Photography and the study of light, drums and the study of beat, music and the study of pitch, Those are the three great interests that motivate me the most. The way that people interact with these three is very interesting to me. I like to move around and see things from many points of view, and the people that I love are those who are another trusted pair of eyes on the world. I love to hear new music, new languages, and question those who never question themselves. Mostly, I love hanging out with enlightened, happy (most of the time) people, who can relate kindly to each other. I love to do longboarding (skate) and walking around the awesome nature trails that exist off the beaten path.
The conscious and the motivated, of either sex, who want to celebrate life, and take part in the flow of good energy. I don't want to be around the greedy or the bored.
Tampa Red, Phish, Hendrix, Gabby Pahinui, Dispatch, Jack Johnson, Lemon Jelly, Karl Denson, Damien Marley, the McGarrigle Family, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Nick Drake, Tom Waites, CSNY, VanMorrison,Rufus Wainwright, Mercedes Sosa, Struts and Farah, Die Kunst Der Drum, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Hughie and the Beaumonts, Ben Taylor, Lexi Roth, Arlan Roth, Phish, GLove and Special Sauce, Dave Matthews, Pink Floyd, Charles Mingus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, P-funk,
The American Film Institute list top 100 list is pretty close to what I would list, but I also love the rough independent scene, like Shortbus, the quirky foreign films that are ignored by the major market. I love Aname , Miasaki, especially, and Samuri Jack, I love Kevin Smith, especially "An evening with"
I don't watch much TV other than LOST. I love the tight writing and character development. Somehow an Island Purgatory where everyone must figure out how to survive is mysteriously appealing.
The Man who fell in love with the Moon, the Alchemist, the Color Purple, Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings, DaVinci Code, the Diamond Sutra, the Phish Companion, Celtic Tree Mysteries, and any exact guitar transcriptions, the guitar grimoire
Thomas Hart Benton, Ansel Adams, Van Gogh, Phish, Marley, Ras Tafari, Enoch, King Solomon, Edison, Ben Franklin. Rosa Parks, Tracey Chapman, Rickie Lee Jones, Henry David Theroux, Kevin Smith