Here's a two-toed sloth that I filmed near my house in a mountain rainforest called La Carpintera:
Here's a Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog that I filmed at my rainforest property in Golfito:
Here's one of the waterfalls on my rainforest property near Quepos:
Music
rock, blues, r&b, jazz, swing, classical
The Beatles - Harrison was always my favorite:
Here's McCartney, Clapton and the rest playing one of my all-time favorite songs, "Something", at the tribute for George Harrison after his death:
Steve Goodman - This guy was the best performer I ever saw. He's the reason I ever picked up a guitar to try to play and the reason I want to smash my guitars in frustration. I never saw anyone play with the emotion and zest that he played with. If you don't believe me, play the video clip below:
One of my favorite rock films is The Band's "The Last Waltz" and Van Morrison really stole the show with this performance:
And who doesn't love Joni Mitchell?
Another one of my all time favorites....Marvin Gaye:
Movies
These are a few of my vey favorites. Click on a film title to go to the IMDB.com page for that movie.
But, if I had time (and U.S. cable was available here in the third world) I would watch:
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Books
Favorite Authors:
Fiction:
Philip Roth
Kurt Vonnegut
Tom Robbins
John Irving
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemmingway
Jack London
George Orwell
Non-Fiction:
David Quammen
Stephen Jay Gould
Richard Feynman
Terrence McKenna
Heroes
Artists. Writers. Anyone that can pick up a musical instrument and play it with feeling.
People that stand up for what they believe in even when the opposition is unbeatable. This guy comes to mind:
mike Always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. Posted at 10:11 PM Nov 11, 2008 view more
Spring is here and so are the butterflies! This week I have a gallery of a particular group of butterflies called Brushfoots. Brushfoots are the most commonly known and encountered of the large colorful butterflies (excluding the swallowtails) found in Florida and the Americas. These include the monarchs, fritillaries, buckeyes, and the viceroy below (who has nearly identical markings as the toxic monarch butterfly) to keep it from being eaten by birds.... cool trick, huh? :-)
Click the butterfly below to see my gallery - and please let me know what you think!
My new album is featured under “New and Noteworthy” on the itunes homepage and under “What’s New” on the itunes jazz page. CLICK ON MY ALBUM COVER (directly above) AND GO TO itunes NOW.
Hey Mike how have you been? Anything new with you? I was finally able to take my state exam and I passed. So thats some good news. Did you get your Email with the CNN video? Pretty interesting isnt it? It gets better. I think the media is slowly prepareing the world for it.
I WANT TO COME AND SEE YOU! Dan is going through a few things and we both have decided to come and visit. Let me know when a good time would be. Love ya and I hope you are doing well. :)
Online Now!
