German Sex, organic gardening, Triumph motorcycles, collecting rare baseball gloves, collecting BMW's, Mercedes, and Volkswagons (the "peoples' car), art (especially the German Expressionists), music (jazz, blues, soul, techno, Motown, rock, and of course, Lawrence Welk (RIP) and Myron Floren (RIP) Boy, could that Myron play the accordian!!! It was a real show! I like to travel to faraway places and lands. My favorite cities are Berlin, Munich (where my family comes from), Stuttgart, Cologne, Statfort, and all of Bavaria. Besides the great German cities, I love Paris, Florence, London, Rome, Madrid, Rio de Janerio, New York City, LA, San Francisco, Austin, and last, but not least, York, Nebraska.
SASHA is a thrifter extradinaire. She began thrifting for vintage clothes in her teen years and has never stopped. She has an impressive collection and is always on the look out for something new to add. She also was received a BFA in Studio Art and an MA in Art History and History. For 5 years she apprenticed with a talented artist who taught her more about creativity than most people learn in a lifetime of classroom learning. And, through him, she met some of the most creative, eccentric and interesting people of our time. For many years she taught at the college level (after being the apprentice) and, when we met and she moved from East Texas to Phoenix, she gave up teaching. Now she fills her days with haunting thrift shops, reading, talking (the woman is a real yammerer and I love it) and just being. She's a news junkie and nothing makes her heart go pitter pat like "breaking news" (well, maybe if she found a Charles James dress..then she would have what she calls a "thriftgasm"). Sasha can't even begin to list all her collections...she's not a packrat but a person who can find the treasure in the junk pile.
THE REAL DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLUES
You Belong in Paris
Stylish and expressive, you were meant for Paris.
The art, the fashion, the wine!
Whether you're enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park...
You'll love living in the most chic place on earth. What City Do You Belong In?
You Are A Total Shopaholic!
You have a keen eye for spotting trends before they are hot
And sometimes your credit rating takes a beating as a result
Consider a job in retail to subsidize your gorgeous outfits
Over time, you could become a famous stylist or designer! Do You Shop More Than Most Women?
The dog whisperer, Gandi, and Grendal from Beuwolf, the beautiful East Texas fraus and frauleins, my favorite crazy people: Abbie Hoffman, Gore Vidal, Mary Magdalene (she wasn't crazy), Willie Nelson (he is very crazy), Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II (he wasn't crazy either (he will be a Saint I am sure, Salvador Dali, Don Juan of the Yaqui tribe, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis because she was really a babe, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa (she wasn't crazy either),St.Francix Xavier, Che, those who teach liberation theology and all the revolutionaries and fighters for justice on earth. Those who fight against racism, ageism, bigotry, and religious intolerance are my friends. Ach, the German is softening and becoming more Americanized after my visit to the lovely East Texas (it is called "living behind the pine curtain"...haha...we Germans have such wit).I guess one of the main influences on my way of thinking and looking at the world has to do with the fact that I was educated by the Jesuits. It was the 60's and they taught us to look critically at issues and how to think for ourselves and to have respect for others...and by respect they meant care and love for even the least loved of people in our society. I don't live up to their high ideals, but much has found it's way into my way of living, thinking, and being. So, I will always be thankful to those Jesuits who taught me to open my mind to the world outside my little neighborhood.Sasha was most influenced by growing up, during the civil rights movement in a small town in deep east Texas. Her dad was a crusader for civil rights and a very liberal man politically. He not only urged her to help change the world they lived in, but made her understand, at an early age, why it must be changed. She is a shy woman but she will put herself and her little body on the line for what she thinks is right and she's always fought racial and religious intolerance, bigotry of any kind, sexism, and now, ageism. She grew up knowing that the KKK weren't just distant threats but someone who could hurt her family. So, her feelings for the fight against injustice are deep, visceral , and emotional.She was also influenced by her long apprenticeship with a great artist who helped her to learn even more ways of creative thinking and gave her an attitude where fame did not phase her. She saw, firsthand, the dark sides of fame, and never envied nor revered people just because they had fame. Instead, she looked for people with creativity, heart, and soul. If Sasha likes you, she'll defend you to the death..she's a very loyal woman. And, if she doesn't like you, she just doesn't notice you. She's also extremely sensitive and very intuitive and tries to protect herself from being hurt because of her lack of cynicism and readiness to accept people for who they are.WHO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET: Those who fight injustice, defend the underdog, misfits, creative people, people who don't judge me solely by my age, people who question, people who care.
WHO I DON'T WANT TO MEET: People who sell sex (We are doing just fine in our household thank you), bigots, racists, ageists, mean spiritied people and people who don't appreciate the absurd and the darker side of life are people we welcome.
You Are 100% Psychic
You are so very psychic.
But you already predicted that, didn't you?
You have "the gift" - and you use it daily to connect with others.
You're very tapped into the world around you...
Just make sure to use your powers for good!
Are You Psychic?
Who Should Paint You: Andy Warhol
You've got an interested edge that would be reflected in any portrait
You don't need any fancy paint techniques to stand out from the crowd!
What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
What Your Soul Really Looks Like
You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort.
You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.
You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself.
Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize.
For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.
Inside the Room of Your Soul
Mozart, techno, and anything with the word autobaun in itIn fact, the two of us enjoy a wide range of music. I love jazz, hippy dippy favorites and techno. Sasha was exposed very early to the real blues and LOVES the blues above every other kind of music. She was also in Austin right before the whole "cosmic cowboy" schtick hit and she fell in love with the music of Willie, Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt and many others. We both share a love of Latin chants, conjunto, zydeco, and flamenco guitar. We're also into the whole smooth Bossa Nova sound. We enjoy classical music but aren't experts, by any means in it and Sasha loves opera even though she doesn't understand it either.WHO I WANT TO MEET: Anyone who questions, who fights injustice, misfits, crazies (in a good way), creative people, complicated people, old hippies, liberals, outlaws, people who appreciate dark humor and absurdity. WHO I DON'T WANT TO MEET: People trying to sell sex or a product (other than something creative), haters, bigots, and defenders of Dubya. BTW, although Sasha is from Texas, don't make the mistake of comparing her to a Dubya clone. She will immediately begin pulling out her hair and screaming.
Das Boot, Das Bout, Das Boat The Blue Angel
All German Films
Italian Films
French films
Cartoons
Laurence of Arabia
Babel
2 Grams Missing
amores perros
anything by the Cohn Brothers and the Mayles Brothers
anything quirky (ach, you know we Germans have our quirks..tee hee)
Last night we stayed up till nearly 5 am watching some old Judy Canova movie. It was so stereotypical and so bad that we were rolling around the bed laughing till our stomachs hurt.I don't even know the name of the movie.
We love any indie film and any documentary.
We aren't too into the mainstream movie scene and are sometimes completely lost at the Academy Awards.
We like film noir, bad bad B movies, and silly comedies when life just gets too serious.
You Should Be a Cherry Redhead
Sexy, dramatic, but still sweetly feminine. Perfect for getting out of the hair color doldrums!
What Kind of Redhead Should You Be?
You are Slingback Sandals
Classy and sophisticated
You dress to the nines wherever you go
Even if it's in your couture sweats! What Kind of Sandal Are You?
You Are 70% Independent
You've cultivated your own indepedent interests and personal style.
But you're open minded enough to also embrace anything trendy that strikes you.
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You Are a Fierce Femme
You have a wild side, and you aren't afraid to bring it out when the time is right.
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The Part of You That No One Sees
You are lively, dramatic, and flamboyant.
You have an outrageous personality...
And you secretly resent anyone who makes you tone it down
Flip this House, Bob the Builder Jim Cramer (my financial guru) Sell This House The Sopranos Cheaters with Joey Greco (particularly before his unfortunate stabbing) The O'Reilly Factor so I can throw German spears at the tv The Knife Show because it makes us laugh and it's companion show The Art Show which sells schlock and debases art in general.
Summa Theologica, Catch 22
All of Larry McMurtry's books
All of Dominick Dunne's books
All of Carlos Casteneda's books
All of Tom Wolfe's books
All of my wife's books and blogs
I have read the phone book when in a pinch.
Let's just say I'll read anything.
Our library ranges from history books, biographies, trashy 50's novels, Hunter Thompson books, politics, art, fashion and vintage fashion, music, Texas history and any trivia book we can find.
You Are 73% Real
You know who you are, and you're pretty darn comfortable with yourself.
Like everyone, you struggle with the parts of yourself that aren't so great...
But you're good at accepting who you are and not dwelling on your faults.
As a result, you're confident, optimistic, and very real. How Real Are You?
My beautiful wife, the patient, the meek (who is neither patient nor weak) The misfits, the crazies, the unappreciated, the unrecognized, those who suffer, those who fight for justice and freedom, those who believe in miracles and those who can give me good stock tips. Oh ach, I forgot the saintly priest that I met who seemed to levitate. He was the real deal. Sasha has great admiration for Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, Robert Kennedy, Jackie O (her true style icon), Caser Chavez, Che, assorted revolutionaries and crazies and those who manage to get up each day and somehow maintain functional sanity. She loved Pope John Paul II and Mother Theresa. She also has many heroes throughout history (having been a history professor), but her heart always belongs to the underdog, the weird, the eccentric and those who some may see as insane...who are, in fact, true visionaries. Sasha sees the fine line between what is considered sane and insane and, in fact, I don't think she has much interest in anyone who is completely "normal". The fashionista side of Sasha loves Diana Vreeland, Jackie O, Galanos, all Japanese designers, Elsie de Wolfe, the Dutchess of Windsor, the glamorous and the gaudy as well as the perfectly chic such as Babe Paley and C.V. Guest.