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Malcolm

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

My name's Malcolm and I'm from Ann Arbor, MI. The earth is my neighborhood even though I've never been to most of the places on it. I've seen 35 states in the US, and been to a few places in Canada. North America is a small place. I like jazz music the most. I like rugged sounding hip hop, and gritty sounding blues. I like to take photographs of the world around me, and have intellegent conversations with people. I make hip hop beats when I'm in the mood. I like to drive places and I get paid to drive, so I like my work. I try to get the best out of each day, and focus on positive things. I don't ever feel too bad because I got clean running water and food wherever I go. That's life in the US and a lot of people in other places on the earth don't have those basics so I'm greatful for that. All other complaints are optional as long as basic needs are met.

My Interests

Photography, music, drawing, grafitti & photorealistic art, nature, driving, traveling, science, politics (as corrupted as they are...), archeology, astronomy, astrology, astro-theology, mythology, architecture & design, urban planning & public transportation, and meteorology. I also love sneakers for some reason.

I'd like to meet:

Cool individuals who like to have fun and have a good laugh. People who are serious about their lives who understand that they're connected with others on this planet and with all things that live on earth. People who keep it real and positive.

Music:

------------------------------------------ Art Tatum, Wes Montgomory, Thelonious Monk, Charley Parker, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Count Bassie, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Amahd Jamal, Chick Corea, Eddie Russ, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Return To Forever, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Roy Ayers, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Matthew Herbert, Urban Transport, Bob Marley, Jimmi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Bijork, Dj Krush, Dj Shadow, Boards Of Canada, Prince, Carl Craig, Richie Hawton (Plastikman), Dj Premier, Guru, Jeru Da Damaja, Gangstarr, Black Moon, Boot Camp Clik, Beat Minerz, Big L, Paris, NWA, KRS One, Kieth Murray, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, Timbaland, Cannibal Ox, Company Flow, Zion I, Living Legends, Murs, Blak Forest, Nas, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dj Hi-Tek, 9th Wonder, Sean J Period, Peanut Butter Wolf, Nicolay, Madlib, MF Doom, Antipop Consortium, Airborne Audio, One Self, The Beat Junkies, Run DMC, Fat Boys, The Meters, Bob James, Roni Size, LTJ Bukem, Kadence MC, Dabrye, Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang, Redman, The Roots, Tha Alkaholiks, Lootpack, Immortal Technique, El-P, Vast Aire, RJD2, Jay Dee (J Dilla), Slum Village, Frank N Dank, Elzhi, Ta'raach, Waajeed, Fatkat, Guilty Simpson, Proof, Black Milk, One Be Lo, Sun, Common Sense, Abolitionists, Intricate Dialect, LMNO, Mr. Lif, Jurassic 5, People Under the Stairs, and Blackalicious.... I can't remember anymore right now.

Movies:

------------------------------------------ Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars Trilogy, Star Wars Episode 3. The Matrix Trilogy. Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. Old Clint Eastwood Westerns, Green Mile, Momento, Caveman's Valentine, Usual Suspects, Crash, Training Day, Traffic, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Kill Bill 2, Enter the Dragon and other Bruce Lee Films, Fight Club, 28 Days Later, Ghost Dog, City of God, Clockers, Dead Presidents, Seven, From Hell, Snatch, Downtown 81, Style Wars, The Departed and ohters I can't think of right now.

Television:

-------------------------------------------- I liked a lot of old cartoons, and shows from back in the day like Fat Albert, Looney Toons, Tom & Jerry, and Woody Woodpecker. I liked BET Rap City back in the early '90s. I don't watch any TV on a daily basis, but I like Law & Order. Boondocks, and Family Guy are cool shows as well.

Books:

------------------------------------------ Star Wars Novels, The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings, Steven King Novels, Erich Fromm books, Literary works by Gerald Massey, and John Henrik Clarke. There are many other books and publications I read that are common to my many intrests and hobbies.

Heroes:

------------------------------------------ My Mother & Father, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charley Parker, Duke Ellington, Bob Marley, Bruce Lee, Leadbelly, Erich Fromm, Fredrick Douglass, Ghandi, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Nelson Mandela, John Henrik Clarke, Sojurner Truth, George Washington Carver, Jordan Maxwell, Gerald Massey, George Lucas, Albert Einstien, Jimmy Carter, Dondi White and many other "graf writters", KRS One, Cool Herc (founder of hip hop), Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Red Fox, Gordon Parks, Madlib, Joe Lewis, Jessie Owens, Ansel Adams, Alex Jones, and Buddaha. To all those who have been a part of the workforce of building and sustaining this nation who are mostly forgotten by our current society. To freedom fighters, and peacemakers around the world.

My Blog

The music link.

I got another page with more photos and some of my musical compositions at:www.myspace.com/inkwirebeatsThere are some of the same photos that are on my page here, but there's a couple some of you may ...
Posted by Malcolm on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:49:00 PST

Hope is a verb.

Hope is a verb. We all have variable degrees of hope that we carry wherever we go. If we lose this hope we lose a part of ourselves. We have to remember in order to avoid self-deterioration, we must a...
Posted by Malcolm on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:12:00 PST

New black & white photos posted!

Hey people! I finally scaned some of my black & white photography. I use a 1973 Minolta SrT102. I love this camera. It has been passed down from my Uncle to my Mom to me. I love Detroit's urban la...
Posted by Malcolm on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST