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rich(e)rich

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About Me

i am on a quest- trying to improve myself so i can bring joy and happiness to others. I write music because i want to be able to give others the gift that has been given to me so many times by so many artists- the funk, the groove, the dance, the joy and ecstacy of music. i enjoy art, improvisation and expression without repression, and i enjoy a good discussion about meaning and personal interpretation. I want to explore life with a smile on my face, compassion and laughter in my heart, and a child-like wonder in my eye... ;)

My Interests

writing music (esp. electronic), jamming, listening to music, going out dancing, staying in dancing, seeing live shows, smiling, studying Dharma (Buddha's teachings), meditation, cherishing others, living a life of positivity, walking the spiritual path for the benefit of all living beings, staying positive! , hanging out with friends, asking questions, good conversations, walks in the park, indulging in the occasional (and sometimes not so occasional) vice, avoiding drama, enjoying life!

I'd like to meet:

open minded friends to hang out with and share ideas ... creative artists and musicians to collaborate and chill with ... people who are not interested in placing blame, but interested in personal growth and improving themselves ... a friend and partner to enjoy and experience life with who realizes happines comes from within, not from external phenomena - someone on a similar journey- with a spring in their step- a lightness, not so wrapped up in "self" and drama, but in life and love and joy, who realizes there is more to life than the ordinary, and who has a respect and openness for spirituality that is positive and transcendent... someone who doesn't need to lead or follow, but just is. be here now. let's explore!
rich(e)rich is going to be reincarnated as...

A quantum singularity
'What will you be reincarnated as?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Music:

get ready...top hits are in caps...a perfect circle, a tribe called quest, AIR, alan semerdijan, alaska, ALLAN PAGE, APHEX TWIN, beastie boys, BEATLES, BECK, bess rogers, BJORK, black dice, BOARDS OF CANADA, brian dunn, BROADCAST, cassius, charlie parker, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, CITIES OF FOAM, cj bolland, COCTEAU TWINS, CRYSTAL METHOD, cypress hill, DAFT PUNK, DEEE LITE, del the funky homosapien, deltron 3030, depeche mode, dj spooky, DOWNLOAD, EDGEY / steven james knight, fatboy slim, frank sinatra, front 242, frontline assembly, FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON, gabor deutsch, green velvet, hilt, igor stravinski, JAMES BROWN, the jelly jam, JOHN SCOFIELD, KARSH KALE, KING'S X, THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS, LES CLAYPOOL, LINGUA SHAPTA (my band! www.liguashapta.com), louis armstrong, madonna, MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO, metallica, michael jackson, MIKE DOUGHTY, MMW, moby, MOS DEF, NIN, nitzer ebb, OLIVER LIEB, ORB, ORBITAL, OYSTERHEAD, parliament, PARTICLE, polygon window, PORTISHEAD, Prince, prodigy, Pthelo (my producer persona), public enemy, RAVI SHANKAR, RJ VALEO, RÖYKSOPP (thanks kara!), seal, seventy sevens, SKINNY PUPPY, smashing pumpkins, SOUL COUGHING, SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 (STS9), SPICELAB, TABLA BEAT SCIENCE, THE TEAR GARDEN, TELEFON TEL AVIV, thievery corporation, thought industry, dj Tommy Martin, tool, UNDERWORLD, WAGON CHRIST, the white stripes, william orbit, william shatner, YESa myriad of unmentioned djs and producers...and i've probably left a bunch out!!essentially- i dig most electronic music, some of the more funky jam bands (like STS9, Particle, MMW, etc..), and anything else that has a groove- it's gotta make the booty move!

Movies:

the point, strange days, pulp fiction, swing kids, uhhh... other than that, i forget the plots of most movies right after i watch them!!!

Television:

i own a television. i rarely put it on, but i do own one.

Books:

anything by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso especially - "Transform Your Life" , "How to Solve Our Human Problems", "Understanding the Mind" ... Anything by Hafiz and Alan Watts, The Tao Teh Ching

Heroes:

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (www.kadampa.org) my Spiritual Guide, refuge and protector ... Gen Togden and Kelsang Rigpa - my kind teachers ... a myriad of kind Buddhas and Bodhisattvas - the selfless ones who have learned to see beyond themselves and exist to help all living beings