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Luis

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About Me

I enjoy: Music (including powerpop, northern soul, folk, eighties, punk, classical baroque harpsichord, bossa nova, and vocalists of all types); Art (including photography and sculpture); Literature (both fiction and non-fiction); Travel (U.S. and the rest of the world); Dance (including burlesque and belly); Film (commercial and independent); Theater (Broadway and off); and Sports (car racing, tennis and baseball).

My Interests


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I'd like to meet:

People interested in the same things I am and people who can expose me to new interests.I would have also liked to have met or to meet the following: Diane Arbus, Camille Pisaro, David Hume, Edward Bellamy, Jeremy Bentham, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Hugo Black, Hannah Arendt, Giovanni Gentile, Vilfredo Pareto, Ana Ivanovic, Julie Delpy, Isabelle Adjani, Richard Avedon, Joel-Peter Witkin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Benito Juarez, Pancho Villa, Porfirio Diaz, and wonderfully intelligent, strong, beautiful women like my wife!

Music:



Movies:

Film Noir, Action & Sci-Fi; James Bond; Jason Bourne; Terminator; Aliens; Independence Day; Equilibrium; Blade Runner; Logan's Run; Blade; Matrix; Reservoir Dogs; Pulp Fiction; American Psycho; Scarface; Office Space; The Waterboy; Happy Gilmore; Liar Liar; Underworld; AeonFlux; Fight Club; Leon the Assasin; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Star Wars (original three); Grosse Pointe Blank; Bulworth; Back to the Future; Grease; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Chocolate War; Heathers; Sling Blade; Say Anything . . .; The City of Lost Children; Caddyshack;

Television:

Law and Order (original); Law and Order: Criminal Intent; The Wire; Operacion Repo; Scrubs; Reno 911; Daria; Dark Angel; Twilight Zone; Night Gallery; Tales from the Dark Side; The Shield

Books:

I've suspended my project to read all of Charles Dickens' published materials because Martin Chuzzlewit is difficult to read (somewhat boring). I'll start again after my trip to Pittsburgh. I am now reading: Tough Times for the American Worker, Steven Greenhouse.

Heroes:

Homie the Clown; Laura Chick; Hillary Clinton; my sister; ... more to come!

My Blog

California Death Penalty Case I Worked On Finally Decided!

This is a case I worked on for almost two years.  I spent about seven days a week on this, and I helped file a brief with the California Supreme Court that was over 500 pages long! Ten years afte...
Posted by Luis on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:12:00 PST

Check out this event: AMCB 50 Songs @ The Buccaneer

Hosted By: Adam Marsland (+ His Chaos Band) When: Saturday Jul 12, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Buccaneer70 W Sierra Madre BlvdSierra Madre, CA 91024United StatesDescription:Adam Marsland (+ His Chaos Ba...
Posted by Luis on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:41:00 PST

This is what makes America great. Not wars.

From the Los Angeles Times'Major takedown' targets members of Glassell Park's Drew Street ganghttp://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drew26-2008jun26 ,0,7856136.storyIn an early morning raid, more tha...
Posted by Luis on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:15:00 PST

Journalists Are Ignorant About Criminal Justice System

This will be my first blog entry, ever. Journalists often write that criminal defendants, persons accused of committing crimes, plead "innocent." With all due respect, absolutely no jurisdiction ...
Posted by Luis on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PST

Check out this event: Two 50 (or more) song shows coming up May 10 & 16

Hosted By: Adam Marsland (+ His Chaos Band) When: Saturday May 10, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Buccaneer70 W Sierra Madre BlvdSierra Madre, California|5 91024United StatesDescription:Adam Marsland (+ Hi...
Posted by Luis on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:09:00 PST