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mark alan watrous (human)

namaste

About Me

always climbing. rarely sitting still (figuratively speaking). very much at peace but looking for a spark to ignite me. a

My Interests

being content, getting older gracefully, looking forward to a few gray hairs, learning to take things in stride, new experiences, compassion, invention over improvement, the wrinkles that have popped up around my eyes when i laugh, insight, foresight, hindsight, being better in general.

I'd like to meet:

the humble, gracious and enlightened.

Music:

blonde redhead, the ladybird unition, spydial, beck, leonard cohen, the good players, steven sondheim, rufus wainwright, pleasure club, jon brion, nation of ulysses, the police, tom petty, tom waits, jeff buckley, q.o.t.s.a., michael jackson, shudder to think, craig wedren, nathan larson, lucinda williams, john williams, aaron copeland, lucky me, sage, marc olsen, bjork, zeppelin, floyd, the cars, queen, spacehog, beatles, unwound, van halen, the black crowes, sonic youth, mu meson, sage, george harrison, jellyfish, pj harvey, joanna newsom, carnival of the animals, peter and the wolf.

Movies:

they fascinate me. almost all of them.

Television:

the history channel

Books:

a heatbreaking work of staggering genius, various user's manuals.

Heroes:

all kinds.

My Blog

Jeremy Fisher Tour: Day 04 & 05

After driving all day, we arrived in Pittsbugh and dropped the girls off at their hotel...This pretty much sums up their expressions after the day-long drive.Waking up the next morning, we had our cof...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:50:00 PST

Jeremy Fisher Tour: The Cedar Rapids Experience

Tonight we played in Cedar Rapids, IA. Now I don't want to come down on Cedar Rapids, or Iowa, but I have to be honest...This place creeped me out JUST A LITTLE BIT. The first things to greet you thro...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:20:00 PST

Jeremy Fisher Tour: From Chicago to Minneapolis

The day started like any other......with a cup of coffee.And then the driving began.It was a day off, and so there was no rush to be anywhere.Hannah read a book while Brooke talked on the phone.Isaac ...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:56:00 PST

Jeremy Fisher Tour: Day 02

We woke up today and walked down this hall and out the door to the van.Halfway to the television studio, the trailer came off! "Whoever is responsible for this will pay!" Duke said to himself.Finally ...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:53:00 PST

Jeremy Fisher Tour: Day 01

Today I "officially" left for my first tour with Jeremy Fisher. Thursday I met him for the first time when he and my good old friend Isaac Carpenter pulled into town. We rehearsed Thursday afternoon a...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:11:00 PST

TOUR?? YOU BET!!

Dear Friends,Starting this week I'll be joining up playing bass and keys for Jeremy Fisher. This is particularly exciting for me because:A) Its my first time showing off my sweet bass licks in publicB...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:10:00 PST

Dear Los Angeles

Dear Los Angeles,Today we parted ways and though you and I never quite found our stride together, I can't say you haven't been good to me. Thank you for the last 4 years, I'll see you again soon.Love,...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:38:00 PST

late night thinky times

how strange that one of the simplest fundamental laws about the state of the universe is one of the hardest to maintain being present to in the course of self reflection. i am what i am...and what i a...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:19:00 PST

Begin

BeginThe first of February, my ears began to ring.A bird made home inside me and taught me how to sing...GLORY! GLORY!And she gave me eyes to see from. She gave me lungs to breathe,When I opened up my...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:26:00 PST

lord it took me forever!

100 Things You Didn't Want to Know About Me...1. What is the last alcoholic beverage you drank? whiskey2. Do you follow college football? never4. Who was the last person to send you a text message? ja...
Posted by mark alan watrous (human) on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:51:00 PST