TheTurningWord

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation pianist/composer (mainly classical)
Location Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Introduction I'm a pianist who spends slightly less time composing than I do practicing the piano and much, much more slightly less time writing weirdo poetry.
Interests What is beyond within and without, Tibetan pornography, Sandals worn by people who have walked on the moon
Favorite Movies The World According to Garp, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Defending Your Life, The Witches of Eastwick, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, anything from Pixar, anything by Peter Weir, There isn't enough space in the world for this list
Favorite Music Johannes Brahms: EVERYTHING!, George Crumb: Makrokosmos III, Franz Schubert: Cello Quintet (I'm not worthy!!), Shostakovich 5th Symphony Variations on "I shot the Sheriff" by Carl Maria von Weber, Anything from Chanticleer, Anything with Ella Fitzgerald, Lots of Sondheim (esp. "Sunday in the Park with George") Anything by John Corigliano
Favorite Books The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, "Population: 485" by Michael Perry, "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, "Power" by Linda Hogan, "The Autograph Man" by Zadie Smith, "A Home at the End of the World" by Michael Cunningham, "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen Any and all Shakespeare, Any and all of Rilke's poetry

Please come up with a more appropriate name for the ringtoe:

The Smarmy Diaper