CURRENT MISSION

To simply be...

ABOUT ME

I enjoy NPR, college radio stations and books on cd. I do my best to create art. I'm all about discovering new music and sharing that with others. I love to talk about ideas. I think that the awareness of beauty is the essence of humanity.

PHILOSOPHY

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. - Albert Camus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted many people in the past on my couches but out on the road a lot at the moment. Hope to host more again soon!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I booked and hosted indie touring artists for four years (through owning a music venue) and truly enjoy the intrinsic value of helping others in their life quests. Thus far I have couchsurfed in various cities around the US and Europe and have enjoyed it greatly.

Interests

Interests include, but definitely not limited to, art, movies, music, reading, walking, travel, camping, hiking, concerts, social gatherings, local beer, trying new foods, learning new cultures and so much more.

• arts
• books
• beauty
• perfumes
• concerts
• beer
• walking
• movies
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Built To Spill, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Pedro The Lion, At The Drive In, Minus The Bear, The Doors, Beach Boys, Mates of State, The Strokes, Outkast, Neutral Milk Hotel, American Football, Antony and the Johnsons, Mike Doughty, Soul Coughing, The Get Up Kids, Ilya, Tortoise, The Lemonheads, The Polyphonic Spree, The Promise Ring, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Thievery Corporation, John Vanderslice, Murder By Death, The Shins, Gorillaz, Tapes 'n Tapes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, Michael Jackson, Hot Hot Heat, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, The Arcade Fire, The Knife, Interpol, Architecture in Helsinki, Cake, Drive-By Truckers, Paul Simon, Mock Orange, Rilo Kiley, The American Analog Set, Hot Rod Circuit, The Minus 5, The Walkmen, Enon, Ultimate Fakebook, The Wrens, Wilco, Absinthe Blind, American Steel, Cornershop, The Alkaline Trio, Sunset Rubdown, The Hold Steady, Superdrag, Pavement, TV on the Radio, Low, Belle and Sebastian, Jimmy Eat World, Propellerheads, The Beatles, The Decemberists, Dismemberment Plan, The Anniversary, New Pornographers, Band of Horses, Arab Strap, The Heavenly States, The Sounds, Oh My God, They Might Be Giants, Asobi Seksu, Pinback, The Streets, Casket Lottery, Uncut, Flogging Molly, Geggy Tah, Swan Lake, Q and Not U, Destroyer, The Concretes, Loretta Lynn, Frank Sinatra, The Magnetic Fields, Dashboard Confessional, The Faint, Aloha, Piebald, The Weakerthans, The Raveonettes, Ladytron, Violent Femmes, Nada Surf, Bob Dylan, The Cure, Hot Chip, Telepopmusik, Joanna Newsom, Saves The Day, Cyndi Lauper, Fujiya & Miyagi, Thursday, The Mountain Goats, The Pixies, Ratatat, Beirut, Blonde Redhead, Rival Schools, Shiner, Motion City Soundtrack, Federico Aubele, Dinosaur Jr., Sunny Day Real Estate, Blur, The Teenagers, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Black Kids, Justice, Le Tigre, Santigold, The Cool Kids, Simian Mobile Disco, Crystal Castles, M.I.A., Calvin Harris, Ting Tings, Datarock, Princess Superstar, Peaches, Sam Sparro, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Walter Meego, Dragonette, Uffie, Yelle, New Young Pony Club, Cut Copy, Neon Neon, Electrocute, Digitalism, Tiga, CSS, Cat5, The Knife, Lo Fi Fnk, The Juan Maclean, MGMT, Miss Kitten, Girl Talk

Movies: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mullholland Dr., Wild At Heart, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, 2001, Eyes Wide Shut, Clockwork Orange, Natural Born Killers, Dead Man, Gummo, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Big Labowski, Visitor Q, Wild Flowers, Little Miss Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Beauty, Lost In Translation, The Virgin Suicides, Raising Arizona, Fargo, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Ichi The Killer, Gozu, The Audition, The Happiness of the Katakuris, etc., etc.

Reading: Bertrand Russell, Ayn Rand, Albert Camus, Charles Bukowski, Kurt Vonnegut, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Chuch Palahniuk, Jean-Paul Sartre, J.D. Salinger, F. Scott Fitzgerald...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This place and this moment.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about music as I am a DJ and do my best to keep up with popular and independent music. I've also worked quite a bit in entertainment and booking so I can share a lot of what I have experienced on those subjects. I currently tour with video games but I am really not a "gamer".

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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