Listening to, and making Music // Looking at, and creating Art // Cycling / Gardening / Photography / Graphic Novels / Speculative Fiction / Literature / Comedy / Debate / Revolution / Animation / Movies / Animals & Nature / Awareness, both Interpersonal & Environmental / Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll / Seeing the World / Talking & Listening ... // Learning all there is to know & Being all there is to Be .............I HAVE A BIT OF A PASSION FOR GRAPHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHY________ MOST OF THE IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS SITE ARE MY OWN, apart from quotes and clips ............AND THE MUSIC YOU'RE LISTENING TO IS "BOMBS" the latest release from the ever wonderful FAITHLESS.......My Astonishing Partner, and Better Half, MAGGI: Friend / Inspiration / Wonderful Mother to my offspring / Cook / & Silent Philosopher. The finest person I've ever known ..................My son, KAHL: Sound Artist / Musician / Cyclist / & Master Baker. Proud to know him, and wish I was more like him................My daughter, KARI: Artist / Writer / & Psychologist. The Me I wish I was.................Best Friend, TOMMY TRUE. Pal / Research Assistant / Guru / Teacher / Conscience / and Good Example ....Listening to, and making Music // Looking at, and creating Art // Cycling / Gardening / Photography / Graphic Novels / Speculative Fiction / Literature / Comedy / Debate / Revolution / Animation / Movies / Animals & Nature / Awareness, both Interpersonal & Environmental / Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll / Seeing the World / Talking & Listening ... // Learning all there is to know & Being all there is to Be
WHO I'D LIKE TO MEET ......Michael Franti - Musician - "Yell Fire","Stay Human" / Maxi & Blissy - Musicians - Faithless / Jamie Catto - Musician - "One Giant Leap" / Maya Angelou - Writer - ["I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"] / Brian Eno - Sound Sculptor & Thinker / Richard Dawkins - Writer - ["The Selfish Gene" etc] / Marshall Mathers - Musician / Banksy - Artist / Colin Bateman - Writer - ["Divorcing Jack" etc] / Chris Brookmyre - Writer - ["A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away" etc] / Richard Morgan - Writer - ["Market Forces" etc / Kurt Vonnegut - Writer - ["Slaughterhouse 5" etc] / Lance Armstrong - Cyclist - Writer / Morgan Spurlock - Filmaker - ["Supersize Me"] / Rachid Taha - Musician - "Tekitoi" / Matt Groening - Creator of The Simpsons / Iain M Banks Writer - "Consider Phlebas"etc / John Pilger - Writer - "The Secret Country"etc / Idries Shah - Writer - "Tales of the Dervishes"etc / David Byrne -Musician - Talking Heads etc / Seth MacFarlane - Creator of Family Guy / Neal Stephenson- Writer - "Cryptonomicon"etc / William Gibson - Writer - "Neuromancer"etc / Garth Ennis - Writer - "Preacher"etc / Steve Dillon - Artist - "Preacher"etc / Alan Moore - Writer - "V For Vendetta"etc / David Lloyd - Artist - "V For Vendetta"etc / William Goldman- Writer - "Marathon Man"etc /
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