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GENERAL: freedom, international cuisine, fancy footwear, beach trips, puppies(canines in any form really), idioms, my birthday, jewelry-making, text messaging en francais, The New York Times, my brilliant friends' lives, vintage bicycles and clothing, irony, live music, summer nights SPECIFIC MOMENTS: shopping @Trader Joe's in the morning and beating the crowds, driving through Laurel Canyon at sunset w/Josh while Peggy Lee's "Fever" comes on the radio, bumping into old friends on the street(NYC is an incestuous small town), rooftop cocktails with Marleah and Stacie, planning fashion photoshoots w/my girls from 1st grade twenty years later, wine on my dad's terrace w/Bon, riding the Santa Monica Pier rollercoaster, Lamar getting me into VIP @PS.1, sunday brunches in Brooklyn cafes w/gardensMusic
Movies
Vertigo, Amelie, Little Children, The Last Waltz, In the Bedroom, The Color of Paradise, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Commitments, The Battle of Algiers, Do the Right Thing, Sideways, Chinatown, Bring it On, The Passenger, Hairspray, Days of Heaven, Y Tu Mama Tambien, anything French, in black and white, with a lot of smoking goin' onTelevision
Books
Middlesex, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lolita, The Kite Runner, The Corrections, Crime and Punishment, Things Fall Apart, Death in Venice, The Sun Also Rises, White Teeth, Hawaiian dictionaries, The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity FairHeroes
Ghandi, mi madre, Rosie, and whoever wrote the SNL "Dick in a Box" skit. F'ing brilliant.
Latest Blog Entries
- Jul 17, 2006 3:29 AM Mar and Marg made me do this...so I'm "tagged"
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About me:
On the move.Who I'd like to meet:
Cocktails followed by a French fusion dinner with Nancy Pelosi, David Bowie, Barack Obama, and Kate Winslet.Details
- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: New York
- Orientation: Straight
- Ethnicity: Other
- Religion: Agnostic
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Children: Someday
- Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
- Education: College graduate
- Occupation: theater-jewelry-ESL
- Income: $250,000 and Higher
Schools
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Suny College At New Paltz
- New Paltz,New York
- Graduated: 2001
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Theater Arts
- Minor: English Literature
1997 to 2001 -
Fiorello H. La Guardia Hs
- New York,New York
- Graduated: 1997
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
1993 to 1997













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I will be attending this. my fathers band, african music,dancers,singers on a boat nyc! hope to see you there. please fowrad on. GREAT LIVE MUSIC IN MANHATTAN!!thanks anna
"Shimmy on the Hudson" Presents...
September 25th, 2008
~The Sounds of Taraab~
Music & Dance of Zanzibar
"Shimmy on the Hudson", the famous exotic party cruise line of New York City, presents an evening sojourn around the harbor aboard the ~Star of Palm Beach~
What a way to spend a September night!
There is ~DJ Derajja~ spinning Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian dance music
~DJ Marcus Ho~ doing up top 40 hits on the lower deck
Bellydancers, henna tattoo painting, hookah specials and...
Live performances by ~The Sounds of Taraab~
Exotic music and dance of Zanzibar
Taraab is a spicy blend of Arabic, Indian, and Swahili African musical styles.
The lyrics are passionate, the melodies delightful, the beat makes you dance!
www. myspace. com/soundsoftaraab
Alsarah, vocals Ismail Butera, accordion & vocals
Haig Manoukian, oud Michael Hess, violin & nai flute
Tiye Giraud, percussion & vocals Rami El Aasser, percussion
Featuring the dance magic of the exciting ~Rujeko~
And, the lovely ~Olga El~
Cash buffet and bar available
Shisha-Hookah pipe specials....Reserve before time
Goi to the website www. shimmyonthehudson. com
September 25th, 2008
Boarding from 6:30-7:30, then cruise till 10 PM!
Sailing rain or shine
Pier # 40 W.Houston St. & West Side Highway
Order your VIP tickets now...Only $10...Regular price is $15 at the Pier.
[Dress to impress...No sneakers, shorts, hats, ect]
Email Ismail at accorditunes@yahoo.com
my fathers show tomorrow evening in a great loung african music and african dancers and african singers! great show! please pass on or attend, it will be nice to see you there. world music!
Starts at 7:30-midnight
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To: mac2005@optonline.net
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Zanzibar Dance Party with The Sounds of Taraab, DJ Derajja!
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:58:21 -0400 (EDT)
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From: accorditunes@yahoo.com
To: accorditunes@aol.com
Sent: 8/21/2008 4:23:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Fw: Zanzibar Dance Party with The Sounds of Taraab, DJ Derajja!
Aug.27th @ 7:30 Only $10
Katra Lounge 217 Bowery [Rivington St] Manhattan 10002
www. katranyc. com
A Zanzibar Dance Party with ~The Sounds of Taraab~ & ~DJ Derajja~
~The Sounds of Taraab~ perform taraab music and Dance of Zanzibar.
And DJ Derajja spinning your favorite hits from the Middle East, North Africa
and the Indian sub-continent.
At the beautifully decorated ~Katra Lounge~ 217 Bowery, Manhattan
Full bar and fine Moroccan cuisine available.
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Sang "Waltzing Melissa" today. Hope you're doing well :)
hey Shaba, had a blast this weekend, good to see you. Good luck on the video.
Happy Brithday!
hey there stranger, how are you?
hey! we're coming home for a long weekend in 3 weeks!send details later!
"it's not like i hooked up with some mr. goodbar i met randomly at a dive on saturday night". love your quotes.
Hey you!I seriously miss you!I miss you so much that it is ridiculous.I would love to plan a brunch date or something soon.Guess what? I am going hiking in Mexico for 2 weeks next month ;) We have so much to catch up on.Love you! XOXOXOXOXXOXOXO