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Erin Harris
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Cousin Jeffrey sent me.
Female
101 years old
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
Last Login: 9/26/2009
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| General | Anything in the realm of arts and ideas is generally up my street. Degrees are in theatre, English and philosophy. | | Music | Seriously Retro music (old blues, Noel Coward, Cole Porter) has dominated my listening lately, since I'm writing a book with a World War II backstory. The hard rock of my youth remains close to my heart but -- with apologies to the many new music experts here -- I haven't kept up with recent developments. Your recommendations will be welcome. | | Movies | All-time faves include "The Americanization of Emily" (maybe the best anti-war film ever); "Chaplin" (for Downey's breathtaking performance); "Reds" (a masterwork made intensely rich by the "witness" material); "White Mischief" (delightfully perverse); and "Gone with the Wind" (well, I'm a Southern girl). | | Television | C-Span runs about the only channels one can trust nowadays, given so much Shrubite meddling with PBS. | | Books | My "desert island" book would be the collected Shakespeare; no one has ever matched the musicality of his language. However, I wouldn't be very happy as a castaway, having traveled the world with about two tons of books -- heaviest on such English novelists as Iris Murdoch, Penelope Lively, Lawrence Durrell, Anthony Burgess and Don Thomas. For poetry, some rather sturdier American writers appeal: Whitman and Sandburg, of course; those powerful gals Plath, Sexton, Levertov and Wakowski; and many others including Stevens, Roethke and Patchen. Favorite playwrights, apart from Shakespeare, are Tennessee Williams, Tom Stoppard and my good friend in Denver, Edd Wells. In the non-fiction arena, I'm enchanted by Roberto Calasso's retelling of myths and Curzio Malaparte's masterworks of WWII journalism. | | Heroes | There aren't many around to admire these days, are there? That said, I do confess glimmerings of pride in Cindy Sheehan and Salman Rushdie, both of whom have had the courage to stand against self-righteous tyrants. Our culture's present worship of "celebrities" makes me gag. |
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"The Last Record Store", UFOFilm.org-Entertainment Industry United (Actors, Directors, Writers, Musicians, Artists, Producers, Investors, Agents, etc...), Serious writers+poets, Film & TV Funding, Eddy's Medicinal Gardens, FACT-Furthering Analytical & Critical Thinking, Writers Cafe, One Stop The House of Arts
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glitzqueen's Details
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| Status: | Divorced | | Here for: | Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Body type: | 5' 6" / Slim / Slender | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Zodiac Sign: | Leo | | Smoke / Drink: | Yes / Yes | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Writer/Editor, Marketing Consultant, Jewelry Maven |
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glitzqueen's Networking
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Theatre - Drama - Other
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I've written several scripts, most recently a musical romp through the Trojan War (HELEN!), and done a lot of acting.
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Publishing - Writer - Other
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Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, journalism, ad/PR copy -- you name it, I've written and edited it (from securities analysis to restaurant reviews).
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Katherine Harris Communications
Ad/PR/Marketing Consultancy, Variously based, Europe & US
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About me:
Since arriving here, at my cousin's repeated urging, I've made this my spot for taking a philosophical/political slant. In other realms, I write seriously (and at times not *that* seriously), alongside "day jobs" as a marketing consultant and antique jewelry dealer. All this is covered at my main glitzqueen website. If you go there, I particularly refer you to the literary index for poetry, fiction and a play.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Any friend of my talented and good-hearted cousin -- represented at myspace/cottonmouthtexas and myspace/Liles -- is likely to be a friend of mine. We're both into the arts and progressive politics (to such an extent that few other family members could stand us, until they finally came around, too). I led the way as a hippie chick in the days when freedom was a way of life, not an exhortation to war. Jeffrey's a bit younger, but far outdoing me in outrageousness. Bravo, Him. People I *wouldn't* like to meet include any remaining defenders of Shrub and His Thugs and/or those in the throes of fundamentalist religiosity.
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