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matthew edwin

god damn it, you've got to be kind-kurt vonnegut

About Me

"My favorite thing is to go where I have never gone.-Diane Arbus" I play the bass. I live in Philadelphia and I am very fond of this city.

My Interests

the moon. rain. the rainforest. songs. pianos. old houses. birds. bbq. bikes. oranges and orange juice with lots of pulp.

I'd like to meet:

nice, open-minded people.

Music:

brian blade. petra haden. mike watt. the minutemen. d. boone. george harrison. motown. stevie wonder. frederic chopin. gillian welch and david rawlings. bob dylan. lucinda williams. jim keltner. mississippi john hurt. Jolie Holland. ornette coleman. king sunny ade. samamidon. ry cooder. nirvana. bill frisell. nina simone. hal wilner. louden wainwright III. chavez. rufus wainwright. albert ayler. deerhoof. tom waits. joni mitchell. johnny cash. jim o'rourke. bela bartok. charlie haden. neil young. ralph alessi. sonic youth. roscoe holcomb. elliot smith. the beach boys. maurice ravel. drew gress. marc ribot. bob marley. gary peacock. marilyn crispell. nick drake. eric dolphy. wilco. Bjork. paul motian. steve reich. the carter family. ali farka toure. emmylou harris.

Movies:

terry gilliam. wes andeson. ingmar bergman. the coen brothers. sophia coppola. michel gondry. jim jarmusch, Dead Man. wim wenders. woody allen. sam peckinpah. tim burton. Harold and Maude. Wayne's World 1 and 2. The Back to the Future Trilogy.

Television:

mr. show. the wire. freaks and geeks.

Books:

of mice and men - john steinbeck. ray bradbury short stories. the tao of health, sex, and longevity - daniel p. reid.

Heroes:

charlie haden. drew gress. noam chomsky. howard zinn. al gore (climatecrisis.net). martin luther king jr. jimmy carter (thecartercenter.org). my mom.