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Zach

I can't hear myself hearing

About Me

To avoid actually writing about myself, I asked other people to write about me. Below follows the words of others (people may add to this even if they do not know me that well):

i play with art in the santa clarita valley. i am loved by ex-neighbours. i am a vegetarian transplant from the midwest who enjoys making up words. i am a fun eclectic down to earth guy. i am a dork. love me. i like the music, the veggie food, the city, and life. word. i am a bureaucrat. i will be mayor of los angeles someday. i am young forever. i like dogs a lot. i am a brilliant ex boyfriend.

Okay, so here are some things I say about myself:

Social change, performance art, indie/classical/jazz music, vegetarian staple, local politics, randomness. Oh, and I have joined the ranks of Los Angeles community bloggers by writing my own blog . And I write for this blog too. Oh, and you can check out my pictures at Flickr . Okay, one more thing, you should visit my website .

My Interests

Vegetarian, Theatre, Dance, Politics, Performance Art, Percussion, Spinning, Weights, Web Design, Music Editing, Music Writing/Composition, Purple People Eaters

I'd like to meet:

artists, concert goers (rock to classical), those who can hang out on a random moment, people who do not friend request me without even attempting to get to know me, people who want to take chances, those who are well grounded, and those who I can respect. And if you own an Apple computer, you are way cool too.

Also, I live in Sherman Oaks. Always looking for very close locals to go out for food/drinks/coffee at a random moments notice when we are bored.

Music:

Steve Reich, Einstürzende Neubauten, Athlete, Aqualung, Old Crow Medicine Show, Miles Davis, Modern Jazz Quartet, The Flying Lutenbachers, Thomas Newman, Sigur Rós, J.S. Bach, John Cage, The Go-Betweens, Mars Volta, Radiohead, Coldplay, Spoon, Kings of Convenience, Postal Service, Arvo Pärt, Hot Club of Cowtown, Frou Frou, The Shins, Brad Melhdau, Ozomatli, Chick Corea, John Adams, Quetzal, Dave Stamey, The Duhks, Eric Matthews, Badly Drawn Boy, Her Space Holiday, Andy Stochansky, Allison Krauss, Ben Kweller, Starsaillor, Nickel Creek, Tin Hat Trio, Venetian Snares, Rokia Traore, The Decemberists, Waking Ashland

..

Movies:

Being There, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, The Last Samuari, Northfork, Amelie, Full Metal Jacket, Igby Goes Down, The Station Agent, Cold Mountain, Garden State, Fog of War, I Heart Huckabees, Rivers and Tides, Saw, The Game, Ram Dass: Fierce Grace

Television:

24, Fawlty Towers, This American Life (Radio), The Annoying Music Show (Radio), The Whad'ya Know? Show (Radio), The David Letterman Show, Kung Fu

Books:

The Phantom Tollbooth, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Be Here Now, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Servant of Two Masters, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Heroes:

My Parents, Eleanor Roosevelt, Baba Ram Dass

My Blog

Reason to Love LA: Seals & Dolphins

Please check out my little photo essay on LAist from this morning's adventure on the ocean outside Los Angeles.Why We Love LA: Morning Ocean Trips with Seals & DolphinsYou can also press that recommen...
Posted by Zach on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:07:00 PST

Zach's Midnight Ridazz Video

Alright, after last's night's poat, here's a video.Also, more pics on my Flickr... width="425" height="350">..>Correction in the music credits: Hospital Bed is actually Hospital Beds....
Posted by Zach on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:01:00 PST

I rode with the Midnight Ridazz tonight

And it was a fucking blast. We started around 10:30 p.m. and went from Los Feliz down the LA River through East L.A. to Little Tokyo, through Skid Row areas, then Downtown, MacArthur Park, K-Town, Hol...
Posted by Zach on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:57:00 PST

Zach's Weekly Blogging Update

I've decided I'm going to do weekly updates on my blogging. I really don't MySpace blog anymore (I may copy and paste this into the blog, so it's like a blog of blogs!). But here goes, here's what I...
Posted by Zach on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:43:00 PST

Zach on Showtime

Well, I literally won't 'be on Showtime (though I have been on HBO), but some music I composed will be. A good deal of music too.THE CENTURY PLAZA documentary will be airing on Showtime Exposure June ...
Posted by Zach on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:28:00 PST

Music for one apartment and six drummers

Pretty much the coolest... and I went to school for this stuff: ...
Posted by Zach on Wed, 10 May 2006 12:31:00 PST

Immigration Bill & Los Angeles

I unfortunately was not present at L.A.'s half million person protest on Saturday. But there is something in the air this week in Los Angeles. And I really felt it with this young girl today when I ...
Posted by Zach on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:12:00 PST

Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Park

The deed has been done. The mystery solved. Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Park has been measured:http://shermanoaks.blogspot.com/2006/03/running-van -nuyssherman-oaks-park.html...
Posted by Zach on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:18:00 PST

Zach on iTunes and Nonesuch Records...

Tonight I recieved a package with a CD in it. Two years ago, this spring, I was a musician in a month long musical at REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles in which Magnetic Fields headman, Stephin Merrit...
Posted by Zach on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:25:00 PST

Zach, the pedestrian, gets hit by car...

In case any you missed my bulletin, I got hit in a hit-and-run. Story is on my Sherman Oaks blog:Auto Vs. Pedestrian: Surreal...
Posted by Zach on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:31:00 PST