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Black Daniels

Get Money, Stay True.

About Me

Overall Nice Guy

My Interests

Hip Hop, preventing people from killing insects, Black people, poetry (writing/listening), amateur photography, Atari 2600, peace, college radio, debate/arguing. I'm a very random person. Random tastes, random sense of humor, I often do things differently just to shake things up a bit. I love music, DJing on the radio and in clubs part time. I write frequently and semi-professionally, though I prefer telling stories by far, I'm a griot by nature. Never have stepped back from an opportunity to debate, and will often take a side I don't particularily beleive in just to keep my tongue and mind sharp. Love to make people laugh, especially in groups. I hate it when people kill insects at random. I'm a bit quirky at times but you love it anyways. Let's see what else.... I try to be thoughtful and mannerly. I stand up for the little guy whenever I can, earning me the nickname "defender of the free world". Love children but don't tolerate disrespect. Very interested in politics and world affairs, can't wait to do some travelling. Have an extensive Atari 2600 collection. I'm attracted to intelligent people but a dazzling smile never hurts! All in all, I'm just a mature dude in his 20's trying to keep this smile on his face. That's about it. Yup, that's it.

I'd like to meet:

People who value love, Lisa Nicole Carson, Atari 2600 collectors, the lead singer from 702, people who love the N.E.R.D. album, Vladmir Putin, El Hajj El Malik Shabazz, people who put others before themselves, writers, salsa dancers, people who have been through a struggle and have escaped with stories to tell. People who aren't ashamed to show their intellect. Women with gorgeous smiles (dimples get extra points!). People who speak more than one language. Those that love God and love that others love God as well, even if they know Him by another name. People who sing to themselves in the car, then when other people notice, keep on singing. People with excellent manners and social skills.

Music:

Hip Hop, Soul, Reggae, Afro Beat, Doo Wop, Downtempo, Funk, Jazz ~ SPECIFICALLY: Mos Def, Platinum Pied Pipers, Martin Luther, J*Davey, Marvin Gaye, Brazilian Girls, Ghostface, Les Nubians, Dwele, Nina Simone, N*E*R*D*, Beres Hammond, Raphael Saadiq, Bilal, Prince, KRS ONE, Common, Ras Kass, John Coltrane, A Tribe Called Quest, J Live, Buju Banton, Gorillaz, MF Doom, Blackalicious, Spacek, Jazzanova, Sean Price, Outkast, Cee-Lo, The Incredible Moses Leroy, Nas, Floetry, Sa Ra Creative Partners, The Isley Brothers, Chino XL, Fela Kuti, Corneille, Erykah Badu, Madlib, Zero 7, J Dilla, dead prez, Gang Starr, The Clipse, Esthero, Beck, Kardinal Offishall, Binkis Recs, M.O.P., Stevie Wonder, Slum Village, Bootsy Collins, Al Green, Blink47, Bob Marley, Magic System, Donnie, Slum Village and a WHOLE lot more...

Movies:

Boiler Room, Punch Drunk Love, Waking Life, City Of God, Green Street Hooligans, Snatch, 300, Brown Sugar, Airplane! series, Magnolia, Fist Of Legend, The Transporter, Amelie, Running With Scissors, Layer Cake,

Television:

Heroes, The Daily Show, Lost, ATHF, The Boondocks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, The Wire, Conan O'Brien, Real Time w/ Bill Maher

Books:

A Taste Of Power - Elaine Brown, "The Prophet" - Khalil Gibran , "Everything But The Burden" - Greg Tate, "The Coup" - John Updike

Heroes:

Paul Robeson + Gordon Parks

My Blog

The New Shit

I've discovered the illest new food combo ain't none of y'all have ever tried. Remember as kids how we were always trying to find the "ultimate flavor combination" by mixing up varieties of snacks and...
Posted by Black Daniels on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:26:00 PST

Rapid Transit

I try to do my part. Instead of driving, I take the bus to work. For $3 each way, I help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save wear and tear on my car, and take one more vehicle off the road, making m...
Posted by Black Daniels on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:23:00 PST

One Blood

I try to make it a point to give blood whenever possible. Contrary to what my internal skeptic proclaims, it does make a difference, possibly contributing as a factor to saving someone's life. Furthe...
Posted by Black Daniels on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:29:00 PST

Attention white people...

pls stop naming your daughters "Madison" thx
Posted by Black Daniels on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:24:00 PST

random thought

As far as my memory serves, in all my years living in these fine United States of America, I have *never* come across a vending machine that did not sell snickers bars.  Albeit childish to admit,...
Posted by Black Daniels on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:58:00 PST

The Way I See It... (+ 2006 Music Review)

I always get tired of hearing everyone ranting the same 'ol cliché, "music sucks these days, it's not like it used to be" tirade anytime commercial music is brought up.  This argument is by no me...
Posted by Black Daniels on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:04:00 PST

aaaaand... I'm out.

Heading out early tomorrow morning to NYC for the CMJ (college music journal) conference, or as we have affectionately dubbed it, "the all snapple and cheese pizza power weekend".  Savvy heads kn...
Posted by Black Daniels on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:49:00 PST

Only Ghostface

I'm going to petition for Ghostface's next album to be entitled just that, "Only Ghostface". Just think about how many outlandish and downright crazy things Tony Starks has gotten away with over the y...
Posted by Black Daniels on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:14:00 PST

mind power

    So here I am "peeling" an orange with a box cutter.      Not the most efficient tool but as they say, necessity is the mother of stupidity.  While I am capa...
Posted by Black Daniels on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:46:00 PST

So I almost got arrested last night...

Not to worry, almost in the sense of I was not arrested, but the situation presented a very real possibility of it occurring.I had a long day of work, running errands for graduation, stopping by vario...
Posted by Black Daniels on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:27:00 PST