Marques Toliver

Marques Toliver is a musician you must get to know. Hailing from Brooklyn, the budding artist boasts a string of talents. He is a violinist, filmmaker, composer, and singer. Marques Toliver released his first single, Traveling Soldier, in March.

Take a look at the clips below. The first is his video for the first single and the second is a clip of him singing Attendre/Sights and Sounds of the City live. He's a magical man and he's got quite a lovely face. I am in love.

Marques 4 from Bon Duke on Vimeo.

Bill Stout

"Whether or not you write well, write bravely."

"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel."

My Radio: What I'm Listening To

"Shh. Sip it up."

Evacuate the Dancefloor - Cascada
One Love - David Guetta (w/ Estelle)
Million Dollar Bill - Whitney Houston
Vacación - Nelly Furtado
Need to be Next to You - Leigh Nash
Coming Around - A Fine Frenzy
I Believe - Jonny Lang

Write to Live.

"There are thoughts that have the power to trap me. I write them down to be more honest about them and lessen their potential to do harm. There's a war inside me."

Rodney Evans
writer of the film Brother to Brother

W.

No matter who you miss or who you're without,
the world continues to move, the rivers flow, life goes on...
Still, though,
lovers always seem to think that they'll go nuts without the one they want

Tonight that's how i feel
and I'm sure eventually the burn will subside
I'll grow from this, right?

Someday, I've heard, this pain will be useful to me.

A&E

a/e

it was true
and I realized before I was dragging on the floor
that to be strong I'd have to stop you from ever coming through my door
and if he's real
I'll let you be and explore
(I know I must)
and although it's you I still adore
i'll keep away
and kill the desire to burn his store

'cause i can't love you no more.

Be Mine!

I saw you at the park
You had your head against what's his name
At one point your eyes met
and it was pretty
seeing you snap, snap, snap away
to keep the memory locked forever I guess.

The new muse.

You looked happy
and that's great
But I just miss you
That's all.

But you never were
and you never will be mine.

Simone de Beauvoir

To catch a husband is an art;

to hold him is a job.

My Radio: What I'm Listening To

"Let it in and dance it out."

Make It Take It - Amanda Blank
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
One Night Stand - Jazmine Sullivan
Because of Boys - Robyn
Addicted2Me - Anjulie
Leaving You Behind - Amanda Blank (w/ Lykke Li)
Heavy Cross - Gossip
Ambitions - Donkey Boy
Celebration - Madonna
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
A Love Song - Amanda Blank

Lady Gaga

Dear God,

When I wake up tomorrow, can I wake up as her?

The Bachelor

So I took a personality quiz to find out what type of dating person I am. The result was quite funny. Check it out...

The Bachelor
Deliberate Gentle Sex Master (DGSM)

Straight-up. Studly. Congratulations, you are The Bachelor.

You’re an honest, good-thinking guy, and though you’re very sexually active, people don’t perceive you as a male-slut or man-whore or guy-dick-putter-inner or whatever. You have a sterling reputation.

You’re a careful person, perhaps too much so for your friends’ tastes, but guys like that in you. You probably don’t kiss & tell. And you definitely don’t brag. You know you don’t have to prove anything to anyone. It’s as if you believe in monogamy, so long as it’s with lots of different people.

Our guess is that you’ve got some kind of word-of-mouth going with the boys out there, and that in the future, your sex partners will get even more plentiful, and more attractive, too.

You will settle down eventually, and make an excellent husband. You seem like the type who is into the idea of making copies of yourself, so you’ll probably adopt kids. Bear in mind, meanwhile, this can get expensive.

ALTERNATE ENDING: You will die broke and alone. Vermin will feast on your ragged body for five days before the groundskeeper notices. The thing is, when somebody dies in a public restroom, the natural odor of his decomposing flesh is often masked by the feces smell.

go west

go now, go
let it be and dance it up
ride the winds
breathe in that special air
god is there

let go of your troubles
forget it!
you are free for a bit
unwind
find a beau and make love

don't hide!
swallow the sad act
and let it die
even if it's just for a tiny while

go now, go

Teenage Love Affair