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James Trent

"Behold, our butter stinketh!— give us therefore, butter that stinketh not." 1766 Butter Rebellion

About Me

..Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

My Interests

Music, particularly Jamaican Ska/Rocksteady and Reggae, Jazz, and Classical, Conversation, Dreams, Reading, Philosophy, Hypnogogic State, Kung-Fu Films, Existentialism, Cheesecake, Chocolate, Social Science, Revolution, Bordeaux, Chianti, Tobacco, Very strong espresso in equal portion with half-and-half, Harp Irish Lager,

I'd like to meet:

The Standard Bearers in San Diego for Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae
*****CLICK BELOW!*****

Kierkegaard's life

Music:

Skatalites, Opel, Perry, Dekker, Toots, Ethiopians, Heptones, Wailers, Clarendonians, Techniques, Alcapone, Dillinger, U-Roy, Soul Vendors, Shona people of Zimbabwe, Django Reinhardt, Davis, Coltrane, Adderly, Jones, Chambers, Garland, so many more

Movies:

Mr.Smith Goes to Washington, Seven Samurai, Dreams, Sword of the Wu-Tang, Waking Life, Quadrophenia, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Woodstock Documentary, Snatch, Lost in Translation, Fear and Loathing, Half-Baked, Samurai Rebellion, Sanjuro, Royal Tennenbaums, Rushmore, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, the Big Lebowski, Ninja Scroll, Noi, the Life Aquatic, Ran, Taxi Driver, Eternal Sunrise of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, 2001: a Space Odyssey, It's a Wonderful Life, The Red Violin, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Ghost World, Dr. Strangelove, the Graduate, the Jerk, more

Television:

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Books:

1984, the Fountainhead, Anna Karenina, Globalize This!, Chronicles of Narnia, Nausea, Brothers Karamazov, Being and Nothingness, The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Tao Te Ching, the Jungle, a Farewell to Arms, for Whom the Bell Tolls, Farenheit 451, The Power of Now, the Four Agreements, Be Here Now,

Heroes:

Lloyd Brevett, Kevin Shields, Lloyd Knibbs, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Jackie Mittoo, Paul Chambers, Toshiro Mifune, Akira Kurasawa, Richard Pryor, Colm O'Ciosiog, John Entwhistle, Geezer Butler, Philly Joe Jones, Jean Paul Sartre, Soren Kierkegaard, Dizzy Johnny Moore, Don Drummond, Rodion Azarhkin, Nesta, Leonard Dillon, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderly, Toots Hibbert, Donald Byrd, Coltrane, Lester Sterling, Diamond Fingers Diabate Sekou, Ernest Ranglin, anyone with a good soul

My Blog

A sweet Sartre quote

In your most insignificant actions, there is an enormous amount of heroism. Jean-Paul Sartre...
Posted by James Trent on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:27:00 PST

Pigeons on Dove Street

At any moment All that you have can be taken away All that you own can be stolen away Your love Your life Your home Your friends All fleeting glimmers of light Like Swiss Army knife cuts in a sheet Le...
Posted by James Trent on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:46:00 PST

The Ibis

the Ibis is a large white bird with a long yellow beak and long thin yellow legs. They hang out in estuaries, congregate around drainage ditches, and anyplace where there are small fishes for them to...
Posted by James Trent on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:27:00 PST

Jamaican Ska in Traffic

Cruising up the 5 North this morning, the air was crisp and dry, almost Santa Ana vibe, this winter is turning out to be super-mild at this juncture. Rocking to "Tokyo" by the Ska-talites really puts...
Posted by James Trent on Fri, 18 Nov 2005 09:43:00 PST

Musical Communion

Yes, it sure has been nice rehearsing thus far with Mona, Charles, Chris, Chris, Cory, Scott, and Alex. We are almost ready to perform, especially once we locate a devoted trumpet player. But no lie, ...
Posted by James Trent on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Clarendonians

No matter what you say, no matter what you do You can't keep me down No matter what you try, no matter how you lie You can't keep me down Remember this old saying You cannot keep a good man dow...
Posted by James Trent on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Archery

When Robin was a youth of eighteen, stout of sinew and bold of heart, the Sheriff of Nottingham proclaimed a shooting match and offered a prize of a butt of ale to whosoever should shoot the best shaf...
Posted by James Trent on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST