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Taoâ„¢

Minds, like parachutes, only work when open.

About Me

Yes, I know I spelled baptized wrong!
"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." - George Bernard Shaw "The freedom to fail is vital if you are going to succeed." --Micheal Korda "Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe "Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes." -Chinese Proverb "Only those who risk going too far can know how far they can go." - Unknown "Less Bombs, More Art Supplies" LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION... Hello and thank you for stopping by ;) I won't keep you too long so here is a quick tour... OK, well I am Tao, and yes some people call me other names...but Tao is my name, ask me again and I'll tell ya the same. Currently I live in a place called E-ville. I'll be out of here early next year. Hoo-rah. I am an artist first and fore most. Recently I've switched from spending my days working in broadcast news to the less soul destroying world of consulting for global clientele...Art, Film and Music play a huge role in my daily life. Besides painting and drawing, I also write, perform and produce film/video for myself and for others. I have been fortunate to be able to do what I do as a Producer because it served my other interests...in ways of advocacy and networking. I feel blessed and thank my lucky stars that I am getting to do what once I could only dream of doing. I love a night out with friends and value the time I have with them. They are the most important thing to me alongside family and they all come first. I've got a plan to live my dream and nothing makes me happier than to have you be a part of it. Come along for the ride....it's fun. LOL :)Family Moto "Consequitur quodqunque petit." Anything else you want to know just ask! More later. Peace~ From High School Portfolio
~Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them~

My Interests

Bourbon Documentary Project "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." ~Thoreau FILM, ART, MUSIC, READING, WRITING & TRAVEL. For fun I create...Write, Paint, Draw, shoot & Edit video...etc "Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others....they send forth a ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." - Robert F. Kennedy
"It's all about surrender...
honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.
With these three principles, you could never go wrong.

I'd like to meet:

"It is the search for beauty that lifts us above all other life forms." ~Plato I'd just like to meet down-to-earth people who are open, intelligent but not pretentious, and who just want to laugh, see new things, and make it a point to get away from the daily grind. Cool People.....nah mean? Good. :) Real Individuals who come from all walks of life who believe in themselves and believe in being honest. Those who give their time and appreciate the time others give as well. Creative types. Artists willing to help other artists. Those who stick to their convictions and those who flip flop. Human beings. Mavericks. Aliens, if advanced creatures actually bother being ... And YOU!!! Dream Lady...Goddess? How does one go about describing what you can only be reckognized by the heart? I've spent most of my life trying to find the words to describe her. I'm not sure it's wise to even try. I can write the sweet version or the truth I'm too shy to share. If you're cool chances are I'm up for whatever makes your brain dance, your heart melt or makes you giggle. LOL :)

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Music:

Led Zeppelin, John Lennon/The Beatles/George Harrison/Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, U2, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Bob Dylan, James Brown, The Doors, Prince, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath, Tom Waites, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Linkin Park, Eminem, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Incubus, John Mellencamp, 2Pac, John Coltrane, Rush, The Clash, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Nirvana, Roy Acuff, Ramones, King's X, Marvin Gaye, REO Speedwagon,The Police/Sting, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Santana, Jurassic 5, Counting Crows, Hoobastank, John Leee Hooker, Foreigner, Third Eye Blind, 7 Mary 3, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Green Day, Tool, Metallica, Queen, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Yes, The Grateful Dead, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Dr. Dre/NWA/Ice Cube, Buddy Holly, Run-D.M.C., The Black Crowes, Nine Inch Nails, Sade, John Mayer, Public Enemy, Simon & Garfunkel, Tori Amos, De La Soul, Soundgarden, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys, Carol King, Billy Joel, Otis Redding, Fiona Apple, kool Kieth,Talking Heads, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Airplane, Sonic Youth, The Pretenders, Eric Clapton, Parliament Funkadelic, The Kinks, LL Cool J, Spinal Tap, R. Kelly, Journey, Joe Cocker, Barry White, Blue Oyster Cult, The Who, Alice Cooper, Frank Zappa, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, P.O.D., No Doubt, Outkast, Coldplay, Grandmaster Flash, Puddle of Mud, Good Charlotte, Arrested Development, Peter Gabriel, E.L.O., Björk, INXS, Liz Phair, Cypress Hill, Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews Band,Alanis Morissette, Dire Straits, Janet Jackson, TLC, Annie Lennox/Eurythmics,The Ataris, A.F.I., The Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, Allman Brothers, Sly & The Family Stone, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Notorious B.I.G., David Bowie, The Eagles, Pearl Jam, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Dio/Rainbow, Cheap Trick, Scorpions, White Zombie, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Anthrax, Primus, Jay-Z, Thin Lizzy, Digital Underground, Motorhead, Musiq, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Judas Priest, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Rage Against The Machine, Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Korn, Bad Company, Megadeth, Jethro Tull, Ted Nugent, Heart, Living Colour, Bruce Springsteen, Pink, Busta Rhymes, Foo Fighters, Van Morrison, Tragically Hip, Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs, Queensryche, Iggy Pop, Steppenwolf, Danzig, Ministry, Pantera, Slayer, Alice in Chains, Fugazi, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Switchfoot, Lita Ford, Ludacris, Twisted Sister, Matchbox 20, The Cult, Husker Du, BlackFlag/The Rollins Band, Audioslave, Sinéad O'Connor, Smashing Pumpkins, Christina Aguilera, Staind, Blink-182, The G9 Family.

Movies:



What Classic Movie Are You?
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It's a Wonderful Life, Lost in Translation, The Star Wars Trilogy,The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Jaws, Almost Famous, High Fidelity, Before Sunrise, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Willy Wonka, Donnie Darko, Rushmore, The Muppet Movie, The Right Stuff, Say Anthing, Boogie Nights, Fisher King, Grosse Pointe Blank, Brazil, Mosquito Coast, A Man for All Seasons, Harvey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Little Big Man, OfficeSpace, Jesus of Nazereth, Apollo 13, Shawshank Redemption, The Constant Gardner, Munich, King Kong, Good Night, & Good Luck, Walk the Line, Broken Flowers, City of Lost Children, Dances With Wolves, Chinatown, Brazil, Better Off Dead, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Fight Club, The Secretary, Braveheart, Amélie', Blazing Saddles, Citizen Kane, The Insider, Animal House, Goodfellas, Dazed and Confused, I (Heart) Huckabees, The Name of the Rose, Waking Life, Big Fish, Gladiator, Pleasantville, Highlander, Heavy Metal, Blues Brothers, Being John Malkovich, Eyes Wide Shut, The Truman Show, Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2, The Passion, The Player, Schindler's List, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Prospero's Books, Excalibur, Saving Private Ryan, Dead Poets Society, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Clerks, American Graffiti, Pulp Fiction, The Last Emperor, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, Goldeneye, The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Dogma, The Aviator, Somewhere in Time, Contact, Spiderman, Se7en, The Godfather, The Professional, Stripes, Girl with the Pearl Earring, Field of Dreams, The Waterboy, Singing in the Rain, Reservoir Dogs, Woodstock, Grapes of Wrath, Thunderheart, Full Metal Jacket, The Doors, Malcolm X, Sling Blade, Planet of the Apes, Quest for Fire, Russian Ark, Charli and Petra, Rain Man, Ed Wood, Bucket of Blood, Rocky Horror, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dangerous Liasons, Jason and the Argonauts, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Meet John Doe, Hard 8, Seabiscuit, Mr Holand's Opus, Born Identity, Chasing Amy, The Pianist, American Beauty, What Dreams May Come, City of Angels, Trashi, Dogtown and Z Boys, Yellow Submarime, Confesions of a Dangerous Mind, Memento, Sexy Beast, Heat, Monsters Inc., He Got Game, The Green Mile, Good Will Hunting, Castaway, L.A. Confidential, Fargo, Yankee Doodle Dandy, History of X, Natural Born Killers, Revolution, Gia, Forrest Gump, Purple Rain, Interview with the Vampire, The People vs. Larry Flynt, M.A.S.H., JFK, Cinema Paradiso, The Star Maker, The Last Temptation of Christ, Talk Radio, Gone With the Wind, I Like to Watch, Steam Boat Bill, The Exorcist, Happy Gilmore, Dracula, An American Warewolf in London, Invaders from Mars, City Lights, Born on the 4th of July, Glory, The Wall, Evil Dead 2, 8 1/2, Bad News Bears, Paper Moon, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Swingers, Don't Look Back, Before Sunset, the 6th Sense, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1969, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Empire of the Sun, 8 Men Out, Amadeus, The Last of the Mohicans, Chitti Chitti Bang Bang, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Unforgiven, King Kong, X-Men and X Men United, The Wizard of Oz, Breakin', Bar Types, The Terminal, Austin Powers, Batman, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Under the Cherry Moon, Pickup on South Street, Rio Bravo, Shane, High Noon, Gremlins, The Saragosa Manuscript, The Razer's Edge.

Television:

Deadwood, Dave Chapelle Show, The Muppet Show, Charlie Rose, The Young Ones, X-Files, Tech TV, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Freaks and Geeks, SNL, Simpsons, Sopranos, Lost, 24, The Osbournes, Band of Brothers, From the Earth to the Moon, The Office, Rome, Project Greenlight, Twilight Zone, Family Guy, Happy Days, Star Trek, Star Trek:Enterprise, The Tick, Dennis Miller, WKRP, king of the Hill, Howard Stern, Beavis and Butthead, Barney Miller, Law and Order, Biography, Tales from the Crypt, The Andy Griffith Show, Centennial, Entourage, Sesame Street, Beretta, Pimp My Ride, Lost, Moonlighting, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiam, Southpark, The Munsters, Oz, Simple Life, Babylon-5, The O.C., Buffy, Striperella, Northern Exposure, The Waltons, Taken, Into the West, Failsafe, Star Wars Clone Wars, Miami Vice, Little House on the Prarie, Sanford and Son, What's Happening, Land of the Lost, Big Foot and Wild Boy, Laugh In, Superman, Hawaii 5-O, COPS, War and Remberance, Ken Burns Baseball and Civil War, Live Aid, Live 8 & Farm Aid, Academy Awards, Spirit Awards, IFC presents...,AFI presents, Sundance Channel, Inside the Actor's Studio, History Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS.

Books:

The Bible, A Fire In the Mind: The Life Of Joseph Campbell by Stephen And Robin Larsen, Cinematography by Blain Brown, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time By Mark Haddon, Black Ice by Dan Verton,The Secret Museum by Walter Kendrick, Tom Sayer by Mark Twain aka Samuel Clemens, The Dream Life ...lots of others. "The laws of thought are also the laws of things: of things in the remotest space and the remotest time." "This moment contains all moments." - C.S Lewis

Heroes:

Bertrand Russell spent 6 months in prison in 1918 for writing an article on being a pacifist. In 1950, he won the Nobel Prize for his writing. These Gents Rock! My biggest heroes for many moons are my brothers Mike & Brad! It's not just my family but my friends are my heroes, too. Yep, that's Jonas without hair grinning like a crazy sweede should! :) SOMETIMES I'M MY OWN HERO, BUT SHE IS ALWAYS. BUNCHES & BLUBS!TLB WILL PREVAIL!!! There's a man I never got to know, the man he was growing up to be. He's a good-looking clear-eyed fella... I can see him. He's the type of guy men want to be around, because he has integrity, you know ? He has character. You can't fake that. And he's a guy women want to be around, too. Because there's tenderness in him... respect... and loyalty, and courage. And women respond to that. Makes him a terrific husband, this guy. I see him as a father. That's where he really shines. See, when he looks in his kid's eyes and that kid knows that his dad really, really sees him... he sees who he is. Then that child knows that he is an amazing person.

My Blog

The 2008 Olympics, China, a Free Tibet, The Chiru & You

Haters can stop reading now. Lovers may want to continue reading. For those that keep up with the news that actually matters, you must now be aware of two stories concerning China and it's domination...
Posted by Tao" on Fri, 19 May 2006 12:18:00 PST

Echo & Refrain: Millions of Peaches

UPDATES TO FOLLOW     The following poem was written recently by an eight year old at St James School in the U.K."I love this! ~~~~~~~~~~"I am"I am the sharpness of an eagle gliding over the...
Posted by Tao" on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:40:00 PST

IF Life is a Game, These are the Rules

                                    &n...
Posted by Tao" on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:53:00 PST

Some Thoughts That May Help You

    As a face tomorrow and the prospect that I may wake up very lost the next day...I will leave you with these words of wisdom compiled by another. I hold them dear, as I stand on the beach...
Posted by Tao" on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:32:00 PST

The 3 2 1 Dream Part 1

She gets me, she understands, she knows... Beneath the whole facade of this world, there is so much going on. Yeah! Don't give up. Believe. God has a plan. When I was young, I had so many dreams. I be...
Posted by Tao" on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:18:00 PST

Words are Completey Useless/Shelter from the Storm

I am so off the ground... Earlier, my creative associate Tom and I got to shoot and interview Dawn Wells, along with Arlene and Barbara Mandrell for a benefit here in town. It was an amazing experienc...
Posted by Tao" on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:50:00 PST

Lost Ayili, Nina Meyers Lives & She Called Me Pookie :)

I Wish for You One Thing, and That Is Love ...     " I wish for you one thing, and that is love:    Love for life, and pure, unfettered joy    At being here upon...
Posted by Tao" on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:03:00 PST

Smiling from the Ocean of Storms

    "All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem." -- Martin Luther King Jr.         &nbs...
Posted by Tao" on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:35:00 PST

A Wonderful Person

"If you limit yourself only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise." LIFE IS A DANCE, ARE YOU DANCING? M R I &nb...
Posted by Tao" on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:56:00 PST

My Quavajo: It's In The Picture Folks

What I Am To You, Is Really Just Your Mirror. "You've no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You.  nothing seemed right.    What's the point of bringing gold to the gold ...
Posted by Tao" on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:30:00 PST