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melissa rae

recieve me as a dancing monkey... throw me a dime.

About Me


i was born of a sign that carries water, but in a month that brings just ice.

i wasn't born from a whistle or milked from a thistle at twilight. i was all horns and thorns, sprung out fully formed, knock-kneed and upright.

My Interests


music, music, music, thomas, tara and fig, trees, bare feet, dancing, riding bikes, budokon, symmetry, the number seven, bees, gardening, songs about dogs, robin hood, corvids, making songs, spice finches, tea, hawaii...
Artists vania zouravliov, frida kahlo, audrey kawasaki, john william waterhouse, brian froud, rudi hurzlmeier...

I'd like to meet:


drifters, hobos, sleeping buddhas, storytellers, and music makers.

Music:


i will alphabitize these someday... the grateful dead, joanna newsom, jeff buckley, ray lamontagne, chris cornell, him, mazzy star, king crimson, charlotte gainsbourg, muse, milla, bob marley, devandra banhart, jason mraz, foo fighters, janis joplin, robbie robertson, robinella, otis redding, tift merritt, the refreshments, echo and the bunnymen, the mediaeval baebes, miranda lee richards, bjork, iron and wine, nina nastasia, go sailor, nikka costa, the beatles, rage against the machine, regina spektor, dobacaracol, jolie holland, the be good tanyas, mary timony, the smiths, morrissey, jack johnson, tom waits, michael franti and spearhead, vas, ceu, vashti bunyan, the cure, jenn wertz, rusted root, chris robinson, the black crowes, espers, tori amos, the like, alela diane, jude, eddie vedder, duran duran, erykah badu, dave matthews band, laura veirs, fiona apple, tears for fears, dave matthews band, damien rice, the donnas, widespred panic, elton john, violent femmes, the gossip, the church, chalk farm, rhcp and many many more
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Movies:

like water for chocolate, heavenly creatures, stealing beauty, powwow highway, secretary, into the wild, across the universe, i heart huckabees, almost famous, the wicker man (christopher lee and edward woodward, none of that nic cage crap!), high fidelity, heathers, annie hall, lord of the rings, harry potter, easy rider
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Television:

we dont have any channels, but i like american gothic, carnivale, rome, buffy, firefly and a few other shows. you know, the nerdy stuff...

Books:

sherman alexie, ian mcewan, jrr tolkien, arthur rimbaud, christina rossetti, douglas adams, jk rowling, stephanie meyer..

Heroes:

my nana and beatrix potter. plus...

"Every single choice effects our world, so every time we make a choice, we are being an activist, whether we realize it or not. The world we want to live in comes alive through us. If we are not living our vision for the world, how can we excpect others to do so?" ~Julia Butterfly Hill


"I'm a little surprised, but it's a happy surprise because I can do what I love. Performing doesn't give me the most happiness, it's writing the music that does. Performing gives me an opportunity to dedicate all my time to writing; it justifies it. If people will come to listen and buy the record, then it makes me feel that it's all right to sit at home for six hours and play."
~Joanna Newsom

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My Blog

My idea for myspace is...

to seperate people friends from music friends. so, under "my friends" there would be a section that says, "my music" or something. half of my friends are bands and stuff, but when i want to look at my...
Posted by melissa rae on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:10:00 PST