"I wonder how L. A. Spinetta could write the song 'Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)' without knowing you" ~ The Poet

Full name: Melisa Laura Marti.

Nicknames: Lucy, Mel, Lisa, Sydie, Mimi, and Star-Bloom.

Pseudonym: Lucy Hari.

Birthdate and Birth Place: December 13th, 1983; Once, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Actual Location: José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pets: A cat, Kevin, and a tortoise, Escamitas.

School:  Buenos Aires University, where I study Literature, and the Julián Aguirre Music School.

Favourite Subjects at School: It used to be Music, Arts and Literature when I was at Grade and High School. Now I'm enjoying North American Literature, Latin and Harmony. 

Languages: Spanish and English. I can also read some Portuguese, Italian and French. I'm learning Latin, too.

Hobbies: Playing guitar, enjoying and making Music, writing, reading, drawing, discussions at "La Obra" and loving The Poet.

Favourite Possessions: My four guitars, my CDs and LPs, my record player, old letters, my computers… my POET :)

Favourite Music Genres: Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Cosmic Rock, Progressive Rock, Acid Rock, Experimental Rock, Symphonic Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Baroque Rock, Rock'n Roll, Blues Rock, Pop Rock, Rock Nacional, Alternative Rock, To Be A Rock And Not To Roll (...) and Classical.

Favourite Band: The Beatles.

Other Bands/Solo Artists I dig: Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Velvet Underground, The Kinks, Procol Harum, Led Zeppelin, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Sweetwater, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Yes, Cream, The Zombies, The Doors, The Hollies, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Neighb'rhood Childr'n, Buffalo Springfield, The Pretty Things, Gandalf, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Country Joe & The Fish, The Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, Queen, The Cure, Traveling Wilburys, Genesis, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Neil Young, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, The Mamas & The Papas, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Sonic Youth, Blind Melon, Nirvana, Sui Generis, Charly García, Os Mutantes, Amon Duul, Le Orme, Gong, Harmonium, Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Babasónicos...

Favourite Songs (right now): "Happiness is a Warm Gun" by The Beatles, "El Loco" by Babasónicos and "Get it While you Can" by Janis Joplin.

Favourite Song Lyrics: "Across the Universe", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Watching the Wheels" and  "Imagine" by John Lennon, "Time" by Roger Waters, "Epitaph" by Robert Fripp, "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie, "In a Rainbow" by Allex Del Zoppo, "Wooden Ships" by David Crosby and Stephen Stills, "Within You Without You" and "Blow Away" by George Harrison, "Mr Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan, "The End" by Jim Morrison, "I'll Be Your Mirror" by Lou Reed, "Canción de Alicia en el País" and "Vos También Estabas Verde" by Charly García...

Top 10 Beatles Songs: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Because, Strawberry Fields Forever, Here Comes the Sun, Girl, Across the Universe, For No One, While my Guitar Gently Weeps, A Day in the Life.

Favourite Albums: *Revolver* by The Beatles, *The Piper at the Gates of  Dawn* by Pink Floyd, *In the Court of the Crimson King* by King Crimson, *The Velvet Underground & Nico*, *The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society*, *Led Zeppelin III*, *All Things Must Pass* by George Harrison, *Imagine* by John Lennon, *A Salty Dog* by Procol Harum, *Freak Out* by Frank Zappa, *Odessey and Oracle* by The Zombies, *Pet Sounds* by The Beach Boys, *Crosby, Stills & Nash*, *Jardím Eléctrico* by Os Mutantes, and *Pescado ~ 2* by Pescado Rabioso.

Favourite Classical Composers: Tchaikowsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Strawinsky (only sometimes).

Favourite Pieces of Classical Music: Tchaikowsky's "Swan Lake Ballet", Beethoven's 6th and 7th Symphonies and Moonlight Sonata, Mozart's Alla Turca and Magic Flute, Bach's Minuetto and Bardineiri and Cello Suite Nº1 in G Major, Strawinsky's "Le Sacre Du Printemps"...

Musical Instruments I Play: GUITAR, flute, keyboards and  whatever I get and manage to learn.

Favourite Electric Guitar Model: A cherry red Gibson Les Paul Standard (a “Lucy”!). But I love my wine red Epiphone Les Paul Standard (“Hari”) as well, of course.

Favourite Movies: The Lord Of The Rings, Help!, A Hard Day's Night, Forrest Gump, A Clockwork Orange, Edward Scissorhands, Girl: Interrupted, The Wall, Labyrinth...

Favourite Animated Movies: Yellow Submarine, Fantasia and The Last Unicorn. 

Favourite Thrillers / Horror Movies: The Exorcist, The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, Carrie, The Silence of the Lambs, The Blair Witch Project.

Favourite Actors/Actresses: Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal and Winona Ryder.

Favourite Film Quote: "You can see a lot of the world from railings." ~ Ringo, 'Help!'

Favourite Lord of the Rings Characters: Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf, Sméagol/Gollum, Treebeard...

Favourite Cartoon: Homestar Runner!!!

Favourite TV Shows: Friends and The Simpsons.

Favourite Friends Quote: “Gum would be perfection!” ~ Chandler Muriel Bing

Favourite Novels: "Wuthering Heights", by Emily Brontë, "Rayuela" by Julio Cortázar, "La Casa de los Espíritus" by Isabel Allende, "Alice In Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, "Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse, "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Favourite Novelists / Short Story Writers: Julio Cortázar, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily & Charlotte Brontë, J. R. R. Tolkien...

Favourite Poets: Javier A. De Luca, Charles Baudelaire, Rubén Darío. I'm also beginning to like feminist writers, like Alfonsina Storni and Alejandra Pizarnik.

Favourite Literary Quote: “I cannot live without my life, I cannot live without my soul.” ~ Heathcliff (talking about Cathy), Wuthering Heights.

Favourite Philosopher / Art Theorists : Friedrich Nietzsche and Gilles Deleuze. Georg Lukács and Jan Mukarovský are alright as well. On the other hand, I hate Theodor Adorno and Michel Foucault. What a pathetic answer.

Favourite Artist: Salvador Dalí.

Favourite Comic: Mafalda, by Joaquín "Quino" Lavado.

Favourite Mafalda Quote: "If living is lasting, I prefer a Beatles song to a Boston Pops LP" ~ Mafalda (In response to Susanita's proud remark on her grandmother, who spent the 83 years of her life cleaning her house.)

Favourite Humorists: Les Luthiers and Alejandro Dolina.

Favourite Video/Computer Games: Maniac Mansion: The Day of the Tentacle, SimCity 4, The Sims and Jurassic Park: Chaos Island.

Favourite Food: Vegetarian pizza -I became a veggie 4 years ago-, fresh fruit and ice-cream.

Favourite Drink: Apple juice.

Favourite Fruit: Peaches, Strawberries and Apples.

Favourite Ice-Cream Flavors: Strawberry cream, Dulce de leche, Forest fruit yogurt.

Favourite Brand of Gum: The one the Beatles had on "Help!"... Wrigley's Spearmint I think.

Favourite Colours: Sky-blue, purple, green and black.

Favourite Words: English: Groovydelic (Sigh, my own little invention); Spanish: Melodía, Sándalo, Almendra.

Favourite Numbers: 4, 7 and 9

Favourite Musical Notes: La and Re

Dreamed Car: A purple Volkswagen Beetle... or a red VW Microbus.

Favourite Animals: Tigers, dolphins, horses and cats.

Favourite Mythical Creature: Unicorn, Pegasus, Puff the Magic Dragon.

Favourite Flower: Jasmines.

Favourite Clothes: Bell-bottomed jeans, hippie blouses and turtle necks.

Favourite Girl Names: Abril, Diana and Julia will be used for sure. Others are Luna, Isis, Lucy, Sándalo, Layla, Astrid.

Favourite Boy Names: My first boy will be named Franco. I also like Syd, Dylan, Harrison, Floyd, Deva, Lennon, Julio.

Favourite Seasons: The end of the Summer and the beginning of Spring. 

Favourite Places: The Poet's arms. And chest.

Places I'd like to go: England.

Religion: Love.

Heroes: John Lennon because he lived life intensely and gave Peace a chance; and George Harrison because he fought against many shadows. And because they both did GREAT music and made my life way better.

Romantic Obsession / Reflection Of All Past Idealizations: Javier A. De Luca (a.k.a. The Poet)

Utopic future: I see myself  writing poetry in a London park at daytime and playing guitar on a psychedelic rock band at night. Living in a dirty (but warm and beautiful) apartment with my beloved Poet. Or perhaps we will go back to nature and live in the countryside. Smiling constantly. 

News: Amorem facite, non bellum! More

Last Groovy Dream: Julio Cortázar and I had a wonderful conversation. Rencently it was the 20th anniversary of his tragic death.

Quote: "Don't you turn your back on Love" ~ "Get it while you can" by Janis Joplin.

This section changes every time the site is updated, so come back soon to know what goes on in my life!