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Lana of Detroit Bellydance (Try veganism)

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the differe

About Me

Print journalist (newspaper) by day. Instructor/Performer: Danse Orientale. Visit: www.detroitbellydance.com Animal advocate."Animals are not ours to eat, wear or experiment on."I'm updating...come back soon and visit..
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My Interests

It starts with civil and animal rights. Moves onto music & dance, raw food veganism (Raw food at DETROIT EVOLUTION LAB), Sashafarm animal sanctuary, Rumi, writing, astrology, oceans and wanderlust...I travel a lot, very involved with animal rescue/rights/and rehabilitation, teach and perform bellydance in the U.S. and Europe, am a working journalist, and doing what I can to leave a positive mark in this world...I'm still updating this.

I'd like to meet:

Friends who offer positive new ideas - to move higher or deeper, anything but stagnant....Civil & Animal Rights activists, all the musicians/dancers/writers/artists, philosophers, and the goofey. ..

Music:

NUMERO UNO: Jane's Addiction; Porno 4 Pyros VEGAN BANDS: Skinny Puppy, Lutah Fyah, Earth Crisis INDUSTRIAL: Jim Thirlwell, Ministry, Crash Worship NEWER: Gogol Bordello OLDER: Cramps, Clash, Ramones, Stray Cats, Bob Marley, Zeppelin, Tom Waits, Love & Rockets, Bauhaus, Doors, Front 242, Lennon, Pogues, Bessie Smith, Howlin' Wolf, Louis Armstrong, Janis Joplin LATINO: Ozomatli, EGYPTIAN: Oum Kalthoum, Hakim, Mostafa Sax, ARABESQUE: Natasha Altas, SYRIAN: Farid al-Atrash, George Naht Abdo, TURKISH: Omar Farkuk, Tarkan, ROMANI (GYPSY): Esma Redzepova of Macedonia, Gipsy Kings, Taraf de Haidouks of Romania, IRANIAN: Houshmand Aghili, ALGERIAN: Rachid Taha; FLAMENCO: Manolo Sanlúcar WORLD: Transglobal Underground, Ferrante, DJ Punjabi, REGGAE: Damien Marley, Buju Banton, CLASSICAL: Ode to Joy, over and over again BLUES: Willie Dixon Electronic: John Arnold, Kevin Saunderson Soul/Funk/Experimental: Amp Fiddler, George Clinton Ambiant: Windy & Carl THE OBVIOUS: Etta James, Johnny Cash, Hendrix, Sex Pistols, Stooges, Nick Cave...I'm not going to list every artist that has ever moved me. My soul would wither without music.

Movies:

I can't even begin...

Television:

.. Lost.

Books:

At the moment: Music writer Chuck Klosterman and Sufi Poet Rumi.

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Heroes:

.. Ethical Vegans

My Blog

Meat impacts global warming more than cars

Here is my blog from the newspaper where I work:Meat harms Earth more than cars, UN says - but will Americans ignore it? Posted 6/20/2008 2:31 PM EDT on hometown...
Posted by Lana of Detroit Bellydance (Try veganism) on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:21:00 PST

Do you care?

HI everyone,My career as a print journalist has launched me into cyberspace, after much resistance on my part. It feels good actually, since Pisces feel best swimming through the stars.....The point i...
Posted by Lana of Detroit Bellydance (Try veganism) on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:52:00 PST