ART ART ART! Paint and clay, assemblage, experimental and ecclectic music, sushi, art shows, parties with live art and music, traveling the world, cactus and succulents, old movies, knitting ridiculously long scarves, laughing, watching my little girl grow up and general habadashery.
My one true art mentor! Where are you? Artists, art buyers and kooky personalities. Old and new friends. Heros and tough women, People who love music and old films. People with huevos without the chip on the shoulder. People who find beauty in odd things such as cactus plants and old photographs. Anyone who has any info on my great-uncle mexican painter Jesus Guerrero Galvan. People who love to dream and better yet know how to translate dreams. Judith Deim, and the ghosts of Che, Picasso, Frida, Marlon Brando, y mis antepasados. IF YOU"D LIKE TO ADD ME PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE FIRST.
Oh my goodness here goes, Papa Woody,Beatles, Os Mutantes, Bowie,Ween, Minutmen,Sly and the family stone , Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Tenacious D, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, John Mclaughlin, Neil Young, The Who, Led Zep, Buena Vista Social Club, Rage against the machine, Mandolin Srinivas, Nick Drake, Zappa most cuban music, african music, experimental jazz, avant garde classical, annd a zillion others.....
Sunset boulevard, The Godfather 1 and 2 (#3 is an abomination! My eyes STILL they burn!) A streetcar named desire, The night of the hunter, Whatever happened to baby jane?, To kill a mockingbird, Kill Bill, Resevoir dogs, The longest day, Goodfellas, School of Rock, Spinal tap, Apocolapse now, Two women, Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Easy Rider, The Shining, Diabolique (the old bw), Nosferatu,Grindhouse, Touch of evil, Phantom of the opera silent version, Downfall and a zillion more....
I like shows that take me back to the easiness and naivity of my wee years like H.R. Puffenstuff, I like dark shows like Law and orde SVU, Masterpiece Theater (especially the ones where the girl in the tight corset flees from the evil (but roughly good looking) masters, the old movie channel, the History channel, shows on ghosts and weird stuff, and shows with funky theme songs from the 70's. Sopranos!
All the art books and books about silent films, mexican art, cactus plantings, old photography, old time ads, children art projects, that my quick hands can grab.Sprinkled with a few Neruda books.
My bad-ass chancleta hurling Salvadoran grammy who cursed like a sailor and used just the right amount of toughness and love (oh how I have a weak spot for the latina grandmother!) Fierce women, Judith Deim gypsy painter and La Frida of course and the absolutely deliciously juicy ass kicking TURA SATANA!