First of all: Family - always and forever big hugs and shout out to the v talented Sharna aka sshh...and Penguins (her kewl collaboration with Z) ............... and then ..............
Life = creative expression, intelligent communication, spirit awareness, travelling, reading, writing, photography, music, sculpture (check myspace/ministry_of_random_events), interactivity, film, sex (its the scorpio in me *s*), energy, healing, intuition, intellect, inspiration, dry humour, laughter, friends, strangers, watching the Random element at play in life, pursuit and fulfilment of potential....
Music
No particular order: Penguins, Holy Fuck, Warren Suicide, Paul Kelly, Tim Fite, Simon & Garfunkel, Gray Kid, The Follow, Cog, Shihad, Jesse Malin, Keren Ann, Bowie, James Brown, The Doors, Underworld, Prince, The Sleepy Jackson, U2, Marvin, Otis, Aretha, Al Green, Bobby Womack, Andy Clockwise, Stones, Beatles, Parliament, Sinatra, Springsteen, Fela Kuti, Massive Attack, 2 Pac, Avalanches, Garbage, U Roy, NWA, Jeff (& Tim) Buckley, Jurassic 5, Kasey Chambers, Gram Parsons, K&D, Wyclef, Alicia Keys, Ben Harper, Miles, Zeppelin, Sabres, Chandra, Sinead, Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads, Gorillaz, Guru, Massive Attack, Spearhead, Stars Of Track And Field, The Streets, Elvis (Presley & Costello), Dylan, Hendrix, Lennon, Robyn Hitchcock, The Silencers, The Music, The The, Jah Stitch, Max Romeo etc
Movies
Harold and Maude, Diva, Time Bandits, Betty Blue, Lord Of The Rings, Run Lola Run, Lock Stock, The Matrix, Amerikan History X, Traffic, The Secretary, no horror but lots of foreign/art house/intelligent films as well as ones that make me laugh out loud.....
Television
Only watch the shows that set the standards - The Prisoner (UK 60's show), Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, Oz, West Wing, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Trailer Park Boys, The Simpsons, The Daily Show, The News....and (the only decent thing he's done) Colbert hammering Bush @ The White House Correspondants Dinner last year...
Books
Read a lot of biographies as people and their stories always fascinate - truth is often stranger than fiction. Wordsmiths: William Gibson; Irvine Welsh; Steinbeck etc Cartoons: Maus; Frank Miller etc. Picture makers: LaChappelle; Eugene Smith; Cartier-Bresson; Beaton; Corbijn; Helmut Newton etc
Heroes
To quote Stephen Soderberg when he accepted the Oscar for Traffic: "I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don't care if it's a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music - anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us. I think this world would be unlivable without art." Also: Mandela (political commitment), Lee Miller (what a life), Eugene Smith (eye for humanity), LaChappelle (imagination overload), Bill Hicks (telling it how it is), Mother Theresa (human being), Gandhi (Peace), Lennon (attitude), Bono (for being way more than just a bloated rock star), Stephen Soderberg (above quote), Caty Cat (overcoming adversity) and anyone who works as a nurse or teacher as their jobs are valuable for society.
About me: Intuition over intellect, intellect over ignorance, solutions more than problems, adventure more than fear.
Grew up speaking Polish before English in Birmingham UK - through circumstances beyond personal control went to 13 schools & left @ 16 - Dads advice to move to Dagenham as I would always have work at the Ford factory didn't seem like a viable option - subsequently lived in 6 countries & 17 different cities/towns - from the streets of Paris to the squats of Berlin, the bush in Oztralia to Miami Beach when it was still murder capital of the world (for more check http://www.moreimages.net/words.asp) - found my 1st camera at a bus stop in Bath when I was 24 - decided at 27 to prove it possible to make a living from taking pics within 1 year never having done it before - grateful & amazed to still be doing it now - an eclectic fan of music (with over 100,000 songs in the puter), naturally ended up taking pics of musicians (tho take other kinds of pix too - check http://www.moreimages.net) - I also used to build sculptures from scrap & create events (check my other page in here http://www.myspace.com/ministryofrandomevents) - I was in Oz for a long time but moved from Sydney to NYC @ the beginning of 2006, loving the energy charge and feeling inspired - if you want to say hi, yr more than welcome - be creative, be committed, follow your dreams before they turn into nightmares - be who you want to be - good 4 tune to all of you...
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone articulate and/or creative who believes in communication as dialogue, stillness in spirit, the fulfilment of potential...and anyone who knows that in life there is always MORE...
WE FINALLY HAVE SOME NEW DEMOS UP!! Please check them out and tell us what you think!
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Hello, it's always a pleasure to contact you. First, thanks for your friendship and if you have time, there are some new videos on my page. Life is beautiful. All the best - Pat.
We hope everything is going wonderful in your world, always stay true to yourself and continue on the best path you can choose. If your free and have the time to listen to a song please take a listen to one of ours<3
We also uploaded a new picture so please let us know what you think of it<3
Thank you so much for your kind words about my photos !! I did check out yours, and getting "cool images" about my pictures from a talent such as you is truly a great compliment !! All my best wishes to you ! Anne