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Budi

not the word, not the look, not what you thought from above.

About Me

i teach in schools. i like music. i like to drum. i like to read. i like to play with my band, wicked aura batucada. i like being adored. and loathed at the same time. i like my nunchucks. i cuss and swear as moderately as the next teacher. when necessary. i have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. i like funk. i love distortion. im into rhythm and noise. i enjoy chaos and disorder. i love entropy. i hate biters and politicians. i hate salads.

My Interests

music. books. films. drums. food. people.

I'd like to meet:

people. james hetfield. penguins. iggy pop. rocket scientists. keith richards. drummers. monica bellucci. dancers. stephen hawking. lawyers. bertrand russell. psychos. christopher lee. vampires. dame judi dench. hot chicks. gwen stefani. dead composers. ennio morricone. steve o. evel knievel. book-wavers. maceo parker. soul-savers. trent reznor. evangelists. muhammad ali. satan.

Music:

its a broad spectrum. lets just say it spans across the board. from beethoven to the sex pistols to nas to fela kuti. namedropping isnt gonna do any good. music that speaks to me. i think that about sums it up.

Movies:

movies that move, shock, speak, agitate, provoke. last but not least, entertain the fuck out of me. need i say more?

Television:

the muppets show. looney tunes. the twilight zone.

Books:

im addicted to biographies. neil young, iggy pop, john lydon, nina simone, billie holiday, muhammad ali, aleister crowley, lenny bruce... just to name a few of the riveting reads.history, theology, philosophy, anything about the search for atlantis.drumming at the edge of magic by mickey hart is a bible. ADHD for dummies is a revelation.classic sci-fi by folks like philip k dick, isaac asimov, arthur c clarke are a riot.gonzo rock n roll literature like psychotic reactions and carburetor dung by lester bangs is pure genius. nuff said.

Heroes:

muhammad ali. iggy pop. animal. john lydon. evelyn glennie. james brown. bruce lee. bertrand russell. the z boys. jacques cousteau. aquaman. satan.

My Blog

Right Where It Belongs

  See the animal in it's cage that you builtAre you sure what side you're on?Better not look him too closely in the eyeAre you sure what side of the glass you are on?See the safety of the life yo...
Posted by Budi on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:18:00 PST

like the beat of a heart

Tonight we runWe can hide in the darkWhen the moon steals the light from the dying sunOh runIt's a better thing than we have ever doneThere's a beast that lives inside youAnd it's screaming to get out...
Posted by Budi on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:27:00 PST

heaven aint close in a place like this

i am going to leave singapore for america in less than a month's time. for a little bit of work. i'd like to look at it as a little break. a break from things happening here at home. things ...
Posted by Budi on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:31:00 PST

Do What Thou Wilt, Shall Be The Whole Of The Law

Do What Thou Wilt, Shall Be The Whole Of The Law   i despise the word LOCAL. specifically the way its MISUSED in this country, i find the word demeaning and repulsive. with the exceptio...
Posted by Budi on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:32:00 PST

The Love Song

The Love Song   Love songs are songs about love, a subset of songs that deal with intimacy. They are usually romantic ballads, but may also deal with the darker side, such as infidelity...
Posted by Budi on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:03:00 PST

back on crack

back on crack   last month i lost my beloved long island akubra hat. in a fucking cab. the one hat thats been with me thru performances halfway round the world. what the fuck. thats wha...
Posted by Budi on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:22:00 PST

JAMES BROWN. Give The Man Some

GIVE THE MAN SOME   it was probably circa 1978. i was 4 goin on 5. star wars just came out. a totally bliss sci-fi freakout for me and my cousins when we first witnessed it in theaters...
Posted by Budi on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:00:00 PST