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About Me

Sometimes impulsive, sometimes not. There's a lot of good in the world, but there's defintely room for improvement, and one of my goals is to play a part in that. Through education and music, I hope to contribute in my humble way toward building a future that is pacifist, socialist, and more democratic.Message me if you'd like to know more. . .For more photos, go to:http://t4tx.com/ambient-jazz-duo.php

My Interests

Nu-Jazz, Experimental music, Film music

I'd like to meet:

Eva Longoria-yeah!! Diana Mera, Greg Osby, Marty Ehrlich, Terje Rypdal, Rita Guerrero, Anna Domino, Jose Luis Zapatero, and Hans Blix.

Music:

I am the bassist of Ambient Jazz Duo of Laredo, TX and Conway, AR and I compose our original tunes. Please check out our new site: http://www.myspace.com/ambientjazzduo. For a couple of free downloads, please check out: http://music.download.com/ambientjazzduodrmichaelyoderbassro geliomontemayortrumpet/3600-8469_32-100359734.html . Check out some photos of us: http://t4tx.com/ambient-jazz-duo.php

Movies:

Barefoot in the Park, Charade, the Breakfast Club, Anything by Alfred Hitchcock.

Television:

Simpsons, Rockford Files reruns, and lots of PBS stuff: The News Hour, McLaughlin Group, Foreign Exchange, Now, etc.

Books:

Mostly non-fiction like Mike Davis, Ed Soja, and other authors of the "L.A. School" of urban social theory; Saskia Sassen; David Harvey; etc.

Heroes:

the voters of Spain, who got it right. . .twice now. The voters of Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Brazil. The social democratic left is the voice of the future. All the workers of the world are my heroes.

My Blog

Lula's victory--what it means for Latin America

LULA WINS!!! President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil's socialist-leaning Workers Party (PT) won re-election with 61 percent of the vote on Sunday. I think this is pretty good news. It is mor...
Posted by bassist4 on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:00:00 PST

Mumbai bombings and the flawed media

Something strikes me as odd about the transit bombings in Mumbai (Bombay), India that resulted in at least 200 deaths and over 700 injuries during the rush hour the evening of Tuesday, July 11, 2006: ...
Posted by bassist4 on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:46:00 PST

WALLS OR BRIDGES?

A recent knee-jerk response by the far right wing of the US to the increase in immigration from Mexico and other parts of Latin America is to build a series of walls along the border. They push this ...
Posted by bassist4 on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:33:00 PST

Immigration: Let's set the record straight

I should be writing about the sad state of the music business right now, but I feel a need to pipe in on the theme of immigration. There are so many ill-informed myths about immigration that need to ...
Posted by bassist4 on Sun, 07 May 2006 10:00:00 PST