and I like...
A full moon,a full beer, and a fresh pack of smokes.
Alleyways, parkways, highways,
two lane black tops w/a white line,
passing on the right, diesel smoke, Coffee breve. Betty Page, Calling cops "son", breaking glass,
the sound of breaking glass
A pint along the railroad tracks w/a cool breeze in the shade, a bowl of tortilla soup, jalapenos, girls that buy me a drink, Freckles, BBQs in my backyard, love to cook (I have cooked in some of the best and all of the worst restaurants in Dallas) I love raising my son and hanging out w/him and the boys.I love what I do.I do what I love.I love old shoes, torn jeans, and a new pork pie hat, Zippos, Dada, Dali & Duchamp, late night early morning fog, cinnamon tooth picks. Other peoples..trash, hopes/dreams or heartbreaks, listening,...wipeing that tear off your cheek,people watching in ports of transit or coffee shops, playing harmonica when no one is listening, cursing when no one can hear, writing what no one reads,...the smell of rain on concrete, The smell of paint, biscuits and gravy, or the scent of a woman's neck,(love necks),...there are "Three Rare Beauties"...dark hair and blue eyes, red hair and brown eyes, blond hair and green eyes. The company of a pretty girl. Dallas artist, Saxophones & Tubas, raw talent, people who create and express themselves unashamedly, story tellers,
liars, gypsies, vagabonds, heart breakers, (even if they are my own), I love to talk to strangers(people who don't know who the hell I am)
I love to watch couples in love...engaged in each others eyes,whether they are playfully teasing each other or quietly in to the moment...and here is what you need to know about me...its all about the moment..whatever it is, good or tragic you have to feel it now. Embrace the laughter and the tears...that is life, that makes you who you are, Don't let anyone go there for you, experience life for yourself....I carry stones in my pocket that represent the people I have lost in life, a couple for friends, one for my wife(gone four years now). I put them in my pocket each morning to remind me of how fragile life can be, and to live it the best I can. Being there is the only way to get full use out of life. So...if I know you,...if I love you ...I pray for you. Take good care of yourself...and don't make me carry another stone ...
my pockets are getting heavy.
Music
.....Any thing innovative,new or used.If they played it on the (ugh) radio then it's not in my collection.I like the jazzier side of rock,the bluesier side of jazz,and the rockin side of blues.Starting w/the best...Frank Zappa,Tom Waits,Tonio K(if you haven't heard his love/hate ballads look him up) Maria McKee,Local Honey,Soul Coughing,Cibo Mato,Mediski,Martin,and Wood, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Raymon Scott, Marvin Pontiac, Adrian Belew,Blue Man Group,Yoko Kanno(the "Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack"),Chuck E Weiss,Sue Foley(canadian blues woman),Etta James,Jonny Lang,Kim Wilson,Cab Calloway,G.Love and the Special sauce,Elvis Costello,Diana Krall,Jane Jensen,Lydia Lunch,Feotus,My Life With The Trill Kill Cult(the chessy jazz not the demonic disco...much),Rehab,Marc Ribot,X-legged Sally, Mojo Nixon,Miles Davis,Thelonis Monk,Gorillaz,Joss Stone,David Sylvan,David Van Tieghem,Mike Doughty,Patricia Barber,Holly Cole,Ray Charles,Bukka White,Goathoven doing Minnie the moocher,R.L.Burnside,Ledbelly,Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band,Mark Lemhouse,N.Y.Ska Jazz Orchestra,.......Wait there's more
Movies
Anything Kevin Smith does,Even Chasing Amy and Jersey Girl(both tell alot of my personal story).Fight Club,Any film Noir,Double Indemnity,Wild things,Usual suspects, Palmetto,The Big Lebowski,Reservoir Dogs,After dark my sweet,The Grifters,try "brick" it's just out on dvd.....Can anyone think of some I missed? .........
Books
"The Place of Dead Roads" William Burroughs also"Cities of the Red Night",I also like "The Gryphon and Sabine" stories
by Nick Bantok.Paradoxia by Lydia Lunch,And right now I'm reading the "Old Testament
...............I Have this gallery ("George's Frame & Art Gallery"@ 7130 Campbell rd at Hillcrest.972-931-8117).Browsing profiles I have noticed a lot of unrepresented, yet to be discovered talent I would like to invite you to come to events I will host at my shop.Some of you paint,write,Take excellent photos,or are just interesting muses(I think you know who you are). We'll have walls to hang your art,shelves for sculptures and pottery,maybe display your line of jewelry, racks to show clothes.How about an open mic for readings(poets,novel shorts,stand ups, maybe you sing or play an instrument)...Dallas can be such an uptight town, this will be an interesting format for change....wait there's more....If you are an artist please join my group "Big Dart". Add a comment and introduce yourself...what medium you work in, What you want to do for a show, (how many pieces you have to show
etc,... also I love 50's style retro pin-up. I am always looking for models. If you found me after shooting you at an event ,or fashion show just add me and request your pics. I'll see to it you get them...If you have a concept you want to shoot either on location or studio ,hit me. we can work it out... If you are a model, photographer, make up artist.. or just love pin-up join my group "Big D.art Pin-up
Who I'd like to meet: Artist, Musicians, psycopaths, and saints.And women, ....or maybe just the one.
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!...I'd like to meet dreamers...that have trouble falling asleep.
Greetings Earthling. Thank you for supporting thee invasion plans! Stay tuned for future transmissions regarding the upcoming record, shows, and instructions for transporting pods. -Sneak out!
You my friend are an Incredible Talent...Congratulations on the sale of one of your pieces at The Gallery...Hopefully this will be just the beginning of many more...
You are a Bright Light & a Shinning Star at my gallery...but more than that...you are a Great Friend...
Thank you so much! Your work is great, the presentation is amazing, your timing is excellent, and you were calm as can be when i wasn't. It was an amazing night, and an honor to be in a show with you & Mark. Namaste.
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