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Luis

It's made from bits of real panther, so you know it's good....

About Me

Just a Shaman/Philosopher/Poet/Musician/Mixologist from the harsh mountains of Ecuador via Los Angeles....I revel in and learn from myriad paths. Forays into and frays in the Dreamscape. Conscious and unconscious journeys through cosmic streams. The intertwining and evermingling spirits I meet on the street and in pubs. The spectrums of emotions and perspectives in music and literature. The joy of embodiment when one finds the perfect plate of biscuits and gravy....Also....I am a mixed drink Artist who often mixes the Art and the medium...I dig my Jack & ginger, Guinness and lovely brews!!! I love exploring the Bay Area's restaurants, pubs and lesser known/regarded spots. Live rock shows heal the spirit!!!! (Once the bruises and hangovers go away....)Myspace Graphics
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My Interests

Go support and rock out with these righteous local bands/friends!

Everything Gone Green

9 Red Sun

The Country Bears of Nova Scotia

I'd like to meet:

"Aware" people-those who feel and/or recognize the subtle mysteries all around us. Fellow music lovers and makers for jamming and creating. People who groove in their own ways. I leave this intentionally vague to stoke more interesting possibilities of meeting all sorts of folk.

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Me Compadre

Gato Negro

Veronica

Queenie

Love Cursed rawks!

Sam

T-Bone

Derek

Amanda

Mah ManTeat

Danielle

Stacey

LadyGrow

Hella Bad Kitty

Andrea Maxand rawks!

Electric Jesus rawks!

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Music:

Van Halen, Rush, Beatles, Grant Lee Phillips/Buffalo, Jimi Hendrix, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cream, Neil Young, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Love Cursed, Matthew Sweet, Andrea Maxand, Sea Ray, Doves, U2, David Bowie, Big Star, Red House Painters, Mr Airplane Man, Elliott Smith, My Morning Jacket, Emmylou Harris, Portishead, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Freddie King, Cat Power, Norah Jones, Joy Division, Le Tigre, The Who, Frou Frou, SRV, Nickel Creek, Remy Zero, Joseph Arthur, Sing Sing, Robert Johnson, Stars, Kings of Leon, the Chills, Rilo Kiley, Elbow, the Stills, the Jam, the Posies, Eisley, Nada Surf, Led Zeppelin, Snow Patrol, the Shins...oh goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's enough for now....

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange, Kevin Smith flicks, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Serenity, Lord of the Rings, Zorro the Gay Blade, Rebecca, Edward Scissorhands, The Usual Suspects, Blue Velvet, The Tao of Steve, and other peculiar favorites.

Television:

The Simpsons, Buffy/Angel, Firefly, the Daily Show, Chappelle's Show, football when it's in season, and that's about it.

Books:

Lord of the Rings, Percy Shelley poetry, Li Po books, mythology, religious studies, occult

Heroes:

Eddie Van Halen and Li Po...that's it....

My Blog

The tunes continue....

Another finished song for y'all.  I'll hopefully record it soon.  More on the way, I believe.  The muse is being fueled by all the craziness in me life.... Been chained down by people's...
Posted by Luis on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST

What happens when I can stop a bit....

Hulloooooo, me lovelies!!! As some of you know, me life has been a whirlwind of shows-both attended by and played by me-as well as the usual adventures. Throw in more unexpected thangs, and I've fou...
Posted by Luis on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:03:00 PST

Boogie for a friend

Hulloooooo, me lovelies!! A while ago, a friend of mine proposed that we do an art exchange-he would draw a picture of me, I would write a song for him. The picture was hilarious and somewhat distur...
Posted by Luis on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:57:00 PST

Wow....

Since I'm up (I had to bust out the bottle of Jack I received...), I'm going to muse for a bit. Before I drank, I gave thanks to my ancestors-all those in my bloodline from mother and father-for the ...
Posted by Luis on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:51:00 PST

A glimpse of what's to come....

Hooooooo!  The last few months have been convoluted, frustrating and financially nightmarish, but ultimately vital and fulfilling.  I've been playing like mad-live as a member of an acoustic...
Posted by Luis on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:16:00 PST

Le sigh....

Me brain hurts, me eyes pulse with pain, and now me ole heart feels the strains of growth eclipsed by old patterns that still overshadow me....I know I can grow and change, but sometimes the old wound...
Posted by Luis on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:58:00 PST

A memory captured....

I'd like to sleep, but so far zip....So I thought I'd send y'all a little something to read.  This is a tune I wrote a while ago.  I've played it for some people, and they dug it.  It n...
Posted by Luis on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:11:00 PST

The Spark against the Shadow....

This last month has been a constant barrage of reminders that, while I have made a lot of progress in healing myself, much remains that hasn't fully surfaced. To facilitate this, I've been poring over...
Posted by Luis on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:00:00 PST

Flash of the former shell of the Dark Lord....

Most people wander through their routine numb to all others. No one bothers to reach anyone. Yet once in a great while one act brightens the whole day. A single smile and eyes aglow in sweetness touch...
Posted by Luis on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:37:00 PST

Archive gem

With the inception of the new musical force, Rock Mojo!!!, I've had my already threadbare current state of mind further disturbed by new transmissions from the Muse!!!! Instead of sleeping, I'm hummin...
Posted by Luis on Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:53:00 PST