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Napoleon in Rags

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

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My Interests

Reading/Writing, Drawing, Playing/Listening to Music, Sleeping, etc.

I'd like to meet:

John Lennon, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Jeff Tweedy (I did), Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassidy, Sylvia Plath, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Robert Mitchum, Tim Robbins, Paul McCartney, Jim Morrison, Arthur Rimbaud, Albert Camus, George Harrison, William Blake, etc. Basically anyone who might have something interesting to say... I also like to meet people who love the Beatles and music in general. Fans of literature, poetry, and language in general.

Music:

The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Band, Wilco, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, The Ditry Mac, The Black Crowes, Santo & Johnny, Hank Williams Sr, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Smokey Robinson, The Pretenders, Sparklehorse, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Pure Prairie League, The Faces/Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Elliot Smith, The Flaming Lips, Fats Domino, Chris Isaak, Eric Clapton, Derek and the Dominos, Cream, Blind Faith, The Yardbirds, Free, Humble Pie, The Doors, Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Gary Stewart, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Strokes, Miles Davis, The Who, Jeff Beck, Otis Redding, Guns N' Roses, Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac, The Allman Brothers Band, David Gray, Uncle Tupelo, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Charlie Parker, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Artie Shaw, Nick Drake, Gram Parsons, Van Morrison, The Doves, Glen Miller, Edith Piaf, Django Reinhardt, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Ryan Adams/Wiskeytown, Coldplay, Oasis, Radiohead, Shudder to Think, T-Rex, Bob Marley, Travis, Old 97s, My Morning Jacket, Fiona Apple, Johnny Cash, Marc Ford, Modest Mouse, Chris Robinson, Elvis Costello/The Attractions, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Niccolo Paganini, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Devendra Banhart, etc.

Movies:

Trainspotting, Amélie, The Shawshank Redemption, Jacob's Ladder, Forest Gump, The Dreamers, Beetlejuice, Run Ronnie Run, Wonder Boys, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There, Lost in Translation, The Ice Storm, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be, Pulp Fiction, Dead Man, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, The City of Lost Children, Eyes Wide Shut, Dr. Strangelove, The Royal Tennenbaums, 12 Monkeys, Almost Famous, The Song Remains The Same, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Velvet Goldmine, Donnie Darko, Mansfield Park, Clockwork Orange, Adaptation, Metropolis, Nosferatu, Vanilla Sky, etc.

Books:

The World Accoring to Garp-John Irving, Tristessa-Jack Kerouac, Another Roadside Attraction-Tom Robbins, Sirens of Titan/Cat's Cradle-Kurt Vonnegut, The Marriage of Heaven & Hell-William Blake, A Season in Hell-Arthur Rimbaud, The Mysteries of Pittsburg/Wonder Boys-Michael Chaborn, Prozac Nation-Elizabeth Wurtzel, Notes From Underground-Fyodor Dostovsky, Cather in the Rye-J.D. Salinger, The Stranger/The Myth of Sisyphus-Albert Camus, The Hero With A Thousand Faces-Joseph Campbell, etc.

Heroes:

John Lennon, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Tweedy, Jack Kerouac, William Blake, Neal Cassidy, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Duanne Allman, John Paul Jones, Klaus Voorman, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, etc.My grandfather.

My Blog

While My Guitar Gently Weeps...

George Harrison went home today, November 29, 2001.
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:27:00 PST

Some Literary Quotes I Found Interesting...

"I walked out to where the wooden patio ended and the deck dropped off precipitously.  I hugged my arms to my chest and gazed out into the startingly blue sky and the vinyards unfurling below me.  The...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:53:00 PST

Black Crowes, Alive & Kicking

I got Black Crowes tickets for April 21st in Houston. I am so excited that they are back together. This will be the first time I will actually get to see them live. I don't know many people who are Bl...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Some of My Favorite Bass Players:

I play bass and thought I should list some of influences.My dad the bass playerJohn Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings, solo)Rick Danko (The Band, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins),J...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:30:00 PST

On the Road...

And for just a moment I had reached the point of ecstasy that I always wanted to reach, which was the complete step across chronological time into timeless shadows, and wonderment in the bleakness of ...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:39:00 PST

Another Amazing Song by the Band!

"It Makes No Difference"Performed by the Band on their album: Northern Lights Southern CrossWritten by J.R.RobertsonSung by the late great Rick DankoIt makes no diff'rence where I turnI can't get over...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:35:00 PST

Best of '70 & '71

Best of 19701. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon2. Let It Be - The Beatles3. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & the Dominoes4. Loaded - The Velvet Underground5. After the Gold Rush...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:23:00 PST

What Book Am I?

Which literature classic are you? T.S.Eliot: The Wasteland. You are a desperate cry to God, moulded in intricate word-craftmanship. Your language is controlled, but inside, you feel empty an...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:06:00 PST

Why 1968 was the best year for music.

1. Music From Big Pink-The Band2. Beggars Banquet -The Rolling Stones3. The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album)-The Beatles4. Truth-Jeff Beck5. Bookeneds-Simon & Garfunkel 6. Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyla...
Posted by Napoleon in Rags on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:29:00 PST