I enjoy creating, writing, filmmaking, and photography. In my music videos I seek to entertain, but at the same time my developing long form work focuses on more serious subject matters. true stories and anything historical or political in nature especially interests me. when I'm not working on a project, which is rare, I like to go to the desert and relax. For fun I shoot pool, which I've been doing since before I could reach the table. It's been said my competative nature goes far beyond the felt. I truly value good times with good friends. I love the burgers from big deans and blueberry pancakes from the firehouse. traveling for me is a necessity. I like personal time with my thoughts. I find myself fascinated with learning about peak oil, finding ways to combat our shrinking liberties, and reading as much Satire as I can to keep a sense of humor about it all. However, very soon i'll begin investing in gold or silver to prepare for the impending doom. As you migth have guessed, I am in constant conflict with the two sides of my psyche -- the realist and the idealist. In any case, one of these days, before the end of the world...i'm going to learn to surf!!!
I'd like to meet:
artists, poets, musicians, people who make the world better... and these two guys...SICK!!
Music:
stills from some of my videos and this is a LINK TO MY REELfor me, music is an inspiration...an adrenaline rush that lasts longer than your average high...and while some songs offer escape others find a way to close the gap between truth and fiction. they say music makes the world go 'round. here are a few artists that move me: 2pac, immortal technique, tribe, j-5, mos def, talib, slick rick, wu tang, nwa, dre, cube, bone thugs, quik, ice-t, jay-z, snoop, 213, nate dogg, public enemy, nappy roots, epmd, scarface, kray twinz, the doors, eek a mouse, bob marley, santana, greggory isaacs, yellow man, the doors, otis redding, louis armstrong, nelly furtado, lauryn hill, bach, mozart, sting, phil collins, journey, marvin gaye, sam cooke, U2, 311, pharcyde, dead prez, de la soul, gangstarr, bobby creekwater, glasses malone, anthony hamilton, erkah badu, green day, chilli peppers, gwen, meshell ndegeocello, prince, gorillaz, audioslave, krs-1, zion-i, fort minor, beastie boys, mark ronson, cut chemist, dilated peoples, hieroglyphics, slum village, mystic, the x-ecutioners, atmosphere, scram jones, peanut butter wolf, illy illy, mums the word, flipsyde, digital underground, lenny kravitz, nerd, rage, scissors for lefty, res, coldplay, bob dylan, johnny cash, the stones, the animals, steppenwolf, zz top, hendrix, joplin, steel pulse, wyclef, india.arie, mary j, gnarls barkley, rihanna, ciara, craig david, earth wind and fire, keyshia cole, the roots, outkast, floetry, common, def leppard, duran duran, the beach boys, too short, mobb deep, most hated, t.i., swiss beatz, lighter shade of brown, mr. lil one, luda, biggie, akon, red cafe, messy marv, bo, shells, eminem, nas, e-40, ringo, gumbo, remo conscience, the coup, all spoken word...
Movies:
film is equal to breathing in my world. moving with the rhythm of flicker, mesmerized by the dancing of grain...here's a swirling, stream of consciousness: 12 monkeys, brazil, fear and loathing, casino, goodfellas, raging bull, color of money, jfk, platoon, natural born killers, wall street - basically anything by terry gilliam, scorsese or oliver stone, 007 films - sean connery, the matrix, ghost dog, usual suspects, clue, stand by me, goonies, zebrahead, boyz 'n tha hood, do the right thing, caddyshack, raiders, fletch, v for vendetta, bladerunner, punch drunk love, ruthless people, a clockwork orange, dr. strangelove, full metal jacket (kubrick's the man!), traffic, an inconvenient truth, syriana, the godfather, apocalypse now, city of lost children, police academy, pulp fiction, el mariachi, minority report, blackhawk down, hamburger hill, no way out, narc, memento, leaving las vegas, the manchurian candidate (the original), jarhead, lost in translation, the bourne supremacy, boiler room, blow, big trouble in little china, beverly hills cop, back to school, american beauty, amazon women on the moon, anything kevin smith does, trading places, spies like us, almost famous, a fish called wanda, adaptation, eternal sunshine, donnie brasco, down and out in beverly hills, enemy of the state, crouching tiger, crash, cradle will rock, the corporation, confessions of dangerous mind, collateral, close encounters, city of god, chicago, fight club, hotel rwanda, innerspace, the great escape, garden state, the game, se7en, friday night lights, finding neverland, fahrenheit 9/11, pirates (the first one), serendipity, crimson tide, man on fire, menace II society, blood in blood out, american me, weird science, three o'clock high, summer rental, spy game, summer of sam, matchpoint, snake eyes, sideways, shawshank redemption, star wars (the originals), the abyss, a simple plan, american pimp, patriot games, out of sight, malcolm x, la confidential, thin red line, twenty bucks, ocean's eleven, copland, ferris bueller's day off, the firm, sneakers, friday, pump up the volume, predator, the player, back to the future, go, ghostbusters, scrooged, groundhog day, the toy, big, swingers, girlfight, hard eight, boogie nights, swimming with sharks, war games, 48 hours, stripes, the breakfast club, robocop, spaceballs, austin powers, training day, signs, forrest gump, the sixth sense, old school, spartan, gunner palace, wedding crashers, lord of war, capote, walk the line, munich, babel, the departed, blood diamond, hott fuzz, disturbia...and to add a little flavor on top - scooby doo and tom and jerry!
Television:
some of my commercialsa few essentials: entourage, def poetry, simpsons, scrubs, the unit, the wire, and the colbert report.
Books:
Nam-a-rama by Phil Jennings - A political satire about the Vietnam War. It has striking ironies and similarities to the debacle going on now. I highly recommend it and the author is a good friend, so support him!!!other great books: survivior by chuck palahniuk, another road side attraction by tom robbins, angels & demons by dan brown, behold a pale horse by william cooper (if you can find it, pay cash... trust), blink, twilight, big up by ben watts, 48 laws of power by robert greene.
