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paul

details that reveal bigger things

About Me

I'm a multimedia producer at a large midwestern university (see my blog there) and I teach intro and intermediate Final Cut Pro at a chapter of IFP .favorite things Making smoke appear and disappear with light. Drawing on the sidewalk with my daughter. Seeing brits get down to American hip-hop at a club in London. Driving my grandfather's tractor . Eating a plate of food in the middle of 106th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue in NYC at the end of the Trova Festival. The electric boogaloo. Seeing Tom Waits with Laurie.

My Interests

Telling stories. Food (see Yelp = myspace + chowhound.com ).

I'd like to meet:

People I can learn more craft from.
Anyone who danced at the Palladium or Park Palace ballrooms in New York City 1947-1966.

Music:

You bet.
Curtis Mayfield , " So in Love "
Cibelle, "Green Grass"
Coldcut w/Roots Manuva, "True Skool"
Nitin Sawhney, "Dead Man"
Birdapres & McEnroe, "5000 Watts"
Celso Piña, "Cumbia Sobre el Rio (Suena)"
Tranquility Bass, "Cantamilla"
Lonnie Gordon, "Bad Mood"

Lou Reed, Ida , Sidestepper, K'Naan, Lata Mangeshkar, Gang of Four, Transglobal Underground, The Go! Team, Omega Watts, Issa Bagayogo, Noonday Underground

Movies:

Bicycle racing in NYC



I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike Most definitely. .

Television:

Richard Pryor. Connections. Arrested Development.

Books:

Dave Hickey, Sherman Alexie, Edward Tufte, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Greil Marcus, Love and Rockets, Kafka, David Hockney: Secret Knowledge, Junot Diaz, Jane Jacobs, Orwell, Nick Tosches, Elmore Leonard, Story by McKee, Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Guide

Heroes:

Ann Hamilton. Farrokh Bulsara. Wind farmers.

My Blog

this ingenious quiz probe any religious beliefs you might have

Belief-O-Matic
Posted by paul on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:52:00 PST

cynicism is different from skepticism is different from pessimism

You Are 24% CynicalGenerally you give people the benefit of the doubt. But there are exceptions.You buy into many of the things that mainstream society believes, but you're not anybody's fool.How Cyni...
Posted by paul on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:36:00 PST

What kind of muscle car are you?

Take the quiz: What kind of muscle car are you?1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454You are a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454. You car has a huge ass engine....and thats all you care about! You know you can w...
Posted by paul on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:30:00 PST

questions

least favorite corporate buzzwordsunset or sunrise?greatest live music experiencebest album for a road tripbest quiet storm/slow jam/makeout albumhardest rockin' recordleast favorite citytime goes slo...
Posted by paul on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:41:00 PST

some favorite movies

-Match Point-Dirty Pretty Things-Head-On-Hotel Rwanda-Notorious-The Godfather-His Girl Friday-The Year of Living Dangerously-Funny Bones-Gaslight-Nine Queens-The 39 Steps-Amores Perros-Before Night Fa...
Posted by paul on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:52:00 PST