Traveling, pondering, writing, reading, hiking, wasting too much time playing Playstation, progressive politics, consuming olives, experiencing good times, just to name a few.
Music
I’m pretty open to anything like 60's and 70's hard rock, drone ambient sounds, jazz (nothing smooth), blues (early 20th century), punk rock, some metal, country (the good kind), classical music (when drinking wine outta dixie cups), indie rock, swamp rock and old school rap. I also enjoy a variety of global and eclectic music.
Movies
Vacation, Office Space, A Clockwork Orange, Star Wars (grew up on it), Patton (American Badass), Amadeus, Ghost World, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, What the Bleep Do We Know, GoodFellas, Seven Samurai, V for Vendetta, Tombstone, Jamon Jamon (very horny), Akira, The Matrix, Animal House, The Shining, Kung Fu Hustle, Blair Witch Project, I'll think of more later.
Television
Educational shows from the History Channel, NatGeo, Scfi. I also like the The Simpsons and Laker games.
Books
Parallel Worlds, Ham on Rye, Siddharth, 1984, The Dharma Bums, Da Vinci Code, Crime and Punishment, Lomesome Dove, Animal Farm, The Stranger, Candide, Dracula, Tao of Pooh and the list goes on and on.
I'm a painter and a native Californian. My father is a retired Baptist preacher man but I have an open mind about the universe. I try to carry no conclusions because ultimately we humans know very little but slowly learning. Nevertheless, my passion is painting and I like to think of myself as some sort of neo-folk artist. Wood is my favorite surface to paint. I find inspiration in nature, soulful faces, crazy quantum theories, old architecture, untrimmed trees, graffiti, mustard seed flowers, luchadoras, unexplainable lights in the sky, mysterious energy fields, just to name a few. I also love to travel and eat sushi. The galleries which I've shown include The Hive Gallery, Cannibal Flower, La Luz de Jesus, Strychnin Galley (Germany), MF Gallery (NYC), Monkeyhouse Toys, Rock Rose Art Gallery, Fish Out Of Water Gallery (SD), Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, The Grind Gallery, Hanger 1018, Art Slave Gallery, dA Center for the Arts (Pomona), Antagonist Movement (NYC) and the Volkarts events. Please visit my site www.douglasalvarez.com.
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Who I'd like to meet: People--of all kinds, funny humans, open-minded & friendly souls, artist of all sorts and long lost friends.
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!
We are glad to announce the launch of the new Otaku Magazine issue, which has the theme “THE END OF THE WORLD” and encompasses various themes, from Godzilla and Gundam, to otaku survival methods. (more info: otakumag.com)
Sometimes when i look around, all i see is misery, despair, frustration and pain...
Then, i close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, RELAX...And ask myself, "WHAT IF all I saw was what I WANTED TO SEE?" Then, I open my eyes. I see the sun, I see the blue sky, I see my girls smiling back at me, I see life...
And then, lo and behold, I see nothing but OPPORTUNITY...
Thanks for reading. And if you enjoy these little sayings I send out, take a look at my site, http://TankJones.com and take a look at my blogs. You can also see a lot of pics of events I've done, music I've made and learn about my foundation.
HELLO! Dear Douglas, how are you? .. I'm in the final of an international art competition of the Saatchi Gallery in London !!!!!!! from today.. (I still can not believe it!) As Little I am in 2nd place and it's GREAT!!
This is the picture I have presented and I would like you to do please give your vote and rate it, 10 stars? . This is the LINK to vote between the two finalists tables, the star you click is the score
I'm in the finals! Lets show them what rock is REALLY about!!
Vote for me as DEAN GUITARS' new spokesmodel! Vote me an 11...one louder than the rest! You got me to the finals, now get me to Namm 2010! Thank you so much everyone for the support! You guys are the ones who motivate me in my career.
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. This is the LINK to vote between the two finalists tables, the star you click is the score
