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Terry

Please don't tell what train I'm on, they won't know what route I've gone

About Me

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Better than waitin' 'round to die...

My Interests

content vs. form, rhythm and blues, the american song, lost artforms, redemption, wizardy, the view from my window, common sense, the thoughts that come to me on airplanes, imagining myself in an old porsche, late night dance parties, car camping, putting my Ranger through the paces, documentation of many forms, the creative moment, muses

I'd like to meet:

Old Souls

Music:

13th Floor Elevators, Chris Bell, Dylan, The Action, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Birds, Millennium, Arthur Lee and Love, MC5, Buffalo Springfield, Fairport Convention, Big Star, Flying Burrito Bros., Blue Cheer, Black Flag, The Shirelles, Pretty Things, Grateful Dead, Charley Patton, Mance Lipscomb, Memphis Jug Band, Frank Stokes, John Fahey

Movies:

Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider, Office Space, Election, Sweet And Lowdown, Bottle Rocket, Bring The Pain, Caddyshack, Don't Look Back, Bring It On

Television:

PBS, History Channel, late night gospel programs

Books:

East of Eden, Cannery Row - Steinbeck, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Twain, This Side of Paradise, Tender is the Night - Fitzgerald, Slaughterhouse 5, Galapagos - Vonnegut, Bound for Glory - Woodie Guthrie

Heroes:

Mark Twain, Steinbeck, Bob Dylan, FDR, Winston Churchill, Miki Dora, Ralph Nader, Woodie Guthrie, Elizabeth Cotten, Abraham Lincoln

My Blog

Outer Sunset

I'm standing in line to go to my Gate transfer at the Hong Kong airport, en route to Cebu, Philippines. It seems something funny always happens when I'm on a trip, and so far the only thing I can conj...
Posted by Terry on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:32:00 PST

The Street Performer

It's an odd location for a street musician to play, right out in front of a busy Residence Hotel, the land of broken dreams, drug deals, and prostitution, across from the gas station and car wash, aga...
Posted by Terry on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:52:00 PST

Pranksters and Gangsters

It was a warm, early Fall evening in 1992. My girlfriend at the time and I stood in a line that extended hundreds of yards out a rolling grass field, waiting to get into the massive outdoor Castaic La...
Posted by Terry on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 PST

Bahne Skateboards

I feel fortunate to work with some really cool people. Despite working in a pretty corporate environment, there are a few rock n roll dudes that do some very interesting things in addition to their no...
Posted by Terry on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:59:00 PST

Liars, Yarn Spinners, and Dreamers

I must confess, I've always been fascinated with liars. While we've all been guilty of stretching the truth, maybe omitting details to suit the situation, those who tell blatant mistruths consistently...
Posted by Terry on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:29:00 PST

She only smokes when she drinks

...and believe me, that's a hell of a lot.
Posted by Terry on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:36:00 PST

Skynyrd

There are a few great passages in life--graduation, marriage, kids--and one of the less talked about is the day you realize you love Lynyrd Skynyrd, and I surmise it happens at some point in every man...
Posted by Terry on Fri, 25 May 2007 05:24:00 PST

Chad's thoughts on surfing

I'm working on an article about the future of noseriding, featuring CJ and Chad. Chad and I just got off the phone, which was about 10 minutes of straight laughing. Chad offered a quote, to contextual...
Posted by Terry on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:15:00 PST

Horoscope vs. Reality

Horoscopes, despite whether you subscribe to Astrology, sometimes are undoubtedly on the mark--I've found more in general personality traits than anything. I thought I'd test the Myspace daily ho...
Posted by Terry on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:26:00 PST

Homeless Equipment

The other night there was a drug-addled homeless lady ping ponging outside of Cassanova asking for a cigarette and change. She was wearing a B.U.M. Equipment sweatshirt. Intentional?
Posted by Terry on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:47:00 PST