Introduce Yourself: BIO'S ONLY

[gnarlyXcharly]

Name: Carlos Antonio Ruiz de Chavez Sierra AKA Gnarly Charlie, Charlie, Porks, Porky, Bacon, Porkster, etc...
Birthplace: Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
What got you into hardcore: Friends, punk, middle school, shows
In a band? past bands?: none; starting one as soon as I move back to Laredo
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: When I was 12, my grandpa's car rolled over while we were coming back from a vacation, killing my grandma, my aunt's mother, their friend and her baby.
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Closest friends, straight edge, getting into shows and music. TXHC
top 5 favorite bands: Hardcore: Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Die Young, Down To Nothing, Gorilla Biscuits
Non Hardcore: The Beatles, Yes, Canned Heat, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley
Hobbies: Listening to music, chilling it with my friends, hanging out with my dogs, I play some instruments but nothing special, cooking, baking (food).

A picture of you:
Most recent picture of me, on my 17th birthday.

I'm in the green, singing along to the Golden Age at Third Coast Hardcore Fest

[Joshua Edge]

Name: Joshua Aldape
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Friends. Going to shows.
In a band? For The Taking
past bands?: Attempted Tragedy (RIP)
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: Can't Remember
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Victoria
top 5 favorite bands: Kids Like Us, Have Heart, Sinking Ships, Anchors Away, The Golden Age
Hobbies: Hanging Out, Going To Shows, Etc.

[Emily]

Name: Emily Dalrymple
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Kevin Reyes
In a band? past bands?: Nope
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: Got dignose with depression
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Relizing who I'am
Top 5 favorite bands: Comeback Kid, Kids Like Us, Shark Punch, Leftover Crack, Sublime
Hobbies: Being with my bf,friends,family and being random

A picture of you:

[xODIO PUROx]

jatomic said:

Figured I'd update my thing.

Name: JJ Hinojosa
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Die Young/Agnostic Front/Black Flag
In a band?: Streetwise
Past bands?: None that matter.
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: My Grandpa passing away.
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Music. Straight Edge.
Favorite bands: Pantera, Metallica, Black Flag, Agnostic Front, Rancid, Manu Chao, Wu Tang, Pharcyde, Bad Brains
Current favorites: Integrity, Buried Alive, Inside Out, Crowbar, Biohazard
Hobbies: photography, drawing, music, graf, working out.

A picture of you:

[juanjohn]

Name: juanjohn
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: friends
In a band?: nope
Past bands?: nope
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: job
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: music and friends
Top 5 favorite bands: Misfits, Mayhem, Circle Jerks, Explosions in the Sky and CDC
Current favorites: Circle Jerks, Bun B, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Kids Like Us and Municipal Waste
Hobbies: skating, music,graf and bummin

[Poncenoche]

ponce said:

Name: Jorge, Ponce
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: hatebreed, walls of jericho, Alexxx, and going to shows.
In a band? N/A
Shittiest thing that ever happened to you: My grandfather passing away.
Greatest thing that ever happened to you: My life
Top five favorite bands: as of now terror, circa survive, love is red (rip), long life tragedy, the banner.
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, going to shows, listening to music, graffiti sketching.

[Jorge]

Name: Jorge Gomez
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: My first show back in 9th grade. but mainly Full Contact, Flawless Victory, and Boogie Bash 7.
In a band? past bands?: On The Nightingale Floor (RIP), Tony Montanas Last Stand, 2 Atheist and A Drum Machine, and filled in for The Red Alert UK.
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: being really poor.
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Shows and TMLS *music*
top 5 favorite bands: Despised Icon, Municipal Waste, The Mongoloids, Brujeria, and Opeth.
Hobbies: hanging out and laughing hard. Drawing and writing crazy stuff.

A picture of you: Im the ugly one.

[lolrudy]

Name: Rudy Guajardo
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Pablo, Kevin, Dusty, Vic, Felipe, etc. etc.
In a band? past bands?: I suck.
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: Got hit coming out of the sonic and my car was totalled.
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: I lived through it. ;D
top 5 favorite bands: I don't know... lol.
Hobbies: Cars, Video games, Music, Nerd shit. I'm a moderator on LaredoPerformance.Net in my spare time.

Picture of me? Don't have any atm. Sorry.

[Frank]

Name: Frank Peña
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: When I went to my first show i was hooked.
In a band? past bands?: Half Time, The Storm
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you:
Greatest thing to ever happen to you:
Top 5 favorite bands: Down To Nothing, Bad Religion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Municipal Waste, Outspoken (to be honest this is what i have been listening to a lot lately.)
Bands i grew up with: Sum 41, System of A Down, and Green Day
Hobbies: Architecture, small vinyl collection

A picture of you:

[Bayokko23]

[glow=limegreen,2,300]Name: Brenda Renteria (wishing for a better name)
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
What got you into hardcore: my friends, my first show at philly's house
In a band? past bands?: nada
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: finding out my biological mother is a whore and my bio. dad is no where to be found and unknown
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: having the greatest family and friends
top 5 favorite bands: System of a Down, poco of Cradle of Filth, rammstein, silverstein and....i go blank here
Hobbies: dancing, writing stuff, texting, laughing, listening to music, watching ppl beat the hellz out of each other at shows then laughing, and celebrating random shtuff [/glow]

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A picture of you:
(will update later for picture =/...too lazy right now to go into my email save it then upload it into photobucket and so on XD)

[Posi Andy]

Name: Andrés Marquez (changuillo)
Birthplace: Monterrey, Mexico
What got you into hardcore: Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Shows, Friends
In a band? past bands?: Strong Belief(bass), Forever Young (vocals). Buenos Muchachos (rip), Banneds (rip)
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you:
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Ale, Finish the University
top 5 favorite bands: Minor Threat, 7 seconds, Chain of Strength, HH, Lifes Halt
Hobbies: my girlfriend,Read, Hanging Out with my friends, going to shows, trips

[john_anthony]

john said:

Name: John
Nickname:Jahn . . . . . . . . . . I don’t know that’s how everyone seems to identifly me as
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: underboss, blackflag, minor threat and friends
In a band? Past bands?: nope not yet.
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: being arrested and taken to jail.
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: my friends and my great Mom
Top 5 favorite bands: Boys Night Out, Saves the Day, Anatomy Of A Ghost, Warzone, Death Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, AFI (. . . . . wait thats more that 5)
Hobbies: Drinking Coffee, Being on my computer, Recording, and also Shows.


picture of me?

[adamvalley]

Name: Adan Gonzalez aka Adam Valley, El Gallo Negro, The Hunk
Birthplace: Edinburg, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Its Message and beliefs
In a band? past bands?: Chop Block, gods last breath (dead), Save Serenity (not in it anymore),Knowingly Forgotten (Dead)
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: i got fired from my job on a Friday then on Saturday me and 6 of my friends and my girlfriend almost drowned at the beach
then on Sunday driving to a show i got hit on my side by a truck and my glasses ended up broken
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: My Girlfriend, Hardcore, My Job and Friends
top 5 favorite bands: Notorious Big, Megadeth, Five Families, Furious Styles, Gorilla Biscuits
Hobbies: Doing Shows, My Band, My Girl, Hardcore, Photo-shop, Learning new things

[TFOSTER]

Name: Thomas Foster
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: friends
In a band?: nope
Past bands?: nope
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: jj coming into my life
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: bitches, music, friends, BEER
Top 5 favorite bands: bone thugs, catch 22, manu chao, madball, sick of it all
Current favorites: death, eminem, xo skeletons
Hobbies: swimming , partying, smoking a cig while taking a shit( its the best)

[davidtmls]

Name: David Thomas Montoya
Birthplace: Laredo, Texas
What got you into hardcore: Friends and drumming.
In a band? past bands?: dead set (dead), BI (dead), Pessimus Imperium (on a LONG hiatus) Tony Montana's Last Stand (currently... sort of)
Shittiest thing to ever happen to you: fracture in my left arm... i couldn't drum and i hated it. / brake-up
Greatest thing to ever happen to you: Supportive parents, loving friends, and Emperor/Radiohead
top 5 favorite bands: this one tough... Emperor, Radiohead, Duelo, Gorilla Biscuits, and The Smiths/Morrissey!
Hobbies: Drumming is my life. Hanging out with great friends, listening to all kinds of music, currently a student at A&M kingsville... SUX

not sure how to upload a pic
but you can see some at www.myspace.com/txgxc