Vocal arts, weight training, life coaching, listening/being a clearing, French, creating, existentialism, psychology, philosophy, relations, religions, imagining, generating new realms of possibility, and the art of being extraordinary.
I'd like to meet:
An artist manager who is the possibility of passion, commitment, integrity, and transcendance.
People who are committed to themselves and their lives. Visit our group to see if you are a Better Bitter Bitch/Bastid! Click here to visit the Better Bitter Bitches MySpace page.
Music:
Almost any vocals in English, French, or Spanish.
ARTISTS THAT MOVE ME:
Celine Dion, Aaliyah, ABBA, ACDC, Clay Aiken, The All-American Rejects, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Anastacia, Paul Anka, Mariam Anderson, Erikah Badhu, The Beatles, Lola Beltran, Daniel Benningfield, Beyoncé, Michael Bolton, Sarah Brightman, Michael Buble, Blu Cantrell, Mariah Carey, Cher, Ciara, Kelly Clarkson, Patsy Cline, Michael Crawford, Creed, Linda Davis, Depeche Mode, Dido, Linda Eder, Missy Elliot, Natalie Embruglia, Eminem, Gloria Estefan, Evanescence, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, The Fugees, Nelly Furtado, Garou, Good Charlotte, Lee Greenwood, Josh Groban, Lauren Hill, Hoobastank, Whitney Houston, Englebert Humperdink, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Il Divo, Indigo Girls, Green Day, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jewel, Chaka Khan, Alicia Keys, The Killers, Carole King, kd lang, Peggy Lee, Annie Lennox, Linkin Park, Los Lonely Boys, Ludacris, Madonna, Barry Manilow, Maroon 5, Ricky Martin, John Mayer, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Sarah McLaughlin, My Chemical Romance, Natalie Merchant, George Michael, Bette Midler, Nickelback, Stevie Nicks, Roy Orbison, OutKast, Dolly Parton, Edith Piaf, The Pretenders, Prince, Queen, Lou Rawls, Linda Ronstadt, Ron Sexsmith, Sapho, Shakira, Vonda Shepard, Simple Plan, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand, The Stylistics, Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Jose Luis Ulloa, Dionne Warwick, Lari White, Trisha Yearwood.MUSICALS THAT TOUCH ME:
1940's Radio Hour, Aida, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables, Rent, Sunset Boulevard, Bye Bye Birdy, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Movies:
I love a movie that stays with you, like.... 300, Brokeback Mountain, Chicago, Evita, Yentl, Moulin Rouge, The Notebook, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Memento, and Titanic. Other good flicks are Half Baked, Rolling Kansas, Eurotrip, How High, the Fridays, Amélie, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Trick, the Scary Movies, Valley of the Dolls, Spun, The Lion in Winter, Silkwood, Mermaids, Matrices, Moonstruck, Sliding Doors, The Witches of Eastwick.
Books:
The Celestine Prophecy; Celine Dion: My Story, My Dream; Crime and Punishment; The Da Vinci Code; Entranced; A Farewell to Arms; Jane Eyre; Man's Search For Meaning; The Odyssey; Oedipus Rex; Of Mice and Men; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; The Recovery Book; To Be a Jew; Who Killed Karen Silkwood?
Heroes:
My mother, who despite her trials and tribulations in her own personal life, raised my sister and I in the lap of comfort and love! There was nothing my mother would not give of herself for her children, and that's why I am the awesome person I am! I love you, Mom!
Celine Dion, who is phenomenal! She stands for everything life offers that I believe in: she is a dreamer; she is a singer who has unshakeable integrity with her instrument; she achieved the biggest successes of her career in a second language (English), as she is a native French speaker; she sings in 7 languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, and Latin); finally, she loves someone that most people don't approve of, a man 26 years her senior. As gay man, I totally respect and admire Celine for being true to love.
Ghandi, who simply said, "There will be peace in India," and made it happen by who he was being.
Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility in the early 1970's in Oklahoma. She was a stand for nuclear safety for her self, her coworkers, and her state. She found information that her employers, Kerr-McGee, were producing and covering up faulty uranium and plutonium fuel rods that were being sent to a breeder reactor in Washington. In November of 1974, as she drove to secret meeting with a writer from the New York Times, she got into a car accident and died. None of her documents were ever found.
Tina Turner, who endured years of abuse and torment, in an attempt to stay true to love. She found Buddhism and the chant 'Nam Myoho Renge Kyo', which changed her life, as well as mine.
Pedro from the Real World San Francisco. He died of AIDS during the three months he was filming the Real World. He taught me that love is possible, no matter what your circumstances. And he gave me the will to love and be loved in return. Thank you, Pedro.
Vina Tiongson, my friend and counterpart of transformation. She was a stand for me getting my life back from self-destruct. She did it so effortlessly, much like an angel. Thank you Vina, I love you.
Any addict in recovery... congratulations on your recovery! It only gets better. Please hang on! I do not want to lose ONE MORE person to drugs! Your life is worth the temporary hell of recovering and living life on its own terms! Much love and props to you.
