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Rodney

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About Me

MY NUMBER ONE PASSION IS MUSIC...OF ALL GENRES. SOME OF THE BEST NEW MUSIC TO BE DISCOVERED IS BEING CREATED DAILY BY A MULTITUDE OF FRESH, INNOVATIVE, AND CREATIVE ARTISTS FROM LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE U.K. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY FRIENDS LIST AND HEAR FOR YOURSELF WHAT THESE NEW TALENTED ARTISTS ARE RECORDING! ALL RECORD COMPANIES THAT READ THIS, UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE MISSING TREMENDOUS MUSIC SALES BY LETTING THESE MUSICIANS SLIDE BY!! -------MGMT---ELECTRIC FEEL--...........MARY HOPKINS-GOODBYE-
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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet ALL of my friends on MySpace. Many here are artists and entertainers, others are students and retail workers but ALL are very down to earth, grounded people who want what you and I want...to be respected and appreciated.

Music:

MY FAVORITE GENRES OF MUSIC ARE: MOST FORMS OF ROCK, ACOUSTIC, FOLK, ALTERNATIVE, CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN, CELTIC, WORLD, CLASSICAL, CLASSICAL CROSSOVER, R+B, SOUL, BLUES, JAZZ, AND COUNTRY...........LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (AND MANY AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM) HAVE SOME OF THE BEST NEW MUSIC I'VE HEARD IN YEARS. CHECK MY FRIENDS LIST FOR MANY OF MY FAVORITES. MOST OF THESE ARTISTS ARE UNSIGNED!! RECORD LABELS HERE AND ABROAD NEED TO TAKE NOTICE!!! YOU'RE MISSING ALOT OF POTENTIAL SALES BY NOT SIGNING THESE ARTISTS.

Movies:

THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH, PONETTE, RABBIT PROOF FENCE, WHALERIDER, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE OTHERS, ROAD TO PERDITION, SULLIVANS TRAVELS (1941), BARRY LYNDON, BEING THERE, HAROLD & MAUDE, CANTERVILLE GHOST (1944), MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, ROMEO & JULIET (1968), FANTASIA (1940), LA CONFIDENTIAL, LITTLE WOMEN (1994), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, BELL, BOOK & CANDLE, CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945), THE UNINVITED (1944), BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (1944), SLEEPERS (1996), THE CURE (BRAD RENFRO-1995), EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE.

Television:

I NO LONGER WATCH MUCH TELEVISION UNLESS IT RELATES TO MUSIC. IMF (INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEED) AND OTHER VIDEO CHANNELS OR PROGRAMS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IS WHAT I PREFER. I ALSO ENJOY A+E, THE HISTORY CHANNEL, AND PBS.

Books:

I LOVE TO READ MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOOKS...NON-FICTION IS MY PREFERENCE BUT I DO ENJOY FICTION. I LIKE BOOKS ON HISTORY AS WELL AS HISTORICAL FICTION. I ENJOY THE ART OF GUSTAVE DORE AND MAXFIELD PARRISH. I LOVE THE POP-UP BOOKS CREATED BY ROBERT SABUDA AND MATTHEW REINHART AS WELL AS MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS. I ALSO LOVE THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF CICELY MARY BARKER, ARTHUR RACKHAM, KATE GREENAWAY, AND JESSIE WILCOX-SMITH. MY FAVORITE CHILDRENS BOOKS ARE "BOXCAR CHILDREN" BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER, AND GRIMMS FAIRYTALES. MY FAVORITE POET IS EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY. MY FAVORITE POEMS BY HER ARE "RENASCENCE" AND "GOD'S WORLD". "THE SECRET OF RON MOR SKERRY" (BY ROSALIE K. FRY) IS A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF CELTIC FOLKLORE THAT WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE CALLED, "THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH". READ THE BOOK AND, MOST DEFINITELY, SEE THE MOVIE!!!

Heroes:

CHRIST, MY PARENTS, MY FAMILY, CORRIE TEN BOOM, MARGARET GRAVES OF MEMPHIS, TN., EDDIE HUBER OF ESSEX, ENGLAND, EILISH HOLTON OF COUNTY KILDARE, IRELAND, STEVE STONE-PASTOR OF MY CHURCH CALLED HEARTSONG, AND ALL THE BROKEN SOULS AND UNDERDOGS OF THE WORLD THROUGHOUT HISTORY WHO'VE FOUGHT ADVERSITY, OPPOSITION, AND AVARICE REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATION OR LOT IN LIFE. THESE ARE THE TRUE HEROES.

My Blog

AIN (MARVELOUS TALENT FROM DUBLIN!!!)

AIN is a wonderful young singer from Dublin, Ireland and if you haven't had the pleasure of hearing him sing, please check out his MySpace page. Below is a link to a television performance recorded i...
Posted by Rodney on Thu, 01 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

TAG FOR AMANDA (Random facts about me.)

1. I’m now afraid to drive in major thunder storms after being caught in a tornado in February. 2. I prefer to listen to new, unsigned artists from Liverpool, Essex, London & the surrou...
Posted by Rodney on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:46:00 PST

BY ALL ACOUNTS, I SHOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW.

Current mood: relieved   I just drove from my niece's home in Atoka, Tn. (about 25 minutes outside of Memphis). I had picked up the two youngest kids from school earlier than usual today ...
Posted by Rodney on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:48:00 PST