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Rio

The song you hear is not me.. just my latest pick.

About Me

Just as the selective process of our entertainment talent took place as we grew up, and though we had nothing to do with it besides listening..., We now, as the times belong to us, have the ability to manifest our own tastes in the process of the existing talent selection today. This is just a little give back to those incubating, & pioneering talents who inspire me. I have selected all of these bands to encompass passion, ease, and the ambience of imagination. So if you are looking for good energy music to experience... Check out one of these bands & see if they are located in your area of interest. "JAH LIVE!"THE MANAGEMENT- Born in Mexico. Raised in Austin, Belize, & California. Now in Dallas where a certain type of wealth exists. I sometimes think of it as the perfect "Buzzkill episode". Other times I think, ask not what your city can do for you, but...(you get it). Don't ask me why I'm here, 'cause I'm still a little confused about that myself. I'm always on the road anyway, but probably convenience would be my first guess. I could lose alot of clients for saying this, but I can't resist since it is truly liberating to me... If you live by the sword, you'll also die by the sword. You can't invite one w/out expecting the other. So be careful when you decide to volunteer someone else's life for your own in the name of security. Optomists rule, & skeptics suck. Help breeds help. Trust breeds trust. Love breeds love, & our president breeds division. Change is a good thing. Some of us are far too intelligent to rely on history to dictate our future. The weak react & consume out of fear, try to "get before they are got", take advantage of the disadvantaged, and abuse the opportunity of coincidence rather than recognize the value of fate. Education is never over. And in life, you're never done. When you help those around you, you help yourself. If you can escape the narrow minded philosophy of "mine", you will find that coveters who prey on your works are bound by their own philosophies. You can only truly keep valuable what you're graceful enough to to give. Ex: If you do not show support to other people even if for fear of abuse, it can never come back to you. And at worst, you have created a foundation of trust. Love is a gift, and has nothing to do with security, possessions, sex appeal (though inspiring), fear or low risk statistics, but everything to do with harmony, understanding, humility, and selflessness. Don't forget that humor never hurts, and if it does.. You're smoking the wrong "&#035". Anyone who can be of danger to you can not overcome the contrast from the magical heart of a truly lovely human being. Good weather follows me. I also have a bumper sticker that say's "STOP MAD COWBOY DISEASE"(Those who have it know who they are, and so do I when I see their expression after reading it. he-he!)...IF YOU LIKE WHAT'S REAL...THEN WE'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE. IF YOU DON'T..."WTH?"!**************************MySpace Backgrounds

My Interests

Correcting the entertainment industry with decent live music(not cover bands), piano, guitar, percussion... Exercise, Traveling in latin countries, basketball, football, swimming, cliff diving (not an idiot), new cultures (other than North American), shakin' it, camping, ongoing education, sailing, Just havin' a "?.@.." load of fun.

I'd like to meet:

People who get it.**** No Latin Hip Hop please.****I don't believe Latin music was ever intended for the "Bling Bling" concept. The pure are proud that they don't recognize possessions to feign the art of living. Nor should we want to throw away what a latin culture has spent generations putting together and in turn generate more tax paid social institutions that make politicians rich? I just don't wanna' see my latino brothers lose thier manners and trade in thier freedom over somebody stepping on thier Nikes! If you don't see the logic in this, then it's possible that you may be living a lie. I respect the real, who don't create unreasonable problems professed to be more important than those of others. Respect the culture if you care to represent the culture.

Music:

Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, Tito Puente, Sublime, Bob Marley,Rolling Stones, Jack Johnson, Gypsy Kings, Manu Chao, Jerry Garcia, The Dead, String Cheese Incident, Rusted Root, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix,Boozoo Bajou, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Citizen Cope, The Cult, Primus, The Smiths, The Killers, Violent Femmes, Van Morrison, The Cure, Coldplay, Keller Williams, Older Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, etc.

Movies:

Lenny, The Waterboy, Groundhog Day, The Shawshank Redemption, Airplane. Most scary movies are weak. I have a hard time inviting synthetic stress. It's like having good weather, and being stuck in a dark room.

Television:

Only as a social piece. I'm too pragmatic to become enchanted with hollywood. I prefer comedy. Basketball games, and Football playoffs. The news when I want to get cynical. When I see people watching random TV I picture the gerbal running the wheel inside inside thier head. Seriously.. No matter how much I like the person, It's there, and there's nothing I can do about it. I wish I could change that, but I can't. Maybe I can substitute it for a Moo Cow!

Books:

The Firm, all educational "Made Simple", books are well made. Latin Semantics. Meditation, "The Eight Point Program". Self Help Books, Sales and Occupational Books.

Heroes:

John Lennon, Lenny Bruce, Ghandi (no doubt), Micheal Moore, Bob Marley, Willie Nelson. Superman rocks, but I don't think I could watch it again. Just about anyone inspiring enough to suggest that our government have a conscience...

My Blog

FURTHER READING

** Further reading- I find it amusing when fear stricken, and introverted people that lack the value of empathy have opinions about how to create cultural sublimity. Harmony is easily obtainable ...
Posted by rio on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:51:00 PST

AUSTIN JAZZ BANDS!!

TO ALL AUSTIN JAZZ BANDS. I KNOW YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WHERE YOU'RE AT, BUT SOMETHIN TELLS ME IF YOU'RE PLAYING ANYWHERE IN TOWN YOU HAVE MUCH TO COMPETE WITH AND COULD ALWAYS IMPROVE YOUR PAY...
Posted by rio on Sun, 20 May 2007 04:46:00 PST

The Official Moochers List! (AKA Wire Brigade)

Introducing the "Official Moochers List"... Any one who has ever done business w/me knows that I'm a stand up guy, and that it sucks to spread the message of trust on one end, while some fop...
Posted by rio on Mon, 14 May 2007 01:47:00 PST

Good b.s.

She may become disinterested, since he skips the foxy concealment of his character and gets right to the point. But the foolish woman will follow he who places pretense and ju...
Posted by rio on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:28:00 PST

Definition of TERRORISM -

So often I find glitches in the meanings of various words in the english vocabulary. Margins of ambiguity. The peculiar side of it is that almost every time it is a word that is heavily used...
Posted by rio on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:57:00 PST

Concert Reviews

       I appreciate all interest in my reviews, as I will do my best to critique only to the extent that my viewers will appreciate it. Just know that whatever is sa...
Posted by rio on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:14:00 PST

Survey

..> TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Rio Birthday: 4/21/75 Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco MEX Current Location: Dallas Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 6'1 Right Handed ...
Posted by rio on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:45:00 PST

Logical karma

  - Each  entity, each soul, according to it's activities in a given day in the material world, enters a material manifestation by making good, bad, or indifference based on the applica...
Posted by rio on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:44:00 PST

CHAVEZ...

" I am convinced that the strongest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent struggle for justice. To be a man is to struggle for o...
Posted by rio on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:46:00 PST

GHANDI

GHANDI....WHEN ASKED HOW HE FELT ABOUT WESTERN CIVILIZATION, HE REPLIED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD IDEA.  GHANDI.... AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF SOUTH AFRICA THAT HE DID NOT UNDER...
Posted by rio on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:56:00 PST