I love music. I enjoy listening to it, creating it, talking to people about it, reading about it, and dancing to it. Which brings up one of my other interests - dance.
I have always loved to dance - ballet, tap, modern, ballroom, disco in the day of disco, and just bopping around the house to music. I would love to learn African dance and Tribal Fusion Bellydancing.
I also love art. Though I've taught art appreciation, and taken some workshops at the Art Institute in Chicago, I really know very little about art. There are so many things in life to learn about and so little time!
I love to camp and hike, cook (and eat), read, and visit with friends.
Someone who can teach me all I want to know. ;-)
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Rhythm - I miss you!
I feel the thunder crashing in waves
Excitement building - electricity plays
A dance among senses so primal and true
The pounding rhythms created with you
A jubilation of tribal ways
With private twists does not decay
But brings to all a sense of fun
Creates longing for being one
One in a circle with one true voice
Melding rhythms become rejoice
Rhythms dancing from you to me
And up to the heavens sets me free
A feeling of freedom pounds through my veins
Engages my soul, releases the chains
Creates a moment free from stress
A special gift, a gentle caress
The thunder subsides, I go back home
Still feeling the waves, but now alone
The rhythms still dancing in my head
But the chains return as I climb into bed
"Freedom's another word for nothin' left to lose"
Friends advise but they aren't in my shoes
The thunder of life begins to roar
As the thunder of drums turns to a snore
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If you are not familiar with Alexander Duvel , you should be! He is an amazingly talented man. I had the good fortune to spend two hours listening to him perform last night and felt a great sense of tranquility when I left his home. Check out his profile and if you are in the Chicago area, check out his live performances - you will not be sorry!
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I love so many different types of music: Classical and Renaissance, rock, African, folk, jazz, country, opera, Celtic, Native American, salsa, ragtime, blues, Baroque, ambient, some rap, Big Band Era - just about anything.
I will have to work on my list of favorites, but here is a start:
Jack Williams
Jaik Willis
Sons of the Never Wrong
Environmental Encroachment
Ray Charles
Artie Shaw
Bo Diddley
Mozart
Famoudou Konate
James Taylor
Linda Ronstadt
BB King
John Mayer
Duke Ellington
Waylon Jennings
Led Zeppelin
Janis Joplin
Eric Clapton
CSN&Y
Jimi Hendrix
Willie Nelson
Billie Holliday
Dan May
AC/DC
Foghat
Eagles
Santana
Beethoven
Anne Harris
The Bothy Band
Dianna Krall
Macy Gray
Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones
Tracy Chapman
Lunasa
Sarah McLachlan
Louie Armstrong
The Dorsey Brothers
Gene Krupa
James Cotton
Buddy Guy
John Lee Hooker
Roy Buchanan
Taj Mahal
Fleetwood Mac
The Doors
ZZ Top
Thin Lizzy
Van Morrison
Duke Ellington
Johnny Cash
The Gershwin Brothers
Cream
Muddy Waters
Hound Dog Taylor
Tina Turner
and oh so many more...
Shawshank Redemption
Pretty Woman
Muppet Movie
Bull Durham
A Fish Called Wanda
The Wizzard of Oz
Silence of the Lambs
The Philadelphia Story
The African Queen
Babe
Annie Hall
I don't really watch much television. News sometimes, and occasionally I will catch parts of programs that someone else is watching.