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Amanda

The possibilites are unlimited.

About Me

I make music, make art, write, walk outside, seek water, wander in the woods, swim, boat, teach, do yoga, meditate, and sleep at night.

My Interests

tea, writing, foraging for wild edibles, running, boats, solitude, creeping around late at night, making critters, playing the organ, amps, mixing, effect pedals, inks, drawing pens, movies, comics, good coffee, great coffee, children and adults with abilities and disabilities, guitars, string dulcimer, herbal medicine

I'd like to meet:

road warriors, camels, birds, squirrels, zebras, sheep, goats, (all farm animals), bats, frogs, turtles, tortoises, bears, primates, cats, peaceful rural and urban dwellers, children and adults with abilities and disabilities.

Music:

Kingface, Love, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye,Rush, ACDC, Led Zepplin, The Who, The Flaming Lips, 70's light rock, Neil Young. Ol' Dirty Bastard. Sandy Denny. The Carpenters. Cat Stevens. Simon and Garfunkel. Peter, Paul, and Mary. Tom Paxton. The Dead. Bad Brains. Shudder to Think. Cro-Mags. Dusty Springfield. Cat Stevens. Joni Mitchell. The Carpenters. Elton John. Sly and the Family Stone. Nick Cave. Hall & Oates. Toots & Maytal. John Denver. Sparks.

Movies:

The Goonies, Over the Edge, The Muppet Movie, Deliverance, Taxi Driver. Everything Richard Pryor.

Television:

Muppets, Sesame Street, Facts of Life, Charlies Angles, Sid and Marty Kroft Super Stars.

Books:

Oh Captain Kitty, Life on Earth, The Five Elements of Acupuncture, The Good Women of China.

Heroes:

'Ol Dirty Bastard, Richard Pryor, Jimmy Hendrix, Karen Carpenter, Mama Cass, Jimmy Smith, Arthur Lee, Phoebe Glockner, Julie Doucet, Bad Brains, Harley Flannigan, Alicia Bay Laurel, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Golda Meir.

My Blog

The Other Side of This Is Your Life

It's not a huge secret that I have been battling an eating disorder for many years. Out of respect for my bandmates, I have tried to avoid that subject in most of my writing. The thought has occurred ...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:27:00 PST

Emerson solo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTrbIvKdKo0 DAMN...
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:44:00 PST

I keep the blog on the apes page

    I have mostly been posting my blog to the apes myspace page.www.myspace.com/apes
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:44:00 PST

http://apewomanmakesart.blogspot.com

The art blog is housed athttp://apewomanmakesart.blogspot.com
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:24:00 PST

http://blog.theapes.com

Apes Blog is located athttp//blog.theapes.com
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:22:00 PST

new art blog

http://apewomanmakesart.blogspot.com
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:56:00 PST

Spring, Kids, and Poision

The last time that I wrote anything about Ape Life or lack of Ape life was just after our arrival home from the Springtime SXSW tour 2007. I had just arrived home to a very old car that needed major r...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:50:00 PST

Check out this event: Apes in Brooklyn, tonight!

Hosted By: AfroPunk FestivalWhen: Saturday Jul 07, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: SouthPaw125 5th AveBrooklyn, NY, NY 11217United StatesDescription:AfroPunk Festival Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Amanda on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:12:00 PST

You can hire me to:

One last thing-I have several skills that are worth purchasing.You can hire me to:1) do academic, scientific, or mildly humorous writing2) do portraits, illustrations, or comics3) make soundtracks4) t...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:33:00 PST

little red cars that stink

.. Begin #content --> .. Begin #main --> Tuesday, March 27, 2007 .. Begin .post --> Riding the waves posted by Amanda Ape at 9:36 A...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:29:00 PST