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chris

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About Me

"Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoiter the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy."- G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg thoughts | photos | music

My Interests

Love, books, music, film, sleep, possibilities, understanding. Human Rights Campaign:
Stop Hate Crimes Fight Global Warming

I'd like to meet:

anyone who pursues their passions, whether or not others approve, and seeks to make the world more hospitable for all who live in it.

Music:

Yann Tiersen, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Danny Elfman, Ani DiFranco, The Edge, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Erik Satie, Vince Guaraldi, David Grohl, Claude Debussy, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Chris Bathgate, Ian Anderson, Robby Krieger, Jim Morrison, Martin Gore, Robert Smith, John Lennon, Greg Graffin, Geoff Farina, Trent Reznor, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Roger Waters, Brian Transeau, David Gahan, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Graeme Revell...

Movies:

Coming soon...

Television:

Firefly, Battlestar Gallactica, Heroes, The Family Guy, Futurama, Mythbusters, Mr. Wizard

Books:

William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Albert Camus, Sadie Plant, Bruce Sterling, Philip K. Dick, Joseph Campbell, J.R.R. Tolkien, Martin Bernal, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Katherine Paterson, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Robert Jordan, Eric S. Raymond, Orson Scott Card, Simon Reynolds

Heroes:

geeks, freaks, nerds, dweebs, losers, dorks, weirdos, hackers

My Blog

James Collin video in local film festival

Just a quick note. The video for A Thousand Feet Per Second by James Collin, my music project, has been chosen to run at this year's Lake County Film Festival. It will run on March 1st and 2nd.That is...
Posted by chris on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:56:00 PST

"An Alternative To Slitting Your Wrist"

When: Saturday Jun 30, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: (SCENE) metrospace110 Charles St.East Lansing, MI 48823United StatesDescription:A special showing of the film "An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrist" by Ow...
Posted by chris on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

77 million paintings

this, among other accomplishments, is why brian eno is awesome: 77millionpaintings.com read more about it, and the power behind it, at wired.com: an army of macs powers brian eno's sculpture of sight ...
Posted by chris on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:54:00 PST

On the Move - from ONE.org

I consider myself a semi world conscious person. I also consider myself a spiritual person, although I don't directly believe in the Christian version of God. That said, it could be my sensitive, sent...
Posted by chris on Fri, 18 May 2007 08:33:00 PST

the amen break

once you've heard this beat, you know you've heard it before. nate harrison gives a brief history of the beat and the impact of sampling technology on underground and mainstream music, pop culture and...
Posted by chris on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:02:00 PST

Four Eyed Monsters - Valentine's Day Screenings

The increasingly popular indie film project, Four Eyed Monsters, will be shown in Michigan on Valentine's Day, in two locations:Grand Rapids: foureyedmonsters.com/grandrapids_valentineDetroit: foureye...
Posted by chris on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:58:00 PST

Bassist Wanted

Grand Rapids/Lansing indie-pop group Separate By Miles is looking for a bassist. Must be available to rehearse on Sundays as well as record and preform live this spring and summer. Must have own gear....
Posted by chris on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:05:00 PST

Ma Bell is Back

Ill communication?Slate has an article on the merger of the "new" AT&T and BellSouth, which essentially makes AT&T it's old self again. The FCC made them agree to uphold Net Neutrality for two...
Posted by chris on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST

100 ways

a good list of easy things you can do to help reduce our impact on the environment.http://www.seql.org/100ways.cfm
Posted by chris on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:58:00 PST

new save the internet video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt0XUocViEsame message. new edit.
Posted by chris on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:53:00 PST