1. My Stuff 2. My Family's Stuff. 3. Everyone Else's Stuff. 4. Writing, Reading, Music, Painting, Cinema, Journalism, Publishing, Travel 5. The Grand Unifying Theory of the Universe, or if not that: 6. String Theory 7. Loyalty. 8. Global Warming 9. Nano Technology 10. People who are interested in other people. 11. Nietcheian Pessimism 12. Spinozan Optimism, but mostly: 13. Jamesian Pragmatism 14. People who know or have learned how to enjoy life 15. Fractal Space Concepts 16. Medieval Sociology and Architecture 17. Carpentry and DIY 18. Anything Naval 19. Renewable Energy and Green Technology 20. Cooking and people who love to cook 21. The Pentatonic Scale and Related Licks (I "play" guitar for amusement, pleasure and some sort of mathematic curiosity...) 22. Beer, Wine and Spirits 23. Innovators 24. Seafood 25. Woodworkers and Woodwork. 26. The Seattle Mariners (pity me) 27. Intellectual Honesty (regular lies, I can live with). 28. Shakespearian decasyllables, and those who appreciate them.
Music
In terms of rock and pop, it started off in the early 60's in the Northwest with local-hero bands like The Sonics and the Kingsmen. And then came all the rest. Since I never really connected much with French pop music, I was forced back into my roots over here. I like anything with some originality. Suggestions more than welcome.
Movies
Anything well written, even standard genre films (thrillers, action, police, romantic comedy). I have a soft spot for good dialogue, and can forgive just about anything else if that exists.
Television
In France: a couple of music shows like Manu Katche's One Shot Not, or to a (much) lesser extent, Taratata. Otherwise, simply, I prefer imported American series (Dr. House and a few other generic police shows). I don't have cable (just as well), thus the pickings are few over here. France just isn't cutting edge, when it comes to general audience pop culture areas like TV, pop music or... with a few exceptions, film. It does have OTHER things, of course...
Books
Everything from everywhere... lately, middle eastern and eastern European writers. Quite a bit of non-fiction dealing with environmental and geo-political issues. And history, as always. French fiction is always interesting (it's one of the things they do well, if not very, very well...)
Heroes
Al Gore. Chief Crazy Horse. Francis Bacon. Nicholas Hulot. Buckminster Fuller. Edgar Allan Poe. Lincoln Steffens. Sherwood Anderson. Sandy Koufax. Frank Lloyd Wright. John Dos Passos. Elisabeth I. John Stanford. Rachel Carlson. John Lennon. William Shakespeare. Winston Churchill. Bertrand Russell. Saul Bellow. M.L. King. Frank Zappa. Lech Walesa. Howard Hughes. Norman Mailer. Michael Moore. Kurt Cobain. Jim Bouton. William the Conqueror. Cassius Clay. Albert Einstein. Gary Larson. Robert Fisk, Katherine Hepburn. Iggy Pop. Samuel Clemens. Lewis & Clark. Jimi Hendrix. Perhaps Obama. Sometimes even myself.
About me:
Originally from the Northwest -- Washington State -- but I've been in France so long I'm Mid-Atlantic, when not completely French-fried.... What am I doing here? Living, and nicely at that. France is a great place to live and raise a family.
Writer (Novels/film scripts), I teach and translate. I'm now working on a project done in collaboration with a partner.
Iconoclast and a host of other foibles... but like any fine wine (or even a regular one), I'm better at dinner...
Yes I can communicate in French (oui, parler Franglais) if you're not too picky about grammar and spelling, yes I live close to Paris. No, I don't have room for visitors....... SHEEE-ITT. And finally, yes, I will add people I haven't contacted personally and I do try to respond most of the time.
Thanks for dropping by.
Finally, here are some non-copyright jeopardized works available. (They are available on Scribd.com, just look me up.) For starters, here's something written in the early 80's:
Who I'd like to meet: Writers and Poets. Literary Publishers, Editors and Agents. Journalists. In the arts: Painters, Sculpters, Musicians. In the film world: Directors, Screenwriters, Producers, Editors, Cinematographers, Actors, Art Directors, Agents (novels/screenplays), Managers, Execs, Documentarians, Location Managers, Production Managers, Effects people, Gaffers, Set Designers, PAs, Choreographers, Casting, Publicity, Animators, Distributors, Digital Artists. In other words: artists in general, and anyone else with either a creative bent or who is interested in art.
I do believe I will make that migration. Very soon, in fact. MS doesn't even let non-members view your full page anymore - which for me was sort of the point. I'll look you up as soon as I get it going.
Fleur de nos cimetières en France, le chrysanthème est une fleur sacrée au pays du soleil-levant. Symbole du Japon par excellence, les chrysanthèmes sont considérés comme signe de longévité et de bonheur !
Bande annonce du Making of de PARI(S) D'EXIL film du comédien kurde Ahmet Zirek présenté au Festival Paris Cinéma 2009
"Pari(s)
d'exil"est comme une confidence amicale... On entre dans le cœur d'un
homme apatride qui nous fait partager ses sensations, ses émotions, ses
joies, ses angoisses, ses peines, sa déstructuration, sa reconstruction, ses espoirs.
Filmé avec très peu de moyen, 'Paris(s) d'exil' est un film généreux,
(réellement !), personnel, où l'on découvre la poésie kurde et l'humour
d'un auteur et comédien inspiré.
A découvrir donc, d'autant plus que la culture et l'histoire kurde est encore bien mal connue !
ROTTENWEISS : Une Terre ravagée par des hommes en lutte, mus par la haine perpétuelle, des populations décimées par la cruauté, une toute nouvelle et malfaisante mythologie C’est le tableau de la société dans laquelle doit vivre Marie-Hélène Rottenweiss. Lorsqu’un être céleste lui donne un fils, elle comprend rapidement que seule la violence lui permettra de s’en sortir, et de faire de son fils un maître absolu. Jusqu’à ce qu’elle croise Cham, un homme en quête de liberté. EXTRAIT:::http://www.wobook.com/WBtc25a2Lg6kBl6F/Rottenweiss.html A++
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Salut Marc Ça me fait super plaisir de te parler!! Tu vas bien? Il me semble que c'est une journée spéciale! lol Un Joyeux Anniversaire!! Qu'est-ce que tu as de prévu? Profite en au maximum! Tu mérites ce qu'il y a de meilleur!
Je t'offre notre titre Open Your Eyes que tu peux télécharger gratuitement! Clique sur la bannière!! Tu me donneras tes commentaires
Je vais attendre de tes nouvelles Prends soin de toi Valérie et toute la famille de YFE xxxxx
Je vous souhaite la bienvenue dans mon univers de notes et de mots et je vous invite à vous souscrire à mon blogue. Venez lire les commentaires de quelques lecteurs qui ont découvert ROSE AU CLAIR DE SAN. Si vous avez déjà reçu l’invitation ou êtes déjà souscrit… bien merci beaucoup et à bientôt et surtout passez le mot...
Marc! Thanks, brother! Yea, I laugh a little because for purposes of theme I traded the Yamaha 800 that I actually tooled around America on for the more "American" bike in the poem - but really, who's buying those damn things: Trust fund bikers?
Hello ! Pour bien démarrer la rentrée, je t’invite à notre concert qui aura lieu samedi 6 septembre à La Locandiera, à Paris. Si tu es dans la région, cela me ferait très plaisir de t’y voir ;) Peace, Amoria
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