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VelvetGoldmind

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About Me

I am a happy, low-maintenance, laid-back, responsive, friendly, curious, creative/artistic, optimistic, compassionate, passionate, politically aware human who values humility, honor, and humor. I love my job teaching special education students, who often end up teaching me instead. I have a deep passion about worthy causes, both personal and public. Laughing is the force that charges my life.


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My Interests

Reading, politics, art, people, nature.

I'd like to meet:

Creative, insightful, interesting, genuine, humorous people.

Music:

Cream, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Doors, Led Zepplin, Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company), John Mayall, Santana, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Sly Stone, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young (and every variation of those artists), Blind Faith, Byrds, Yardbirds, Traffic, Green Day, The Coors, Black Sabbath, Elvis, John Coltrane, Smokey Robinson, Eminem, Evanescence, Al Green, Supremes, Alabama, Foreigner, Pink, SeanPaul, Faith Hill, Lauren Hill, Etta James, Les McCann, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Marvin Gaye, Al Jarreau, Lionel Hampton, Willie Nelson, Chopin, Queen, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, James Taylor, Woody Guthrie, Righteous Brothers, Miles Davis, Missy Elliot, Billie Holiday, Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Leon Russell, Temptations, Jefferson Airplane & Starship, Cat Stevens, Sarah Vaughan, Sting (and Police), New Bohemians, Cyndi Lauper, U2, Young Rascals, 10 Years After, Steve Miller Band, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Bad Company, R.E.M., Jimmy Buffet, Fugees, Chick Correa, Allman Brothers, Dixie Chicks, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Who, Beach Boys, Wilson Pickett, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Simon & Garfunkel (& Simon alone), Eurythmics, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Louis Armstrong, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Cheryl Crowe, Elton John, Keane, Black Eyed Peas (except the ridiculous "My Humps"!), Yo Yo Ma, Tina Turner, Mary J Blige, Farsyde, Carole King, Blues Traveller, Patsy Cline, Kinks, Animals, BeeGees, War, Canned Heat, Sam Cooke, Itzak Perlman, Chicago, Steppenwolf, Boz Scaggs, Peter Frampton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Vivaldi, Loadstone, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Love, Elvin Bishop, Phil Collins, Joss Stone, Dave Matthews Band, Linda Ronstadt, Humble Pie, Small Faces, The Shins, Gnarls Barkley, Toots & The Maytals, Cab Calloway, Sarah Mclachlan, The Strangeways, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Andrea Bocelli, Bach, Mozart and too many more to type!!!!Otis singing "These Arms Of Mine"!!.. width="425" height="350".. .. .... width="425" height="350".. .. ..

Movies:

Empire of the Sun, Raise the Red Lantern, Little Big Man, Window to Paris, Mol Flanders, Chaplin, A Patch of Blue, Renaissance, Dirty Dancing (not for the diologue!), It Happened One Night, The Color Purple, The World of Henry Orient, 7 Faces of Dr. Lau, Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee, Gypsy, Night of the Iguana, Streetcar Named Desire, Splendor in the Grass, Barefoot in the Park, A Perfect Stranger, This Property is Condemned, A Taste of Honey, Georgie Girl, Ju Dou, The Lover, Pinnochio, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, A Christmas Story, Superman, Neverending Story, White Oleander, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Impossible Years, Far and Away, Rob Roy, Return of the Living Dead, The Little Princess, Sons of the Desert, To Sir with Love, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Lilies of the Field, Mad Max/Road Warrior, Boogie Nights, American History X, Castaway, Sugarland Express, Psycho, Killer Clowns From Outerspace, The Long, Long Trailer, Parenthood, Coming Home, Midnight Cowboy, Trainspotting, Requiem For a Dream, It's a Wonderful Life, Sullivan's Travels, To Kill a Mockingbird, Some Like it Hot, Rebel Without a Cause, Topper, Paper Moon, The Big Chill, Bridget Jones' Diary, Spun, Super-size Me, Quality Street, Picnic, The Music Man, Sixteen Candles, Bye-Bye Birdie, Kama Sutra, Water, The Last Picture Show, American Graffiti and many more.....

Television:

News, politics, movies, Simpsons, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Discovery, History, A&E, TLC.

Books:

Biographies, autobiographies, history, classics, art, decorating, and the occasional current fiction.

Heroes:

Mom, for enduring in good, inspiring grace an orphans childhood, and with dignity many years of pain while confined to bed. Dad, for staying so strong in spite of overwhelming difficulties, and keeping a youthful sense of humor for 90 years. My beloved brothers John and David, who were the lights of my life, and who showed stunningly awesome courage in living.....and dying. Aaron, for being so strong throughout his life, even though things were rough, and just for being the super-funny, supportive, sensible, serene one. Lindy, for showing remarkable bravery after a devastating head trauma, and carrying on as though everything is still the same. Sandy, for her unbelievable strength after several bouts with the big C. Aunt Lois, for enduring a long life of pain and disability with a great sense of humor and flair. Aunt Bernice, for the strength to carry on through more than 50 years of diabetes, looking marvelous! John Powell, for accepting the challenge of sudden blindness by pushing ahead with a Masters Degree, and more. Darwin, for pushing people's buttons. Ariel & Will Durant, for their commitment to their works of literature. Sidhhartha, because his story inspired me. Helen Keller, because she has been my #1 hero since I saw her speaking on TV when I was a child. POWs, because they reveal what humans are really made of. People who choose their own path, beliefs, and mates without regard for how society will view it, because they know that life is short, and you should spend it following your own bliss. Children, women, and men who survive and thrive after trauma, because I know how difficult it can be. The awesome students I work with every day, because they define the word COURAGE!

My Blog

poem

I wrote this about the threat of nuclear annihilation back when I was a teenager!(copyrighted!)no place to run,the gift is gone,some selfish spinegave the fatal signnow our sacred stewardshipssurrende...
Posted by VelvetGoldmind on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:42:00 PST

Welcome To Hollywood (book-rough draft...cont.)

She thought of opening her eyes, tentatively. Something felt horribly awry. Unnatural. It was a gut feeling. She was having difficulty remembering anything. She vaguely recalled drinking a small bottl...
Posted by VelvetGoldmind on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:55:00 PST

Evil (book-rough draft....cont.)

Yeah, so she just wanted to get all fucked up and stop the brain from giving her so much shit about stuff she never had any control over in the first place. Not wanting to get how the world really is....
Posted by VelvetGoldmind on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 03:29:00 PST

love and longing

spade low the seeds of longingand stillyour hungry heartwhile throughthe sun and moon'sexchangeall the passionsstriving forthif leftto find the circleof life'sessential questreap every keptdesirous wa...
Posted by VelvetGoldmind on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:15:00 PST

poem

out on the nightone restlesslove-spareheartache shonebaring blithelyall theyearnings pentto endlesspleasure hoardeshoping stillto gather shardsof god'sblessed requisitefor love...
Posted by VelvetGoldmind on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:08:00 PST