Anything and everything related to music; going to concerts; performing w/ the boys at the Optimo on Thursdays; creating and writing; sitting at a piano and playing with sound; listening to a mean bass line; listening to the shimmy shimmy of a slide guitar; traveling around the world; experiencing new cultures; trying new flavors; preparing a home-cooked meal; baking a loaf of bread from scratch; eating Pho and playing video trivia in the Twin Cities; sticky rice w/fish sauce; hittin' up an estate sale on a Friday or Saturday morning; antiquing; good conversation; storytelling; ice cream; shop talk-building businesses; discussing menus and restaurant ideas; farmer's markets; fresh produce- especially if it is from Salinas; talking on the phone; loving my friends, my family and especially my nieces; oh, and myspace.
I'd like to meet:
Winners and losers alike.
Music:
Love Latin rhythms, Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Afro- Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Carribean stuff. Love latin percussion, banjos, slide guitars, women with a strong sense of self and voice. Respect all songwriters who have honed their craft and can deliver a message to an original sound. Much love for early blues- back when it was raw and acoustic.Nina Simone, Big Mo, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Dinah Washington, Billie Holliday, Etta James, Emmy Rossum, Emmy Lou Harris, Ozomatli, Buena Vista Social Club, Belanova, Jill Scott, Big Mama Thornton, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, almost any Ry Cooder production, almost any Putmayo production.
Movies:
No time for such.
Television:
Not a big fan. But if there is one in the room, I prefer any channel related to music, food or the arts (Ovation.)
Books:
I'm in the process of reading, "Think and Grow Rich", "The Brand in You" and "The Art of War."
Heroes:
Carizma, Melissa, Haylie, Madalyn, Emily, Bugga, Zoe and Jedi.
