pictures of meyes. you might know me as Lars ROSENBLUM. that is the name on my birth certificate, after all. perhaps you know me as Lars ROSENBLUM SORGENFREI (my non-maiden name, one could say). but i like to use Lars RO when i play music, write poems, make art, etc. it has become a habit (you could say). i am also known as zoz man or MC Flatfoot or parsnip.
my name is pronounced:
THE CHAUND PATTELA POSSE IS IN THE HOUSE!!!
i completed my undergraduate degree in political science at shying-short-of-ideal
McGill University in gloriously idyllic Montréal, Quebec, Canada. while
there, i of course had to stir up a bit of a fuss. i
have since moved on to astrology/NOSC (non-ordinary states of consciousness)/Jungian dream
analysis/psychoanalysis/philosophy/cosmology studies, taking
a masters in philosophy, cosmology, & consciousness at the
California Institute of Integral Studies. if these fields interest you
too, please e-mail
me. if you would like to read a paper of mine on Aurobindo &
Nietzsche, GodConsciousness.com
has been kind enough to put it online here.
i've started dabbling in astrology, so if you want me to do a novice
reading of yr chart for free, head for my astrology page. i can also do a more
elaborate reading of yr chart for a sum of legal tender if you like.
but i stress my novice nature. :)
take a look at my resume.
i am an artist/musician/astrologer/philosopher/naturalist/poet/scholar/record label head/lover/writer/ activist/filmmaker/experimenter/promoter/environmentalist/snowboarder/amateur psychoanalyst/performance artist/etc.
as far as activism goes, my latest exploits have been co-founding FredsVagt Christiansborg (a.k.a. Peace Guard - a permanent anti-'war on terror' protest outside the Danish parliament), the mixed bag of my Iraqi refugee voyage from April - May of 2003, and co-organizing the 5 MILLION PEACE MARCH on Jerusalem - please spread the word!
in other news, i LOVE to have sex.
here's some of my pages on various websites near & far (if yr curious):
my poems on digte.dk (in Danish)
i love to play the drums, bass, guitar, sing, and, most of all, tap on everything in sight. i first played in a band called GARDEN PARTY. they became HAYWOOD after i left. then i was in classic rock limbo with HER COUSIN, along with Jay BREITLING of TORGO fame (& initially of LAMPshADe; fame), and Scott MILSTEAD, who later drummed for LAMPshADe for a while before moving on to CARBON LEAF. then i started up COMMUNAL GYM SHORTS - a band which was not meant to last past high school.
after my first year of university, i helped start up LAMPshADe;, my last serious band, which apparently died in 1996 while its members roamed the earth. in addition to this, i have played in CHRISTIAN CROTCH and the side-projects pa'vo' yi'JAH and SARSPARILLA & THE PONDEROSA PINES, as well as solo shows just as Lars RO. one short-lived projects was THE LARS RO ORCHESTRA in Montréal with a FINE set of musicians.
upon arriving in Danmark, i started drumming & singing for (I DARE ONE OF YOU TO COME AND) FIGHT ME!, as well as singing & songwriting & playing guitar for SFU-MA-TO, the latter of which i continued in the SF Bay area, before returning to København. the latest of the bunch is NAVRATILOVA, a (very) free floating drum n' bass project. for a while i was playing drums for København's notorious lo-fi wonder, OBSTINATE ESTHER, which i continue to do (albeit sporadically) in the math-rock duo THE QUADRATURE.
FAMILY:
unfortunately, my marvellous mother, the unforgettable Eva BRINKMAR, died 13 years ago. if this page is dedicated to anyone, it's her.
my Dad (David) & my step-mom (Pam) live in Villanova, PA (a
suburb of Philadelphia).
my 25 year old brother (Zack) is living & working in NYC.
my 33 year old brother (Travis) is now based in Florida, apparently done with the
coast guard.
my lovely wife from 23 May 1998 through 2003 was the marvellous Esther ROSENBLUM SORGENFREI, or Esther8. each of us walked a separate path, our paths met & became symbiotically intertwined, and then our paths diverged once more. que sera sera - jeg elsker dig Esther...
i have concocted the beginning of the ROSENBLUM family tree. go take a look.
the swank art gallery (GALLERI CHAUND PATTELA) has gone into remission, but i keep my dreams intact of it reopening one day...
FRIENDS:
so, about my various nicknames for friends:
Francesco = Robert CRESSWELL.
C.C. Rider = Carl Christian TOFTE.
Goo = Catherine FEENY (chanteuse extraordinaire).
Pcarolyn = Carolyn SEGERMARK.
Biww BEEYAAHD! = Bill BEARD.
Mina = Wilhemina Martha CROMBIE. i am no longer allowed to call
her this. LONG story.
B.F.C. = Brendan Fucking CAHILL. (he's the skinny guy on the
right if the pic ever resurfaces)
Britpopwoman (ex-r.e.m. woman) = Linsey BANTA.
Poncho = Jessica ZASLAV.
Swami = Ariel ZASLAV.
Porch = Matt ROSENBERG.
K.F.C.Julie = Julie LAPOINTE.
Chaund PATTELA = anyone who is in the house...
that's all i can think of right now. i want to give a big shout out to everybody i love and loves me in the world - be you in Canada, Danmark, the U.$.A., the U.K., South Africa, Venezuela, Switzerland, or Lake Titikaka!!!
go get yourself some warm & fuzzies!!!
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my utmost thanks go to Francesco (Rob) CRESSWELL, otherwise known in the d.j. world as zoot, for making this site possible. thanks also to Eileen, Dan FARMER, Antoine MALONEY, Anne, Granty LATOUCHE, Jay BREITLING, Jeanne MCCABE, Ivan WESTLEY, billy?, howard schickler fine art, Ana VOOG, & of course all of the bands involved.
