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About Me

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So here's the deal:
I'm going to Sierra Leone in June for 8 weeks.
I'll be working with orphans of all ages in a village called Banta Mokelleh, 6 hours east of Freetown. The organization I'm traveling with is called Children of the Nations. Read more about "Go Go Gadget Josh" in my (first ever!) blog (I never liked the word 'blog', so I refused to write any)
Thanks, and I'll be keeping you guys updated on the trip in the weeks and months to come!
New Artwork & Photography up on my FLICKR PAGE (CLICK)
Inspire. Influence. Observe. Listen. Interact.HUG.
I'm always available for free hugs! This guy is awesome:
Miguel Martinez, what little time I knew you has made a world of difference in my life and the life of many others, especially Krysti. Be with her as she mourns your passing, and stay in her heart as she continues her journey. God must have amazing plans for you to have taken you home so early. Thanks for sharing a little spark of your life with me, it will remain until I see you again. 1985-2006
~~~~~What a wonderful life he led; Always faithful, never fled; He knew that one day he'd be taken, but this all seems too soon. Even in his passing, he showed humility, helping others; saved 6, 5 in Florida and 1 in New York. You always were one to finish ahead of the game; Save a seat for me, I'll be looking for you when I get the call. Rest in peace that you've served well, rest in gladness that you will once again be reunited with us all, and rest in hope that more of us can get to know God as well as you did. You are so loved Clifford Cole. ~7-9-85 _ 4-23-05~~~~~
Why children hold the key to the future: They have VISION -A remarkable Katrina survivor:This is a sad, startling statistic:Rise up against apathy and material excess (BLING BLING) in American society:

My Interests

God. Art. Music. Photography. Drumming. Architecture. Africa. Kids. Human Rights. Helping others connect. The 70s.

I'd like to meet:

The filmmakers of Invisible Children ...you inspire me.
Artists: *in no particular order* Isamu Noguchi, Dale Chhiuly, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Picasso, MC Escher, Frank Lloyd Wright, Michelangelo, Paolo Soleri.
Musicians: All of the members of Dream Theater, the most talented group of musicians to ever form, period. Tony Williams, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald.
If you are more about otters than yourself, or you enjoy the taste of real organic foods, if you care about the mistreatment of fellow man and woman, enjoy the arts, or if you have questions about God, let's do lunch.

Music:

Kaddisfly, Thrice, Monochromatic, Mute Math, Earthsuit, Gatsby's American Dream, Coheed & Cambria, Gym Class Heroes, Underoath, The Early November, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Circa Survive, Muse, Yovee, Thursday /// Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, The Eagles, The Beatles, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, Cream, Kansas, Aerosmith, Boston, Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess, /// Jazz, Reggae Jam Bands, Tony Williams, Mike Portnoy, Tony Royster, Isaiah Williams

Movies:

Invisible Children, Born Into Brothels, Water, Blood Diamond, Last King of Scotland, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Dreams, Science of Sleep, Rivers and Tides, Pollock, Vincent & Theo, Pursuit of Happyness, Stranger Than Fiction, anything on Africa, Photography, or Art, PBS Documentaries

Television:

Kill your TV.

Books:

The Bible, Sketchbooks, "My Utmost for His Highest", "Beasts of No Nation", Thoreau, Ferrol Sams, any Dr. Suess, Coheed and Cambria's comic books and graphic novel, Curious George is always tight...

Heroes:

I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security - out of which grow a bored and slothful cynicism, in which rebellion against the world as it is, and myself as I am, are submerged in listless self-satisfaction." -John Steinbeck
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." -Albert Einstein
"A man paints with his brains and not with his hands." - Michelangelo
"God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see." - Frank Lloyd Wright
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art." - Da Vinci
"A little science estranges a man from God; a little more brings him back." -Francis Bacon
"...and as long as we live, every scar is a bridge to someone's broken heart, and there's no greater love, than that one shed his blood for his friends." -Dustin Kensrue (Thrice)
See "Who I'd like to meet"

My Blog

Go Go Gadget: Josh -- Volume 2

Go Go Gadget: Josh Volume 2 So I know I've been bad about blogging, but I've finally found some time to get an update out to everyone: It's getting so close-- I go to Sierra Leone in less than 6 w...
Posted by Josh leaves June 24th on Wed, 16 May 2007 06:02:00 PST

Displace Me: Through My Eyes (prelude to Go Go Gadget Josh #2)

Displace Me. Wow. As I've heard many of you say, the event was too breathtaking to find words to accurately describe it. I have spent the last two days meditating on, praying about and praising God f...
Posted by Josh leaves June 24th on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:49:00 PST

Go Go Gadget: Josh -- Volume 1

Go Go Gadget: Josh -- Volume 1 I'm going to Sierra Leone for 8 weeks in the summer of 2007 with an organization called Children of the Nations; here is the first installation of several to come that...
Posted by Josh leaves June 24th on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:01:00 PST