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Laurent

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About Me

I sing and direct opera, live in Boston, and go to grad school. My favorite sin is gluttony. Besides art, I like to travel and party- usually at the same time.

www.laurentmartin.org


www.festivusgastronomicus.com

My Interests

Art, Music, Poetry, Urban Theory, Dancing My Ass off, History, Psychology, Politics, Philosophy, Haute et Bas Cuisine.

I'd like to meet:

Jonathan Whittle-Utter; Chris Blaauw; Xavier.

Music:

Sublime.

Opera: Porgy and Bess, La Boheme, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, I Pagliacci, The Ring, Werther, L'Italiana in Algeria, Carmen, The Cunning Little Vixen.

Soul & Funk: Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, James Brown, Marvyn Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Lionel Richie, George Clinton, Bootsy, Rick James, The Mary Jane Girls, Brenton Wood, Peaches & Herb, Bobby Moore and The Rhythm Aces, Heatwave, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, Zapp & Roger, Tom Tom Club, Kool & The Gang, Tierra, Prince, The Elgins.

Hip-Hop: Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E, Digital Underground, E40, Lil' Rob, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, Tupac, Bone Thugz, Cypress Hill, Big Baby Jesus, Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Ice Cube, Too $hort, KRS-One, DJ Quick, Beastie Boys, GZA, RZA, J5, Lil Kim, Warren G.

Brazillian: Milton Nascimento, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Flora Purim, Airto Moriera, Bebel Gilberto.

African Music: Brenda Fassie, Vusi Mahlasela, Samba Ngo, Cesaria Evora, Yousou N'Dour, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti.

Latin Jazz: Tito Puente, Cachao, Ibrahim Ferrer, Celia Cruz.

Anything with low down dirty beats: Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Paul Okenfold, DJ Shadow, Shortcut, Mix Master Mike, Mylo (Thanks Brian).

Harry Belafonte

Movies:

*Recent*: The Simpsons Movie; The Oh in Ohio

*Favorites*: The Science of Sleep, Baxter, Big Lebowski, Friday, Les Parapluits de Cherbourg, Monty Python films, ZAZ films, A Dirty Shame, The Impostors.

Television:

is a waste of time

Books:

Recent- Singing Opera In Germany (Knobel & Steinert); Tortilla Flat (Steinbeck); Cannery Row (Steinbeck).

Heroes:

Siegfried, Siegmund, Hans Sachs, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Heinrich von Ofterdingen.

My Blog

So you're finding out about our engagement on MySpace

That's right.  Jen and I are engaged to be married.  I proposed Saturday morning and Jen said 'yes' amid a flood of tears.If you're finding out here first, don't feel bad friends of MySpace....
Posted by Laurent on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:25:00 PST

Article on Oprah

Oprah's ugly secret By continuing to hawk "The Secret," a mishmash of offensive self-help cliches, Oprah Winfrey is squandering her goodwill and influence, and preaching to the world that mammon is...
Posted by Laurent on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:36:00 PST

100 Friends

Ok, so I know a lot of people.  A lot.  I'm a friggin' social butterfly and I like to make friends and I don't consider it a fault.  Furthermore, I keep in touch with my friends for the...
Posted by Laurent on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:15:00 PST

Help Me Pick Out A New Pair of Glasses

Friends of MySpace;I've been having a helluva time picking out new glasses.  I've spent months looking at frames and can't come to terms with any one pair.  It's just too great a decision.&n...
Posted by Laurent on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:29:00 PST

Check out this event: Gallery Opening: Jennifer Seal, Photographer

Hosted By: Jennifer Seal and Laurent MartinWhen: Saturday Sep 30, 2006 at 11:00 AMWhere: The Beacon Group Realty2 Harris AvenueJamaica Plain, MA 02130USDescription:Come celebrate Jen's first gallery o...
Posted by Laurent on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:32:00 PST

The California Adventure Continues, Albeit Unexpectedly

So here's my little update about life/work after I dropped everything to take an offer to Assistant Direct Romeo et Juliette in San Jose. I sure am glad I took the job in San Jose.  I love mak...
Posted by Laurent on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:15:00 PST

The Great California Adventure of 2006 (long entry)

Ok.  So I didn't just get back from California.  I kind of got back on the 3rd, but not really since I went straight to New York.  Really, I've been in Boston since the 6th and I'm so...
Posted by Laurent on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:53:00 PST

I'm In Santa Cruz

I'm in Santa Cruz now, so hit me yup.Things have been crazy the last few weeks.  One brother got married, the other got engaged.Too busy to write, but there will be much to blog about when I fina...
Posted by Laurent on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:23:00 PST

I started a food blog www.festivusgastronomicus.com

Inspired by Anjali's Delicious Coma, I started my own food blog.  Please visit www.festivusgastronomicus.com and comment....
Posted by Laurent on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:18:00 PST

JLW - An Explanation

It occurs to me I haven't really publicized the Joey Lawrence Whoa on MySpace yet.  Silly, since it's the most public forum I have available to share the wonder of JLW.Once you know what it is an...
Posted by Laurent on Mon, 22 May 2006 02:06:00 PST