Music, Psychedelia,Green Issues, Conservation, Movies, Environmentalism, Walking and Climbing in Snowdonia - North Wales, particularly Nant Gwynant,Beddgelert or absolutely anywhere in Gwynedd. My family - Mary and Lizzie.
Anyone who owes me money, or, more importantly, a drink!! Natassia Kinski, Werner Herzog, Tony Robbins, Milla Jovovitch, Luc Besson, Charlotte Rampling,David Attenborough, Elle McPherson, Isabelle Adjani.Who I would have liked to have met: Winston Churchill, T E Lawrence, Jean Harlow, Helga Anders, Klaus Kinski. Who I would like to meet again: My Mother.Last but not least, anyone who I have ever met, or been related to, who I have liked or who are not around in this life anymore.
Ozric Tentacles,Hawkwind,Dave Brock,Steve Hillage,Moksha,Nodens Ictus,Zub Zub,Space Ritual,Jerry Richards,Dr Hasbeen,Litmus,Jah Wobble,Pink Floyd,Yes,Blue Nile,Steely Dan,Pearl Jam,Popul Vuh,Tangerine Dream,Banco de Gaia,Ashra,Bartz,PFM,Tangerine Dream, Wishbone Ash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Klaus Schulze, ELP, Pat Orchard, Mr Quimby's Beard, Beatles,Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Claire Hamill, Space Mirror, Other Window, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival,Robert Plant, Obzidian, Beach Boys, Rachid Taha, Eric Serra, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, The Fixx, Wang Chung, Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Infected Mushroom, Bartz, System 7, SAHB, Allman Brothers,Goldfrapp, Aphrodites Child 666 era, Genesis,Steve Miller Band, Levellers, Eat Static, Gina Dootson, Asia, Obzidian, Eddie Jobson, Spocks Beard, Level 42, King Tubby, Earth Lab, Transglobal Underground, Asian Dub Foundation, Propoganda, Talking Heads, Freure, Lynrd Skynrd, Massive Attack, ELP, Dream Machine, Nice,Bjorn Lynne, Andy Pickford,Porcupine Tree, Michael Stearns, Gandalf, Eloy, Secret Saucer, Joe Walsh, Velvet Underground, Nico, The Passions,Deficiency,Dave Clark Five,Dave Dee,Dozy Mick and Tich(!)Afro Celt Sound System,Rob Holroyd,Akahum,John Barry soundtracks, anything on the Twisted Records lable,The Cult, The Mission, Stone Roses,OTT,Tractor, every band not listed here that feature in my 'friends', who clearly need to be listed here,and other good early stuff I grew up with.
Anything directed by Werner Herzog,any of the Spaghetti Westerns,Walkabout,any featuring Milla Jovovitch,Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan,Luc Besson's Leon, Nikita, Fifth Element, Old British black and white movies,usually shown on a wet Sunday afternoon.Michael Mann's The Keep,Heat etc.
The Prisoner, Auf Wiedersehn Pet, any TV featuring Bob Peck (sadly no longer here) Bill Patterson, Denis Lawson, Sharpe,Old Grey Whistle Test,Father Ted,Alan ah-ha Partridge, Phoenix Nights,Traffic.
Stig of the Dump by Clive King is my prized book from being a youngster.James Herbert's novels,climbing and walking books,photography etc.
T E Lawrence - better known as Lawrence of Arabia Winston Churchill John Wayne Clint Eastwood My Dad T S Deeming, survivor of World War 2 Atlantic Convoys.