| Name: |
Derek Ryan Brooks |
| Nicknames: |
Brooks, broox, Brooxie |
| Birthday: |
August 5, 1981 |
| From: |
Port Byron, Illinois |
| Currently in: |
Ankeny, Iowa (Des Moines Suburb) |
| Schools: |
Riverdale High School - Port Byron, Illinois
Cornell College - Mount Vernon, Iowa |
| Job: |
Web Application Specialist for Red 5 Interactive (I build ruby on rails apps)
Formerly: Application Developer for the Research Information Management department in Information Management at Pioneer Hi-Bred International (I wrote software for bio-chemistry scientists... mostly web based software) |
| Networks: |
del.icio.us,
Dopplr,
Facebook,
Flickr,
Friendfeed,
Friendster,
Hi5,
Jaiku,
Last.fm,
LinkedIn,
Myspace,
Orkut,
Pownce,
Twitter,
Technorati,
YouTube
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| Travel: |
United States
Mount Washington, NH
Ankeny, IA
Bettendorf, IA
Boulder City, NV
Canton, IL
Canton, OH
Cape Canaveral, FL
Cary, IL
Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedarville, OH
Chandler, AZ
Chicago, IL
Colona, IL
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Danube, MN
Davenport, IA
Daytona Beach, FL
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Dubuque, IA
Grand Canyon, AZ
Green Valley, AZ
Gurnee, IL
Harpers Ferry, IA
Hillsdale, IL
Hollywood, CA
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa City, IA
Johnston, IA
Kansas City, MO
Key West, FL
Lake Madison, SD
Las Vegas, NV
Lawrence, KS
Ledyard, CT
Lincoln, NE
Los Angeles, CA
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Macomb, IL
Mankato, MN
Marion, IA
Miami Beach, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Misquamicut, RI
Monmouth, IL
Morgan, MN
Mt Vernon, IA
Myrtle Beach, SC
Nashville, TN
Nebraska City, NE
New Ulm, MN
Nicollet County, MN
Orlando, FL
Osceola, IA
Panora, IA
Peoria, IL
Port Byron, IL
Portland, ME
Rapids City, IL
Redondo Beach, CA
Redwood Falls, MN
Rochester, MN
San Antonio, TX
Sioux Falls, SD
St Cloud, FL
St Louis, MO
Tucson, AZ
Virginia Beach, VA
Walker, MN
Washington, DC
West Des Moines, IA
Wheaton, IL
Willow Springs, MO
Willowbrook, IL
Winter Park, CO
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Islands
Cococay, Bahamas
Labadee, Haiti
San Juan, Puerto Rico
St Lucia, West Indies
St Thomas, Virgin Islands
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Other Countries
Monterrey, Mexico
Nogales, Mexico
Nueva Vallarta, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Thunder Bay,ON,Canada
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See a map of everywhere I've been
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| Music: |
Aeon Grey, Aesop Rock, Andy Bauer, Anybody Killa, Arecee, Beastie Boys, Bionic Jive, Blackalicious, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, CKY, Coal Chamber, D12, Dark Lotus, Deftones, Demon Hunter, Dropkick Murphys, Eminem, Error, Esham, Fatboy Slim, Felix Da Housecat, Fischerspooner, Green Day, Halfbreed, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Heiruspecs, HIM, House of Krazees, Insane Clown Posse, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kill Hannah, King Gordy, KingSpade, Korn, Kottonmouth Kings, Less Than Jake, Lil Jon, Linkin Park, Local H, Lost Cause, Ludacris, Malice, MC Chris, Metallica, Millencolin, Mindless Self Indulgence, Modest Mouse, Monoxide, Natas, Nelly, Nirvana, NOFX, Norma Jean, Offspring, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Orgy, Outkast, P.O.D., Pantera, Peaches, Pixies, Powerman 5000, Primus, Prodigy, Project Pat, Psychopathic Rydas, Q Strange, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine, Rammstein, Reel Big Fish, RJD2, Rob Zombie, Slow Coming Day, Snoop Dogg, Sublime, Sugar Ray, System of a Down, Tech N9ne, The Presidents of the United States of America, Three 6 Mafia, Tool, TV on the Radio, Twista, Twiztid, UnderOath, Vanilla Ice, Ween, Weezer, White Zombie, Wu-Tang Clan, Zug Izland |
| Movies: |
8 Mile, American Beauty, Big Money Hustlas, Boondock Saints, CKY 1-4, Fast and the Furious, Fight Club, Freddy Got Fingered, Gone in 60 Seconds, Jackass: The Movie, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Ocean's Eleven, Office Space, Pulp Fiction, Run Lola Run, SLC Punk, Star Wars... |
| Hobbies: |
Soaping, skateboarding, inline skating, snowboarding, snowskating, paintballing, tech, auto tuning, audio/video, film editing, driving fast, looking at girls, web design, building things, and being generally crazy. |
| Shoes: |
about 50 pairs of Soaps, some Axis skate shoes, some Heelys, etc |
| Concerts: |
These are big concerts/tours, not local shows, etc... the list would be way too long.
| · 05/05/2001 |
ICP (Bizzar Bizaar Tour - Feat. Blaze, Marz) Clinton, IA |
| · 12/12/2001 |
Kottonmouth Kings (Feat. Bionic Jive, Primer 55) Iowa City, IA |
| · 03/10/2002 |
Twiztid (Mirror Mirror Tour - Feat Blaze) Clinton, IA |
· 06/29/2002
07/05/2002 |
Cornerstone Festival (Feat. Blindside, Norma Jean, MxPx, Project 86, Living Sacrifice, Zao, etc) |
| · 12/03/2002 |
Snoop Dogg (Paid Da Cost Tour) Cedar Rapids, IA |
| · 01/25/2003 |
ICP (Shangri-La Tour - Feat. ABK) Des Moines, IA |
| · 08/16/3003 |
Kill Hannah (Feat Caviar) Chicago, IL |
| · 09/21/2003 |
ICP (Wicked Wonka Tour - Feat. Tech N9ne, Bone Thugs, Kottonmouth Kings), Des Moines, IA |
| · 10/31/2003 |
ICP (Hallowicked - Feat. Tech N9ne, Bone Thugs, Kottommouth Kings, Esham), Detroit, MI |
| · 11/21/2003 |
Mindless Self Indulgence (Despierta Los Ni?os Tour), Des Moines, IA |
| · 03/16/2004 |
Tesla (Feat. Podunk), Des Moines, IA |
· 07/01/2004
07/04/2004 |
Cornerstone Festival (Slow Coming Day, Reliant K, Supertones, DJ Trancelott, Squad Five-O, Project 86, MXPX, Norma Jean, Blindside, P.O.D., Demon Hunter, etc) |
| · 08/25/2004 |
Metallica (Feat. Godsmack), Chicago, IL |
| · 09/20/2004 |
Tech N9ne (Feat. Empire, Kutt Calhoun, Project Deadman, and Skatterman & Snugg Brim), Des Moines, IA |
| · 11/20/2004 |
ICP (Hell's Pit Tour - Feat. ABK, Mack 10, Esham) Des Moines, IA |
| · 05/01/2005 |
8 Ball & MJG, Des Moines, IA |
| · 05/24/2005 |
Mindless Self Indulgence (feat Super 8-bit Brothers, and SMB) Des Moines, IA |
| · 02/16/2006 |
NIN (feat Moving Units) Des Moines, IA |
| · 08/05/2006 |
Lollapalooza (Ween, Lyrics Born, Kill Hannah, Blackalicious, Kanye West, The Shins, Rev. Horton heat, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers) Chicago, IL |
| · 07/26/2007 |
Tech N9ne (feat Subnoize Souljas, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Hed PE, Kottonmouth Kings) Des Moines, IA |
| · 08/05/2007 |
Lollapalooza (Ghostland Observatory, MIA, Rapture, Blonde Redhead, The Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, Rhymefest, The Roots, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spoon, Muse, Lupe Fiasco, Amy Winehouse, Iggy and the Stooges, !!!, Modest Mouse, Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, TV on the Radio, Pearl Jam) Chicago, IL |
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