Comparative Religous Theory
Personal MetaPhysical Experiences
&
Global Philosophical Analysis
Music
I'll try to scratch the surface of this one: Lionel Ritchie, Sam Cooke, Teddy Pendergrass, Nina Simone, Joan Armatrading, Erykah Badu, Charles Mingus, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Donna Summer, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Portishead, D'Angelo, Syleena Johnson, India Arie, Jill Scott, Maria Mena, Mumford & Sons, The Passengers, Townes Van Zandt, Camper Van Beethoven, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Led Zepplin, Billy Ocean, Elliot Smith, Mary J. Blige, Rickie Lee Jones, Tom Waits, B.B. King, Lhasa De Sela, Django Reinhardt, Hank Williams, Claude Debussy, Gyorgy Ligeti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Gorecki, Cypress Hill, House of Pain, Everlast, Misfits, Samhain, Danzig, Craig David, James Brown, Al Green, Neil Diamond, Digable Planets, Tuxedomoon, Michael Franti & Spearhead, N.W.A., Ice Cube, Easy-E, Erik Satie, Luciano Pavarotti, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington, Blossom Dearie, Bonnie Raitt Chet Baker, The Doors, The Exploited, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., A Tribe Called Qwest, The Beastie Boys, Maxwell, They Might Be Giants, Otis Redding, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, Harry Connick Jr., Fiona Apple, Jewel, Ani DiFranco, Beth Hart, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Wu-Tang Clan, Gravediggaz, Flatlinerz, Peter Cetera, Chicago, Iron & Wine, Con BrioLedbetter & His Best Bet, Justine Lucas-McPlague, Ed Masuga, Shovelman, The Potholder, James Ingram, Jeffrey Osborne, Ornette Coleman, KRS-One, Nine Inch Nails, John Cage, Bjork, Thievery Corporation, Paloma Faith, Shivaree, Maiwa, Bitter:Sweet, CocoRosie, Stina Nordenstam, Katrine Ottosen, CALLmeKAT, Keren Ann, Fiest, Joanna Newsom, Honeycomb, Elizabeth & The Catapults, Living In Polaroids, Sister Crayon, Laura Marling, Lauryn Hill, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, The Frames, Treva Blomquist, Kelly Snyder, Christene LeDoux, Beth Orton, Kings of Convenience, Jolie Holland, Johnette Napolitano, Brooke Waggoner, Nouvelle Vague, Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws, The Black Keys, Kristin Hersh, Cat Power, Jess Hill, Taxi Taxi!, Tuck & Patti, Hindi Zahra, Musetta, Serendipity Musik, Garnett Silk, Dennis Brown, Steel Pulse, The Toasters, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Sublime, 311, The Specials, Louis XIV, Firewater, Maktub, Mingo Fishtrap, The Cat Empire, Zero 7, The Whitest Boy Alive, Beirut, The Velvet Underground, The White Stripes, Rebirth Brass Band, G Love & Special Sauce, Luther Vandross, Sade, Seal, Aaliyah, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Common, The Roots, The Ramones, The Cars, Musiq Soulchild, Nat King Cole, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, Smokey Robinson, Operation Ivy, Black Flag, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Mucky Pup, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, The Sex Pistols, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Dickies, The Fall, The Brand New Heavies, The Police, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley, Kymani Marley, Shai, Blackstreet, Jodeci, Portrait, Solo, Intro, Silk, En Vogue, Zhane, SWV, Destiny's Child, Beyonce, The Pointer Sisters, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Vaughan, Dakota Staton, Billie Holliday, Anita O'Day, Eartha Kitt, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Keeley Smith, Kay Starr, Stellastarr, Nolita Starr, The Dont's, The May Fire, And A Few To Break, The Ferocious Few, Poor Bailey, Aphrodesia, Amiina, Riseboy Sleeps, Skinny Puppy, Fugazi, The Descendents, Violent Femmes, Wham, LL Cool J, Randy Newman, Harmony B, Zapp & Roger, Zap Mama, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Bettye LaVette, Jacqui Naylor, Jane Monheit, Robin McKelle, Nellie McKay, Missy Higgins, Joss Stone, Amel Larrieux, Blu Cantrell, Living Colour, Harry Belafonte, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Etta James, Ministry, Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Mathis, Cannonball Adderley, Alton Ellis, Darryl Morris, Raul Midon, Jeffrey Gaines, Brian Sharpe, Kevin Sandbloom, J-Myers, Jude, Damien Rice, Badly Drawn Boy, Howie Day, David Gray, David Holmes, Red House Painters, Brown Bird, Deb Talan, Ray LaMontagne, Tom Brosseau, Ryan Adams, Nice & Smooth, Tegan & Sara, Ming + FS, Keston and Westdal, The Orb, Bauhaus, Cabaret Voltaire, Dmitry Subochev, Cassandra Wilson, Heather Headley, Crack Daniels, Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra, Wax Museum Pandemonium, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Part, Apocalyptica, Metallica, Guns & Roses, Alice Rose, Dub Pistols, Agnostic Front, Phil Collins, Jimmy Smith, John Coltrane, fIREHOSE, Wonderful Broken Thing, Esthero, Angie Stone, John Mellencamp, Hall & Oates, Colin Hay, Chris Isaak, George Michael, Huey Lewis & The News, Black 47, Malaria, Minor Threat, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mel Torme.......And That's Just The Beginning
Movies
I'll try to keep this one short: The Warped Ones (AKA) "The Weird Love Makers", Excalibur, The Last Dragon, THX 1138, Synecdoche New York, Mindwalk, The Dreamers, The Science Of Sleep, Waking Life, Last Night, Night On Earth, Nine Lives, My Life Without Me, Little Children, Rachel Getting Married, The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, Once, Waking The Dead, Irreversible, The Crossing Guard, Laws of Gravity, Things Behind The Sun, Rodger Dodger, Conversations With Other Women, Once Were Warriors, The Wanderers, Illuminata, The Twelfth Night, Glengarry Glenross, All That Jazz, The Jazz Singer, Altered States, Thrashin, Hardware, The Blood Of Heroes, The Last King Of Scotland, King of California, The Mambo Kings, Twenty Bucks, Groove, Mr. Vincent, City Of God, Lost Book Found, Baraka, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Quest For Fire, Boycott, Trust, Storytelling, Everything Is Illuminated, And The Band Played On, And Justice For All, Life As A House, Bee Season, Girl 6, Blue In The Face, Basquiat, Jump Tomorrow, Kiss The Sky, Two Girls And A Guy, Bound, Caught, Betrayal, Miss Julie, Swimming With Sharks, Last Kiss, Match Point, Boys In Company C, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, A Soldier's Story, Tigerland, The Hurt Locker, The Lords Of Discipline, Article 99, Diggstown, The Wrestler, Talk Radio, Romper Stomper, The Warriors, Menace II Society, Blood in Blood Out, King of New York, Windy City, Rocket Gibralter, The Big Chill, Return of The Secaucus 7, Diner, The Idol Maker, The Outsiders, Secrets & Lies, Hideous Kinky, The Color Purple, Watership Down, Amazing Grace and Chuck, Safe Passage, Lorenzo's Oil, Mr Holland's Opus, The Seventh Sign, Big Night, The Apostle, Barefoot In The Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Big Knife, The Manchurian Candidate, Mickey One, The Joker Is Wild, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 12 Angry Men, Blackboard Jungle, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Innocents, The Agony and The Ecstasy, Woman Of The Year, Adam's Rib, Wuthering Heights, The Swimmer, Elmer Gantry, The Rainmaker, Come Back Little Sheba, Walk On The Wild Side, Baby Doll, The Big Country, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Lady Sings The Blues, Hans Christian Anderson, The Five Pennies, The Court Jester, West Side Story, Oliver, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Lawrence Of Arabia, Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Planet Of The Apes, Soylent Green, Heaven & Earth, Husbands & Wives, What Happened Was, The Wife, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, In Search Of A Midnight Kiss, Medicine For The Melancholy, Sliding Doors, Sweet November, Message in a Bottle, Frankie & Johnny, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Mr Jones, Who Am I This Time, The Last Mimzy, Powder, Phenomenon, The Boy Who Could Fly, K-Pax, The Devil's Advocate, Lost Souls, Untamed Heart, A Bronx Tale, Chasing Amy, Notting Hill, Coyote Ugly, The Thing Called Love, Anne of Green Gables, Little Voice, An Affair To Remember, The Best Man, Up Close and Personal, Red Corner, An Officer and a Gentlemen, Love Jones, Roxanne, Somewhere In Time, Jason's Lyric, Falling In Love, A Walk On The Moon, Out Of Africa, Sidewalks Of New York, Heights, Tootsie, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, An Ideal Husband, Foreign Student, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Dragon, Dirty Dancing, The Cutting Edge, American Anthem, Aspen Extreme, Blue Crush, The Blue Lagoon, Get Over It, Celebrity, Chances Are, Crazy People, Splash, The Ref, Home For The Holidays, The Holiday, Home Alone, Defending Your Life, Modern Romance, Romancing The Stone, Boomerang, Coming To America, The Last American Virgin, Loverboy, The Game of Love, Wimbledon, License To Drive, Thank God It's Friday, Blast From The Past, The Sweetest Thing, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Thomas Crown Affair, Get Shorty, Beetlejuice, The Princess Bride, The Neverending Story, Pleasantville, Better Off Dead, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Three O'Clock High, Lucas, Charlie Bartlett, Brain Donors, Tommy Boy, Anchorman, DodgeBall, Old School, Eurotrip, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, Hamburger...The Motion Picture, Let It Ride, Mannequin, What About Bob?, Captain Ron, Arthur, Airplane, Caddyshack, Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, Clue, The Goonies, The Monster Squad, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Saturday the 14th, Student Bodies, Rosemary's Baby, Poltergeist, The Entity, Dawn of the Dead, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Jacob's Ladder, Body Parts, Loaded, The Last Winter, Sunshine, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Invasion, They Live, Aliens, The Abyss, Deep Impact, The Core, The Day After Tomorrow, Miracle Mile, The Andromeda Strain, Omega Man, I Am Legend, By Dawn's Early Light, Fail-Safe, The Final Countdown, The Hunt For Red October, The Posieden Adventure, Tron, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek, Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, Raiders of The Lost Ark, Superman, Superman II, Flash Gordon, Barbarella, The Beastmaster, Hellboy, Iron Man, The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across The Eigth Dimension, Big Trouble In Little China, Unbreakable, Popeye, Krull, Condorman, Super Fuzz, Robocop, Jumper, Stargate, Contact, The Arrival, Starship Troopers, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Battle Beyond The Stars, Frankenstein Unbound, Solarbabies, Commando, Total Recall, The Running Man, The Terminator, Predator, Conan The Barbarian, Bloodsport, Enter The Dragon, Ninja Wars, American Ninja, Ninja III The Domination, Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, Just One Of The Guys, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Videodrome, Cannibal Holocaust, Salo, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Across the Tracks, Stand By Me, Mean Creek, Class of 1999, Reform School Girls, Showgirls, Nightwatch, Kiss or Kill, Natural Born Killers, 4Months 3Weeks and 2Days, Lake Of Fire, Alive, Eat-Drink-Man-Woman, A Man And A Woman, In The Mood For Love, Three Seasons, L'Avventura, Jules & Jim, Two English Girls, Funny Games, The City of Lost Children, Loving Couples, I Am Curious, Belle de Jour, Central Station, Yojimbo, Rashomon, Ugetsu, The Lives Of Others, La Jetee, Emmit Otter's Jug Band Christmas, Animalympics, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, Alladin, Beauty & The Beast, WALL-E, Alice in Wonderland, Scanner Darkly, Pan's Labyrinth, Romeo & Juliet, Blade Runner, The Usual Suspects, Seven, Fight Club, Memento, Pi, Primer, Sexy Beast, True Romance, Tombstone, 12 Monkeys, 300, From Dusk 'Til Dawn, Things To Do In Denver When Your Dead, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Elizabeth, Leaving Las Vegas, Cape Fear, Boys Don't Cry, Good Will Hunting, In America, American Beauty, The American Astronaut, How To Make An American Quilt, The Virgin Suicides, Beautiful Girls, A Beautiful Mind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Almost Famous, Adaptation, Dedication, Dancer In The Dark, Dogville, Lost in Translation...... the List does just go on, so there are many Givens that I'm leaving out, including some more obscure titles for the sake of sanity, mine and yours.
Television
Not Much Interest in Sitcoms or Tele-Dramas, Too Much Devotion of Time involved.
However, I do like "Smallville", "Lost", "Grey's Anatomy" & "Ugly Betty" - I'm a Sucker for Triangular & Quadrangular Love Stories. It's The Bane Of My Existence, I Suppose
I did like the first season of "Drawn Together", but I think it lost a little something the second time around.
"Later... with Jools Holland" is Amazing. It's really the only show I look forward to viewing, from week to week.
I really liked "Odyssey 5" and "Dead Like Me" but Showtime cancelled them after the first couple seasons. "Firefly" was pretty cool too!
I'd Have To Say That, By Far, "The Wild Record Collection" Is The Best Show Ever Broadcasted On The American Television System. Hands Down, GENIUS. Both Extremely Entertaining & Lavishly Informative. You Can't Beat Stuffed Animals Dancing To Rare & Elusive Music Tracks Found Nowhere Else, But In The Brilliant & Demented Home Of "Snuffles", The Soft Spoken Polar Bear MC, Of This NY Cable Access Gem.
Some Old Favorites: Moonlighting, Magnum P.I., Herman's Head, Max Headroom, Night Court, Land of the Lost, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Misfits of Science, Automan, Knight Rider, Buck Rogers, Hart to Hart, Columbo and Fantasy Island.
Cartoons: Gummie Bears, Tom & Jerry, Duck Tales, G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Heathcliff, Thundercats, Thundar the Barbarian, The Smurfs, The Littles, HattytownTales, Inspector Gadget, Chip & Dale (Rescue Rangers), Scooby Doo, The Jetsons, Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Felix the Cat, Gumby & Pokey, Mr. Bill
Books
A Comprehensive List, Of Reading Materials Can Be Found Here
But For Quick Breakdown...
I mostly read Non-fiction:
A Wide Variety of Science Books, some Ancient History & Religous Texts.
Some Fiction Authors I Like:
Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Robert Heinlein, Jonathan Safran Foer...
Some Playwrites I Like:
Harold Pinter, Anton Chekhov, Moliere, Shakespeare...
Poets I Like:
William Butler Yeats, Pablo Neruda, Anne Sexton, Marge Piercy, Billy Collins, Hollace Metzger...
And then there's the Genius of:
Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Joyce, and Dante Alighieri
PLUS...
Of Course, I Could Not Leave Out, The Remarkably Talented, Ever-Inspiring, Always-Growing "Family Of Friends" At "MOUTH-OFF" & "WORD PARTY". Without Your Immediate Acceptance & Embracment Of Me, Your Instant Belief & Support Of What I Do, And Your Constant Dedication To Sharing Your Own Soul's "TRUTH", Every Week: I Don't Know Where I'd Be Today. Seriously, From The Deepest Part Of WHO I AM, I Can't Thank You Guys Enough. Much Love, ALWAYS.
AND... Without A Doubt, I Must Express My Unfailing Fascination & Profound Respect, Out To The Marvelous "16TH & MISSION" Crew. Such An Honor To Be Allowed To Share In That Circle, And To Have Been Treated With Such Kindness, From The Very Start Of My Inclusion. Certainly, Another HOME, With Which To Lay My Heart & Mind's Words, Without The Fear Of Flippant Judgement Creating Silence. Many-Many Thanks. And Much Love, As Well, Dear Friends!
Heroes
Triumph "The Insult Comic Dog" Danny Kaye "Actor-Singer Extraordinaire" Dr. Michio Kaku "Scientist-Writer-Teacher" Cao Junfeng "Scientist" Snuffles "Wild Record Collection-TV Host" Dr. Cornel West "Teacher-Scholar-Activist" Bruce Lee "Actor/Philosopher" Lionel Ritchie "Singer-Songwriter" Papa Smurf "Small Blue Woodland Toadstool Dwelling Patriarch" Wang Jian Wei "Experimental Film Maker" Lynn Munns "Ceramicist" pandora.com "Genome Project-Music Site" EGG:The Arts Show "PBS Program"
Dr. Paolo Soleri "Architect-Philosopher" Michael Franti "Singer-Musician-Activist" Amir Sulaiman "Spoken Word Artist - Awoken Spirit - Transmitter Of Light" Denis Belliveau "Modern Day Marco Polo" Francis O'Donnell "Modern Day Marco Polo" Zach Galifianakis "Comedian-Actor" Conan O'Brien "Late Night TV Host" Josh Kornbluth "Actor-Writer-Talk Show Host" Michael Eric Dyson "Teacher-Scholar-Author" Amy Reines "Scientist-Teacher" Richard D. Klausner "Director Of Global Health" Westley Moore "White House Fellow"
FAVORITE LIST
Knot - Bowline Animals - Red Panda (Owl-Bear-Panther...) Skull - Australopithecus Robustus Dog - Shiba Inu Painting - The Weeders (Jules Breton) Gemstone - Emerald Transportation - Monorail Word - Tuna Grammar Construction - Appositive Phrase Letter - Capital L (Script) Childrens Book - The Clown Arounds Play - Twelfth Night, Betrayal, Beirut, The Misanthrope, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, The Woolgatherer... Countries - Sweden, Colombia, Japan Cities - New Orleans, San Francisco, Marrakech Continent - Asia States - Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, Maine Fruit - Banana, Mango, Peach Food - Curried Goat (Jamaican Style) Sashimi - Arctic Charr Cocktail - Manhattan or Rob Roy Fancy Drink - Grasshopper Beer - Brooklyner Weiss Planet - Neptune Moon - Miranda Celestial Event/Object - Quasar Time Periods - Late 1800s (America), Dark Ages (Europe), and Fuedal Japan Culture - Japanese Insect - Firefly (Lightning Bug) Flying Dinosaur - Ornithocheirus Land Dinosaur - Diplodocus Basketball Player - P.J. Brown Football Player - Christian Okoye (The Nigerian Nightmare)
Jonathan's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Hometown:
Planet "EARTH" (maybe?)
Body type:
6' 2"
Ethnicity:
Other
Religion:
Other
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Occupation:
A HUMAN Trying To Be Better, Everyday!
Jonathan's Schools
Tulane University Of Louisiana
New Orleans,Louisiana
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Theatre
Clubs: Drinking Club
1995 to 1999
River Dell Regional H S
Oradell,New Jersey
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Clubs: "Good Morning" & "Good Night". Hope the past "15" have been ILLUMINATING. - Much Love To All
About me:
Still Trying To Turn The Process Of LIVING, Itself,
Into An Art Form,
Despite Society's Inherent Abhorrent Quest
To Pervert Life
Into Some Obsessive Ubiquitous Competition.
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone who Lives by the Heart,
and Gathers WISDOM,
to fight the Tyranny of Negativity
and Selfish Pursuit.
And...
Anyone who comes by
The "Poetry Mission"
Which Meets:
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday Of The Month
@ "DALVA", 3121 16th St, near Valencia
Open Mic Poetry From 7PM to 9PM
Each Week There Is A Featured Poet or Musician
Who Shares Their Work In Greater Detail
I Am The "Current Host" Of The Event
And Will Post Information About 'Said Function'
On This Site
&
It's More Elaborate,
Exceedingly Formal & Soley Dedicated Site
Called "Poetry Mission"
Is Located In My "Top... [Stuff]" Section
Do Stop By, Sometime,
And Pleasure Us, With Your Beautiful Presence
Also Co-Producer Of This Wonderful Monthly Event.
Do Join Us, One Of These Evenings.
You'll Thank Us Later!!!
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Its been such a long time... i love your page and your music is great.... i could stay for days just listening to it... i always appreciate when you comment on my blog. you always have something super encouraging to add to it... often times more beautiful then the actual blog... :) how have you been... i wish i was back in Oakland with all of you guys
What's new? How is the world treating you? :) Great music on your page- it has been a while since I've taken a moment and looked at your photography. You have a beautiful eye. That paired with the music sent me into a trancelike state. Thank you for helping me into meditation. Hope you are well, friend.
Gorgeous! As expected my dear friend you again put words to the emotions and images that escape me in the written word and instead manifest in color...thank you so much!
"The line dividing good and evil cuts through the center of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Have a few stalled paintings so dropped by to garner some inspiration in your words and of course found excatly what I was looking for , now to finish;-) Hope all is well with you gentle friend. LL
How I do adore your mind... see, when you don't affix art to an easle, there is no way that is up. I think you just covered my thought process throughout the course of making, Jonathan! and for this, I feel quite connected to you...
:)
my best wishes to you - sideways, upside-down, upright... but always a little off plumb.
