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Ricardo

I am here for Friends

About Me

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My Interests

Flying, Boating, Reading, Biking, Japanese Literature, Folklore and Tales of the World

I'd like to meet:

Short, Wooden beings, who operate via strings and hand movements. Aliens, cute puppies and kittens, acoustic guitar players, mandolin players, boatbuildersYou lot from around the world
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Music:

Iron and Wine, Decemberists, Be Good Tanyas, Film School, SMOOSH, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, The Turn-Ons, The Long Winters, Postal Service, Death Cab, Yo La Tengo, Shivaree, SilverSun Pickups, Laura Viers, Juana Molina, ClapYourHandsSayYeah, Band of Horses, Black Angels, The High Violets

Television:

I HATE TV, but what the hell: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Frontline, BBC stuff, Mr. Bean, Good Neighbours, Seinfeld, King od the Hill, SIMPSONS, that's about it. The rest of TV is a wasteland, go read a book.

Books:

Japanese Lit (Kodansha and Tuttle), books on boatbuilding, Folklore

My Blog

Thoughts on MyDeathSpace...

While young life is mortal, and easily snuffed out by drugs and alcohol and cars, MySpace pages are truly eternal, and last beyond their users demise. After reading a hundred deaths of MySpace users a...
Posted by Ricardo on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:41:00 PST

I live in a really friendly neighborhood

Today, gorgeous, sunny, the world was alive. Harleys shone in the sun, Bandidos walked the streets, greeting Hells Angels by name, shaking hands. Wow! I live in a really friendly neighborhood! I guess...
Posted by Ricardo on Sun, 14 May 2006 09:01:00 PST

Really great shows lately!

Well, I sometimes manage to 'clip the strings' and run free, and boy, what a blast it's been! Hit the JITM KEXP show at Chop Suey the other day, Sera Cahune, Common Market, SilverSun Pickups, Film Sch...
Posted by Ricardo on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:49:00 PST

Jesus and Footprints on the Trail

I'm reminded of something that happened to my friend Andy. He was walking down a muddy trail in a forest, when all of a sudden Jesus , our Lord and Saviour appeared. He said "Andy, see how your footpr...
Posted by Ricardo on Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:34:00 PST