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LenR
43, Male
Downtown ABQ
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- Where I Live:
- Downtown ABQ
- About Me:
- I am a 43 year old bloke who thinks he's very witty and funny, but isn't. I also like to think of myself as interesting and intriguing but in reality I'm about as interesting as a cornflake. I get hung up on little things that most other people would forget immediately and I need to chill out. I tend to behave in a cheerful and affable manner but if you were to scratch the surface you'd soon discover that I'm a grumpy, mardy-arse. I live in downtown Albuquerque but was born and raised in Sheffield, England, though my family are all Italian. Both cities have a population of around a half million and the sun shines in one but not in the other. I co-own a supremely creative design and branding studio (Ripeinc.com) and we often win national design awards. Married to the love of my life, who is infintely smarter and more talented than me, and we have two kids who I sincerely believe are better than all the other kids in the world... combined.
- Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:
- Climate, Desert, Mountains, What Downtown Will Become, Quirkyness, Bosque, Model Shoe Shine
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- My Website:
- http://ripeinc.com
- What I'm Reading:
- Favorite Books: Grapes of Wrath, Confederacy of Dunces, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Union Street, Down and Out in Paris and London, Gilgamesh, Native Son...
- What I'm Listening To:
- JAZZ
Art Blakey, Miles, Monk, Mingus, Dizzy, Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans, Jimmy Smith, just for starters.
SOUL
the list is endless but here's a few, Smokey Robinson, David Ruffin, Rance Allen, Solomon Burke, Sam Dees, John Edwards, The Tempts, Gladys Knight, Johnny Adams, Otis, Pickett, Aretha, Laura Lee, Bobby Womack, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, and many, many more.
REGGAE
Marley, Dennis Brown, Glen Brown, Leroy Smart, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, Studio 1, Mittoo, Burning Spear, Johnny Osbourne, Midnite, Tapper Zukie
FUNK
James Brown, Ohio Players, Meters, Bar-Kays, Pazant Brothers, Cymande, Marva Whitney, Geraldo Pino, Sharon Jones, Sugarman 3, The Isleys, and dozens more).
DUB
King Tubby, Scratch, Glen Brown, Scientist, Adrian Sherwood, and all the other gifted rhythm masters who were products of Kingston's madness.
BLUES
Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Wolfman Washington, Bobby Rush, Robert Cray, Son House, Joe Louis Walker, and hundreds more.
CLASSICAL
dead foreign geezers with bad hair
SINGER-SONGWRITERS and/or Plain ol' POP
you name it, they probably belong here, but off the top of my head, Greg Brown, Richard Hawley, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Gillian Welch, Elvis Costello, Jesse Harris, Amy Winehouse, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, Joe Henry, Lily Allen, Last Shadow Puppets, Reverend & The Makers, Nitin Sawhney, Stephen Fretwell... and hundreds more.
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ABQ Web Geeks
149 members
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Albucooking
197 members
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Road Tripper
22 members
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Chow Down in Burque Town
399 members
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Art in ABQ
248 members
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Book Club
197 members
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