General interests include enjoying life and spending time with my family-though it's never enough time. I like art-I'm no expert, but I know what moves me. Matisse, Frida Kahlo, Picasso,Jean Léon Gérôme.The crazier the artist the better. I enjoy helping the best of my entrepreneurial friends when I can, and where I can. I like latin dancing, malibu rum mixed with anything, books, music, history & politics and reading biographies . I'm a JFK comspiracist, despite all evidence to the contrary. I was a volunteer guide for the Jackie O. wardrobe exhibit in Washington D.C. Can Condoleeza Rice handle that level of responsibility? In her dreams baby! I like Acuras. I'll add more interests later; it's a vicious cycle.
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People make the world go-round
I would like to meet or talk to people who are kind, smart or funny or talk to anyone who wants to talk to me.
There is always something new to learn or experience..no?
I like people who have that quirky thing that sets them apart, and comfortable with it...birds of a feather I guess. You know, different from the norm, but not too extreme in any one direction. Life is full of challenges-so I love to be with people that keep me positive, so I can be positive for that other person that needs it. Yep-a ray of friggin sunshine. Hey my peoples-let's keep putting one foot in front of the other.
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aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, beat*, bent*, bizarre, capricious, case, character, cockeyed, crazy, curious, droll, erratic, far out*, flaky, fly ball, freak, freakish, freaky, funky*, funny, geeky, goony, idiosyncratic, irregular, kooky, nutty, odd, oddball, off-center, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, screwy, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, unusual, way out*, weird, weirdo, whacko, whacky, whimsical, wild, yo-yo.
Ouch! Those synonyms were a little harsh
Antonyms for quirky:
common, conventional, dull, normal, ordinary, usual
Hmmmm-Not feeling the antonyms. I'll take the synonyms for 100 Alex.
Peace, V.
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Green Lantern
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Batman
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You name it,I know it..except for Jazz..Real jazz enthusiasts roll their eyes at me even when I mention Kenny G jokingly. Uh-oh..time for me to sit at the bar, nothing to see,lol;Miles Davis-I've been listening and learning. Old school Phylis Hyman, Patrice Rushen,
Bobby Caldwell, & Anita Baker float in my head sometimes. I like Al Jareau's version of Otis Redding's "Try a little tenderness" That's about the extent of my jazz knowledge, and maybe even that is probably considered mainstream. *Thank you to myspace friends whom are expanding my jazz experiences with the many beautiful sounds of Jazz on your myspace pages. You know who are are.
I like the experience of Hendrix and Joplin; except for the drugs;tragedy;such was the fate of many artists of the era.
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DeAngelo's Live at the Jazz Cafe CD recorded from Japan: You have to hear his version of Earth Wind & Fire's classic "Can't Hide Love" . It'll make you cry.
The musicians have a story to tell.Of the newer music I like Jay-Z's creativity, T.I, 3-6 Mob-mainly how they've infiltrated the mainstream.3-6 Mob-friggin Oscar winners!Quite the accomplishment. "I gotta stay Fly-i.i.i...," Hum it if you don't know the words.
Musiq, The Roots,-Anything produced by Timbaland, Pharell and Missy Elliot for being a woman holding it down in the business. Dave Matthews Band, Dido, Incubus, Train, Cypress Hill. Old school rap, LL, Ice Cube and Dre, HeavyD, Mint Condition, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Jodeci, Eric B.& Rakim,-"So I start my mission- leave my residence-Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents"- LOL-I was younger then. Classic Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Classic Police, Zenyatta Mondatta, Voices Inside My Head, Regatta De Blanc, etc. Chris Williams (Dont' wake me..I'm Dreamin')and Al B. Sure's "Noche y Dia/Night & Day".
Dre's 'Chronic' and Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' will get you out of the bed in the morning.
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I like the variety of Latin music; the traditional music and newer music, and the blends of both sounds, such as on the CD, "Tributo a Jose Alfredo Jimenez XXX". Raggaeton is off the chain...really. You don't need to know the lanquage to feel Daddy Y, Mana or Juanes; and Ritmo Latino.___________________________________________________
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Beyonce and Sheryl Crow represents; I love her version of Sweet Child O Mine, and Talk to the One Who Made You. Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little Pill. Such a contrast yet similar to 70's songstress Janis Ian's "I learned the truth at 17", released in 1975. Morrisette's, "You Ought to Know" and Crow's "Favorite Mistake" are the song "Seventeen" all grown up and f*cked up; look it up.
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I guess Morrisette's "Jagged Little Pill" CD is a staple for every woman, just like conservative black pumps-You hate having to wear them, but you know you'll have to from time to time-just like the jagged little pill-you'll have to swallow it down.
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Blues is cool and thought provoking-it's the Blues. I like it from B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Allman Bros, Lyle Lovett, Robert Cray,;Props. John Mayer wants to be down. I think he's from Connecticut, the birthplace of the blues.
-amore y felicidad-
I'm sentimental for the 70's..Al Green-Love and Happieness; Marvin Gaye,Sly Stone,Santana,Cat Stevens Wild World, Walter Becker & Donald Fagan, Deep Purple, Iron Butterfly, Donna Summer, Commodores, AWB, Ohio Players, Funkadelic,Slave ("Why don't you slide? I'll be around when you want to get down"-1977)Grand Funk Railroad, Gap Band,Confunkshun, The System-You R in my system. Chaka Kahn. Chaka Kahn. Chaka Kahn.
Stevie Wonder-"if you really love me, won't you tell me?"
Robert Palmer-rest in peace(80's) Phoebie Snow,Boston, Ambrosia,Boz Scaggs. Howard Jones, The Clash, PetShop Boys, Fixx,I'm publicly admitting now that I liked 80's music. Is that lame? Sigh; the shame. shhh..don't tell..I own Bread's Anthology.
Movies:
All of the Alien movies. Any Scorcese movie or Spike Lee Joint. Any movie with Deniro, Pacino, Denzel, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman,and Ray Liotta. Of the newer generation, Mark Ruffolo, Will Smith and Don Cheadle, Collin Ferrell? Maybe. Ferrell needs a good vehicle to act in, right now he seems to be quite the man-ho.-
Political & Corporate Thrillers
Some movies that I like...
Clear and Present Danger,
Patriot Games,
Enemy of the State,
Machurian Candidate,
JFK, Wallstreet, Platoon and anything Oliver Stone;
Apocolyspe Now;
13 Days;
All the President's Men;Hunt for Red October;
Crimson Tide; No Way Out; L.A. Confidential, Copland, 16 Blocks, Goodfellas, The Departed, The Last Samuri
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Salvador;The Mission Impossible Series,
Quiet American;
Classic Marlon Brando;Classic James Bond,
Boys from Brazil;
Full Metal Jacket; Midnight Express
Three Days of the Condor; French Connection
Schindler's List; Marathon Man,
Ruby, Minority Report, A Few Good Men, The Firm, Witness, Presummed Innocent, Glen Gary, Glenn Ross, Primary Colors
I like the HBO's saga of the RatPack with the hollywood and politicalconnection.
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Man on fire:This is the moviewhere I gained appreciation fordenzel. Prior films when hewas a clean cut guy I wasspewing chunks. Here, where hewas the dysfunctional, brooding, suicidal andalcoholic assassin?Dreamy...sigh.lol
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The movie Amores Perros (love of dogs)
A great movie from director Alejandro González Iñárritu, whom also directed the films 21 Grams and Babel-he's a comer;he's new to me so I'm all into to him now; he gets a hold of a good story and makes
emotional, thought provoking films, that peel away the illusions of humans-he shows you the rawness, fragility, pains, hopes, dreams; disappointments, truths, lies and emancipations. Salude su vida y'all! Trust me. After you see this movie you will.
*Breaking news 1-23-07: Oscar nomination for Babel!.Babel could've used a little more editing though on the sufferage-guess that's why The Departed beat them out at the Oscars for Best Edited film
Mike Nicols directed films and classic Dustin Hoffman,(the Graduate) though I like Hoffman's and John Voight's modern role transitions.
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Chik Fliks-the romantic, sappy, comedies
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I like the chick flicks on Sundays; romantic, sappy, comedies-with the usual suspects...meg ryan, julia roberts, jlo.; or a bit more substance with Streep,Annette Benning or Angie Bassett.
Yes,-The Lifetime Channel--I like those crazy Tragic Heroine movies too: *Norma Jean & Marilyn w/ Ashley Judd,
*Me and my Shadows, The Judy Garland Story
*The Color Purple
*Gone with the Wind
*Halle Berry's Why do Fools Fall in Love, and The Dorothy Dandridge Story
*The Josephine Baker Story w/ Lynn Whitfield
*The original dreamgirl Dianna Ross's, Lady Sings
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*The Lifetime Channel movies about Jackie O-"A Woman Named Jackie," and the Betty Broderick Story with Meredith Baxter.
Betty Broderick? Questionable tragic heroine; Let me think. OK. She was a crazy b****! But she took one for the team.
*There's not a good movie about it yet, but the Princess Dianna story. Ava Gardner, Bette Davis, Kate Hepburn, Joan Crawford are favorites too.
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Shawshank Redemption: A Steven King favorite andtribute to his writing-a different type of horror story.
"Remember, hope is agood thing."
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Let us not forget the great one..Francis Ford Coppola. Most Clint Eastwood directed movies. Brad Pitt-come one people! he was great in "Seven"-but I can't explain "Troy." -and yes, Tom Cruise..crazy or not; props Jerry McGuire.
Vin Deisel-er, um he has a certain appeal...definately visually stimulating cinema. Don't hate me true movieheads-I love
Citizen Kane and Godfather Pt.2 as much as the next person-but Vin Deisel? Ladies, you know what I"m talkin' about .
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Remember Tyson Beckford's Oscar worthy performance in Zoolander?
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All the Ridley Scott directed films are good, and James Cameron's. I love waiting for big screen movies to come to video; I would like to take more time to view independent films, and not just commercial films with big studio money behind them. Lots of gems in those independents.
The Deerhunter: Deniro and Streep-A lovestory; love means never having to play russian roulette.
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Swingers:"You're money andyou don't even know it!"
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Television:
Family Guy is hilarious! I like MTV's Rob and Big; Spongebob and Adult Swim's Sqidbillies too!, Law and Order-the orginals with-Paul Sorvino, Mr. Big, Micheal Moriarty (a favorite since 1973's "Bang the Drum Slowly" where he played the compassionate teammate to Robert Deniro's dying baseball catcher). Frazier reruns, Columbo, Bio Channel, A&E, History and Discovery channels, Style Channel, TBS, TNT, E-Channel-aack!.Cable tv is a special place; it has brain melting power. Gee; TV sucks!...dammmmm. I have the box dvd set of "I luv Lucy." She's so crazy.
If nautical nonsense is something you wish, then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Deep.
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John Grishman freak! James Patterson (not his scary ones), Stephen King Classics; The Deadzone is my favorite. Some books read in the last year: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,A Night to Remember-The Final Hours of the Titanic, The Broker, Maureen Dowd's Are Men, The Godfather Returns,Sons of Camelot, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Memoirs of Albert Speer, Lessons of WWII.,
Nuremberg Infamy on Trial
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Heroes:
Our lives begin to end theday we become silent aboutthings that matter.
MLKJr.
Reality is merely anillusion, albeit a verypersistent one.
A.Einstein
In the end, we will remembernot the words of our enemies,but the silence of ourfriends.
MLK.Jr
We are tied to the ocean. Andwhen we go back to the sea --whether it is to sail or towatch it -- we are going backfrom whence we came
JFK
He should simply beremembered as a good man whosaw wrong and tried to rightit. He saw suffering andtried to heal it. He sawinjustice and tried to stopit. EMK
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