monopolizing my friends
Laura & the Fab Fellas





Mar 27 2008 7:54 PM

Thanks Tom, we appreciate you approving our friendly request!Photobucket
Ronin





Mar 14 2008 7:23 PM

Ahh old friend, it's so good to sit here with a mojito on the back porch thinking about you playing banjo the next county over, sitting in a rocking chair. Keep on ramblin banjo man. Life is in general is something I can't generalize. But it could be the best thing that ever happened to me. Screw the fact, I sound more cliche every day. But really, I'm stoked to get over to Athens to see you two great Kats in May, and to see PHB again. The idea of it, puts a smirk in my grin.
Dana





Feb 12 2008 4:48 PM

helllooo tom - just writing to say, well, hello. hope you're having a fab go of things across the sea. have you started a packway pandemonium? is it beatles-esque yet? nothing says you've arrived like hordes of screaming girlies.
cracken'





Jan 22 2008 11:40 AM

best of luck on ye ol' tour. be safe, have fun and drink hardy.
Grayson Capps





Jan 18 2008 3:39 PM


Thursday, Jan. 24th @ 8 PM / Atlanta, GA
GRAYSON CAPPS (SOLO SHOW)
Smith's Olde Bar

1578 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA
tel: (404) 875-1522

hyenarecords.com/graysoncapps
graysoncapps.com
myspace.com/graysoncapps

Ronin





Jan 13 2008 2:27 PM

You're amazing. It's so great to a have a friend like you. Buenos Suerte.
Rebekah





Jan 7 2008 5:44 AM

unbelieveable HAHA look at her profile. she is so freaking crazy.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=user.viewprofile=11523822
The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail





Dec 30 2007 12:51 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR from all of us along The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail!

www.thecrookedroad.org

HYENA Records


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Dec 18 2007 1:45 PM

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Pick any 3 CDs and Get 2 FREE!
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dana





Dec 16 2007 10:11 AM

i had so much fun last night! thanks!!!!!!!!!
Juliet





Dec 15 2007 5:18 PM

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dana





Dec 14 2007 6:42 AM

hey mister! saw ya'll are going to play in gainesville tomorrow~! turns out- thats where i live! i'm super excited, and if ya'll need floor space to crash- you're more than welcome~
Rebekah





Nov 22 2007 11:44 PM

How's life treating you? Looking forward to seeign you in the Spring. I saw this picture and thought that you might get a kick out of it. Sorry if you aren't a Star Wars fan! --Beck

Clone War Vet
Get Funny Pictures at pYzam.com

bootsy





Nov 8 2007 11:30 AM

hey tom! how's it going?
Ryan





Oct 29 2007 7:07 AM

thomas baker! i am actually in Columbus, Ohio getting my PhD at OSU and teaching. I'll be gradutating this year. I got a summer playing position in Austria this summer and went to see huseyin in vienna. then i finally put myself on myspace and he helped me track you down. that's absolutely fucking awesome that you're playing full time now. are you coming through ohio anytime?
Packway Handle Band





Oct 19 2007 4:28 PM

Halloween 2007

Banjo Hazard

cracken'





Sep 19 2007 7:24 AM

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ALinAL





Sep 12 2007 4:49 PM


Not a bad view.
..
Vanessa!





Aug 8 2007 9:21 AM

I just have to ask...have you heard the one about the dick in a box?
Rebekah





Aug 7 2007 11:29 PM

I am so excited about seeing you guys tomorrow!! (Wednesday the 8th!)
cracken'





Jul 24 2007 8:25 AM

if you get a chance stick those chetrooper stickers in random places and send me the pics. thanks again for the phb swag. you guys be safe. cheers.
ALinAL





Jul 21 2007 10:16 AM

Free Will says that you should avoid things that are too easy for you and "fall in love with questions that turn your mind inside out." Not that you're short of challenges these days, but these might be sufficiently mind-bending...

_Silence_ by Shusaku Endo, which is apparently going to be made into a film by Martin Scorsese next year.
_Pilgrim at Tinker Creek_ by Annie Dillard.
_The Seven Story Mountain_ by Thomas Merton, though I haven't gotten through it yet.
And for listening, Madredeus: www.madredeus.com/entrada.asp. They're Portuguese, and I may have to follow them via Ainda and _Lisbon Story_ to director Wim Wenders, who apparently shares my birthday... that's quite a rabbit hole, isn't it?

Let me know what you think...
jennie