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About Me

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Get your own slideshow on Ringoabout me... well this is really way too much to write, but I#d better make myself look impressive in a good old paragraph for all you myspacers to get the gist...names Dan, and I was born on this planet with a purpose that somehow I must find. somehow life leads me to the people and places I need see and meet but I find it important to keep an open mind and see what life puts before me. often this means I need to push my limits and endure the challenges that prepare me for...well something, who knows but I#m sure I#ll love every moment of it. I guess one would say I#m an artist but I believe all people are artists, I#m a wanderer but I find my homes where the people leave a lasting impression and a couple of good memories, yeah maybe some laughs, maybe a chat with a stranger because >I believe in this world there is no such thing as strangers, just a whole tangle of confusion and misunderstanding leading to a global abuse of trust, starting from the very leaders and guiding figures we are supposed to trust the most. I#m a musician, an intellect of sorts but I believe there is no clear truth in this world only a balance between the frictions of life, which leads me to my next cl..I#m a spiritualist which means you may have no fucking clue what I am talking about sometimes and if you do, all the better, if not I love you for the fact you are human...this actually is probably not a very coherent way to describe myself its actually a rant really but I think life is one big rant, but I rant with a reason, and reason with rantingenough already... what about you?

My Interests

activism, england, snowboarding, smoke drives, painting, writing, sunshine, stargazing, the moon, being in the wild, plants, cultures, fires, my guitar, making music, writing songs, groove sessions, hiking, hackin, photography, building, spirituality, train hopping, dumpster diving, hitchhiking, squatting, reading, learning, abandoned buildings, adventures in the night, sculpting, sewing, nature spirits, water, air, earth, fire, you

I'd like to meet:

my higher self

Music:

vincent vincent and the vandals, saul williams, the fugees, goodie mob, babylon circus, amadou et mariam, de la soul, amsterdam klezmer, leftover crack, world inferno freindship society, flogging molly, seeed, dead prez, immortal technique, mr lif, aesop rock,asian dub foundation, citizen cope, citizen fish, jaya the cat, morning glory, no cash, my own religion, the skatalites, zap mama, entrain, gypsy caravan, rise against, defiance ohio, raised fist, the addicts, manu chao, mano negra, ugly duckling, iron and wine, streetlight manifesto, patrice, nailbomb, inner terrestrials, bedouin sound clash, damian marley, herb albert and the tijuana brass

Movies:

the ones where many peoples lives and destinies cross paths and it makes the whole puzzle of life come together. we are living a life that only makes sense if we look at it backwards.

Television:

Books:

culture jam, against empire, 1984, brave new world,on the road, the dharma bums, a peoples history of the united states, towards social renewal, endgame, jitterbug perfume, still life with woodpecker

Heroes:

goethe, josef beuys, my new nigerian freind moosa

My Blog

anarchy

historically two kinds of leaders have manifested. one is the kind of leader who in a more indigenous situation would have been a warrior or protector of the tribe. the other form of power was the el...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

Undoing violence in israel (exerpt) good one if you ever wanna get your facts straight

...So now we turn our eyes and minds to the middle east, based on the framework I suggested earlier it has many significances. Economically it is an important asset to the global capitalist economy ...
Posted by Dan on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:41:00 PST

wine and cyanide (new song)

hopeI light a new flame in the darkfrom a history book to my heartI take a sip of my red wineand turn the pages of the timesthis was a good yearthis was a bad year2005and all these years of wars and w...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:47:00 PST

mechanical resurrection (new song)

bullets and bombs embers before too long of a city crucified for its sins rubble and tanks just like the video games but this time no'one wins the chosen ones the ones with the bombs and the gu...
Posted by Dan on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:55:00 PST

guatemala (exerpt from my writing)

Guatemala and American Interests Since 1524, the year Pedro de Alvarado of Spain conquered the Mayan inhabitants, there have been indigenous rebellions every 15 years on average. So it was of littl...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:09:00 PST

the truth about world trade and poverty (latest paper for college)

In 1955 Indonesia was governed by president Sukarno. Sukarno was a revolutionary general who helped his country gain its independence from the Netherlands. He ruled from 1945-1965, during which he was...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:02:00 PST

my experiences in australia and about aboriginal culture

Experiences and teachings of the Aboriginals Packet 1 Dan McManus Fall Semester 2005 It was hot and dusty even in the winter season in the northern outback of Australia. The land of the Nyiki...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:07:00 PST

my writings about native americans

~1~ The Native American Experience Dan McManus Packet 2 fall semester 2005 I'd like to preface this study by comparing its relevance to my life, the life of modern society, and the life of ...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:36:00 PST

debates- my latest project for college

Guantanamo Prisoners Lose their Right to JusticeOn Capital Hill Thursday, the Senate voted to take away Guantanamo Bay prisoners right to challenge their detentions in United State...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:12:00 PST

New muthafuckin song

we are the faces in photo's of times we've seenwe are footprints in thedust of our memorieswe are the voices of anarchywe are the children of our enemies if we dont find a rideto the next townwe'll us...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:38:00 PST