I am not the best guitar player in the world, but I'm not the worst. I'm not the best songwriter in the world, but I'm not the worst. You know you add all the pluses and take away all the minuses.
Science, jazz, samba, bossa nova, salsa, COFFEE (lots of coffee), kung-fu, philosophy, politics, religious ethics, the arts, travel, food, sleeping, making out, wine, Jack Daniels, single malt scotch, prime numbers, superstrings, chaos, secret governments, porn, music with lots of cow bell.
Music
- Jobim
- Joao Gilberto
- Luis Bonfa
- Baden Powell
- Ary Barroso
- Toquinho
- Laurindo Almeida
- Miles Davis
- John Coltrane
- Stan Getz
- Thelonius Monk
- Pat Martino
- Joe Pass
- Tal Farlow
- The Black Crowes
- Wilco
- Neil Young
=Rocco de Luca and The Burden
- Crazy Horse
- Justin Adams
- The Flaming Lips
- Ween
- The Outkast
- Public Enemy
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- Barbarito Torres
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Brian Eno
- Rage Against the Machine
- Paul Westerberg
- Melt Banana
- The Electric Flag
- The Black Keys
- Mark Knopfler
- Michael Bloomfield
- Jonhy Cash
- Cry of Love
- The Beatles
- Led Zeppelin
- Son Volt
- Johnny Winter
- Muddy Waters
- Howlin' Wolf
- Robert Johnson
- Hubert Sumlin
- Buddy Guy
- Danny Gatton
- Bukka White
- Eric Johnson
- Kula Shaker
- Riddle of Steel
- Derek Trucks
- Burning Tree
- Charlie Hunter
- Marc Ribot
- Redd Volkaert
- Jim Campilongo
- The Little Willies
- Lyle Workman
- Tom Waits
- Keiji Haino
- Derek Bailey
- Marc Ford
- The Replacements
- Rory Gallagher
- The Twilight Singers
- Roxy Music
- Seu Jorge
- Bobby Rush
- Unknown Hinson
- Black Diamond Heavies
- Savoy Brown
Movies
The Usual Suspects, LOTR, The Last Temptation of Christ, Street Car Named Desire, My Name is Nobody, Much ado About Nothing, Capote, Walk the Line, Indiana Jones, Mifume, Sanjuro, Leolo, Buena Vista Social Club, The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Swingers, This is Spinal Tap, Female Trouble, any by David Lynch, Cowboy Bebop, Titus, Amelie, Pitch Black, City of Lost Children, Austin Powers, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Motorcycle Diaries, Joy Luck Club, Requiem for a Dream, Labirynth, Goonies, Anchorman, Old School, Fearless, Syriana, The Life Aquatic, Friday, Down by Law, Sexy Beast, anything by Eddie Izzard, there are too many more...
Television
It rots the brain so only enough to know my enemy. NPR is better, but for entertainment I have dabbled in: Ab Fab, Kids in the Hall, 24, The State of the Union Address, Law and Order SVU, NOVA, Charlie Rose, Frontline, Conan O'Brian, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, SNL (I gotta have more cow bell).
Books
The Twilight of the Idols, Quicksilver, Monkey, any by HP Lovecraft, the Rice vampire shit, The Sword Polisher's Record, General Chemistry (Linus Pauling), Dante's Inferno, The Divine Comedy, Decameron, The Prince, Quicksilver, The Tao of Pooh, Quicksilver, The Scholar Warrior, Brief History of Time, The Elegant Universe, The Scholar Warrior, Playing the Cow Bell by Mel Bay, Tao Te Ching, the Kama Sutra (I read it for the articles).
Heroes
Miles Davis, my grandma, my sister, Linus Pauling, Richard Feynman, Boltzmann, the Iron Chef, Keith Richards, Baden Powell, Tiradentes, Getulio Vargas, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Chico Mendes, the inventor of the cow bell. Those who need no heroes (often mistaken by idols or personality) do not strive... No matter how well you go through your life, someone, somewhere will do it better next time. You could always have a gyro.
I am a scientist. I am a music lover. I am a guitar player in the best damn rock and roll band around (The Liquid Kitchen). I am a lover of sound and image. I am a lover of beauty. I believe in the randomness that gives rise to life. I believe in the ultimate demise of humanity that is necessary for a fresh start. I am hopeful but faithless. I am a thinker. I was named after a philosopher. Passionate about every minute detail in life. I hate Ruppert Murdoch (he owns myspace now!). I was born in Brasil, from Italian descent, love food, love wine, love love. Traveling is a must and periodically I must leave the horse blinder wearing society of the USA to experience the real world. I am a cow bell virtuoso.
Your results: You are Iron Man
Who I'd like to meet: Old Dirty Bastard, Ghost Face Killa, The Dalai Lama, Gengis Khan, The Noxzema Girl, Telli Savalas,GW Bush so I could slap him, yo mama, the Pope so I could slap him. The inventor of the cow bell. People not afraid of answering questions with more than one complete sentence (though most are incomplete). Count and Countess LeDouche Bag.
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