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Dominique Beltran

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About Me

“When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was suicidal, but there was an attraction there. I went from ’I don’t care what happens’ to ’everything is terrifying.’” -Conor Oberst
I sit in my room writing and playing guitar a lot.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Members:
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. " - Albert Einstein
Influences: -CONOR OBERST -M. Ward -Nico -George Harrison -Fernando Sor -Chopin -Paganini -The Apple in Stereo -Animal Collective -The Boy Least Likely To -Brahms -Captain Beefheart -Damien Rice -The Beatles -Jimi Hendrix -Chet Atkins -I'm From Barcelona -Bright Eyes -Elliott Smith -The Doors -Josh Rouse -Tommy Emmanuel -Leonard Cohen -Paco De Lucia -Mozart -Velvet Underground -Sonic Youth -Gruff Rhys -Jeffrey Lewis -The Unicorns -Andres Segovia -Kaki King -Modest Mouse -Of Montreal -Wilco -Sly and the Family Stone -Bob Dylan -The Shins -Small Faces -Joni Mitchell -Charo -Eric Clapton -Cody Chesnutt -Jeff Buckley -Led Zeppelin -Curtis Mayfield -Dave Matthews -Albert Hammond Jr. -The Strokes -The Walkmen -The Doors -Fabrizio De Andre -Miles Davis -Fiona Apple -Fugazi -Gypsy Kings -The Killers -I am Kloot -Bela Fleck -Al Di Meola -Jack Johnson -Interpol -Weather Report -Keb Mo -The Kinks -John Mayer -Jon Brion -Libertines -Babyshambles -Mason Jennings -Pink Floyd -The Only Ones -Sean Lennon -Clinic -The Roots -Sam Cooke -Iggy Pop -Rocco DeLuca and the Burden -Regina Spektor -Radiohead -Simon and Garfunkel -Syd Barrett -Red Hot Chili Peppers -Great Lake Swimmers -Sheryl Crow -Fleetwood Mac -The Yard Birds -Neutral Milk Hotel -Thunderbirds Are Now! -Cold War Kids -Ravi Shankar
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Caffeine Kid

How old is too old before you’re too old to be a caffeine kid? I’m 18. and I can’t stop drinking red bull.I’ve had so many red bulls in my life that I’m beginning to anal...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:53:00 PST

Drunk on the Couch

"Drunk on the Couch"So here I am drunk on my mother's couch. My throat is feeling like it's trying to swallow itself because I've smoked almost two packs of cigarettes today. I began the day around 1:...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:45:00 PST

Once this World Swallows You

Once this world swallows you,the gallows become your place of restThe Signs Speak in SymbolS.Did YouSeeAnExit?Labyrinth, Labyrinth,Let me see Lucidlyit's been so long since I haven't had to guessDirec...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:39:00 PST

It’s Time Again...

I put down my books and sat silently on the sidewalk. The clouds were being overwhelmed by an increasing smudge of gray that announced it's coming with a ferocious roar. The sky that once illuminated ...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:25:00 PST

Free Ride

"Free Ride"It's been awhile since I've cried. I've somehow installed a contraption to impede the flow of my tears. I've not noticed my lack of emotion, or at least the section of sorrow which is just ...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:08:00 PST

The Green of Bloom Became the Grey of Life

One who is not able to understand the beauty of solitude in a crowd isnot ready for the beauty of life.I left the newspaper on the bench.I realized in that moment a man was breathing behind meAs an en...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:45:00 PST

Prudence of Youth

"Prudence of Youth"Don't you miss being lost in laughter?Chilled out, expecting nothing, breathing in the prudence of youth?Thrown into the world, secrets of the playgroundAn awkward progression, the ...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:06:00 PST

The Bird of Fortuity

"The Bird of Fortuity"The bird of fortuity has completed her nestHer hopes at sunrise met a lucrative sunsetCapitalized on the vitalized poison berry's that she uses to protectAnd nursed her kin with ...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:05:00 PST

Pictures

Doesn't it seem that everything is simplified in pictures and film? If you look at a picture of a group of friends smiling - there's no secrets or liesNothing more than a group of lost kids laughing f...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:03:00 PST

Roulette

"Roulette"No one ever described in depth and detail how rushed and routine this roulette would be.It's all falling into place slowly but too fast to depict it's inaccuracy.Maybe there are no mistakes?...
Posted by Dominique Beltran on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:29:00 PST