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Category: 1 - Matt 6:24
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Thoughts on freeganism, art, and self-worth. I’ve had a rough past couple days #ontheroad, which I’ll soon expound upon at my personal blog site. But a large part of the trouble yesterday was with attacks from close friends (via facebook, ugh) on my character, worldview, and lifestyle – especially my views and praxis regarding freeganism, my sense of self-worth, and the value I place on my own art. Caught off guard by certain harsh critiques, I posted the following on Twitter:. Are you also suggesting th...
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(Food) Rescue Missions In The Heights - Matt 6:24
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Food) Rescue Missions In The Heights. Looking into the fridge last night, I realized I was really low on food. The soup I had made last week was all out; what I had left by way of vegetables was a couple eggplants and a head of broccoli that were both turning a bit brown. Otherwise, I had nothing but bagels. This wasn't exactly enough to prepare a meal for the week. I sliced the eggplants and added them to boiling water, turning the heat down. I'd make some soup, but first I needed more ingredients.
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Previous Posts - Matt 6:24
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1) I haven't done much subway busking the past couple weeks, so I'm running short on funds. Which means, soon as I'm done with this post, I'm OFF TO THE A TRAIN! 2) I have a new album available on noisetrade, my venue for Virtual Busking. The album consists of the soundtrack from the Clown Of God show back in 2010. Download it NOW for FREE. Or leave a generous tip ;) You can find more info about the show at my personal blog page. Last week this mission was launched from a church in Harlem, where hundreds...
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I am a white male (Cuban by ethnic descent but white nonetheless). I grew up in a middle class, relatively "functional" nuclear family in the Miami suburbs. Both parents were college educated and employed. I am college educated myself, yet I choose to live as a starving artist, busker, freegan, and activist. I. To live on a shoestring in the most expensive city in the world. And hard as it is to accept what follows, that choice is itself a luxury. By them as well. Moreover, I am an "American" heterosexua...
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The subtext for my upcoming DIY tours:. An acquaintance of mine recently lamented Tom Gabel's having become a "slimy class traitor". Mr Gabel is the singer songwriter at the fore of Against Me! An angsty punk band whose lyrics I had been posting on twitter,. Hoping to make positive associations with my own upcoming tours and Mr Gabel's vision of a DIY music scene:. From Reinventing Axl Rose). 1) A do-it-yourself (DIY) ethic. 2) Occupying underground venues. 3) Playing for free if necessary. For Gabel, th...
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Free the music! - Matt 6:24
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Click here to download the new album for FREE on bandcamp! In the weeks leading up to the release of my debut full-length album,. I was seriously considering whether I should make it available as a. Download in addition to selling it on iTunes. My gut told me. To I had put a ton of work into this album (with still much left to be done at that point) and it just felt wrong to give it away for free. The album's worth to me was - well, it was priceless! How could I not charge at least $10 for it? They both ...
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The changing face of freeganism... - Matt 6:24
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The changing face of freeganism. I've written already about some of the drastic changes taking place in my life these days - namely, getting a job (finally! And committing my self and my time to the Heights of uptown Manhattan. One major development of the past week is that I've moved into a new apartment where I'm not only paying rent, but my name is on the lease! To make sure that more of these spaces are occupied by people in need. Though I can't justify the rent, there is at least one good freegan ou...
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Category: 1 - Matt 6:24
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In February I became addicted to a sport called bouldering (most people know it as "rock climbing" except that bouldering doesn't involve ropes and typically involves climbing only 15-20 feet high). After my roommate went to Barcelona and became addicted to climbing himself, he brought me to the gym and I never looked back. On my second or third visit I ran into a CouchSurfer I had met about a month earlier to see a taping of Jon Stewart's. Today was my first volunteer shift.
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Thoughts on freeganism, art, and self-worth. I’ve had a rough past couple days #ontheroad, which I’ll soon expound upon at my personal blog site. But a large part of the trouble yesterday was with attacks from close friends (via facebook, ugh) on my character, worldview, and lifestyle – especially my views and praxis regarding freeganism, my sense of self-worth, and the value I place on my own art. Caught off guard by certain harsh critiques, I posted the following on Twitter:. Are you also suggesting th...
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Exploring beyond the hamster wheel... - Matt 6:24
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Exploring beyond the hamster wheel. Into this endless race for property and privilege to be won - we must run, we must run, we must run.". Because we believe, deep down, that we are only worth as much as we own; because "time is money"; because thousands and thousands of advertisements daily tell us we ought to; because President Bush elevated it as "strategery" for fighting terrorism -. Because "money makes the world go 'round.". Seems obvious enough, doesn't it? No one can serve two masters. You ca...