=I am into: Good Music (no matter what genre, it must take you somewhere).
=Loud Music (to where you have to dance, thrash, and/or mosh) that HAS A MELODY! I want to hear more than Japanese Diatonic Scales, OK?
=Film Soundtracks and their Composers. I remember "Lawrence Of Arabia" in its original release. Cost Mom a dime for me, and "4 bits" for her. "Exodus" was the same way, but I fell asleep halfway into the movie... sorry Paul! We had both vinyl records and reel-to-reel tape back in those days, we were "hep cats"...
=Indie Bands, Grrl Bands, Pin-up Girls and Fetish Models (it came out that way, bug off!). Indie, 'cause I am one. Grrl Bands, because there's nothing like watching a grrl who's sweaty, screaming and pounding on something, other than me, and great music is coming out (double entendre meant); those are my kind of grrls, Mentally/Emotionally Stable and Communicative! The pin-up girls & fetish models: look, my Mom used to tailor costumes for the Adult Entertainment industry of the 50's and early 60's in San Francisco, "Burlesque" they called it then. Everything that I like has a certain amount of "taste" and "class", something missing these days...
=Fine Art (Paintings, Sculpture, Photography, Excellently done compAnimation) and the artisans who create it, because they are usually "smarter than the average bear". Look, my Father was the Miss California Pageant Photographer from 1952-64, and both parents were SAG. I was a guest speaker at U.C. Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive at 12 years old... I understand "art" so I know bullshit when I see or hear it. Capisce?
=All things '50's and '60's, because I was there and aware and I remember those cocktail parties & meeting The Rat Pack in my little red bow-tie! "A fun night on the town" used to mean getting "dapper", going downtown to a restaurant or club and listening to a gorgeous & sexy Torch Singer or a Suave Crooner (Julie London and Mel Torme in San Fran, Rat Pack on North Shore; The Smothers Brothers, Mort Sahl and Phyllis Diller at The Hungry I). They were some happy, yes magical times...
=Aikido & gung fu for its PHILOSOPHIES, as well as its "uses".
=Spinning Fire, 'cause it's my "flirting with danger" side of me. Some ppl drive... you get my drift?
=Classic and Cult movies: Thank GOD "Citizen Kane" will never be colorized!
=Giving Thanx & Gratitude to the Masters, who have inspired and taught me the finer things of this "Human Existence". That's the way my parents raised me. Look at comment number 637 at http://www.myspace.com/phillynott AKA Thin Lizzy... Credit to whom credit's due, Both Good and Bad...
=Meeting and networking with Cool, Liberal and AWARE people: Musicians & Bands, fellow Shamans, and other artisans and buddhas; "non-Americans"; Rebels with a valid, winable cause...
=Being totally honest and exposing the WHOLE truth, which usually means Pissing Off the: Squares, Politicians, Vanilla-people, Fundamentalist Christians, Greedy Corporate-types, People with authority (who abuse that authority), the Ignorant and the Uncaring, and Bureaucrats in all forms and departments. You got that? Keep your fornicating politics, and that includes "biases", to yourself.
=Teaching people whom are "hungry to learn". U-no ? I mean? Didyagetit?
=Not wasting my time: Boredom isn't allowed personally, anymore. I have ppl to "talk with", music to write and play... you have the Internet, you should be learning something. I don't own a TV or a car, you figure it out. Reno may be "Conservative", but it's still "Progressive", with legal brothels past the Washoe County line. I got ditties to write... people in...
=Foreign languages, cultures and history (Oh no! He loves to learn!! Danger, Danger!!). America isn't constipated, it's full of shit. I know, I used to shovel the shit a couple of lifetimes ago. It is called TV...
=Learning new stuff: "If I am the wisest man on Earth, and the Oracle at Delphi lieth not, then why do I learn something new every day?" ...Plato's "Apology". Yeah, I know they made him drink the Hemlock & Night Train cocktail, but screw it, I already know this life then death then life (again) then death (again) then life (yet again) then death (yet again) then life (yes folks, lifetime number 4) routine, I-no you who-mans (ala Frengi) can be so foolish. The "Matrix Oracle" said, "everything that has a beginning, has an end". I know that end, a few times over;) I want to know life, the ever changing people, places, experiences that make it up, that variety, THE SPICE!!! ;D And he who hold the Spice rules the universe... fron "Dune", remember ??? Oy vey...
=Writing literature (rhymes, poems, lyrics and Shakespearean Sonnets), and my own music composition and creation... OK have to plug my ditties!!!!!
=Love & LiXXX,
==DoktoR VonSteR
You Are Internal - Believer - Empowered
You feel your life is controlled internally.
If you want something, you make it happen.
You don't wait around for things to go your way.
You value your independence and don't like others to have control.
You are a true believer in luck, fate, and karma.
You believe that life is a game of chance - not a game of skill.
You either consider yourself very unlucky or very lucky.
No matter what, you don't feel like you can change the hand you were dealt.
You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order.
You realize that working the system does get you further.
You know who to defer to and who to control.
When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.
The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test
Your Hidden Talent
Your natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people.
You communicate well and are able to bring disparate groups together.
Your calming presence helps everything go more smoothly.
People crave your praise and complements.
What's Your Hidden Talent?
How to make a dr_vonster
Ingredients:
5 parts friendliness
3 parts self-sufficiency
2 parts empathy
Method:
Add to a cocktail shaker and mix gently. Add adventure to taste, and present with Truth. WARNING: Possibily of Strong Addiction!!!
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Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com
Your Birthdate: November 18
You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause.
You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too.
Beyond being a great leader, you are good at inspiring others.
You also keep your ultra-powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress.
Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years
Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities, and smoking cigarettes
Your power color: Crimson red
Your power symbol: Snowflake
Your power month: September
What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
On Average, You Would Sell Out For
$5,463,921,776.88
At What Price Would You Sell Out?
Well, Money is a necessary evil, and look at all the nice instruments my friends and I can play with...
What Your Sleeping Position Says
You are calm and rational; you dream true visions.
You are also very giving and kind, a great friend.
You are easy going and trusting, a fantastic cuddler.
However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games.
What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?
Your Personality Profile
You are funky, outdoorsy, and down to earth.
While you're not a total hippie, missing Woodstock,
You're definitely one of the most free spirited people around.
You are optimistic, every day is a new adventure.
However, you still put thought behind all your actions.
Still, you do tend to shock and offend people from time to time, because they deserve it!
The World's Shortest Personality Test
Your Superhero Profile
Your Superhero Name Is The Archangel Yuriel
Your Superpowers: Mind-Reading & Immunity To Death
Your Strengths: Your Common Sense & Caring Heart
Your Weaknesses: Summer-Noon Sunlight & Female Tears
Your Weapons: Your Genius & A Rapid-fire Psionic Shotgun
Your Area Of Responsibilty: Reno/Sparks NV & The Internet
What's your Superhero Name?
Your Brain's Pattern
Your mind is a firestorm - full of intensity & creativity.
Your thoughts seem scattered to others most of the time...
But your heart is very strong and passionate to those around you,
and your words do heal, if listened to...
You are a natural influencer. The thoughts you share are very powerful and persuading. You know your path is set...
What Pattern Is Your Brain?
You're a Romantic Kisser
For you, kissing is all about feeling the romance
You love to kiss under the stars or by the sea
The perfect kiss doesn't involve the perfect mood
It's pretty common for your kisses to sweep your lover off their feet
What Kind of Kisser Are You?
Follow the Eagle. His strong healing powers through
dreams will lead you to freedom.
Which Animal Totem Should you Follow?
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I'd like to meet:
My heroes that are still alive.
All of my fellow Artisans, who have inspired and touched my heart & soul over these many years, for you all have kept me sane & constantly walking towards and on my true path; you have my deepest, most heart-felt thanx & gratitude, my sisters & brothers (No, not THAT kind of gratitude, Mr. Elfman).
I would like to read my sonnets to Queen Elizabeth II, Bernadette Peters, Sophia Loren and Monica Belluci, just because of their beauty and grace.
And I'd like to meet & talk/party/conspire with my friends here at MySpace, at least once...
Music:
BEING A MUSICIAN:
I enjoy a wide range of musical genres, from standards to house/trance; from Dino & Frankie to Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson; from Miles Davis to Rob Dougan; it really depends on my mood I'm in and what kind of work I'm doing: am I writing (writs) or am I composing? If it is musically-inclined, is this a commercial piece (for someone else) or personal song I am involved with?
I really love sultry feminine Cabaret singers and Grrl Guitar Bands. If the song has lyrics, I prefer them to be about Good Times, Great Sex, Bad Love, Getting Your Shit Together, Hot Women, Fast Cars, Blazing Guns & Loud Guitars. If I ask to "change the music", I am being sincere and honest.
This is why I do "soundtrack" pieces: I am not bound by a particular genre... get it?
Movies:
Dr. VonSteR's 'current favorite' movie is "Frank Miller's Sin City" ("That's a real nice leather coat you're wearin'..."), though he lists "The Shootist", "Bladerunner" (the Original Theatrical Release), "When Worlds Collide", "Swordfish" and "A Nightmare Before Christmas" as mandatory viewing.
The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic
Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few.
But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky.
Your best movie matches: A Nightmare Before Christmas, Bladerunner, Swordfish, The Big Lebowski
If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?
Which Trainspotting Character Are You?
Television:
I don't do "network TV". I do watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet The Press, Face The Nation, some PBS (Anerican Experience, anything Ken Burns, American Masters), but that's thru' the Internet and that's it. I don't even own a TV...
I've worked in/done TV in the past, so after watching 12-20 monitors at once, I'm rather burnt out on watching just one "tube".
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Books:
Bible: Oxford Ecumenical New Revised Edition with Apocrypha, preferred. Roget's 6th Intern'l Thesaurus; New Oxford American Language dictionary, among others. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell; 'When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?' by George Carlin; 'The Four Agreements' and 'The Four Agreements Companion Book' by Don Miguel Ruiz; 'The Portable Curmudeon', compiled & edited by John Winokur. 'The Art of War', by Sun Tsu. I also enjoy H.L. Mencken, Twain, Jung, Kant, Assimov, Nietzsche, Wm. S. Burroughs, curmudgeons all...
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Heroes:
Philosophy & spirituality: Christ, Buddha, Lao Tsu & Sun Tsu (no blood relation); George Carlin (Bless you Mr. C., you keep my attitudes GROUNDED; "we think in Language..." AMEN), Da Vinci (and all the crap he took for being right), Pascal (look up "Pascal's Wager"), Carl Jung (you were right in A LOT of ways, Herr Professor!), C. S. Lewis (Screwtape!) and Rev. Ronald Smith (1930-91), my only earthly shepherd, who taught me the importance of teaching the teachers ("Dammit Von, spit it out: I need to know!"; You're Loved And Missed).
Musical Heroes: Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Sergei Rochmaninoff, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hart/Hammerstein ('classical' composers & lyricists); Robert Moog, Raymond Scott, Leo Fender & Les Paul, John B Lansing, John Nady & Dolby Labs (for their technologies); Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Mel Tormé, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Cal Tjader, Buddy Rich & Gene Krupa, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, "The Brill Building Group", Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Dolly Parton, Lennon, McCartney & the Beatles, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa ("High school isn't a part of life, it's a state of mind"... AMEN), The Kinks, James Brown, Pete Townshend & The WHO, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Wonder, Devadip Carlos Santana, The Tubes [w/Leila & The Snakes; RIP, Miss Dornacher, YLAM], George Clinton, George Duke, The Sex Pistols, Sammy Hagar, Weather Report, Jan Hammer, Simon Phillips, Peter Gabriel & Genesis, Gerald V. Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh and DEVO, Danny Elfman & [The Mystic Knights of] Oingo Boingo, Sting & The Police, David Byrne, The Eurythmics, Kings X, k.d.lang, Dimebag Darryl, Paul Oakenfold, dephinium-BLUE, AAF, Good Charlotte, U2 (lyrics, music & presentation); Phil Spector, Sir George Martin, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, David Foster, Quincy Jones, Barry Gordy and Ted Templeman (producers).
TV & Flix=Mass Media: Edward R. Morrow, Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Captain Kangaroo-Bob Keeshan, Merv Griffin, Cecil B DeMille, John Ford, Otto Preminger, Ron Silver, Sirs Alec Guinness & Peter O'Toole, Dame Elizabeth Taylor (and Richard Burton), Robin Williams, Dennis Hopper, MacNeil & Lehrer, MTV/VH1 and Howard Stern, The King of Media (for fighting for MY First Amendment Right to 'Free Speech', as a fellow Artisan).
ALSO: All my teachers from school, living & dead; you're loved and missed.
Robert Terry Small, the best Computer Animator I know, who lately has been the prybar that gets me out of those "frying pan or the fire" situations, 'nuff said.
And my Mother, Estelle Virginia "Jeanie" Rickter (1930-96), my first best friend, mentor & Guardian Angel, for always giving me the freedom to find my own path, and for teaching me the importance of Loving with one's heart open wide…
