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Richard

Waiting fo the sirens call...

About Me

I am painter who loves fantasy, Science Fiction, Gothic Horror, modern and classical music, cinema, fragrance and Fashion. Complex and Byzantine, my interest include Pre WWII Americana, The Belle Epoche, 19th C. Romanticism, The Italian Renaissance, The Middle Ages, Tarot cards and Classical Antiquities. Tibetan Buddhism has also kept my interest through the years! It seems to fit into my crazy lifestyle! Technology is restricted accordingly in my world; Public Cell phones,I-Pods and laptops are a "no-no" for me. If it cannot be done in private, then I have no use for it. I do love my PC with its gaming and shopping capacity. When I am not busy in my garden, I am inside restoring my vintage 1912 Bungalow in Columbus, Ohio. Simplicity and travel are my top priorities. Time is of the essence so do not waste it on the internet!.. EDITH SITWELL!!!

My Interests

Its May! Its May, the lusty month of May! Look at all the flowers! Even though I love the springtime, late October is my favorite time of the years! In the meantime spend a few minute with me in the Museum!

I'd like to meet:

no one in particular... A Good Agent.

Music:

Duran Duran, The Smiths, Siouxie and the Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus,Edith Piaf, The Cult,Smashing Pumpkins, Kate Bush, New Order, Catherine Wheel, The Mission UK, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Keane, Prince, Ministry, HIM, Adam Ant,Concrete blond,VNV Nation, Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, Blondie, B-52's, Queen, T-Rex, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, The Pixies, The Pretenders, Madonna, Sylvie Vartan, Franciose Hardy, Judy Garland, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Bjork, Billie Holiday, Sade, Seal, The Beatles, The Cramps, Jellyfish, Suede, Tears For Fears, Olivia Newton John, And The Electric Light Orchestra.


Movies:

Star Wars episodes I-VI, The Hunger, Murder on the Orient Express, Lord of the Rings, Valley of the Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, Snow White, Les Miserables, Vertigo, The Birds, La Dolce Vita, Out Of Africa, Halloween, The Exorcist, Delicatessen, Auntie Mame, Titanic, Kundun, Female Troubles, Hairspray, Dr Zhivago.

Television:

Dark Shadows, Star Trek, Absolutely Fabulous, Lost in Space, Twin Peaks, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Twilight Zone, X-Files, Jonny Quest, Speed Racer, Three Stooges-frankly I dont like much TV!

Books:

Fiction-Lord Of The Rings, The Witching Hour, Dragonlance Chonicles, The entire Forgotten Realms body of fantasy,(with a few exceptions)The Vampire Chronicles, It, Niel Gaiman' Sandman, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, The Brontes and Greek Mythology. Dan BrownNon-Fiction Shirley McClain, Tibetan Buddhism, Modern Psionics, Madame Blavatsky, Classical Greek and Egyptian studies, and speculation on Atlantis

Heroes:

The Buddha, Monet, Claude Debussy, Manet, Picasso, Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Munch, Morissey, Rembrandt, Degas, Leger, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven and Chanel!

My Blog

As the world turns...

     France has a new president! This is good news and bad. First of all, departing president Chirac was not the best leader in the free world. He constantly criticized Ango-A...
Posted by richard on Wed, 09 May 2007 06:42:00 PST

The Wounded Eagle...

      Whatever happened to the country I was born and raised in? Yeah, thats right, the good old Ohio, USA ! I came bouncing into this place in 1964 and still remember wh...
Posted by richard on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:17:00 PST

Art in America...

     Art in America is pretty skinny, if you ask me.  Sure, there are some fine museums with pretty great collections.  Most people don't spend time to look. We seem...
Posted by richard on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:21:00 PST

Music Emergency!

      I just read a disturbing report that the compact disc was dead! I was alarmed and shocked that yet another music medium had bit the dust! First the 8-track tape. Then vi...
Posted by richard on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:10:00 PST

Generation Hex or Y...

     There seems to be a large and different generation gap evolving with todays youth. These problems seem to be stemming from a lack of a counter culture. The Baby Boomers had Hi...
Posted by richard on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:05:00 PST

Signature scents leave your mark!

     Perfume has been around since ancient time in one form or another. In the 20th century, big name designers made alluring synthetic perfumes that were sold at affordable prices...
Posted by richard on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:00 PST

Why Paris Matters!!!!

     There has been much negative rhetoric about France launched by our government in the past few years. I remember seeing a bumper sticker with" Boycott France"&nb...
Posted by richard on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:29:00 PST

The myth of Wicca...

     Sadly to say, I have stopped all adherence to the Wiccan religion. I analyze all evidence before I give my verdict, and there is not enough here to prove that this c...
Posted by richard on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:13:00 PST

Trapped in the new Victorian era!

The world has entered the new Victorian era! Everything is so sanitary,sterile and full of bling bling! Where is the seedy underside? 
Posted by richard on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:47:00 PST

Fantasy escapism is the big relief...

      I love science fiction and modern fantasy. In 2006 I began reading Forgotten Realms novels again. It had been 12 years since visiting this world. I had been busy pl...
Posted by richard on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:26:00 PST