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Andrew

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I want to dance like this guy. Without the wife-beating and stuff

My Interests

Making music, sailing, jogging, design, recording music, the north washington coast, philosophy, talking about politics.

I'd like to meet:

I found a drummer like this I would pay him or her with my own blood.

Music:

Jazz/Jazz-rock/Fusion/psych-rock: Cal Tjader, Mulatu Astatke, Eric Kloss, Jack Dejonette, Miles Davis (on heroin), Denny Zeitlin, Donald Byrd, Harold Land, Bobby Hutchinson, Ahmad Jamal, David Axelrod, Luiz Bonfa, Gary Wilson, Yesterday's New Quintet, Fela Kuti, Bacharach, The Free Design, Enoch Light

Soul/Funk/R&B: Archie Bell & the Drells, James Brown, Lee Fields, Bernard Wright, Darondo, The Sylvers, The Intruders, Kleeer, Pleasure, Sly & The Family Stones, Boosty Collins, Bobby Byrd, Rufus Thomas, Dusty Springfield, Sylvia Striplin, Minnie Ripperton, Tommie Young, Shuggie Otis, Marva Whitney, Kool & The Gang, Roger Troutman/Zapp, Antibalas, The Mizell Bros.

Rock: The Association, Zeppelin, The Beatles, Yes (circa early 70's), The Bees, The Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Vanilla Fudge, Stereolab, Blonde Redhead, Dr. Dog, Deerhoof

Hip Hop/Pop/Electro: Madlib, MF DOOM, Talib Kwali, Common, Junior M.A.F.I.A./Biggie, Prince, Snoop, Timberlake, Daft Punk, Beck (circa Midnite Vultures), Takako Minekawa, Cornelius

folk/singer-songwriter:Little Wings, Mt. Erie/The Microphones, Karl Blau, Johanna Kunin, Destroyer

Television:

Extras, The Office (BBC), Arrested Develompent, Home Movies, What happened to Lost? (you used to be beautiful, man...)

Books:

Recently: Fiasco- fantastic book about the Iraq debacle and how we got into it. It's alternatingly fascinating and tragic at the same time... Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer, Psalms, The Great Shark Hunt, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dostoyevski, Pretty much anything by John Updike, That Jonathan Safron Foyer guy is pretty good too, etc.

Heroes:

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

My dad, David Axelrod/Larry Mizell/Beck/Gary Wilson/Madlib - any artist/producer who does it all and makes awesome music.

My Blog

Carter PWNS Bush Admin

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/world/middleeast/22mideast .html?hp
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:22:00 PST

Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

This was a great documentary.  I’ll admit, I like Jimmy Carter- I haven’t read up a ton on his presidency, so I never find I have much to say to combat his critics (of which there are...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:52:00 PST

Everybody please watch Obama’s speech on race

Wow, everybody.  This speech is one of the most prescient, well reasoned, thoughtful, compassionate speeches I’ve ever heard.  It’s right up there with Letter From a Birmingham J...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:40:00 PST

Why Im for Obama

One thing that I've been thinking a lot about lately is myths- the stories we tell ourselves (and others) about the world (and ourselves). One incredibly important but rarely thought-about role the Pr...
Posted by Andrew on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:57:00 PST

New Years Eve Party Extravapalooza

Hosted By: andrew meansWhen: Monday Dec 31, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Velella house336 NW 79th STSeattle, Washington|48 98117United StatesDescription:andrew means Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:06:00 PST

Hubbard in my Cupboard

So, I was reading the excellent hip-hop-centric Martini & Joparelli''s Musical Selections blog and there's a post about Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.  Graciously they've hosted his album "F...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:31:00 PST

please, my brain, poor brain..

None of this will make any sense to anyone, but I need to figure out how to rewrite almost the whole online store I (foolishly) built from scratch over the past 6 months...  Maybe longer, maybe l...
Posted by Andrew on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:43:00 PST

The Pursuit of God

This is an excerpt from the preface to A.W. Tozer's The Pursuit of God.  For those of you who somehow haven't heard me talk about this book, it's hands down my favorite book about faith. Tozer wr...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:29:00 PST

Stalkers

Latlely I've been encountering more and more friends of mine who have had, or currently have, stalkers.  Most of these stalkers seem relatively 'harmless', although nearly all have a real creep-o...
Posted by Andrew on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST

Back from Japan

Yes I'm back from Japan.  Actually got back a week or so ago.  It was incredible.And I know I look all skeezed out in that picture!  It's awesome, so you can all just sit on your thumbs...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:26:00 PST