General Tao? General Grant? General Mills?General Motors? General Electric?
Generally speaking........how can anything REALLY be 'GENERAL'?
Which leads into me: Anupama (Hindu name meaning Unique and Unparalleled)
My parents did a great jizob on the nizame
About me: (generally speaking , of course): Knowledge, learning, laughter/humor, life, growth, death, finding answers, the unknown, the mind and its function,meeting real deep dope-ass compassionate individuals - folks who get 'it', strangers who say hello and smile, any living being in the first trimester of their life (ie., newborn anythings), people who come up 'missing persons' and where they went, innocence, strength, numbers, substance, emotions, comfort, stableness, happiness, flirting, mystics, dysfunctionals who converted to functionalism, funny/sarcastic sweet folk, comedians, politics, good jokes, deep individuals, spontaniety,sound of the ocean, the moon and its energies 'effect' on people, String Theory, creativity and individuality. lessons and experience, I learned to listen to myself more and not compromise my gut feeling/intuitiion/soul,luck, karma, nature vs nuture, discipline, communication, honesty, truth, freedom and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
I believe that nothing is 'perfect' in life but birth, death and unconditional love.
Now, generally speaking.........make me laugh!
I'd like to meet:
The "old Anu", Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the Oracle. Oh, and my kids/grandkids/my baby'z daddy (the order seems off, no)? Oh, also....the whateva(z), whomeva(z),_____fill in da blank, behind this whole "GAME SHOW OF LIFE" answer! Don't tell me it's like a pyramid scheme gone bad or like a bad bet! See, that's why the Oracle is first on my list (well, ostensibly, third).
Also, Chitowners! Someone tell me who's behind this whole "Video Schmideo" enterprise....absolute genius name for a store!
So! YA think outside this "so called" 'BOX' or is it more like a "CIRCLE?? Exactly! Hmmmm?????
Well, holla then.....
No, really????!!!
Ever heard of "KALI YUGA"?? Google it!
Ya dig??
Music:
A sample: Rodrigo Y Gabriela,Stevie Wonder, Tribe Called Quest and Q-Tip, Cure, NAS, Coldplay, David Bowie, Dido, Bob Dylon,Cameo, Prince, Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Jimmie Hendrix, Nitzer Ebb, Kurtis Blow,Bill Withers, Average White Band, Lenny Kravitz, 102.7 WBMX Chicago 80's mixes, Missy, Eric Clapton, Jamiroquai, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Cracker, Tom Petty, Beastie Boys, Enya, Bjork, Tori Amos, Busta, R. Kelly, Ben Harper, Fast Eddie, Outkast, Gypsy Kings, Basement Jaxx, Sade, Bob Marley, Jodeci, The Time, Sheila E, Miles Davis, Kajagoogoo, Amand Van Helden, Daft Punk, Al B Sure, Eurythmics and Annie Lenox, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, U2, Rick Springfield (c'mon Jesse's girl was the shit), Peter Gabriel, G-N-Roses, Ice Cube, Run DMC, The O'Jays, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Cypress Hill, The Commodores and (yes) some Lionel Richie, Gorillaz, Heavy D, Black Eyed Peas, KRS-1, Fleetwood Mac, Guru, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Greenday, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, No Doubt and Gwen Stefani, Jeff Kashiwa, Patra, Beenie Man, The Police and Sting, Devo, Styx, Remy Shand, Old Michael Jackson, Boney James, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Pat Benatar, Earth Wind & Fire, Billy Ocean, Isley Brothers, Fugees & Lauryn Hill & Wyclef, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Metro Area, Eminem, Les Nubians, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Norah Jones,Theivery Corporation, Last Emperor, Beck, Front 242, Biggie, Jill Scott, India Arie, Angie Stone, Rick James, Alicia Keys, Jay Z, P-Funk, A.R. Rahman, Punjabi MC, Chicago, The Eagles,Royksopp,Dylon,Destiny & Beyonce,Stereophonics, Gnarles Barkley, Seal, Diplo and Aesop Rock
Can't leave out my dear friend and musical genius : thee talented Chuckii Booker my heart (love ya baby) and DJ Jesse de la Pena representin' the one of best DJ in Chitown: http://www.myspace.com/jessedela)
Much love to Chitown DJs: DJ Mark Fullaflava (luh ya),DJ Vince Adams, Phantom 45, Phatmike, Mike James, Boolu Master, Ron Troupe, Pharris Thomas, Steve Maestro, Twilite Tone, DJ Phanthom, DJ 33 1/3, Andre Harris, DJ Speed, Vic Lavender, Miss Tasha, Mustafa Rocks, Mark Grant, Malik Shabazz, Tone B. Nimble, Andre Hatchett . Keep makin' us dance.......
Movies:
Dolemite, The Corporation, All Michael Moore docs, Hotel Rwanda, Constant Gardner, Star Wars - all episodes, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Purple Rain, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ice Storm, Dead Again, Royal Tenanbaums, Crush Groove, Breakin', Shrek (1 and 2), The Incredibles, Aladdin, The Wall, Shawshank Redemption, Better of Dead, Elf, BIG, Indiana Jones- all esp. Last Crusade, Whale Rider, Fugitive, Matrix, Love Jones, Something About Mary, Zoolander, Dogma, Happy Gilmore, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, ET, Boyz in the Hood, Friday, The Big Lebowski, Rush Hour, True Romance, Usual Suspects, Top Gun, Malcolm "X", Do the Right Thing, The Game, Goonies, Lost Boys, Sneakers, Goodfellas, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Manchurian Candidate (both Sinatra and Denzel), Se7en, Forrest Gump, Joy Luck Club, Girl Interrupted, Monsoon Wedding, Kama Sutra, The Shining, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Seventh Sign, The Sixth Sense, Super Troopers, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Twelve Monkeys, Garden State, Finding Nemo, Tootsie, Good Will Hunting, Inconvienient Truth, Blood Diamond, Prozac Nation, esp: Spike Lee's HBO Hurricane Katrina Documentary. Most John Hughs, Woody Allen, Indie films (but not all) and mad about great documentaries. Oh, and cheesy Indian Bollywood films. But, with all due respect, they're not as cheesy anymore, just different.
Television:
"The triumph of machine over people". I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the tube, I go in the other room and read a book. Imagine what it would be like if TV actually were good.
Books:
How to spot a bastard by his star sign, Predictions and Prophecies, Metamorphosis, Siddhartha, Fountainhead, The God of Small Things, The Alchemist, Tales of the Shaman's Apprentice, Curious George and most poetry - especially Tagore, Frost, and Bukowski...but love any poetry that gets my attention and moves my soul. That was the 'pop' version......
Heroes:
My parents, my grandparents and my ancestors and any human being who sacrificed and perservered for the betterment of freedom, truth and/or love.
"I believe that a good way to forget your troubles is to help others out of theirs..........."
