aaronmda

Though I most often think of myself as a Gypsy there is no single commonly known category to describe me but if you're familiar with the work of Carla L. Reuckert, her book “A Wanderer's Handbook” probably comes the closest. I identify with writers like Jack Kerouac, Hunter S.Thompson, David Foster Wallace, Douglas Adams, Howard Zinn, and Noam Chomsky. Musicians like John Lennon, Lenny Kravitz, Slash, Eddie Vedder, Maynard James Keenan, Trent Reznor, and Bob Dylan, comedians like Joe Rogan, Robin Williams, Bill Hicks and George Carlin.

I was born in a small farm town on the foothills of the New York Adirondack mountains, locally known as “the north country”. I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness so between my parents religious fervor and the resulting financial ineptitude school SUCKED, and I learned to be self reliant right out of the gate. Honestly the only reason I never did anything serious with music before is because as a J.W. for the first 21 years of my life I was brainwashed into believing the end of the world was coming any day and it's taken almost another 21 years to except there's a good chance civilization will go on and so I might want to bother applying myself in this world after all.

As far as fitting in goes I was corn-holed from every direction, by race, religion and class and of course fitting in was what I wanted most. I also had no taste for rules and so not wanting to displease my parents either i became exceptionally skilled at keeping up appearances though i had a few slip ups here and there. My closest friend lived several towns away so i spent allot of my youth in books video games hiking, and music as well as song writing (though i was far to shy to share it with anyone) and guitar as i got older and of course day dreaming and pining over whatever crush i had that year. From as far back as i can remember there was always some girl. As i grew older i realized i did not share my parents faith. My ability to lead a double life raised many questions as to the true abilities or even existence of god as i had been taught at the time as well as the many other glaring contradictions typical of organized religion.

I drifted off completely when at the age of 18 my parents decided to move to Ft Lauderdale and I went with them. I was all to eager to move after a traumatizing breakup with my first real love, thank you mom and dad for making me do that, I’m sure it meant the world to god. Regardless, city life in South Florida widened my horizons far beyond the scope of what my parents religion would allow and so over the next 4 years i just gradually stopped going to church as i established a career in the early days of the IT industry and made new friends outside of the church. Eventually i moved on my own to Michigan followed 5 months later by Denver and then Boulder, CO 4 years after that. Denver was the place to be for techies at the time (1997-2001) 2nd only to Silicon Valley, though my primary reason for moving there was it's proximity to quality snowboarding. I even went so far as to trade in my guitar and amp for a snowboard but a couple years later bought a new setup and DJ decks. The slopes were everything I thought they would be but I was also quite successful career wise, working and learning my way up to the titles of associate network engineer and systems administrator with barely a GED under my belt. Internal promotion and letters of recommendation were standard for me. Music slipped to the back burner in favor of the young professional life. Still I could not find love. Disillusionment ensued as to the nature of success, all aspects of the established order and existence in general.

I've always had a nose for the truth and an increasingly strong desire to actively seek it out as the years go by. Anyway between the titles of Engineer and Administrator i went through a very intense party phase. It lasted for several months, and was extremely fun, educational, and tragic, often all at the same time. I tried everything that crossed my path and my original programmed reality had its framework shredded repeatedly and intentionally by me. When I found it necessary to return to work my administrative job put me in the employ of political activism as I thought perhaps this was the answer to effecting the changes I already saw as necessary. Also during the transition from Denver to Boulder, as a direct result of the party phase and a relationship, i learned how to grow indoor Ganja. Many many, hobbies, fancies, habits, etc, etc.. have come and gone but the Ganja and the Guitar have always stuck with me, song writing also. The activist world, well it fell short. Regardless of our talent, personal motivation and pure intentions I soon realized the futility of broke stoners protesting a well organized establishment with infinite resources. I quit to grow pot exclusively but as a matter of course, an absurd series of events (a.k.a. strippers and coke, very fun, very non sustainable for someone such as myself)led me to leaving the perfect town of Boulder (and it is perfect) for Los Angeles, CA where I immediately became a waiter followed by a wanna be actor meaning i attended an acting workshop which I LOVED and the occasional audition which terrified me. I had some fun, partied in the Hollywood Hills, learned to ride motorcycles, wrecked a motorcycle (super sorry Jamie), met famous people and pretty much had what was left of my faith in humanity burned to the ground. To put it buntly I philosophically disagree with the entire establishment (government, economic, entertainment, social, military, law enforcement...etc, etc...)

I sold most of my belongings, packed an insanely huge backpack, and moved out on to the streets of Venice beach. That's when the adventure truly began. I soon realized street life in LA was not what I was looking for. Within a few weeks I was looking for other options and I happened upon the story of Kinga and Chopin, 2 globe trotters who worked there way around the World and I was immediately inspired to head on foot for South America but before I left a chance wandering in to a Hare Krishna temple changed all that. At the time the Bhagavad Gita spoke to me, it explained the Universe in a way that made sense to me and it incorporated the existence of all religions. I showed up to the temple every day for a week to read it cover to cover before being adopted quite readily by the ashram devotees. I shaved my head, took Harinam initiation and a few months later i found myself in India. I stayed for two years (the initial plan was 3 months). While I was there something clicked in my song writing ability. I would always come up with lyrics and music but could never get the two to go together nor was I able to sing and play at the same time but this all came together shortly after my arrival and so i did not want to leave. This is where i actually began street performing, in New Delhi, India. I lived more then I had ever dreamed possible thanks to a guy named Kenny, some Norwegian Bikers known as the Shiva Riders, the Himalayan mountains, random Baba's and all the other tourists from all over the world. As if that was not enough, after 2 years, I went from there directly to Haifa Israel where I lived with my Druse girlfriend that I had fallen in love with while in India. Suffice to say the complexities of this relationship would surely make an interesting song. I had a weekend solo gig at one Pub that catered to Arabs and I worked as a line cook in another pub called Eli's that catered to Jews and I will say this; if you want to get an honest feel for the situation over there, spend 8 months around drunk Israeli’s from both sides. After nearly 3 years abroad I was tired and wanted to come home but really finding home became my new challenge among other things. While i was in Israel i got into watching documentaries ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7C950F92DB4E4D8C ) after downloading a copy of the first “loose change” by accident. It had been shrewdly mislabeled as the first batman movie. The one with Michael Keaton, who incidentally I waited on once while working in Pasadena. This film took me down the rabbit hole as it were and so began a very long process of understanding “the program”, deprogramming, finding a new program and installing that one. An ever ongoing process that has led me to a profoundly different understanding of the occult, the metaphysical world and the world in general, how it works, where it's been, where it could go. Since then I have adopted many esoteric teachings as a part of my daily life and I continue to study and work with this subject.

Sometimes I’m indoors, sometimes I sleep on the street in Berkeley, but mostly I live in tents in the woods though I gave Van life a try after one rather successful trimming season. It was great but the hassles were not and eventually my complete lack of respect for registration laws caught up with me and now I have one more reason not to like police. Its difficult to respect a group that consistently kidnaps me, harasses me and steals from me. I have a renewed interest in global politics, I am leaning heavily towards Democratic Socialism and Bernie Sanders however I remain a firm believer in the Zeitgeist Movement and there plan for a resource based economy.

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I continue with the premise that I know nothing but I have, chosen, to believe much. My beliefs will always be in a state of evolution. I'm still passionate about music, I play because it pleases me to do so, I love to entertain and between it, my canine friend Athena and Ganja, it keeps me relatively sane. I Spend most of my time hiking working on my own musical creations, following global events, tweeting and writing. Keeping an ever watchful eye out for my place in this crazy world cause i have not found it yet.

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