Drawing, painting, writing poetry, martial arts, competitive distance running, cycling, swimming, tennis, chess, cinema, playing and listening to music, concert going, creative writing, bowling, baseball / softball, travel, spiritual study, mind expansion in general
Music
Way too many to mention, I enjoy ALL genres, but here are a few key favorites: AD/DC, UFO, Pink Floyd, Yes, Rush, Triumph, The Tragically Hip, John Lennon, 10cc, Seal, Heart, Roxy Music, REO Speedwagon, Eurythmics, Heaven 17, The Fixx, Simple Minds, Hendrix, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Renaissance, Tears for Fears, Sade, Level 42, Tom Waits, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, Grover Washinton Jr., Sergio Mendes, Hiroshima, Patsy Cline, Philip Glass, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Soul II Soul, Brand New Heavies, Swingout Sister, Everything But The Girl, Jean Michele Jarre, Parliament, Sly Stone, Erasure, Son Seals, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dido, Zero 7, Air, Shakira, Gypsy Kings, Gorillaz, Staind, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters
Movies
OLD SCHOOL:
Pygmalion, The Wizard of Oz, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, Rebecca, The Maltese Falcon, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Song of Bernadette, Stairway to Heaven, White Heat, A Christmas Carol (1951 version with Alastair Sim), Miracle on 34th Street (the otiginal 1947 version with Natalie Wood & Edmund Gwenn), Out of the Past, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Thing, Them, The 42nd Parallel, Suspicion, Notorious, Arsenic & Old Lace, The Roaring Twenties, The Emperor Jones, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, Scarface, All the films of Lon Chaney Sr., Of Mice and Men (with Lon Chaney Jr.), American in Paris, West Side Story, any of Brando's films during the 50s (if you really want to know why he is considered to have revolutionized American acting), James Dean's films, The Ten Commandments, The Buccaneer, Zulu, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, the Godfather trilogy, The Big Country, almost anything starring Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Yul Brynner, Leslie Howard, Roddy McDowall, James Mason, Ann Margaret, Pam Grier, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Gila Golan, Bruce Lee or Eli Wallach....................................................
NEW SCHOOL:
Casino, Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, Goodfellas, Alien & Aliens, Excalibur, Dragonslayer, Star Trek II & IV, Starman, Back to School, Let It Ride, New Jack City, Deep Cover, Gang Related, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, Wargames, House of Cards, Spartan, Heist, Kill Shorty, Reservoir Dogs, Extreme Prejudice, The Dead Zone, Rainman, Blood Simple, True Romance, Hero (Jet Li), House of Flying Daggers, any of Ang Lee's Hong Kong action films with Chow Yun Fat, especially HARD BOILED, The Ring/Ringu, The Grudge, Seven, Full Metal Jacket, Silence of the Lambs, V for Vendetta, Open Range, the X Men series, the Spider Man series, the Harry Potter series, the Pirates of the Carribean series, The Departed, Kama Sutra, almost anything featuring Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Clarence Williams III, Sam Elliott, Joan Chen, John Lone, Ed Harris or James Woods
Television
Twilight Zone (original), Outer Limits (original), Star Trek (original), X Files, Dr. Who (mostly the Tom Baker years), The Prisoner, The Avengers (mostly the Diana Rigg years), Cathouse, Simpsons, Carnivale, Boston Legal, Lost, Rome, Pro Wrestling, Nightline, CNN & MSNBC, religious documentaries (i.e. Mysteries of the Bible) on the History Channel & Discovery Channel, Nova, A Haunting, Real Sports.
Books
"The Mechanism of Mind" by Edward de Bono.
The Bible.
The collective works of Edgar Allen Poe.
"Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life" by Dr. Jay Lombard & Dr. Christian Renna.
Compilations of the work by Frazetta, Rockwell, Vellejo & Elvgren.
"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
"I'm OK, You're OK" by Thomas Harris
"The Prophet" by Gibran
"The Art of War" by Tsu
Heroes
"You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you GIVE." Winston Churchill
My mom (any good mother should be declared a hero for obvious reasons) & my older brother, GAMETHEORIST, who on his own over the past 30 years, has raised his IQ over 70 points (not kidding) through a spartan like study discipline (that began with reading Webster's entire dictionary cover to cover), that has resulted in his being a genuine expert on logic, psychology and game theory (check out WWW.GAMETHEORIST.COM)- I don't know ANYONE ANYWHERE that has done that. That said, I would lionize anyone that improves themselves and/or their life & the lives of those around them by sheer desire & discipline without intent to harm, undermine or marginalize others.
And a special recognition to our military men & women, who prepare diligently, serve willingly and represent faithfully.
LOOKING TO NETWORK SELF TAUGHT and/or NATURALLY TALENTED ARTISTS THAT LIKE WORKING IN POPULAR CULTURE ORIENTED THEMES, AND STUDIOS AND/OR PUBLISHERS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING NEW TALENT!
About me: NOTE: WWW.ASTRALARTIST.COM is currently down for re-designing, so be sure to visit it when it re-launches in late Winter 2009 to view the work of collage master GAMETHEORIST. Read his explanation of life on WWW.OCCULTTHEORY.COM
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I'm a naturally talented artist/illustrator returning to the arts after a long career in hospitality sales, where I was fortunate enough to have met many of my closest friends. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago. I focus my work on photo realistic and comic book style drawing/painting, cartooning, layout/logo design, and am launching several art oriented web sites throughout 2008 & 2009: my personal site, www.jamieshelton.net, newly launched, www.astralartist.com, due to re-launch in late Winter 2009, and the highly anticipated www.AmericanSiren.com, a "homage to the sensual woman, in pictures and prose." More to follow- please enjoy my gallery slideshows.
I am into cultural arts of all types: cinema, music, fashion (REAL fashion- style statements made by INDIVIDUALS, not "designer" labels). I try to incorporate my varied cultural interests to some degree into all of my work. That said, most of my art subject interests revolve around fantasy, mysticism, mythology, eroticism, some horror, etc...more work to come on this page!
My multi ethnic background- Filipino, Black, English, French, American Indian, Dutch- has empowered me with a unique perspective on most things, especially race and class relations, and religion.
Who I'd like to meet: I'm working on launching a new artists co-operative specifically for self taught / self trained artists. The mission of Neophyte Arts LLC will be to help such artists (who are often excluded from the artistic mainstream for not having trained in a conventional or institutional structure, and who might also not be particularly well connected or networked) to promote and market themselves via various arts ventures designed to exploit their innate artistic gifts. So, if you are a "self taught," "self trained," or otherwise naturally talented visual artist that is looking for new & effective ways of exposing and promoting your work, I WANT TO MEET YOU!!!
Neophyte Arts LLC, and its proprietary web site will be launching in 2009, watch for it!
I always welcome the chance to meet any like minded "near" rebels that "Dream As If You'll Live Forever, Live As If You'll Die Tomorrow..."
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The synchronic vibration between object and metaphor is the magical dimention of beauty that my artwork seeks out. My idea is that all objects, be they old containers, art works, art supplies, tree roots, or concepts themselves, continually vibrate frequencies of meaning in a continuum of metaphorical…
Manifesto continues at www.kenboe.com - Come visit one of my art shows in January. Follow link to my blog for more information.
"Synchronic Vessels" Las Vegas First Friday Art Walk, 01/01/10 8 Martinis Gallery at the Art Factory, 107 East Charleson Blvd, Downtown Las Vegas, and
"Synchronic Chaos" Chaos Art Space, 801 N. 6th Street, Downtown Phoenix, beginning night of 01/01/10
Hello, if you have time, I uploaded a new piece, the third version of "L’orpheon de Jade" for four pianos performed by Veronique Vanhoucke- pianist. All the best and Happy new year ! Pat. Thanks for your support:.
Every morning, every night, sometimes in the middle of the day... Escaping into dark, quiet corners to relieve myself Sometimes calmly, sometimes furiously... shamelessly Three times again today, is no surprise Laughing every time... seeing what I'd do to satisfy I want to take you up on all your offers... let you try Fulfill all the scintillating needs inside Heavenly wings and spitfire tongues taste like lullabies!
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Autumns beautiful magic transforms Summer into Winter. The brilliant colors, the cool breeze, & frosty nights signal excitement of upcoming holidays. Listen to the harmonic laughter of beautiful people, the honk of migrating geese or the purr of happy cat . Sweet Blessings, Rhonda Grace
As a winter present for everyone, I'm offering a free novella on my website.
A Happily Ever After of Her Own
Melinda Lightfoot, a preschool teacher with an unusual ability to flit in and out of fairy tales, never thought she would get into trouble...
...until the Fairy Tale Police arrest her while she is in Beauty and the Beast. They offer her a deal: Find Beauty, who left the story when Melinda trespassed into it, or be charged with the ultimate crime -- Fairy Tale Killer. If that's not bad enough the Beast tags along in search of his true love, and Melinda starts falling for the fairy tale prince. She must choose between doing the right thing and having her own happily ever after.
This weekend! At the stroke of MIDNITE - Different show each night! It's dark, ethereal, fleshy, vampy, theatrical... it's GRIM BURLESQUE! Promises to get your soul's heart throbbing to the spirit of Halloween. Be serenaded through our horror-themed tour of gothic erotica!
1901 W. Belmont (entrance on Wolcott) $10 special admission price when you mention “I’m a sexy bitch” at the door! BYOB – 18+ Awesome line-up that keeps growing – spread the love!
Hey Jamie!! it's been a while!! it's insane over here!! we bought a huge church and we did a major change in it.. turned it into a studio!! quite unusual I know... lol so new music is coming soon!! Hit me back.. I wanna know what's going on with you ..anything cool happening on your end? - Jeff
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