Writing is sketching my mandala and at the same time walking through it, inventing purification by purifying one's self; the task of a poor white shaman in nylon socks --- Julio Cortazar
Male
43 years old
New York City, New York
United States
Art, Music, Literature, History, Philosophy(Existentialism in particular), coffee, Yerba Mate, Spanish, Italian and Mediterranean culture in general
Music
Generally: Jazz, Rock, Folk, Flamenco, Bossa Nova, Middle Eastern, World Music
Movies
Way too many to mention but particularly films by: Pedro Almodovar, Marco Tullio Giordana, David Lynch, Martin Scorcese, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alejandro Agresti, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Eliseo Subiela, Giuseppe Tornatore, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luis Bunuel and Francis Ford Coppolla
Television
The Odd Couple, Rome, Discovery Channel, Ovation, Science Channel, History Channel, Twilight Zone, Seinfel.....
Books
Again, way too many to mention but particularly: Julio Cortazar, Henry Miller, Juan Goytisolo, Louis Ferdinand Celine, Mario Benedetti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Juan Carlos Onetti, Reinaldo Arenas, Osvaldo Soriano, Rosario Ferre, Antonio Machado,Blaise Cendrars, Federico Garcia Lorca, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Jaime Saenz, Ernesto Sabato, Roque Dalton, Fernando Pessoa, Antonio Torres, Juan Benet, Eduardo Galeano, Jorge Luis Borges, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Franz Kafka, Charles Bukowski, Jose Donoso, Blas de Otero, Ernest Hemingway, Carlo Levi, Tadeusz Konwicki, Milan Kundera, Herman Hesse, Antonio Porchia, George Orwell, Ernesto Cardenal, Octavio Paz, Homero Aridjis, Luisa Valenzuela, Claribel Alegria, Italo Calvino, Jose Ortega Y Gasset, Manuel Puig, Gregory Corso, Mario Vargas Llosa, Marco Denevi, James Baldwin, Julia De Burgos, Martin Espada, Rafael Alberti, Miguel de Cervantes, Sergio Ramirez, Miguel de Unamuno, Giovanni Verga, Ignazio Silone, Hubert Selby Jr, Miguel Hernandez, Ramon Perez de Ayala, Ignacio de Loyola Brandao, Juan Ramon Ribyero, Dostoyevski, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Jose Lezama Lima, Antonio Gramsci, Pio Baroja, Carlos Fuentes, Jean Paul Sartre, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Camilo Jose Cela, Luis Cernuda, Michel de Castillo, Alejo Carpentier, Vigilio Pinera, Ricardo Piglia, Roberto Bolano, Nicanor Parra, Vicente Huidobro and about a billion others.
About me: Born and raised in New York City. I am a musician/writer/painter who has poems and short stories published in about 40 magazines and journals throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. There are 3 books currently available: "Window Shopping For A New Crown Of Thorns" (Poems); "November Rust" (Novel) and "My Arrival Is Marked By Illuminating Stains" (Poems) which features all 5 previously published chapbooks, "Standing On Lorimer Street Awaiting Crucifixion", "The Terror Of Your Cunt Is The Beauty Of Your Face", "Street Gospel Mystical Intellectual Survival Codes", "Scrape That Violin More Darkly Then Hover Like Smoke In The Air" and "Existential Labyrinths". His new book "A Symphony of Olives" is now available through Propaganda Press. New books are forthcoming. I also have a couple of articles written for Helium.com and more recently BrooWaha New York Edition......
I am currently playing bass for the rock band Bitterweed who has two releases on Buzz Factory Records, "On The High Wire" (2001) and "Boo!" (2005). I am also playing guitar and bass for Linda La Porte on her solo project.........
From 1985-1997 I was the singer/guitarist for the NYC alternative pop band Third Eye Butterfly who had released an EP entitled "What The Thunder Said" (Galt/Psycho-Pop Records, 1991) and a few 7" singles, "Everything Falls Apart"/"Skin" (Psycho-Pop Records, 1993), "Life Is Elsewhere"/"Play With The Rainmaker" (Psycho-Pop Records, 1994) and "Something Happened"/"All The Way To Riyadh" (Psycho-Pop Records, 1995) and appeared on a number of compilation CDs including "Hear No Evil" Volumes 1 & 2 (Galt Records) and "Step on A Crack" Volume 1 (Sound Views Records)....
One of my paintings was featured at the Holy Ghost Salon in Brooklyn, New York in 1999..............You can check out some of the paintings in the "Paintings" album in the photo section.......
For more information, check out my website
Who I'd like to meet: Other musicians, writers, painters, etc, particularly those interested in Jazz, Beat poetry, Flamenco, Bossa Nova, Middle Eastern music & culture, Mediterranean culture---Spain & Italy in particular, Abstract Expressionism and Modern Art in general, Goya, Velazquez, Julio Cortazar and Latin American writers and culture in general, Henry Miller, and generally interesting people into interesting things...I'm also a Yerba Mate addict (Cruz de Malta, in particular but not exclusively!)...so Yerba Mate lovers, feel free to get in touch!
You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.
hey! just wanted to say hi and see what was cookin'? Nothin crazy new over here, just enjoying a peaceful day. Have a great Sunday :) much love ~adrian edward
Hey! It's Damon from Set Theory. We are looking for a new vocalist. If you know of anyone interested, please e-mail me. We would really appreciate any help!
Come see Night Gallery (www.myspace.com/nightgallerynyc) and Gothos (myspace.com/gothosband) making their debut show - they have been moved on Thurs. to ALPHABET LOUNGE, 104 Avenue C (at the corner of 7th Street), 212-780-0202, $10 admission - 18+ w/ID - Showtime: 7:30pm. Hope you can make it!
Congratulations for your 43rd birthday!! (I know I'm late but still I wish you all the best in this life!!) Things are fine here, I've been working much and singing in a choir again, and my dance students will be performing a show in the next weekend... I hope everything will be ok...! Besides, I've been reading more, discovering interesting bands and songs and learning to cheer myself up when I need it...! I think I've been more involved with art than ever! What about you, what have you been doing! Hope life is doing great for you! Wish you a wonderful week! Beijos / kisses,
