Black Oak Media
Black Oak Media We are Middle America's Alternative Culture

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80 years old
Cherry Valley, Illinois
United States



Last Login: 10/21/2009
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    Black Oak Media's Interests
General Art, photography, fiction, non fiction/essays, reviews, poetry, photo comics.
Music Folk Metal, punk, experimental, industrial, folk, goth, acoustic, indie.
Movies
Groups: Black Oak MediaMidwest Creatives & Vigilante ArtistsChicago Artistschicago's artistsChicago School of WritingChicago Writer's GroupIndependent ChicagoChicago Poetry Corner

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     Black Oak Media's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Illinois
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Other
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio
Occupation:Publication

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Publishing - Art - Other
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Charleston, Illinois US





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About me:

Black Oak Media is the spearhead of a direct assault on innocuous, monolithic consumer culture, and represents an atavism of a primal, human-centered worldview that unapologetically embraces all ranges of emotion and experience.

We are beyond Left and Right. We stand against Nihilism and the corruption, pollution, decadence, and fragility of the modern world. We stand for the farmers, artisans, small businesses, artists, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and hard working men and women that once made this country great.

We believe that folk culture must replace "popular culture," since popular culture is no longer produced by the common people but produced for us―brightly packaged and neatly trimmed―by elites who live over a thousand miles away from their constituents.

Life isn't an airbrushed model on a glossy magazine cover. Los Angeles and New York City do not represent our culture. Here at Black Oak Media, we believe that the people who live in "Middle America" have something to contribute. Our culture is not something that is marketed to the public from distant boardrooms; it is the artistic expression of our hopes, dreams, and fears. It is something meaningful that does not ride waves of trends or conform to market interests.

Who I'd like to meet:
Artists, writers, poets, photographers, philosophers, Musicians, & anyone who is fed up with popular, mainstream culture in Middle America. Anyone who thinks we are more than just a "fly-over zone" or a handful of faceless consumers crying out for urbanity.

   Black Oak Media's Friend Space (Top 4)
Black Oak Media has 618 friends.
 Michael Kleen 


 Chris Lempa 


 Greg Inda, World Class Traveler 


 Padraig 





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Banshee

Banshee



Oct 21 2009 1:02 AM

Thanks for the add and support of Banshee. The whole band appreciates your friendship! We are working on our fourth album, 'Halls of Karma' and we're excited! We're planning on releasing it in 2010 followed by a tour. We're working on investors and we'll be getting into the studio soon...

How are things going for you?

Drop by and leave us a comment, add us to your top friends or put one of our songs on your page/playlist - we would really appreciate that!

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http://BansheeRocks.com
Fields of Vision Tattoos / King of Spades

Joshua Ellis



Jun 23 2009 12:42 AM


Just wondering if anyone wanted to have some art done; I'm in dire need of the work so feel free to pass the word. Also doing trades, and willing to travel a bit if necessary...Preferably for tattoo parties if that's a concept. I also do traditional art, photo-retouching and fixing, graphic design, freelance research and writing, (I'm sort of a Jack-of-All-Trades), portraitures, etc...

Also, check out some of my original music here on my profile playlist if you haven't already and let me know what you think.

Many thanks
Joshua Ellis
Fields of Vision
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse

David Franks: Walkabouts Verse



Jun 12 2009 11:54 AM

(Hi: enjoyed my visit.)

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...

Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog):
WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN

Once drove an old sedan, up north,
From a place in Sydney to Cairns;
Then to Kuranda I went forth,
By train, to look without set plans.

I browsed through the trendy market,
With fresh fruits of tropical kind;
Walked to the creek through lush thicket -
Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.

I dined in a scenic cafe;
Then, outside, as I wrote for yen,
Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey,
You go walkabout with your pen.”

Request or question, I don’t know -
Assured voices, elderly men.
That’s now several years ago,
And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.

(C) David Franks 2003
GWYDION - New Videos Online - Studio Report 2 !

GWYDION - New Videos Online - Studio Report 2 !



Jun 11 2009 9:48 PM

Hey thanks for accepting our request, we hope you like our music. See you on a Gwydion show!
Our merchandise is available for sale, to order send mail: shop@gwydion.org or do it in our myspace.

Horns Up!
Gwydion
Eureka Brown

Eureka Brown



Apr 16 2009 8:32 PM

holler at yer boy!
DEGRADATION-Looking for Bass Player

DEGRADATION-Looking for Bass Player



Apr 2 2009 4:02 PM

Thanks for the add!<br />Check us out on 4/10 opening for Macabre at the Pearl Room<br />It's FREE and it's all ages<br />
Mark Edward Hall – Horror Author

Mark  Edward Hall



Mar 14 2009 2:46 PM

Thank you for the friendship. As you can see, I am a writer promoting my work on myspace. I have a fiction blog where I post short stories as a way of staying in touch with fans and to give potential new readers a chance to gauge my work. It would be very cool if you'd check it out. <br /> <br />Thanks again, <br />Mark <br />
Morpheus Tales

Morpheus Tales



Feb 19 2009 10:56 AM

thanks for the add!
CHARLIE RENNE..The Write Stuff

Charlie Renne



Jan 20 2009 1:28 AM

Hello…It’s great to have you as a friend…If you’d like to know more about me, then just tune in to www.blogtalkradio.com/thefunkywriter this Thursday at &:30 PM (EST). We’ll be discussing my two books, A TRUCK FELL ON ME (Check out the pics I’ve posted) and MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Do Not Attempt This At Home…You can call in and be part of the show also. I hope all of your days are grand.
Laura

Laura Lackner-Fenley



Jan 15 2009 9:05 PM

Thanks so much for adding me!
Westerley

Westerley Campbell



Dec 24 2008 6:01 AM

Merry Christmas to all!
Brain Surgeons

Brain Surgeons



Dec 16 2008 6:14 PM

HAIL & XXXX

Deborah
Westerley

Westerley Campbell



Nov 27 2008 12:44 AM

Happy Thanksgiving!
Denial Machine Fan Page

Denial Machine Fan Page



Nov 19 2008 11:58 PM

New song titled "Broken" just released.

Download it for FREE at www.ashesfromwithin.com

Next show
11/25 @ Pearl Room in Mokena, IL

All Ages ... 5pm ... $10 ... w/ Flaw
Doc Huckster

Doc Huckster



Nov 9 2008 2:56 PM

a friend is like the light.

a friend is like a flower that blooms just for you..and we can be our real selves when we see what's true..a friend is like a gentle rain when you thirst..and we are dancing rings around a rose called mother earth..a friend is like the moon choosing to reflect the light..and we couldn't see the beautiful stars unless it was for the dark of nights..a friend is like a flower we send to ourselves..a gift that just keeps on opening until the light of love is shown and felt.
Chris Lempa

Chris Lempa



Oct 3 2008 12:19 PM

New issue looks great!
BlackGlaize Online©

BlackGlaize Online©



Oct 4 2008 12:03 PM

We at BlackGlaize online© wish you a great weekend.
Please feel free to visit us anytime,
on myspace or www.blackglaize.co.nr
This comment was posted personally by Niesli
BlackGlaize Online©

BlackGlaize Online©



Sep 10 2008 1:13 PM

Thanks for the add. From all at BlackGlaize online
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse

David Franks: Walkabouts Verse



Sep 3 2008 12:55 PM

(Just enjoyed my visit.)

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this first poem sung on myspace.
Poem 162 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001

Where traditions are not so rare;
Sea, country and works scent the air;
A multitude of monuments,
Planted tubs and patterned pavements.

The longish pedestrian malls;
The remnants of defensive walls;
"Broken-roofed buildings" are a gauge
Of the respect for heritage.

Wheat, rape and pines in the fields;
Estuaries guarded by shields;
Long sandy beaches and wide scenes;
Romantic-ruin go-betweens.

Rivers in parts licked by trees,
Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries,
And crossed by practical delights -
Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.

Fine churches headed at Durham;
Football kits ad infinitum;
Kept castles - one for study;
Masonry behind masonry.

And, with moulding-works out that way,
It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?

(C) David Franks 2003

Poem 23 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: ABOVE EVEREST

When flying from Nepal to Thailand,
I was given a "good-side" seat;
And, as I looked out the plane window,
The view I saw was really neat.

For breaking through a thick sheet of cloud
Were the high Himalayan peaks;
And, rising the highest of them all,
Mount Everest - heaven bespeaks!

(C) David Franks 2003
my DAD calls me Katrina

my DAD calls me Katrina



Aug 28 2008 7:30 PM

Thank You for adding me...I'll check back often!
Kraig Holt

Kraig Holt



Aug 21 2008 1:22 AM

Black Oak Media,
I just finished 5 new songs and posted them on my page. Check them out and tell me what you think.
copperhead

copperhead



Aug 16 2008 9:24 PM

I'll find something to submit for the Fall issue.
FALSEFACED

FALSEFACED



Jul 3 2008 12:17 PM

THANKS FOR THE ADD! WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
Ne Ne Ali - Poetic MC

Ne Ne Ali - Poetic MC



Jun 27 2008 1:55 AM

Thank you for the frienship!
Ne Ne Ali
BX
PANJANDRUM OF QUONDAM CD - Sandra Lester

PANJANDRUM OF QUONDAM CD - Sandra Lester



Jun 26 2008 12:11 PM

tHANKS FOR THE ADD! I like what you are doing.

If you have time to listen to this 12 minute major opus that attacks the literati for their ridicule of unorthodox poetry and challenges of sold styles and forms, that weould be great.

All good wishe and keep fighting the good fight.

THE GRAPHORRHOEALIST
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