CURRENT MISSION

to replace belief with knowledge while retaining faith

ABOUT ME

free spirit,lost soul,seeker of good people and musical knowledge,aware or trying to be,always working on becoming a better person,more giving and accepting and forgiving.chicago boy who moved west simply to see what it would bring out in myself (much healthier and happier in the west) and yet always retaining my essential chicago-ness.i am a gentleman and always will be.

PHILOSOPHY

"The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed."

- Terence McKenna

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

nothing yet.i say good things about it

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

first time a week ago in ogden utah.bery positive

Interests

music (especially gypsy jazz,latin,classical,eastern european,downtempo), cultural geography,philosophy,peak oil and energy issues, ethnic foods, history,the desert,new ideas,bicycles,motorcycles,health,nature

• motorcycles
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• geography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

django reinhardt,milton nascimento,thievery corporation,john coltrane,ernesto lecouna,augustin lara,gypsy kings,fela kuti,bambu station,spell of the sensuous,deep survival,the botany of desire,foreign films,indie films,city of god,amores perros,old musicals

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

burning man (eight times), playing swing music, promoting great music and ideas

Teach, Learn, Share

guitar,flute,gypsy jazz,ideas