Get to know the band month: Mark Porostosky

My name as it appears on my certificate of birth is Mark Steven Porostosky Jr.  However, I will gladly accept other nombres ( or shortened nombres) including Marquese, Poro, Jr., Mike, and Hannigan.
 
I was born in a city east of the home of the mighty Browns known as Painesville, Ohio.  My Hungarian family owned a shoe repair shop when I was very little.  I probably would have followed into the footsteps of my Grandfather; however my fate was instead decided by the technology that now can make several pairs of cheap shoes abundant and affordable to every human being.  I am only partially grateful for this. 
 
As a boy, I soon came to love the smell of vanilla, and the sound I heard in my head when I smelt its sweet soothing fragrance.  However, I also soon developed a severe allergy to fragrance, and I have had to avoid most chemical fragrance mixes ever since.  I soon turned toward the latter part of that initial statement and begin to desire the crafting of sound.    
 
It is within these days that I decided very carefully an instrument to begin my romance with.  I chose the guitar.  I found it intriguingly exciting and studied its string vibrations seriously through college.  Now I am only half serious about my studies of string vibrations.  Through my life I have picked up and played an assortment of other instruments that I have found as suitable mates for myself and the guitar.  Currently I am learning the art of the clarinet.
 
Like my dear friend Steven, I too have played in several bands and have traveled the road alone as a singer/ songwriter.  However, that road was very lonely and full of tears so I must say I am quite ecstatic to be playing with the four fine individuals within TLATW. 
 
Other than this romance with musique, I can only say I have one other affair.  This is the distant sport of running.  I use to be a pretty serious freak about running.  Now, I am only a half serious freak runner.  It is true. In fact if you are driving in Northern Ohio this winter you might find me once again focusing on the pavement in front of me as I run and think through the cave that is myself.  I actually really enjoy it; but I enjoy it even more when running with other personas.        
 
Now that I am an old man, I must say I still suffer from cold hands and cold ears.  If I die within this decade, know that I truly do love people I just sometimes don’t know how to show it.  As in the case of all humanity, I am learning to be someone.  I hope so far you like who I am, but it is okay if you don’t.  You might in time.  Blessings from me to you 

Get to know the band month: Mark Porostosky

My name as it appears on my certificate of birth is Mark Steven Porostosky Jr.  However, I will gladly accept other nombres ( or shortened nombres) including Marquese, Poro, Jr., Mike, and Hannigan.
 
I was born in a city east of the home of the mighty Browns known as Painesville, Ohio.  My Hungarian family owned a shoe repair shop when I was very little.  I probably would have followed into the footsteps of my Grandfather; however my fate was instead decided by the technology that now can make several pairs of cheap shoes abundant and affordable to every human being.  I am only partially grateful for this. 
 
As a boy, I soon came to love the smell of vanilla, and the sound I heard in my head when I smelt its sweet soothing fragrance.  However, I also soon developed a severe allergy to fragrance, and I have had to avoid most chemical fragrance mixes ever since.  I soon turned toward the latter part of that initial statement and begin to desire the crafting of sound.    
 
It is within these days that I decided very carefully an instrument to begin my romance with.  I chose the guitar.  I found it intriguingly exciting and studied its string vibrations seriously through college.  Now I am only half serious about my studies of string vibrations.  Through my life I have picked up and played an assortment of other instruments that I have found as suitable mates for myself and the guitar.  Currently I am learning the art of the clarinet.
 
Like my dear friend Steven, I too have played in several bands and have traveled the road alone as a singer/ songwriter.  However, that road was very lonely and full of tears so I must say I am quite ecstatic to be playing with the four fine individuals within TLATW. 
 
Other than this romance with musique, I can only say I have one other affair.  This is the distant sport of running.  I use to be a pretty serious freak about running.  Now, I am only a half serious freak runner.  It is true. In fact if you are driving in Northern Ohio this winter you might find me once again focusing on the pavement in front of me as I run and think through the cave that is myself.  I actually really enjoy it; but I enjoy it even more when running with other personas.        
 
Now that I am an old man, I must say I still suffer from cold hands and cold ears.  If I die within this decade, know that I truly do love people I just sometimes don’t know how to show it.  As in the case of all humanity, I am learning to be someone.  I hope so far you like who I am, but it is okay if you don’t.  You might in time.  Blessings from me to you 

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    Mark; he continues...friendship with.
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