making mud pies, skulking through the woods, kissing in the rain
Good people...if you're one, you know what I mean...
Stevie Wonder, Bach, Beethoven, Jill Scott, Ali Farka, Puccini, Ravel, Debussy, Led Zepplin, Aerosmith, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bela Fleck (and all the Flecktones, especially Victor), Ondar, Carlos Santana, Ruben Blades, Arturo Sandoval, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Leena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, Alanis Morrissette, Fiona Apple, Ben Harper, Blackalicious, Devin Da Dude, Deltron, Biz Markie, DJ Tiesto, Paul Okenfold, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Dave Matthews Band, Jimi Hendrix, Phish, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Starsailor, Green Day, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Sound System, Buddha Bar, Sting and the Police, Parliament Funkadelic, Mother's Finest, Tower of Power, Anita Baker, Mozart, Damian Marley, Matisyahu AND OF COURSE: Liz Ross, Amber Lashway, Carly, Ross Bellenoit, Rich Rattner, Bobby Randolf, Marc Dicciani, Dave Hartl, and the rest of the UArts crew, and Aubrey Shannon
Snatch, Good Fellas, The Princess Bride, Animal House, ALL HORROR MOVIES, Napoleon Dynamite, Braveheart, Boondock Saints, Dogma, Clerks, Uncle Buck, Trains Planes & Automobiles, Parenthood, Pan's Labyrinth, Black Snake Moan
Adult Swim, Food Network, Spongebob Squarepants, Family Guy....and yes, the news...
The Giving Tree, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, She's Come Undone, Romeo & Juliet (I know it's not a book, smartass...), The Baghavad Gita, anything Buddhist...
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. - EF Schumacher