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duane bargar

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About Me

Perpetually interested in people and things that go on in the world, either small or grand. I once lived in Budapest, Hungary (1993-1994) and have a particular fondness for there. I have traveled through out Europe and Asia and love to explore every place I stop - step off the train and put on your walking boots! Music is a big chunk of my world, i love to play, listen, engineer, anything!! I like being around people, but solitude is much appriciated too, a long walk through a new city by myself is one of my favorite things ever. My wife, Flo, and I own a oriental rug shop in Albuquerque, and also deal heavily with Tribal Bellydance goodies. Its a fun place where we meet many great people. Here is little video from a recent preformance - slayin some folk tunes!!!The recent event hosted by Flo and Duane

My Interests

Travel, reading, history, people, places, luthiery, woodworking, music music music, textiles, oriental carpets, cultures, urban exploration (tunnels and old buildings), photographs, learning about anything...

Music:

Any thing I like, a few favorites... Nick Cave, Pogues, the Sun, Jah Wobble, Bauhaus, Ani Difranco, Neubauten, Led Zeppelin, Reggae - especially the 70s Yabby You,Congos, Ijahman, - and the like, Jethro Tull, Ministry, good old soul -Otis Redding style, pixies, cure, abdel ali slimani, blues, Fairport Convention, luke the drifter, Ministry, Orbital, Slim Cessna, Beethoven, Cure, Sixteen Horsepower, Can, Grizzly Bear, Beruit, Low, Dirty Three, Nina Simone, tons of stuff with good beats, Massive Attack, Tom Waits, Caribou, Ali Farke Toure, Hegedos, Popol Vuh, Muddy Waters, Rachmaninov, Birthday Party, Calexico, Legendary Pink Dots, the Cure, Pigface, god speed you black emperor, jaga jazzist, holger czukay, Warda, Saint Saens, the list goes on and on...

Movies:

Wings of Desire, Stalker, "M", Until the end of the World, Carnival of Souls, North by Northwest, Third Man, Dr. Strangelove, Saint Clara, Rosencrantz, Thunder Road, Dr. Mabuse good atmospheric movies, long camera shots..., wacky old black and white sci fi movies,

Books:

Architect of Ruins, Pastoralia, Tin Drum, convoluted tales woven inside other stories, history books, Architecture photo books, travel photo books, old postcards of places that don't exisit anymore