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BIO

Rama Demetrius Dyushambee, DD - AKA: Inspector Out Rageous, The Cosmic Detective; Cosmic D; Jughead; E.D.; Eddie Harris; Edward Douglas Harris, Jr. (false name on birth certificate) - or whatever label. “I know that I am a figment of my imagination:-), and I know better than to take myself or anyone else too seriously.”

I completed my investigations, research, experiences, work and play in San Diego, California, after ten years there, and have relocated to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. I left San Diego on August 1, 2006 and arrived in Rocky Mount on August 6, 2006.

I choose Rocky Mount, NC because I'm looking to get out of the 'action' of traffic congestions, over priced cost of living, and numerous other elements and aspects of rapidly deteriorating desirable quality of life in 'big cities'. I was told Rocky Mount is where the television show, Mayberry with Andy Griffith was taped - the 'boonies', somewhat rural, relatively quiet, and much slower, with the cost of living being almost a third of what it is in San Diego now. More particularly, I choose Rocky Mount, rather than some other similar place, because I have never spent any time there, and it is the birthplace of my mother, Nettie Mae Ford - her father Arthur Ford, My grandmother, Roberta, and my great grandfather, Eli - Cherokee - native person of this continent. I'm not sure how far back my immediate bloodline ancestry goes back here, and I AM about doing research on that matter. Rocky Mount also happens to be the birthplace of Thelonious Monk, and I intend to do some serious practicing of my musical instruments here, hopefully in a peaceful environment - in continued pursuit of my IMP/Individual Maximum Potential.

Now that I AM here, I have received the prompting to establish The Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Society in Rocky Mount, North Carolina - Monk's birthplace - in dedication, appreciation and continuation of his works and play, as well as all of the other originally innovative, beneficial and influential Giants of Jazz - also spiritual teachers and philosophers who personified, and personify, the highest levels of the human creative potential, and love power, strong and fair, fair and strong. Music Forte - Me at AllAboutJazz

Click this link YOUtopia INstitute Temple, fountain, lake and park for some initial pictures of my Rocky Mount, NC YOUtopia INstitute temple - Feng shuiing it, and all of this, that and the other in progress - and a series of photos, beginning from the street in front of my temple, showing the spout from the fountain in the lake at the park, progressing on down the three blocks to the fountain, lake and park at Beal Street and Sunset Avenue - of course, all of my other work and play continues here.

I was born, this time, October 25, 1943 in Petersburg, Virginia. Lived most of his adolescent years in “South B Village,” an African American village in Hopewell, Virginia and teen years in "Davisville" Project until graduation from “segregated” Carter G. Woodson High School at 17 years old, and enlistment into the US Navy in 1961 - Viet Nam Era Veteran, honorably discharged October 25, 1964 after 3 years, 3 months and 3 days.

My musical roots trace from the’40s and ‘50s Southern Black Baptist Gospel in the local church and “The Grand Ole Opry” on grandparents’ home radio, to high school choir and band. Also, high school “do-wop” group with Jimmy Hayes (original and current singer with THE PERSUASIONS) - the highlight of which was a booking on a show with the original IKE and TINA TURNER band touring the “Chitlin’ circuit” in their bus. And, on to music school after the Navy, followed by three years as a private high school music teacher, director of a local Boston, Massachusetts production of the Rock Opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Played the college and club circuit from New York to Maine for 3 years with the Bill Colwell Band, during which time the band backed up JOHN LEE HOOKER on his Boston area gigs in the early ‘70s, and shared a dressing room area with MILES DAVIS for one week.

For the last past 20 years his priority has been raising his -now deceased as a Homo sapien- 20 years and 3 months daughter/Indigo Child and Evolution Angel, Tanisha Rasanna Dyushambee; And, studying, learning and experiencing how “this that and the other” is related to “the other, that and this,” in preparation for “The Landing” and transition to the next millennium, paradigm, level and dimension.

More extensive biographical information available at; www.YOUtopiaINstitute.org/about.html

Photo of Rama and halo effect by Eric Van der Wyk - http://www.kingtet.com/

Tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12 recorded 1980 at Bay Records, Alameda, California: Engineer-Michael Cogan. Re-mix July 3, 2000 at Penguin Studios, Los Angeles, California: Engineer-John Strolker. All Other tracks recorded December 30, 2002 at Signature Sound, San Diego California: Engineer-John Strolker, and February 12, 2003 at Revolt Recording, San Diego, California: Engineer-Robert Stojak and Final Mix February 23, 2003. Mastered February 25, 2003, King Tet^TMProductions, Ltd.-Eric Van der Wyk.

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Rama Demetrius Dyushambee, AKA: mailto:thecosmicdetective@youtopiainstitute.com