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Overview

  • 34 references 30 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian
  • 55, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • when i do not work i play music, travel, try and understa...
  • papers say i am an electronic engineer....
  • From Vergato, Bologna, Italy
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

same as jimi hendrix, "I wanna hear and see everything". Well, everything that's positive and helps life..

ABOUT ME

Of course the "fight club" rule applies to me too, unfortunately, so my life's ending one minute at a time...I love music, travelling, good wine, reading, good food, exchanging ideas and feelings, good movies. I am a very down to earth people, now I live alone with my cat: I love simple things, which does not mean easy things, it is just the opposite. Don't think time should ever be considered like unlimited, and so I like filling mine as much as I can with creative things. Love hiking and camping, snowboarding, art and music mostly. I play guitar and I have set up some gigs for some of my favourite musicians, which is something i deeply loved...

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that what keeps me alive is curiosity ! I am frightened by people who do not have a sense of humor, they are dangerous.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

this idea is damn cool, and honestly I have been practicing even before CS existed. Glad to host, hang out, share.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couch surfing is cool!

Interests

To say it with Langstone Hughes, "I like to eat, sleep drink and be in love. I like to read, work learn and understand life. I like a pipe for a Christmas present, or Bessie, Bop or Bach")

  • cats
  • arts
  • books
  • dining
  • wine
  • yoga
  • drinking
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to tell. A few biggies: the MArx Brothers, the great Groucho, Harpo and Chico - and Woody Alllen's. All Stanley Kubrick and Ingmar Bergman films, "Apocalypse Now", "Withnail and I", "Fandango", "21 Grams", and all Inarritu, I liked a lot Mike Cahill movies "I origins" or "Another Earth", Derek Jarman's movies.
As regards music: keith jarrett, miles, frank zappa, vernon reid, the living colour, the king crimson, adrian belew, all his stuff, robert fripp, michael hedges, andy mckee, steve coleman, the screaming headless torsos, david fiuczynski, dean bowman, jeff buckley, pat metheney, john scofield, mike stern, ani difranco, aimee mann, cassandra wilson, nguyen lee, john mclaughlin, paco del lucia, Fiona Apple..
my favourite books: "In the heart of winter" Dominic Cooper, all Cormak Mccarthy books, he is a damn genius, especially "Suttree", "the Road", James Stephens, Thomas Eliot, Herbjorg Wassmo, Lars Gustafsson, Umberto Eco, Jose' Saramago, Stig Dagermann, and many many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My favourite musician all over the planet, Vernon Reid, came to pick me up at Staten Island ferry to take me to his own place. It is like a nun picked up by Saint Peter himself. I could not do anything but laugh the whole trip to his house.

Teach, Learn, Share

well, I guess i can teach some guitar technique and fingerpicking, anyone wanting to learn italian is welcome. I set up my own small recording place in my basement, so if you bring an intrument you could use that, I have an RME audio interface.
I wish i could learn some Yoga, or relaxation techniques.
As regards sharing, if I am not drowning in my work I'd love to show you around if you want to, this can be an interesting area historically and on the food side)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Italy

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