Ramiro's Profile |
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Painter, Printmaker, Music Lover |
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| Age: | 94 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Flatland, Indiana |
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| Height: | 8' 11" |
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| Last Login: | May 9, 2008 (561 days back) |
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About Me |
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| Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Nephew....Just another visual artist trying to survive in the mid-west.
Go here to see and learn how to purchase my art work RamiroRodriguez.com I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V3.6 ! My art: What I'm currently listening to: |
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My Interests |
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| Art, Music, People, the whole big world in various configurations. | |
I'd like to meet:Los Quatro Fabulosos Adrian Belewmusic from Veracruz, Mexico Robert Fripp Jeff Beck Tuvan Throat Singer - Chirgilchin |
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Music:I like many kinds of music, particularly, from artists that have a unique knack for songwriting that conveys strong stories or imagery, musicians that have amazing technical skills or performers with extraordinary singular vision. So many to mention but here are a few... The Beatles, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Tool, Ella Fitzgerald, Peter Gabriel, APC, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Opeth, Denison Kimball Trio, Jesus Lizard, Die Haute, Metric, Gary Myrick and the Figures, Devo, Mastodon, Fantomas, Mike Patton, Diamanda Galas, John Zorn, Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew, Meshuggah, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant, Marc Ribot, Los Lobos, The Young Gods, The Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, TU, KTU, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sigur Ros, the Mars Volta, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Portishead, Tricky, Greehornes, Los Relampagos del Norte, Lucinda Williams, David Garza, B.L.U.E., This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Billie Holliday, Nina Simone, Black Sabbath, Trey Gunn Band, Bill Bruford, Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Sonny Landreth, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Rainbow, Queens of the Stone Age, Failure, Flaming Lips, NIN, Ozomatli, Lila Downs, Lhasa, Okkervil River, Nil Lara, Fantasy's Core, Melvins, Dirty Three, Death From Above 79, David Sylvian, Crime and the City Solution, David Byrne, Queen, Mike Doughty, Soul Coughing, Bjork, California Guitar Trio, White Stripes, Ahmad Jamal, Allan Holdsworth, Niacin, Terry Bozzio, Frank Zappa, Dillinger Escape Plan, Ry Cooder, Vernon Reid, ....the list goes on. |
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Movies:Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink (anything Coen Brothers), Wings of Desire, Fast Runner, Brazil, Eraserhead, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet (anything David Lynch), Lonestar, (anything John Sayles) anything Brothers Quay, Miazaki, Luc Besson, Terry Gilliam, Pixar, Aardman animation, Harryhausen, Herzog, Kurosawa, Peckinpah, Bliss (the 80's Ray Lawrence one not the 90's crap by the same name) ... |
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Television:Turn your TV OFF go talk to someone, make something, do nothing quietly, listen, find out how something works, ride a bike, read a book, get some exercise, learn to cook, plant a tree, wash your stinky socks, learn about what scares you, rock out, be naughty, call your mom... |
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Books:"The Lorax" or anything by Dr. Seuss, any thing by the GREAT Jim Harrison, Joseph Campbell, Alan Watts, Leonard Shlain, Chris Moore, Sherman Alexie, Bret Johnston, Daniel Alarcon, Carl G. Jung, James Hillman, G. I. Gurdjieff...or stuff about music/musicians or art/artists. |
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Heroes:L.S.R., Mi Familia, John Lennon, Robert Fripp, that guy in front of the tank... and these guys: Battle of the Drums |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Other |
| Hometown: | wet clod of dirt third out from big burning thing |
| Religion: | Other |
| Occupation: | artist |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Jalisco, Mexico Day Two |
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| "Our second day in Jalisco started with the same killer buffet at our hotel. Teresa, the affectionate tortilla maker, had me laughing in no time. José and I planned our day as we ate our breakfast a... Posted by Ramiro on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:51:00 PST |
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Pescajamba |
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| Tom is at it again.Say it with me...Pescajamba Posted by Ramiro on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:02:00 PST |
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Jalisco, Mexico Day One |
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| "I traveled to the state of Jalisco, Mexico last week. I visited the city of Zapopan near Guadalajara with José R., Assistant to the City Manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan. We were there to select som... Posted by Ramiro on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:27:00 PST |
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Antonio Lopez Garcia in Boston |
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| One of the masters of painting is having an exhibit in Boston.Go see it, go see it, go!http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/specials/antoniolop
ezgarcia/I'm still processing my trip to Jalisco. I wil... Posted by Ramiro on Thu, 01 May 2008 05:32:00 PST |
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Lucy in the sky with 102 diamonds |
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| R.I.P.Albert Hofmann discoverer of lysergic acid diethylamide-25.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080430/ap_on_re
_eu/obit_hofmann Posted by Ramiro on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:34:00 PST |
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Me voy |
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| I'm packed, ready, and open for whatever Mexico has to offer. Posted by Ramiro on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST |
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The Voice of God&? |
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| 2008, April 18The Voice of God&?I was awoken early this morning by a chiming sound that was not my alarm. As I lay in bed I realized that a little metal effigy on the bedroom altar was making the sou... Posted by Ramiro on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:48:00 PST |
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Orphaned Works and copyright |
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| Yesterday I posted a bulletin to a site that speaks about a supposed proposed bill that could create big problems for artists and copyrights.Since posting some opposing views have been brought to my a... Posted by Ramiro on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:47:00 PST |
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IMPORTANT: all artists must see this... |
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| Thanks to Ashley for passing this along:http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.htmllisten to the interview for a quick overview by illustrator/Artist Brad Holland about how the Orphaned works init... Posted by Ramiro on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:33:00 PST |
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Dozo |
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| ... Posted by Ramiro on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:59:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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