Anything fun, interesting, adventurous, intriguing, educational, empowering, enlightening, altruistic, good hearted, open minded, kind intentioned, or well thought out.
Love all sorts of kind hearts, do-gooders, muckrakers, non-judgemental types and those who tend their own garden. Living and let living and watching your loved ones' backs. Musn't forget
dancing, the moon, the ocean, the mountains, the fog, the open road, the home fire, the trusty old banister, the words, the light and an exploring child, quietly painting or stirring mud cakes.
Excuse the slide show...what the hell right? ;-)
Music
James Brown, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, Irma Thomas, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Nash, Wanda Jackson, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Hank III, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, The Clash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Link Wray, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Yardbirds, Van Morrison, Abba, The Specials, Madness, The Troggs, Janis Martin, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, The Blasters, Reverend Horton Heat, Carla Bozulich, Joey Altruda, Julie Christensen, Dave Alvin, The Cramps, Blondie, Candye Kane, The Paladins, James Intveld, Little Willie John, Peggy Lee, Thelonius Monk, B.B. King, No Doubt, The Surfaris, Dick Dale, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, X, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & The Papas, The Seeds, The Doors, Rosie Flores, Russell Scott, Big Sandy, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Dean Martin, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Charlie Parker, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, The Dixie Chicks, The Chantals, Billie Holiday, Joan Osborne, Ray Campi, Suicidal Tendencies, The Beastie Boys, Blowfly, Sly & The Family Stone, Rick James, Prince, Brooke Benton, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tina Turner, Ike Turner, The Velvet Underground, The Violent Femmes, The Donnas, Blood On The Saddle, The Animals, The Beatles, The Stones, Eric Clapton, Divine Horsemen, Big Mama Thornton, Ray Charles, Ricky Nelson, Don McLean, Bikini Kill, Merle Haggard, The Ramones, Bay City Rollers, Sweet, T-Rex, The Runaways, Lydia Lunch, The Germs, The Plugz, Jimmy & The Mustangs, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, The Byrds, Woody Guthrie, The NY Dolls, Little Walter, Elvis Costello, Albert King, Willie Dixon, Miles Davis, Al Green, Robert Johnson, The Kinks, Patti Smith, John Lee Hooker, Frank Zappa, Los Lobos, Fats Domino, Johnny Otis, Tom Waits, Jimmy Reed, Sonic Youth, The Bauhaus, The Cult, She Wants Revenge, The Knitters, The Blue Shadows, Slim Harpo, Floyd Dixon, Marvin Gaye, Judy Collins, El Vez, Groovy Rednecks, The Gears, The Blasters, so much more...will add as I remember them... ;-)
Movies
It's a Wonderful Life, King of Comedy, La Dolce Vita, Il Postino, Gone With The Wind, Casablanca, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Inherit The Wind, Good Night and Good Luck, Raging Bull, Some Like it Hot, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Godfather I & II, Baby Doll, Giant, Rebel Without A Cause, Blue Velvet, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Singin' in The Rain, Luis Bunuel, Taxi Driver, The Harder They Come, The Wild One, To Have and Have Not, Gilda, Manon of The Spring, The Secret of Roan Inish, Like Water For Chocolate, Belle de Jour, Citizen Kane, Animal Farm, The Misfits, The Seven Year Itch, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Aristocats, Lady and The Tramp, Finding Nemo, Dumb and Dumber, The Big Lebowski, The Player, Purple Rain, Sideways, This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, The Jerk, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, Vertigo, Rear Window, Touch of Evil, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Niagara, Riot On Sunset Strip, The Asphalt Jungle, The Concrete Jungle, Rock n' Roll High School, Hairspray, Jaws, Star Wars, Schindler's List, Life is Beautiful, Charlotte's Web, Mean Streets, Caddyshack, On The Waterfront, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, School of Rock, High Fidelity, Lady Sings The Blues, The Buena Vista Social Club, Wings of Desire, Jailhouse Rock, The Philadelphia Story, A Christmas Story, The Graduate, Summer of '42, Lolita, Valley of The Dolls, Beneath The Valley of The SuperVixens, Reefer Madness, Born Yesterday, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Star Is Born, 'round Midnight, Sunset Boulevard, The Decline of Western Civilization, This is Spinal Tap, Mudhoney and so much more...will add as I remember them... ;-)
Television
The Daily Show, Frontline, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, Entourage, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Lost, The Colbert Report, Criminal Minds, CSI Las Vegas, Grey's Anatomy, 60 Minutes, The Dog Whisperer, Nightline, Oprah, Little Bear
Books
Jack Kerouac, Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, Baudelaire, George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, Henry Miller, John Steinbeck, Anais Nin, John Fante, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Charles Bukowski, Jim Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson, Tennessee Williams, Yeats, Keats, Lao Tzu, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Eudora Welty, Shelley, Byron, Henry James, Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte, Wordsworth, Dostoyevsky, Immanuel Kant, Henrik Ibsen, Pascal, Charles Darwin, Djuna Barnes, Lewis Carroll, Sylvia Plath, Hubert Selby Jr., Aldous Huxley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Vladimir Nabokov, e.e.cummings, D.H. Lawrence, Mark Twain, Raymond Carver, Scott Wannberg, Sartre, Locke, Ellyn Maybe, Jack Micheline, S.E. Hinton, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Diane di Prima, Jacqueline Susann, David Sedaris, Voltaire, Camille, Joan Didion, Jim Krusoe, Peggy Clifford, Salinger, Woolf, Arthur Miller, James Frey, Christianne Northrup, Nicole Panter, Maya Angelou, Stephen King, Meredith Small, Elie Weisel, Dr. Sears, Dr. Spock, and so much more...will add as I remember them... ;-)
Heroes
My grandmother, my family, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Carl Jung, Sophia Loren, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Socrates, Dalai Lama, Scott Wannberg, Ava Gardner, Tina Turner, Sherry Lansing, Michael Moore, Oprah, Jon Stewart, Angelina Jolie...more later...
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of the revolution" - Emma Goldman...and I love this quote from the Dalai Lama: "I always believe that it is much better to have a variety of religions, a variety of philosophies, rather than one single religion or philosophy. This is necessary because of the different mental dispositions of each human being. Each religion has certain unique ideas or techniques, and learning about them can only enrich one's own faith." And one more, from Rita Hayworth..."All the men I knew went to bed with Gilda and woke up with me."
About me: California country girl, independent single mom, businesswoman, bbw, ex surf/skate chick, punk rock glam rockabilly blues boogie woogie club girl and local poet. I write, I dance, I love the beach, the mountains, clean water and air, good music, honesty, loyalty, kids, horses, dogs, cats, dolphins, otters, primates, any kind of sunset or sunrise. I like the road, being home, finding adventure, meeting new people, and uncovering truth, beauty and goodness wherever I can find it. I care about the environment, and feel like American citizens can do better in hiring our leaders. I feel as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson did - that education is as vital to our country as defense. I believe people are essentially good. I hope, one day, the citizenry will wake up and take back the power from these spendthrift leaders who are looting the treasury for their own ends and leading us down a path of destruction. Might have to be the writers, musicians, artists and philosphers who lead the way, as history has shown, but we'll get there. I'm outspoken, fun loving, sexy, sensuous, voluptuous and, to quote the young dancer in Hairspray, "I can dance to Lawrence Welk if I have to!" Music is in my bones, my soul and my blood. Stay gold...
Who I'd like to meet: New friends, business contacts, fellow writers. A man strong enough to wrangle a strong woman, who likes or wants kids, maybe a single father. Prefer someone my own age or older, a kind heart, a moral compass, and a lust for life. Extra credit for being articulate, smart, funny, honest, loyal, trustworthy, gritty, down to earth, creative, responsible, independent, considerate, adventurous, sexy, handy, skilled, talented or gutsy. Someone who can appreciate an ample woman, a good song, story, poem, or other work of art, a foreign country, home, and the wonder in a child's eyes.
WENTE VINEYARDS ROLLS- OUT “DISCOVER THE WINE, DISCOVER THE MUSIC” -- THE ULTIMATE MOBILE EVENT, OFFERING FREE RIDES, WINE TASTINGS, LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND SPECIAL GUEST SURPRISES, WITH HOST KARL WENTE, A 5TH GENERATION WINEMAKER
WHO:
Karl Wente, Heidi Richman, Butterfly Boucher, Ed Harcourt, Scissors For Lefty, Holly Golightly, Ferocious Few, The Federalist, The Matches, Panos Panay (Founder & CEO, Sonic Bids), Jeff Daniel (Rock River Music), Miles Davis Properties, LLC plus special surprise guests….
WHAT:
Wente Vineyards continues its highly, innovative emerging artist series “Discover The Wine, Discover The Music,” known for its trademark wine pairings with breaking artists, along with its unparalled marketing reach and visibility, by rolling-out the ONLY SXSW day party on wheels. The ..Discover’ Wine Bus is the ultimate SXSW mobile event, offering free rides to your next tastemaker destination, quality wine tastings poured by Karl Wente, and top-of-the-line, live musical performances,with many special guest surprises! No badges are necessary and everyone is admitted, although you must be 21+ to participate in wine consumption! The bus route will hit all of the best day parties, events and happenings in Austin.
Additionally, Wente Vineyards will be anchored at their SXSW Official Showcase /VIP Room at Mohawk on Friday (3/20) as sponsor of The Noise Pop/Rock River Music/Take Root Records showcase featuring Bear Hands, The Blakes, The Ettes, The Soft Pack, The Hold Steady, The Hooks, Sleepy Sun, Minipop, Magic Wands, Radio 4, Adam Stephens (of Two Gallants), The Black Box Revelation and more..
WHERE: 12 noon - 2 p.m. (STARTING ROUTE)WHOLE FOODS (flagship store across from Waterloo Records)6th & Lamar
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (ENDING ROUTE) ME TELEVISION - 2130 South Congress
Today I added 'The Who Sell Out' profile to my network, and sent them this pic in a comment. I liked it enough I thought I send you a copy since I haven't sent you a photo in a while. Thanks for the 4th of July wishes. Stay gold, but stay cool too, this summer.
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I/WE LOVE DISNEYLAND! The only problem is money right now...James hours got cut in Feb so money is REALLY tight right now, and I am working over 60 hours a week right now, 2 jobs. SO once things get a little bit back to normal we should for plan a big family trip to the great land of Disney...like I said I love it there! =)
Happy Easter Teresa. Thought you might like to see a clip from the Janis Joplin Tribute show I did last Sat at Smash Palace in Gisborne. It was heaps o fun! Katy XX
