Music Music Music! Studying Recorded Mediums and Music Media, Vinyl Record LPs and 45s, 78s, Edisons, radio platters, wax cylinders, reel tapes, all kinds of recordings. Don't mind digital, but I'm an ANALOG addict.
Massage Therapy, Aromatherapy, Trigger Point & Thai Massage, Electric and Upright Bass, Singer/Songwriters, Computers & Internet, Gardening, Soapmaking, Beading, Cooking (esp. authentic Chinese dishes), Coffee, Premium Wines and Whiskeys.
CURRENT MOON about the moon
I'd like to meet:
Souls that runneth over brimming with joy when supreme musicianship, instrumental technicians and sparkling production come together. Who would I like to make the acquaintances of? Jay McShann, Ani DiFranco, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, David Bowie, Gail Ann Dorsey (U R my sHe-ro!), Ron Carter, Marcus Miller, Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan (what a sweetie!), Mike Doughty, Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Paz Lenchantin, Bjork, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Les Claypool, Kate Bush, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Bootsy Collins, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, Chris Squire, Stewart Copeland, Stefan Lessard, Syd Barrett, Elvis Costello, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Flea, John Frusciante, Duran Duran (especially John Taylor), The Edge, Adam Clayton, Charlie Haden, Francois Rabbath, Eberhard Weber, Miroslav Vituous.
Other Piscean folks, especially those born on March 12! Including but not limited to: Liza, James Taylor, Al Jarreau, Masuimi Max.
Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa...perhaps in another life. Hey, let a chick dream...
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Music:
Oh my this list just keeps growing...I grew up on JAZZ. Love funk, fusion, free jazz, avant-garde, most traditional and some acid jazz. Most classic album and modern rock, progressive and experimental rock, indie or alternative rock. Some hip hop and rap, trip hop, soul, dub and roots reggae, downtempo, drum 'n bass, electronica. Sometimes blues, a little classical or opera. Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Pat Metheny, Milt Abel, Ani DiFranco, The Police, Joni Mitchell, Bjork, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Coltrane, Mingus, Monk, Miles, Santana, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Marcus Miller, Eddie Gomez, Bill Evans, Jack DeJohnette, John Abercrombie, Tony Levin, Stanley Clarke, "Slam" Stewart, Major Holley, Charlie Haden, Eberhard Weber, Miroslav Vituous, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jimmy Garrison, Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends, Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand, Johnny Dyani, Mulatu Astatke, Fela Kuti, Gil Scott-Heron, Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Grant Green, Sun Ra, Nina Simone, Brian Bromberg, Oregon, Eldar Djangirov, Francois Rabbath, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, James Jamerson, The Funk Brothers, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Black Uhuru, Sly & the Family Stone, Earth Wind & Fire, Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, Col. Les Claypool & Primus, Oysterhead, MMW, DMB, REM, Me'Shell N'degeocello, Gail Ann Dorsey, Tori Amos, Sade, Ibrahim Ferrar, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow, Talvin Singh, Jurassic 5, Jamiroquai, Talking Heads, Steely Dan, Annie Lennox, Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay, The Cure, Mike Doughty, Soul Coughing, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, U2, King Crimson, Living Colour, Tortoise, Gorillaz, Barbez, 311, Portishead, Aphex Twin, Bomb The Bass, The Orb, Danny Elfman, Luscious Jackson, Hall & Oates, Dismemberment Plan, Zack Hexum. Local Bands: Anything my former bass teacher Gerald Spaits is involved with. Interstring, Bob Bowman and Bowdog, Atone At Tone, Cattle Lack Order, Roman Numerals, Abileen, (was Red Authentic then Veda, now called) VEDERA, Volara, Proudentall, Doris Henson, American Catastrophe, Bacon Shoe, Inthepines, thestringandreturn, NoMathmatics, Karma, Soul Bandit. Mike Dillon's projects, esp. Billy Goat, Malachy Papers and HairyApesBMX but also Critters Buggin' and Garage A Trois.
Movies:
Warm Springs, Buena Vista Social Club, Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, Afropunk, Dune, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Xmas, Auntie Mame, Cinema Paradiso, Dogma, Royal Tenenbaums, Usual Suspects, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Dr. Strangelove, High Fidelity, Blade Runner, Tron, 007 Bond/Star Wars/Indiana Jones' films, any Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, Stanley Kubrick. Anything with Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp or Gary Oldman.
Television:
Not huge on TV, but lately have been watching: The Brini Maxwell Show, now in its second season on the Style Network (my friend Ben!!)
PBS, The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Music Interviews & Documentaries, Family Guy, Futurama, X-files, Carnivale, and Deadwood. I also like Charlie Rose, David Letterman, The Simpsons, Dilbert, Absolutely Fabulous, Sex & The City, Sopranos, Oz, Twin Peaks, Monty Python, Sesame Street, Muppet Show, BBC's The Tripods.
Books:
Daily: The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder. Just finished: Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs, a collection of hilarious rants. Currents: Just got started on The Music Lesson by Victor L. Wooten. Traveling Music by Neil Peart and Brini Maxwell's Guide to Gracious Living, Goldmine's Jazz Record Price Guide, CRS: Computer Related Syndromes (don't recall authors right now, they're doctors), and Broken Music by Sting. Favorites: The Masked Rider, Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart, On The Road by Jack Kerouac, the Dune chronicles by Frank Herbert, the Tripods trilogy by John Christopher. Douglas Adams, George Carlin, Cynthia Heimel, all Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Charles Schultz.
Heroes:
Really I look for inspiration from whom or whatever crosses my path. Certainly a few close friends inspire me often, just with their presence.
Milt Abel's smile, whistle, his style of humming along and bowing whilst playing bass has forever tugged the strings of my heart. My fondness for upright bass is rooted in seeing him play Big Noise From Winnetka throughout my childhood. Rest in Peace Milt.
My living heroes? Pat Metheny, Victor Wooten, Gerald Spaits, my Dad. Along with my Dad, Gerald Spaits had a huge impact on my bass playing when I was quite young. Victor Wooten and Pat Metheny regularly inspire me to strive for excellence in everything I am capable. I'm still petrified of playing outside my house. But Vic & Pat, you guys fan the firelight in my fingers!
Meeting Dave Matthews has been one of the most beautiful things to happen to me recently. ;) His work helped me begin writing and playing bass again after 15 years of fear and silence. Thank you soo much for YOUR good energy!!
Recently pressed flesh with Lenny Kravitz, who is one eternally cool individual. Without a shred of pretense he is a genuine, kind soul, unfailingly true to his music. Good to see an artist not afraid of exploring genres return to some funky roots. Looking forward to that funk album Lenny!!
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