So there I was walking in the pouring rain
Wonderin' who

Motorcycle Touring, Travel, Astronomy, Architecture, Design and Designing, MUSIC, Guitar, Singing, Photography, Spirituality, Meditation, Yoga, Religion, Cultures, Reading, Mythology, History, Science, Writing, Philosophy, Drinking Whiskey on the rocks in a dimly lit room heavy with smoke and Jazz or Blues [with friends or alone], Giving 2 hour long foot massages to someone in candle lit rooms with wine and good music, Riding alone to a river in a forest and playing tunes to myself in solitude on my Guitar, Performing on stage as Guitarist and Vocalist, Working on my Motorcycle is therapeutic, Riding it is Meditative, Art, Boris Vallejo, Salvador Dali, Che Guevara, The 60's, Woodstock, The Age of Aquarius, Freedom, A chilled beer at the end of a long hard day at work or a day of good hard riding, The Sound of Temple bells in the early mornings, The Sound of Camel Caravan bells in the desert on the edge of hearing at night, Originality, simplicity, complexity, wanna live with the Amish for a while, Cuisines, The Great Outdoors, Wildlife, Mountains, Forests, Deserts, Rivers, Beaches, Nature in all her Manifestations, The Supernatural, The Paranormal, looking for answers, creating new questions to already existing answers, learning, knowing, believing, accepting, contradicting, challenging, being challenged, seeking solitude, finding neverland, riding against the wind, going with the flow yet against the tide... the list is endlessly long, complex and contradictory... ever changing... ever evolving!!!!!!!!!!!

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Motorhead, Ted Nugent, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, CCR, Chemical Brothers, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Prodigy, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, JJ Cale, Primal Scream, The Stone Roses, James Brown, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Steely Dan, John Lennon, Santana, U2, MIDIval Punditz, Lenny Kravitz, Mozart, Vivaldi, Green Day, Jet, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Current Favorite Artists / Bands: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - THE BATTLE OF L.A.
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - STADIUM ARCADIUM
PRIMAL SCREAM - RIOT CITY BLUES

Favorite Song: FREEBIRD - Lynyrd Skynyrd
BIRDS OF FIRE - Mahavishnu Orchestra
ONE WORD - Mahavishnu Orchestra
MILES BEYOND - Mahavishnu Orchestra
TERRESTRIAL CELESTIAL COMMUTERS - Mahavishnu Orchestra
LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan
HIGHLANDS - Bob Dylan
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - The Beatles
HEY JUDE - The Beatles
COME TOGETHER - The Beatles
AGAINST THE WIND - Bob Seger
ONE - U2
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - The Steve Miller Band
RAMBLE ON - LED ZEPPELIN
MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP - Led Zeppelin
KASHMIR - Led Zeppelin
SPANISH KEY - Miles Davis
JOHN McLAUGHLIN - Miles Davis
MILES RUNS THE VOODOO DOWN - Miles Davis
REELIN' IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan
ROCKS - Primal Scream
DOLLS - Primal Scream
TESTIFY - Rage Against The Machine
SLEEP NOW IN THE FIRE - Rage Against The machine
DIG YOUR OWN HOLE - Chemical Brothers
ELECTROBANK - Chemical Brothers
NARAYAN - Prodigy

Favorite Album: Here's a list of the albums I can listen to again and again. Also, a brief deion by me of each of these albums!!

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA - BIRDS OF FIRE [1973]

Guitar Guru John McLaughlin's Fusion Jazz project, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA was one of the first Fusion bands ever. Released at the peak of their career, and played with upparallelled Musical virtuosity, BIRDS OF FIRE is an album that sounds powerful and intricate enough to have been recorded in the Birth of a Supernova.

MILES DAVIS - BITCHES BREW [1970]

When Miles Davis,"The coolest man to have ever walked this Earth", teamed up with John Mclaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and other Jazz music Virtuosos in 1969 to re-invent his sound, little had he realised that the outcome would not only re-invent, but instead revolutionize the entire Jazz scene forever. This is where Miles Davis made an orgy of the elements of Jazz, Blues, Rock, Voodoo, Psychedelia, Latin and African music and called it "BITCHES BREW". Indeed!!!

THE DOORS - THE DOORS [1967]

The first album by the THE DOORS needs no introduction. Each listen to this album still sounds like a participation in a forbidden ritualistic ceremony. And you never want the party to stop. Deep, dark, thought provoking, shocking and lyrically and musically incomparable moments in time.

JIMI HENDRIX - FIRST RAYS OF THE NEW RISING SUN [1970]

When Guitar Wizard JIMI HENDRIX, who revolutionized the art of playing the elctric guitar forever, sought to re-invent his own staple sound with this album fusing elements and roots from his Black African lineage with his trademark of Blues and Psychedelia, the result was "FIRST RAYS OF THE NEW RISING SUN". Also includes all 10 songs from his earlier masterpiece "THE CRY OF LOVE". This is Hendrix outdoing himself, lyrically and musically.

LED ZEPPELIN 4 [1971]

There never has been another band like the mighty "Hammer Of The Gods", LED ZEPPELIN. And no other album by a single band in the entire music catalogue of the Univrese that can boast of having 8 different genres of music in one single album, all played to perfection. Acid, Rock and Roll, Celtic Folk, Ballad, Flower Power, Alternative, Country and Blues. 8 Songs. 8 Genres. ONE Album. LED ZEPPELIN 4.

ERIC CLAPTON - FROM THE CRADLE... [1994]

"CLAPTON IS GOD", proclaims a graffitti wall in London from the early 70's till this day. So, what do you get when the Guitar God of the Blues decides to pay a tribute to his Idols? "FROM THE CRADLE..." is just that. 16 Classic Holy Commandments of the Blues re-written by the Guitar God of the Blues.

AC/DC - HIGHWAY TO HELL [1979]

Wanna go for a ride, Have a wild Rock 'n' Roll party with friends, show a low down and sleazy lovin' time to your woman, get turned down by a hooker, groan the Blues, Raise some hell, have a massive beer drinking bash with your friends, shake a leg, sneer someone in the face, kick someone in the nuts or just go for a wild rumblin' and ramblin' night on the town? "HIGHWAY TO HELL" is your ONE album solution to all your Rockin' 'n' Rollin' wishlists imaginable.

BOB DYLAN - TIME OUT OF MIND [1997]

After having put deep, meaningful poetry to simple, yet surreal music for nearly four decades, you'd wonder if there's really anything Bob Dylan had left to write, talk or sing about. But with "TIME OUT OF MIND" he proved that while the fire in his heart remains undiminished, his lyrical and musical genius have only become more matured and deep rooted as the times they went a changing. One of his best albums ever, "TIME OUT OF MIND" is essential BOB DYLAN.

NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN & MICHAEL BROOK - NIGHT SONG [1996]

When Pakistani Sufi legend and maestro NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN and Canadian composer par excellence, MICHAEL BROOK joined forces for the second time in 1996, the result was "NIGHT SONG", the sequel to their first album together "MUSTT MUSTT". Layers of sonic textures and soundscapes and Vocal and musical viruosity charged with emotionally compelling lyrics make "NIGHT SONG" a definitive example of Fusion and WORLD MUSIC.

PRODIGY - FAT OF THE LAND [1996]

The album that decimated the gap between Dance, Electronica and Rock with it's sheer ferocity of sonic blasts laced with rebellion and balls in your face Punk attitude. A defining moment in Music.

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - DIG YOUR OWN HOLE [1997]

Super High Energy music that defines a NO HOLDS BARRED RELEASE of mind body and soul. From sonic statements that take your brain on a ride on an out of control locomotice breaking all barriers of speed and sound, to songs that are lounge ambient to pieces that defy the boundries of extreme mindfucking Psychedelia. DIG YOUR OWN HOLE.

APOLLO FOUR FORTY - GETTIN' HIGH ON YOUR OWN SUPPLY [1999]

Another perfect example of mucical masterpieces fusing elements of Electronica and Rock. The perfect party album for a wild rockin' time. Best songs to check out here: "Blackbeat", "Stadium Parking Lot", "Stop The Rock", "Lost In Space[Theme] and "The Machine In The Ghost".

Favorite Music Video: TESTIFY - Rage Against The Machine
SMOKE THE SKY - Motley Crue
DOLLS - Primal Scream

LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS
TRAINSPOTTING
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
SIN CITY
LORD OF THE RINGS
EASY RIDER
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 1 & 2
SLEEPY HOLLOW
ALMOST FAMOUS
FORREST GUMP
WHERE EAGLES DARE
ICE AGE 1 & 2
CASINO ROYALE [Best 007 Flick yet]

F.R.I.E.N.D.S
JOHNNY BRAVO
ROADRUNNER
THAT 70's SHOW
BIKER BUILD OFF
GLOBE TREKKER

LORD OF THE RINGS - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
HELL'S ANGEL - RALPH "SONNY" BARGER
SLEEPING WHERE I FALL - PETER COYOTE
ON THE ROAD - JACK KEROUAC
LONESOME TRAVELER - JACK KEROUAC
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES - ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA
THE ALCHEMIST - PAULO COELHO
THE DA VINCI CODE - DAN BROWN
EASY JOURNEY TO OTHER PLANETS - A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

FAVOURITE AUTHORS:
SHAKESPEARE
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
PAULO COELHO

[1] "VENI, VIDI, VICI" - JULIUS CAESAR, 47 BCE

[2] "YOU TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WANNA BE TREATED UNTIL THEY TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY, AND WHEN THEY TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY, YOU TREAT THEM ACCORDINGLY" - RALPH "SONNY" BARGER OF THE HELLS ANGELS

[3] "SEE THE WORLD IN A GRAIN OF SAND AND HEAVEN IN A WILDFLOWER, HOLD INFINITY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND ETERNITY IN AN HOUR" - WILLIAM BLAKE

[4] "FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE, NO EXPLANATION IS NECESARY. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT, NONE WILL SUFFICE" - JOSEPH DUNNINGER

[5] "WHOEVER YOU ARE, OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU DO, WHEN YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING, IT'S BECAUSE THAT DESIRE ORIGINATED IN THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSE... AND WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING, ALL THE UNIVERSE CONSPIRES IN HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE IT" - PAULO COELHO [THE ALCHEMIST]

[6] "A NEW MAN, NO EGO AND ALL FEROCIOUS LOVE FOR THE OTHER, HAD TO BE FORCIBLY CREATED OUT OF THE RUINS OF THE OLD ONE" - ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA

[7] "THE ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD, AND I - I TOOK THE ONE LESS TRAVELLED BY, AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE" - ROBERT FROST

[8] "WALK NOT LIKE YOU OWN THE UNIVERSE, BUT LIKE YOU'RE THE CENTER OF IT" - ANUKARAN SINGH [YEA, I QUOTED THIS IN JANUARY 2006]