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emael

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About Me


[emael's] outstanding professional achievement, The Last American Icon clearly communicates the human value of harmony and integrity that San Francisco strives to inspire in the world.

~San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom

When you read emael's haiku you become aware that he is hyper aware of making daily decisions, of ritualizing things even though (or perhaps because) he may not know necessarily how they are going to turn out, and developing a system for living as performance.

~TDR/NYU Journal of Performance Studies/MIT Press

The Last American Icon @ Queen's Nails Annex.

My Interests



karmic capitalism,
organic food, green
living, hemp clothing,
public displays of
affection, and house
music.

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Movies:

Hefty, Urban Modulations

Books:

The Last American Icon:
A Daily Meditation Guide
written by emael & designed by diego pacheco

All Things Book Related.

Heroes:

José Vasconcelos, Morihei Ueshiba, Lao Tzu, Philip Pullman, Paul Pitchford, Huey P. Newton, Audre Lorde, Sheila Jeffreys, Tehching Hsieh, bell hooks, Roselee Goldberg, Viktor E. Frankl, Ralph Ellison, Albert Einstein, Thich Quang Duc, Chip Conley, Leonard Cohen, Paulo Coelho, Octavia E. Butler

My Blog

Check out this event: A 21st Century Happening

Hosted By: emael & diegoWhen: Friday Jun 20, 2008 at 5:00 PMWhere: The Center/Terrace and Ceremonial Room1800 Market Street @ OctaviaSan Francisco, California|5 94112United StatesDescription:emael & d...
Posted by emael on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:09:00 PST

As Long as Youre Happy

I was walking down Mission Street in San Francisco one dark and gloomy night.  I cannot really say I remember exactly where I was going that evening as so much was going on at the time. ...
Posted by emael on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:36:00 PST

the conquest of love: imagenes de la consecuencia

a pending proposal for quelaco's visual art exhibition at galería de la razaas part of the 11th annual national queer arts festival june 2008 titulo:the conquest of love: imagenes de la consecuencia ...
Posted by emael on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:57:00 PST

Art at the Intersection of Karma and Social Justice

For the most part, people have a difficult time dealing with discrimination.  This is true no matter on what side of the dynamic you find yourself. Although I know this to be true, I personally h...
Posted by emael on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:07:00 PST

Shut Up and Dance!

What is it with people coming up to me and having a hard time with just letting me be on a dance floor?  Maybe it's a sign of people's insecurity, but even so why should the rest of us have to su...
Posted by emael on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

I do not promote www.AmbienCR.com, www.SleepMedication.info or any other medication.

Hey lovely people, One of the unfortunate things about MySpace is that one is not readily able to control the advertisement banners that show up on your page. This is something that the MySpace M...
Posted by emael on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:02:00 PST

I am happy to announce the completion of my first book!

Written as a haiku a day for one year, there is a unique poem to inspire the holder of the book on a daily basis.  The fruit of a wonderful collaboration with Diego Pacheco, The Last American Ico...
Posted by emael on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:48:00 PST

The Rise/Fall of the Faux Afro and the Death of Cool.

Some may call it wishful thinking, and others may call it the nonsensical meanderings of a ghetto intellectual. In either case, I don't care. For some reason with each passing year, the sight of an af...
Posted by emael on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:24:00 PST