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john

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About Me

.. stereo future

My Interests

playing drums, economics, new wave of jazz, video art, color photography, cooking, eating, reading about china photos

I'd like to meet:

the findlays and barry mahon

Music:

pharoah sanders 1966-1973, eric dolphy, grachan moncur III, jackie mclean, alice coltrane 1968-1973, john coltrane 1959-1967, charles mingus especially the atlantic years, don cherry's symphony for improvisers and eternal rhythm, some archie shepp, sun ra - the less free stuff mostly from the 50s early 60s, art blakey, fennesz, silver jews, crime in choir, fucking champs.

Movies:

herzog, fassbinder, lang, i'm on a 30's - 50's kick lately, but i'll still be excited about any new tadanobu asano flicks. i'm super excited about Malle's Phantom India coming out in April.

Television:

antique road show, jeopardy, family guy, kids in the hall, night court, married with children, NEWSRADIO!

Books:

all i've read for months is 'the economist' and collected interviews of william s. burroughs

Heroes:

Gerhard Richter, Bill Bruford while in Yes, Michael Giles circa 'In the Wake of Poseidon' by King Crimson, Tatsuya Yoshida of the Ruins, Joey Baron, Tony Williams circa 'Out to Lunch', Ed Blackwell mid 60s.

My Blog

did you know?

52 CONFESSIONS 1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be? ed mcmahon 2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart? i have not used a shopping "Cart" in years. i believe i alwa...
Posted by john on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:35:00 PST

dumb survey thing

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?phone books.  maybe a water bottle or two.  a magazine or two.  a cup. a coffee mug thing with lid. shards 2. When was the last time y...
Posted by john on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:03:00 PST

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Posted by john on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST