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richard

PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION

About Me

I like to create. Music, film, (Visit www.aimeesemplemcphersonmovie.com and www.azusastreetmovie.com) and we are creating a spiritual community of artists in Hollywood (Visit www.eternalgracechurch.com)I see the beauty in everything and feel grateful to be alive. I believe friends are more important than material things or achievements.I believe we need to see the world with the intensity and wonder of children..........Here's one of my songs i wrote to share with you..........VAGABOND (r. rossi, from "full circle") vagabond/ no shoes on/ did you slip/ on the sunset strip/vagabond/ where has love gone/ on your trip/ you have slipped away/vagabond/ some time before dawn/ i had a dream/ it seemed/ so real/vagabond/ you came back home/ in my dream/ in some grand scheme/vagabond/ i had supper on/ my flame/ i wanted it to be the same/ i called your name/ but you never came/there's a power/ that only comes when you stray/ from the narrow way/ lose it all/ in a great big fall/ there you find/ love was there all the time/ heart on the line/ for the vagabond/copyright, richard rossi, ASCAP

My Interests

Guitar playing, songwriting, Acting, classic and independent film, Pittsburgh sports heroes (like Roberto Clemente and Bruno Sammartino,) biographies of writers.

I'd like to meet:

Other artists and those on a spiritual journey.

Music:

Elvis: the King, first and foremost Neil Young- love his acoustic playing/harp and songwriting Romantic Crooners: Sinatra and Mathis Classical themes: Barber's Adagio for Strings, "Somewhere in Time" theme, Pachebel's Canon in D

Movies:

Favorite Classics: Elmer Gantry, On the Waterfront (Brando is my favorite actor), a Place in the Sun, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca.... Favorite Foreign: 8 and a half (Fellini) .... Favorite B Movies: Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space and Night of the Ghouls.... Favorite Children's films: Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins... Favorite films to make me cry: Somewhere in Time, Field of Dreams... I like our film we made "Aimee Semple McPherson" (2006)

Television:

I love classic TV: Columbo, the way he outsmarts the villains, in part because they underestimate him. "Just one more thing..." I met Peter Falk recently, a real thrill....Dick Van Dyke show - best sitcom...Other recent comedies I like are Seinfeld and The Office and Beavis and Butthead...I enjoy American Idol, I confess I laugh at the bad auditions... Dr. Gene Scott, a maverick minister on TV

Books:

The Bible, The Artist's Way, Nightmare of Ecstacy, The Big Book, Ragamuffin Gospel

Heroes:

Jesus, Roberto Clemente, Marlon Brando, John Wimber, Ed Wood, Andy Warhol, Gene Scott, Bruno Sammartino

My Blog

SPIELBERG CO. OFFERS $1,000,000

I need your help.  My film "Aimee Semple McPherson" is up for the prize.  Our movie about female evangelist Sister Aimee has been chosen in an "American Idol"-type competition for a dea...
Posted by richard on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:12:00 PST

Check out this event: AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON SCREENING

Hosted By: Richard RossiWhen: February 3rd, Saturday, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: John McCormick's 1948 N. Niagara StreetBurbank, CA 91501United StatesDescription:Richard Rossi Click Here To View Event...
Posted by richard on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:13:00 PST

ARTIST'S PRAYER

This prayer is one I wrote to turn my art and creativity over to God.  The prayer has become popular and disseminated among artists, filmmakers, musicians, and writers here in California. I freel...
Posted by richard on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:29:00 PST

Tribute to my father

My father died December 27, 2006PAPA'S SONG (r.rossi)one last thing to saydaddy listen yetyour hands are my handsplaying on the fretyour song is in my soulyour music in my heartas long as i have my gu...
Posted by richard on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:24:00 PST

WHAT IS A BOHEMIAN? (Part Two) by Richard Rossi

A true bohemian can always recognize a true muse.  A bohemian is put off by commercialism, consumerism, and anything else that kills soul.  A bohemian takes leaps of faith and is a...
Posted by richard on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:20:00 PST

WHAT IS A BOHEMIAN?

                  A BOHEMIAN    (R. Rossi) A bohemian appreciates beauty in people, art, nature, God ...
Posted by richard on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:00:00 PST

LYRICS - The Kingdom Is Near

The Kingdom is Near (R. Rossi) they're building bombs in the city shooting babies in the street people still worried about looking pretty afraid of who they just might meet   the day is near when...
Posted by richard on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:54:00 PST

AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON

AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON is screening Sat., June 17 in Hollywood.  Reservation line is 323-550-3370
Posted by richard on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:18:00 PST

AZUSA STREET MOVIE

Started our new film "Azusa Street" on Saturday. 5 minutes completed. Thank you, God.  Keep updated by visiting www.azusastreetmovie.com
Posted by richard on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:30:00 PST

LYRICS - Without Your Love

LYRICS - WITHOUT YOUR LOVE without your love the dove won't fly the rose will die the angels cry it's gone   without your love the bells don't ring there's no more spring everything is gone  ...
Posted by richard on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:59:00 PST