One might say I am an realist, with a large streak of "kid", very eclectic, a liberal yet can respect other people who believe strongly whether I agree or not. Interested in history, art, music, outdoors, occassional travel. I meditate twice a day. Dancing, esp swing or cajun, waltzing. Costuming, pirates, and or have been a professional puppeter. On a recent trip to NYC, went to a coindealer and handled old Roman coins (vintage Hadrian. Have been known to work out/swim.
Music
Classic rock, R & B, alternative, country classics, bagpipes! Musicians who I call friends-Nico, Rushud of "Tornado Rider", both in Carmel, CA. Gabi, in France, Coultrain's song "Green", the the Reggae Cowboys (Toronto), Dos Boys from Seattle, Celia of St. Louis and all she does to lift people up with music, Adam "Silkie Wilke" of guitar fame
Movies
Comedies--Farrely Bros., "There's Something about Mary", Monty Python, Thumbwars, old SNL clips, Tombstone, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Pan's Labyrinth. Neverwas.
Television
TV on occasion--CSI Vegas, Criminal Minds, Numbers, 60 minutes, Law and Order, documentaries. Older British Sitcoms. 2 1/2 Men, Ugly Betty, Sex in the City--love to see NYC street scenes.
Books
Varied and many: The History of Everything, Quantum Physics sans the math(could it really be "thoughts are things"), Metaphysics, linguistics, Jane Austen, Art history, looking at Atlas's. Ann McCaffrey sci-fi and Dragonriders of Pern series, History of the Scottish Borders clans (aye, I'm a Pringle) and Indian "stuff"--tales--yes I'm part Cherokee.
Heroes
My sweet papa--a big hearted man, Mom-a so generous artist, world class traveler and puppeteer. Wayne St. Wayne of Mangia Italiana(in Saint Louis) mural fame. Radicals who took a stand for freedom of speech, animal rights, etc--I admire that.
About me: Calling all to Feel The LOVE, my brothers and sistahs! Life is so short. Get on a soapbox about sumthin "good" every so often! Go for a natural high continually. So real solutions to heal our mother- aka Peter Russell, (Global Brain) and James Lovelock,(article in Rolling Stone mag) Do your part locally and change it globally. Have lived in Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and on Maui 3 years. Near Tower Grove Park--love "the Lou". Love the arts, walking, Ascension Meditation, painting esp watercolors, nature, writing, hanging with for real friends.
Who I'd like to meet: People who can laugh and at themselves. Limited baggage to 1 free maybe one paid for per trip. Love to meet Peter Russell, Baba Ram Dass, Shirley McLaine, Peter & Eileen Cady of Findhorn Gardens, Jane Goodall, Wm Petterson formerly of CSI Vegas. Heros: Ghandi, Rudolf Steiner, Tesla, Edison, Edgar Cayce, Betty Davis, Josephine Baker. Maybe YOU!
Last year our official Pirates Magazine's tattoo shop "Studio City Tattoo(Ye Olde Tattoo Shoppe) "Cap'n Slappy and Chumbuckets personal tattoo shop and home of Talderoy got beat by a TV LAND tattoo Shop to come in second to a TV show(And thanks to her for the great exposure to our industry her show has given,I'm just saying). Lets show TV Land that pirates rule!!!!! Please click on the link and vote for Studio City Tattoo,it only takes a minute and will help us out allot. thank you friends
I hope you'll take a minute to check in with InCityNews.com and the WORDwitch. Send me news and events, art shows you're involved in or cool happenings you want to share at least 10 days ahead and I'll include them in the highLIGHTS.
Also, if you have a chance, check out the poem "Una oracion para mis amigos" (a prayer for my friends).
This chicana, poet/writer keeps on keepin' on.
love, peace, poetry, & prosperity, Maria Guadalupe Massey Warrior Poet with WORDinMotion Missouri Folk Artist chingasdaughter curandera de palabras WORDwitch with InCityNews. com poet with Eugene B. Redmond Writers' Club
psssst: "pass it on"
xoxo mgm
p.s. lonely for friends in the Mississippi River Valley east of St. Louis.
What a wonderful way to be at the grand fiesta of life every day surrounded by marvelous friends. Thanks for adding me, and so good running into you again, Cynthia.
If you get a minute, help me celebrate my wonderful new writing venture by registering with INcityNEWS. com They've given me a section and they're calling it the WORDwitch.
Psssst: "pass it on".
peace, love, & poetry Maria a.k.a. curandera CHINGASdaughter
