Everything. Anything. Pretty things. Lime green in nature and textiles. Red Flame grapes. Red Flame Raisins. Balsalmic Vinegar. Cranes. Hawks. Brie cheese. Baking. Feeding with love. The smell of an infant's head. Puppy breath. Letting mom vent her childhood vexations. A mama dog named Savannah. A girl dog named Paris, a girl puppy named Gracie, rose petal baths, Baby Burt's Bees Buttermilk baths, Hot Mama's Tamales, Hydrangeas, Giant dahlias, peonies, Emily's Butter cake, being gracious, laughter, sweating,learning, 'membering, forgetting, discovering, accepting, breathing,letting, running,changing,improving. Reading. Solitude, Cuddling. Buying a warm sweater for someone else. Making tea for someone else. Hugs. La Brea Bakery. Drinking Coke from a bottle. Seeing my pals smile. Taking care of those dearest to my heart. /
I'D LIKE TO MEET: More coyotes, Chuck Close, Paul Newman, Roberto Cavalli, Christian from Project Runway, Sophie Calle, Jose Gonzalez, Ringo, the ones I miss, Gael Garcia Bernal, Lucas Crespi. Jane Goodall. Genuine common sense. Newness. Tios. Paulo Coehlo. People with cojones. Realness and inspiration. People that are on it. People that are honestly nice all the time without a reason. Gente that don't judge or need explanations. Peeps that are cheeky. People with manners. Someone to sample my: cocktails, food, canvases and whatever else radiance there is... Naturally good smelling nenas y nenes. Those that smile with their eyes and from within.Perfect without JT!
The silence and the noise inside my thoughts. The sound of Gracie's feet against the hardwood floors as she plays with her toys, The Knack,Mary J Blige, Bobby Byrd RIP, Jose Feliciano, Lalo Guerrero, Lily Allen,Chris and Thomas, Amy Winehouse, Shine Head, Corrine Bailey, Juanes, Federico Aubele, T Rex, Elliot Smith, Wolfmother,Frank Sinatra, Afrika Bambaataa,Otis Redding, Percy Sledge,Osunlade,Yesterday's New Quintet,Le Tigre,The Plant Life/Return of Jack Splash,Portishead,Spacek,The Cramps, Spoon,Quantic,The Pixies,3rd Bass,Fela and Femi Kuti,Kinky,Stevie Wonder,Safir,Silhoutte Brown,Hey Will Power,Bounty Killer, Capelton,Ursula Rucker,Gary Numan, All things Ninja Tune,The Clash, John Beltran,The Ramones, A Ha, Fiona Apple,Celia Cruz, PJ Harvey,Sara Jones,Weezer, The Coup,DJ Food,DJ Kicks,Stonesthrow, Ultra Magnetics, Barrington Levy,Buena Vista Social Club- RIP Ibrahim,Joan Jett,Manu Chao,Beck,Al Jackson,Chaka Demus & Pliers,Luis Miguel(sigh),Nirvana, Sa Ra, Violent Femmes, Frou Frou, Lou Reed,Nas,Big Daddy Kane,Devoe, King Britt, Eeekamouse, Quasimoto, Peanut Butter Wolf, Brothers of Peace,Eric Coleman, Aterciopelados,Cool G Rap,Saul Williams,The People Under the Stairs,Little Louie Vega,Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Molotov, Knockturnal, Jonsies' Juke Box,Raul Campos, Luther Vandross, War, Sidestepper, Jazzanova, 4 Hero, Zero 7, Bob Marley, Camp Blow, Blackalicious,Roots Manuva,Mr. Scruff,MF Doom,Super Grass,The Bee Gees, Mad Villan, Mia D.Todd,Vikter Duplaix, Giles Peterson, Fishbone,English Beat, Stray Cats,The Smiths, The Upsetters, Jill Scott, Pink Martini, Defari, James Brown,Control Machete,Aztlan Underground,Nortec Collective,The 88's,A-Ski,Al Green, Antibalas, Barry White,Billie Holliday, JayLib, BeatNuts,The Pretenders, Madness, Avalanches,Daddy Yankee,Charles Webster,My friend Forbes, Madlib,Zap Mamma, All things Blue Note & Verve, Shaun Esscofery, Louis Armstrong, Mark Farina,Mark Farmer,Steve Loria,Freestyle Fellowship, Hendrix,Cody Chestnut, Bilal, Bebel Gilberto, Squeeze, Ferdinand Sanz, Pharcyde,Sara Vaughn, Nina Simone, Dee Lite, Inner City, Erik B& Rakim, Nirvana,Jane's Addiction, Psycho on Da Bus, Lee Scratch Perry, The Artichokes, Sade,Projections,Sex Pistols,David Bowie, X, Charlie Parker, The Beatles, Prince,Tribe Called Quest, Divine Styler, Janis Joplin, Donna Summer, Talking Heads,Black Sheep,Sonic Youth,Digable Planets,JLOGIC,Mars Volta,World Wide Underground,Dawn Penn
The one's in my dreams, PERSEPOLIS!!! The Graduate, Cool Hand Luke, Fight Club, North by Northwest, Midnight Mary, Casa Blanca, Barefoot Contessa (Humphrey Bogart/Ava Gardner),Henry and June, The Iron Horse, King Kong (1976), Children of Men,In the Realms of the Unreal:Henry Darger,Pan's Labyrinth,Devil Wears Prada,The Curse of the Golden Flower,Volver,Apocalpse Now, Science of Sleep,Little Miss Sunshine,Quinceanera,Narnia, Shogun Assasin, Naked Lunch,Mala Educacion, Edward Scissor Hands, Triplets of Belleville,Up in Smoke,Snatch,Bad Habits, Elf, Nicotina, Waking Life, Never Ending Story, The Labrynth, Goonies,What Have I Done to Deserve This?,Star Maps, The Royal Tennenbaums, Less Than Zero, Welcome to the Doll House, Scratch, Like Water for Chocolate, 6 String Samurai,Napoleon Dynamite, Big Fish, Amorres Perros, Talk to Her, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Princess Bride, El Crimen De Padre Amaro,Wizard of Oz, Mean Girls,The Secretary, E.T., Ferris Buller's Day Off, Fast Times @ Richmont High, Cujo, Princess Manonoke, Half Baked, The Shining, Shaolin Soccer, Guantanamera, Metropolis, Vampire Hunter,Wild Style, Masters of the Flying Guillotine, James and the Giant Peach, Nightmare Before Christmas, Snake and Crane, Swingers, Clerks, Pretty in Pink, Maria Felix & Pedro Andrades Movies, Tintan
"Ring a Ding" Episode of Sex and the City, Special Forces: Chris Ryan, Top Gear, Twin Peaks, Pushing Daisies, Tim Gunn anything, Style Catwalk.NGO, My Name is Earl. Graham Norton anything, Paul Mooney anything. And turning it off. That's my favorite.
The Art of Quitting, The New Basic Cookbook, Amor en Los Tiempos de Colera, Pablo Neruda's Book of Questions, The Alchemist, 100 Years of Solitude, Anna Karenina, Crime And Punishment, Metamorphis, The Tao of Pooh, A Wrinkle in Time, Metaphysical Bible Dictionary, Where the Wild Things Are, Henry Miller/Anais Nin- anything and everything.. Slow Jams- David Choe, Truman Capote,The Little Prince, White Oleander, Charlotte's Web, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Fear and Loathing, Popol Vuh...
Those that live in the present. Lil' Horse. Small Children, especially the ones that can barely sit up. People that are braver than they think and stronger than they believe. Rusty RIP. My moms. Gracie Kaepo Yang. Goodness of soul through and through. Those that are truly True Blue. The ladies on Animal Precinct. People that can just be and can let others be. Chavela Vargas, Neruda, Almoldovar,Tamayo, Goya, Frida y Diego, Sor Juana Inez De La Cruz, Paulo Coehlo, Henry Darger, El Che of course. People that don't front or forget. The ones I am yet to meet.