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richard

To thine own self be true

About Me

40 Year old Aquarian male (though Chinese astrological sign is more accurate in many respects- Fire Horse).Quit the corporate machine last year to sell esoteric and related books (which I love doing!)Self confessed technophobe (so this site may well take sometime!) Have a life that revolves around books, magic, psychic questing and voodoo. Love my music too! Background art by Yuri Leitch.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Richard
Birthday: 6/2/66
Birthplace: maldon
Current Location: westcliff
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: dark brown
Height: 6' 5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: pass
The Shoes You Wore Today: black chelsea boots
Your Weakness: mmm, might come back to that!
Your Fears: see previous answer!
Your Perfect Pizza: something with mushrooms and aubegines
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: to enjoy life to the full
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: I'm alive, and its a new day. LOL!
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes? would prefer friends to answer that.
Your Bedtime: late
Your Most Missed Memory: waking up next to someone i love
Pepsi or Coke: coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: preferably neither, B.K if pushed, never MD
Single or Group Dates: Huh?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: neither
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: either, but not often
Do you Smoke: mmm, must change that
Do you Swear: sometimes
Do you Sing: yes, but not that well!
Do you Shower Daily: bath, my shower is crap!
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: no, done that
Do you want to get Married: maybe
Do you belive in yourself: yes, most of the time!
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: love them, the power of nature
Do you play an Instrument: no
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: yes
In the past month have you been on Drugs: yes, ranitidine (its legal and prescribed by my doctor
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no, don't even know what they are
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes!
Ever been called a Tease: a couple of times
Ever been Beaten up: no, a few fights when younger though!
Ever Shoplifted: does sweets from the pick and mix when very young count?
How do you want to Die: happy
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: there already, occult book dealer who will never fully grow up
What country would you most like to Visit: haiti
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: not fussed
Favourite Hair Color: dark
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: not fussed, but 5' 5" up is preferable!
Weight: natural
Best Clothing Style: not chav!
Number of Drugs I have taken: mmm
Number of CDs I own: loads
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: none yet
Number of things in my Past I Regret: not too many
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My Interests

magic (in many forms) voodoo, psychic questing, socialising, enjoying beautiful countryside, music,good currys.

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people, especially those who will challenge my preconceptions about life, the universe, etc.

Music:

An eclectic mix from goth to classical, ambient to Indie. Long standing favourites will always include (in no particular order): Sisters of Mercy, Clan of Xymox, The The, The Church, Air, Microdisney, Gary Numan, Simple Minds, Nick Cave, Beck, The Triffids, the Mock Turtles, Dandy Warhols,Human League, Soft Cell, Fields of the Nephillim, Morrisey and the Smiths, Durutti Column, The Wake, Air, Goldfrapp, Global Communication, Reload, Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, China Crisis, Children on Stun, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Elliott Smith, The Chameleons, Velvet Underground, The Cure, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Bowie, New Order, Orbital, Pulp, The House of Love, Echo and the Bunnymen, too many more to list.More recent discoveries include: The Bravery, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nouvelle Vague, Killers,Clor, Kaiser Chiefs, Linda Lamb, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Arcade Fire, Editors, Rufus Wainright, White Rose Transmission.
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Movies:

Born of Fire, Eyes Wide Shut, Donnie Darko, The Omen, The Ring, What the Bleep..,Pulp Fiction, The Wicker Man, The Ninth Gate, Kenneth Anger's Magic Lantern cycle, Lost highway, Blue Velvet. Oh, and the Indiana Jones trilogy.

Television:

Programs that make me think

Books:

Mainly non-fiction with a magical theme of some sort.

Heroes:

John Whiteside Parsons, my parents.

My Blog

Fete Ghede

putting this up a bit late, as life has been busy, but hey....!After my own personal devotions both at home and in the boneyard, last Thursday i attended a celebration for the Lwa and Ancestors in Lon...
Posted by richard on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:21:00 PST

Guilty Pleasures

Just arrived home, a little hungover. Last night saw my introduction to Guilty Pleasures at Koko in Camden, an ever increasingly popular clubnight playing the kind of music i would never usually liste...
Posted by richard on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:25:00 PST

music

Music is a big part of my life, I couldn't imagine life without it. Trawling through a huge c.d collection gives great joy as I sit working at the p.c.Today the debut album by Serge Gainsbourg's daugh...
Posted by richard on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:41:00 PST

In Nomine Babalon

It takes something well above the norm to inspire me to add a blog entry, and the talk on Babalon i have just witnessed is one such event.Any misguided feelings that Peter Grey's talk might not live u...
Posted by richard on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:25:00 PST

Poetry in Chelsea

Last night spent the evening listening to Mark Jeffroy's wonderfully evocative and deeply esoteric poetry in Chelsea. Once I became accustomed to feeling a little like a fish out of water in the sumpt...
Posted by richard on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:54:00 PST