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Music
My favorite genre of music is Reggae. I also love Classic Rock, Classic R&B, Blues, original Punk, and World music. As far as Country goes, I mostly only like the original stuff from ages ago; Same with Rap. I'm not much on most new Rock either. Here are some lists, though
Reggae:
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals, Third World, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear, Ken Boothe, Dennis Brown, the Itals, Delroy Wilson, Jacob Miller, Inner Circle, the Abyssinians, the Congos, UB40, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, Freddie McGregor, the Mighty Diamonds, Culture, Desmond Dekker, the Heptones, Wingless Angels, Max Romeo, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Justin Hinds, the Melodians, Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaacs, Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru/Michael Rose, the Skatalites, Ernest Ranglin, Eric Donaldson, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Dillinger, Prince Far I, Big Youth, U-Roy, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Andrew Tosh, Lucky Dube, Tarrus Riley, Garnett Silk, Big Mountain, Morgan Heritage, Luciano, Tony Rebel, Three Plus, Mutabaruka, Capleton, Buju Banton, Yellowman, Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Shaggy, Sean Paul, the Specials, John Brown's Body, the Aggrolites, Westbound Train, many others...
Rock:
Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, the Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, Traffic, John Lennon, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Sting/The Police, Phil Collins, Mike + the Mechanics, Prince, Chuck Berry, The Clash, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Sublime, Green Day, Flogging Molly, Sinead O'Connor, Samantha Stollenwerck, Ryan LaPlante, Missy Higgins, U2, Elvis Costello, Bruce Sprignsteen, Bob Dylan, Eddie Money, Annie Lennox, Tracy Chapman, Skindred, Ben Harper, John Mayer, Doyle Bramhall II, Electric Attitude, Train, Edwin McCain, many more...
R&B:
War, Stevie Wonder, the Spinners, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Sly and the Family Stone, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Al Green, Earth, Wind and Fire, Seal, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Wilson Pickett, Curtis Mayfield, Booker T. Jones, many more...
Jazz/Blues:
Al Jarreau, Les McCann and Eddie Harris, Lewis Armstrong, George Benson, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Elmore James, The Derek Trucks Band, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, many more...
Country/Bluegrass:
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Rogers, Woody Guthrie, Steve Azar, the Gourds
Rap/Hip-Hop
The Staxx Brothers, Wyclef Jean, MURS, The Flobots, Tupac Shakur, Run DMC, Black Eyed Peas
Other (World/Classical/VG OST, etc.):
Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu, Michiru Oshima, Harry Belefonte, Ravi Shankar, B-Tribe, Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole, Raihan, Cecilia, Harry Gregson-Williams
Here's a few examples!
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Revolution
Peter Tosh (with Mick Jagger) - Walk and Don't Look Back
Jimmy Cliff - Hanging Fire
Toots & the Maytals - Pomp & Pride
Eric Clapton - Layla
Jackson Browne - These Days
Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam - Peace Train
War - Cisco Kid
John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Movies
The Lord of The Rings, the Rocky series, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Kingdom of Heaven, Gandhi, Countryman, Rockers, The Harder They Come, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Braveheart, the Terminator series, the Predator series, Commando, the Rambo series, The Green Mile, the Die Hard series, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Walk the Line, the Jackass series, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Old School, Stepbrothers, the 40 Year-old Virgin, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Inside Man, Shooter, the Bank Job, I Am Legend, Little Buddha, The Mighty Quinn, The Last King of Scotland, Philadelphia, The Dukes of Hazzard etc.
Pineapple Express
Rocky Balboa
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Television
Anime:
The Slayers, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist, Utawarerumono, Air, Kanon, Maburaho, Dragonball/Dragonball Z, Full Metal Panic!, Magikano, Ghost Stories, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, Fate/Stay Night, Jinki: Extend, many more...
A couple examples:
Utawarerumono
The Slayers
Regular TV:
The History Channel, Titus, the Steve Wilkos Show, The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, Comedy Central Presents, Chappelle's Show, Reno 911!, Jackass, Kenny Versus Spenny, That 70's Show, House, To Catch a Predator, many more...
Kenny Versus Spenny:
Books
My favorite types of books are Fantasy, History, Theology, and Historical Fiction. Here are some examples:
Fiction:
The Lord of The Rings, the Hobbit, WarCraft: Lord of the Clans, Broken Sky, the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Twilight, the Prophet, the Slave Dancer, Things Fall Apart, Broken Bridge
Non-fiction:
Clapton: The Autobiography, Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, How the Irish Saved Civilization, the Jesus Papers, Misquoting Jesus, Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Up From Slavery
Heroes
Some musicians:
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, David Hinds, Selwyn “Bumbo” Brown, Steve “Grizzly” Nisbett, Toots Hibbert, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare, Ziggy Marley, Lucky Dube, Don Letts, Mutabaruka, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Jackson Brown, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Carlos Santana, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Yasunori Mitsuda, Sinead O’Connor, Clement Seymour “Coxsone” Dodd, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Chris Blackwell
Some leaders and activists:
Nelson Mandella, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, John Brown, Marcus Garvey, Nat Turner, Paul Bogle, William Gordon, Nanny of the Maroons, Steve Biko, Susan B. Anthony, Judah Maccabee, Salah-al-Din, Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull
Some spiritual figures:
Jesus of Nazareth, Muhammad of Arabia, John the Baptist, Moses, Abraham, Samson, Daniel, Job, the Buddha, Rumi, Socrates, Plato, Confucius, Lao Tzu
Some others very dear to me (athletes, writers, fictional personas, etc.):
Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Karen Armstrong, Dan Brown, Roger Steffens, Vincent van Gogh, Christopher Titus, Seth Rogen, Spencer "Spenny" Rice, Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Jon Stewart, Rocky Balboa, Red Forman
Well...I don't really like these "About Me" things much because they're so broad, but it is about time updated it, so here I am.
I'm 19 and I'm from Seattle, Washington in the United States. I recently graduated from Henry M. Jackson High School and I am currently attending Edmonds Community College because I barely graduated high school. My only good grades were in classes like History, Philosophy, and English and plan to major in History and Theology.
That being said, History and Theology are two huge passions of mine. I was initially exposed to other religions and philosophies when I was four by my Dad, who exposed me to some of the basic concepts of the Judeo-Christian tradition, but also taught me about Buddhism and later some Hinduism as well as other elements of Eastern spirituality. I began studying on my own when I was 11 after my Dad exposed me to Islam through the music of Yusuf Islam, the former Cat Stevens. I have been studying history and theology ever since and have delved deeply into so many of the world religions, especially the way of life of Rastafari, due to my fascination with reggae music.
This ties directly into my next field of passion: Music. Ever since I was little, I've been obsessed with music, again thanks to my Dad. From an early age, I was listening to musicians like Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Sting, Sly & the Family Stone, the Spinners, Ray Charles, and Jimmy Cliff, who was my first exposure to reggae music. Again, as I got older, I began exploring more and more music on my own and deepened my connection to the artists I already knew and loved. Needless to say, this love of music and its meaning for me has been a cornerstone of my spirituality, especially in reggae music, as I mentioned above. I began to develop a real obsession with reggae when I was about 12 and cemented it when I was 13 with my exposure to Bob Marley & the Wailers. From there on, I began studying the history, development, style, and meaning of reggae music, as well as the lives of several of its artists and giants and the Rastafarian culture, with which I strongly identify. I listen to all reggae from the giants like Bob Marley & the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & the Maytals to the lesser known greats like Johnny Clarke, Eric Donaldson, Ken Boothe, and Jacob Miller. Although reggae is certainly my favorite, I do deeply love other genres of music and hundreds of artists, some of which I have mentioned here and even more of which you can see in the "Music" portion of the "Interests" section.
I am currently an aspiring musician. I sing, write lyrics, and am a learning bassist. Both my love of History/Theology and Music have been my biggest fuel to write, which is something else I very much love to do. I also came to love reading as I got older as well.
I'll say up-front that I'm not much of a sports person with the exception of Boxing and Martial Arts. I took some Kung-Fu on and off for a few years and was inspired mostly by Bruce Lee. I fell in love with Boxing, and am currently doing so, because both my Dad and Grandfather were boxers, not to mention I was fascinated with the Rocky movies. I've been a devout Boxing fan since I became immersed in the sport a year ago. I love Boxing and Martial Arts because of the physical, spiritual, and mental discipline and because they teach self-defense.
Last but certainly not least among my passions is a powerful combined love of video games and anime. That's right; I'm a Geek and proud of it. My Dad worked at Nintendo for 17 years and I spent my childhood around video games and anime. I particularly love RPG's, Action/Adventure games, and Real-Time Strategy games. Some of my favorites include Final Fantasy VII (as well as most others in the series), Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2, EverQuest, StarCraft, and WarCraft III. You can find my favorite animes under the "TV" portion of the "Interests" section. Being a fan of both video games and anime, it's not hard to imagine, then, that I'm also a big fan of fantasy, such as The Lord of The Rings. No, I don't dress up, but I did attend SakuraCon this past year downtown and I loved it. I'll definately be going again.
I suppose that about sums it up. If you have any questions, feel free to message me!
Peace and love,
Spence
Who I'd like to meet: A few musicians: The Marley Brothers, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare, Andrew Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Ernest Ranglin, Eric Clapton, Yusuf Islam, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Paul Simonon, Sinead O'Connor, Stevie Wonder, War, Willie Nelson, Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda
A few of my favorite voice-actors and actresses: Monica Rial, Kira Vincent-Davis, Sasha Paysinger, Caitlin Glass, Jessica Boone, Tiffany Grant, Serena Varghese, Lisa Ortiz, Luci Christian, Christine Auten, Amanda Winn Lee, Greg Ayres, Chris Ayres, Vic Mignogna, Scott McNeil, Jason Douglas, Chris Sabat, Blake Shepherd, Brittney Karbowski, Tiffany Terrell
A few movie/TV actors: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzeneggar (I like his actions movies, not his politics), Will Smith, Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Edward Norton, Morgan Freeman, Sara Carter, Rachael Leigh Cook, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Christopher Titus, Louis C.K., Zach Galifinakis, Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Wilkos, Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz
A few others, such as athletes and writers: Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Oscar de La Hoya, Muhammad Ali, Karen Armstrong, Dan Brown, Bart D. Ehrman, Bernard Lewis, Michael Baigent, Yisroel Dovid Weiss, Chris Hansen, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama, Masato Kato, Chris Blackwell, Don Letts
Hi Spencer! Please let your friends know about Steel Pulse's MySpace page, so that they can receive updates when Pulse will be performing in their area. There is also a new feature there where Pulse fans can receive Text Messages about local upcoming shows, so register your phone now! Also, check out many cool new items that have been added to the STEEL PULSE STORE!
Founding member and former front man of John Brown’s Body Kevin Kinsella returns to Southern Cali August 1 to perform with Elijah Emmanuel and the Revelations. Come out and show some love!
A typical Kevin Kinsella set includes his new original reggae, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant music and classic JBB songs.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
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Hey! Yea I remember who you are. I'm doing good, how bout yourself? I'm just busy working now that I'm out of school. This summer, I plan to do some camping and hopefully I can work on some costumes =]
Young upstart producer Nick Vogt sliced and diced together a brand spankin' new music video for underride. The Candy Girl vid from the album One of Us features guest appearances from our favorite KISW Rock Girls.
WARNING: Too many views may cause premature blindness.
I slept so late on monday!!! was glad i didnt work in the morning lol but i had a fun time there, met people that i met on myspace so thats a plus. i enjoyed it overall!
