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Music, video editing, digital photography, graphic arts, electronics, swords, interior exterior design, landscaping, flowers, animals, cliffs, the ocean, castles, logic, truth, peace, travel, love, ice cream, this planet, horses (I spent a lot of my off times from Boarding school at some awesome Riding schools),.. mountains, cricket, history, ships, museums, cathedrals, ruins, rain, air conditioning, life, glass blowing, pewter, fine china, rugby, antiques, tennis, ping pong, squash, pool, sunrises and sunsets..
Hanging out in the wilderness.
Motorcycles.
Hiking,
Martial Arts.
Decorating.
Travel.
ESP.
Theory.
Chatting.
Learning.
Exploring.
Imagining,
Kayaking,
Fixing things.
Carpentry.
Home repair.
The Paranormal,
Daydreaming,..
And of course jolly old England! And the world in general...
You *do* love to kiss, once your comfortable with it
And that means knowing the person you're kissing pretty well
You usually don't make the first move when it comes to making out
But you've got plenty of intensity in return
Pop/ Pop Classical/ Electronica/ Euro-Pop, Rock/ Power Pop/ Surf Lounge/ Synth Pop/ Pop Core/ Virtual Orchestra/ Pop Dance/ Teen Pop/ Classical/ Spanish Pop/ Swedish Pop, Rock/ Film, Tv/ Jazz/ Easy Listening/
Here are a few Videos that I made of different stuff I do. They are in this order: SAPPHIRE, CHARMED, PRAISE, & HEAVEN...
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Movies
The Out of Towners (original)/
Babe/
Smoke signals/
Wizard of oz/
Some like it hot/
Clearcut/
A Bugs life/
CLUELESS/
Chato's land/
2001/
All "Marx Brothers" Movies/
Charlie Chaplin/
Big/
Monty Python/
Thunderheart/
The Yearling/
"Mystery"/
16 Candles/
The Wedding Singer/
Clint Eastwood movies/
On Golden pond/
Nemo/
Mouse Hunt/
French Connection/
And alot of foreign films I've seen. I grew up on them!
Television
TV is Weird! I had like three trillion stations and couldn't find things to watch. I now have only an embarrassing number, but I still manage to find something to watch..and I'm satisfied!!
Books
ugh! I used to read everything, but now I read technical stuff. I love to learn new things. But I did look into "Star Children" the otherday. hmm.
Heroes
I respect others and am happy when people do good deeds. Those are my heroes.
About me: My BIO....I was "Elected" to the "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers" in 1998. I write, arrange, engineer, & produce my works in my ASCAP licensed home studio................... Music has always been what I have been in to. Not from a Performers/Artists view, but from the creative side. When I was five or so I was surrounded by Artists and Performers of all sorts. It totally had me hooked. I played air guitar and beat on boxes for drums, and completely envisioned myself doing something along that line.. Around then I was introduced to, and had a bit part in a major theater production, but acting wasn't my real drive. I was given the choice while sitting in the dressing room of the main performers, of what I would want to do for my life. I chose composer/writer! I wanted to be the one who wrote the stuff for them, either as lines/plays etc. or the music score. My sister was subjected to many of my creations. She was an eager student/ actress/ singer/ stagehand/ etc.etc. Music was not a part of my upbringing as far as learning an instrument. Listening was though! I was saturated with Classical music. Everyone in my family played Classical music. From French Horns, to Harps, to Pianos, to Recorders, to singing it. If that wasn't enough we all did Ballet. We spent many nights at rehearsals. And..wearing tights and a skimpy shirt were also a part of my get up later. In school I was a gymnastics freak, and when not in school, if I had had my way..I'd have looked like Alice Cooper!) Fortunately though for me and others I guess, I discovered other forms of excitement. In the haze and fury of my life, I caught flashes of real music going on. The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Who, The Doors, The RollingStones, and countless other people doing what I wanted to do. Then I found myself in England. My world changed from then on. I was engulfed in the whole music scene from all over Europe. I had my ears glued to my radio. And with it, under my pillow at Boarding schools, ..I would take in the world of music as I slept. I listened to everything under the sun. Even Classical music! But mostly Jazz and Pop. What I wanted to hear was heavy guitar stuff but it was not on the radio. It was a kind of music people didn't put on the air to much. But it was available underground and that's where I began to dig it up. On my off times from school I'd rummage thru my brothers record collections. What fun! Then it happened! One of my brothers had begun to play the electric guitar as I discovered one day. I tinkered with it without permission and next thing I knew I had to have one. I finally acquired one, .. although I was not encouraged to pursue this violation of the family code!!! One day while crossing a village street that went through my school. ..A friend and I saw coming up the road a van with tons of stuff written all over it. It was a Major Artist and band going to a festival near by. I was on crutches at that time and preceded to cross the road and pretended to have a very hard time. They didn't stop and pick me up and take me with them (sigh) but it was cool and it changed my life... Anyway, Life again took hold and I returned to the States. Travel is a thing I like to do, and so I took off towards Maine to build a cabin in the woods. It didn't go that way and I found myself wondering what else to do. I was hitching and this elderly woman said "go west young man". Well I did just that. I hitched half way across the country, then I decided it would be cooler to ride the freight trains. ..I did this for another year stopping and surviving in most major cities and mountains and woods. Without any money. People are generous and I was willing to work if need be. I was only harassed and robbed by the U.S authorities! Other than that, life was fun. I learned a lot about myself and this country. But music was still pestering me from inside. One day many years later the music bug bit me again. I grabbed my guitar and started to play... I just played whatever came into my head. I would put my fingers on the guitar and feel around till I liked what I heard. I was playing songs! I did this for years. It was amusing. I was never bored and never heard an old song again. I began to record my creations on tape machines, which people were saying I should do at the time. It started like that and soon I had tapes and tapes of stuff. It was still just a means to not have to hear songs over and over on the radio... My recordings got better as my equipment got better. It really took off when I received a Multi-track. ..I could do full songs then! But, I would have to learn how to play the other instruments to do it. I acquired many instruments from then on. It got so bad that I had rooms of instruments. Each of them becoming apart of my world. They all had songs that needed to be heard. Eventually..I sold and traded most everything except my choice few. ...What did I do next. I let my fingers do the creating again. To make the story short...it all brings me here!..... I do MUSIC AND ARTWORK. I was "ELECTED" TO MEMBERSHIP IN 'ASCAP' 1998. ..................................I have Sixteen albums out in the world today. I'm always busy doing something. I wake at around 3:00am everyday jump in a kayak, go for a 5 mile burn or so, and return to my computer for promotion and fan emails etc. (That's the spring, summer, fall routine) My day then is decided by the way I feel. I either do music or Artwork. In between I do computer work, hanging out in the woods and mountains, or flower gardening. So my days are long and full. But everything I do is fun, fun, fun. It all makes for this....I'm just where I've always wanted to be. Living in a one horse town, on a pond, in the mountains, doing what I do.........
...Of course my dreams of my own Castle are still there! :) .. Anyone for tea? Jolly good show, and all that rubbish. lol. www.RickDakotah.com. :) Thanks to all my fans worldwide! :) Rock on Rick
Here is a sampling of my artwork....
Who I'd like to meet: My God!... Or anyones God I guess. Who ever shows up first will do.
Intellectual individuals. Creators, performers. Worldly and considerate beings.
Inspired and creative humans, that love to laugh, and don't get bogged down with the horrors of life!
Musicians/Artists and composers. All the people on my friends list. And ones that are not.
World leaders,
Aliens,......
"AND THAT'S THE SHORT LIST" :)
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* . . ABOUT YOU . . *
Eye Color::
Brown
Hair Color::
Black
Height::
5' 11"
Favorite Color::
Electric Blue
Screen Name::
Favorite Band::
Allman Bros.
Favorite Movie::
Clueless
Favorite Show::
South Pacific (Mary Martin)
Your Car::
Black 2009 Jeep Wrangler X 2Dr.
Your weaknesses::
Red dresses, Beautiful music and beautiful women (as in mind and spirit)
Your Present Town::
On a meandering pond
Your Crushes First Name::
Rachel
Your Grade::
Grade A
Your Style::
Full Blown Musician
* . . HAVE YOU EVER . . *
Sat on your rooftop?:
Yes, it stays warm for quite awhile after dark. Great for star gazing.
Kissed someone in the rain?:
Hey when it's time to do it ..you do it! :)
Danced in a public place?:
Yes, although I try not to make it a habit
Smiled for no reason?:
Yes, most of the time because a silly thought comes into mind
Laughed so hard you cried?:
Laughter is a ritual to me. So yes ..often
Peed your pants after age 8?:
hahahahaha, and if I had..I wouldn't be ashamed to say. lol
Written a song?:
Many
Sang to someone for no reason?:
Yes
Performed on a stage?:
Yes
Talked to someone you don't know?:
Everyday. It is my life
Gone out of your way to befriend someone?:
Yes, many times
Made out in a theatre?:
um..yeah!
Gone roller skating since 8th grade?:
Yes
Been in love?:
I have been in love since my birth.
* . . WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO . . *
Say Hi to you?:
The Country store owner
Tell you, I love you?:
My dog
Kiss you?:
My dog
Hug you?:
My dog
Tell you BYE?:
The Country store owner
Write you a note?:
A vocalist friend
Take your photo?:
I was I guess.
Call your cell phone?:
N/A
Buy you something?:
A friend that just returned from China
Go with you to the movies?:
Fiona
Sing to you?:
Fiona
Write a poem about you?:
Rachel
Text message you?:
n/a
Touch you?:
My dog..I think he brushed up against my leg!
* . . WHAT'S THE LAST . . *
Time you laughed?:
A few seconds ago
Time you cried?:
A few weeks ago
Movie you watched?:
Some like it hot
Joke you told?:
Funny one? lol
Song you've sang?:
"When the children cry"
Time you've looked at the clock?:
Just now
Drink you've had?:
Tea
Number you've dialed?:
My travel agent
Book you've read?:
I don't read fantasy. I read tech books.
Food you've eaten?:
Natural peanutbutter on oatmeal toast
Flavor of gum chewed?:
Spearmint
Shoes you've worn?:
Earth shoes
Store you've been in?:
The Country store
Thing you've said?:
Wow!
* . . CAN YOU . . *
Write with both hands?:
Not very good, but could if need be.
Whistle?:
Not when I have to! lol
Blow a bubble?:
Yep
Roll your tounge in a circle?:
...and my tongue, yes
Cross your eyes?:
Yes
Touch your tounge to your nose?:
Nope
Dance?:
If you could call it that
Gleek?:
I'd give it a try whatever it is
Stay up a whole night without sleep?:
Two many times
Speak a different language?:
Enough to get me out of trouble
Impersonate someone?:
Yes..my alter ego
Prank call people?:
That's mean
Make a card pyramid?:
If I had to
Cook anything?:
That's one of my talents
* . . FINISH THE LINE . . *
If i were a ...:
penguin and it got hot I think I'd shrivel up and blow away in the wind.
I wish ...:
people could stop being stupid when it comes to others in the world.
So many people don't know that ...:
they can choose to be good!
I am ...:
just a silly person at heart. I believe in happiness
My heart is ...:
still pumping to the sounds of the world around me. Rock on!
Rick: The best wintergreetings and have a magical weekend! Do stop by and watch the new video to winter´s garden on my page with the still power of the nature..Love, RIJa
Hi Rick, I hope you are back from your early morning wake up Kayak Tour. Thank you for your choice. I let you know, what I will do ...because I didn't know it myself...Bernie
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