Southern California native, animal lover, music lover, mac enthusiast and amateur photographer. Someday I want to run another marathon...or two.
Oh, and I love my animals.
My Australian Shepherds
CD's, records and tapes
60's mod, Jane and Raquel
70's glam, punk and disco
80's synth and new wave
The sounds of Laurel Canyon
Good music and bad movies
Brigid Berlin and Patty Hearst
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Cowboys, Vampires, Pirates, Poets, Scarecrows and Enablers.
Linda Ronstadt, Yvonne Elliman, Iggy Pop, Jann Arden, Ann Peebles, Chic, The Runaways, Cherie Currie, The Orchids, Backstage Pass, Holly Beth Vincent, Lucinda Williams, Peggy Lee, Percy Sledge, Tracy Nelson, Suzi Quatro, Peter Murphy, Texas, Desmond Child And Rouge, Elastica, Shirley Manson, Bebe Buell, Terri Nunn, Jenny Lewis, X, Switchblade Symphony, PJ Harvey, The Nuns, Bowie, The Adverts, The Sisters Of Mercy, Kristian Hoffman, The Mumps, Louise Goffin, Audra, Venus And The Razorblades, Dyan Diamond, Shandi Sinnamon, The Textones, Carla Olson, Phil Seymour, Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Bobbie Gentry, Nancy Sinatra, Jackie DeShannon, Marianne Faithfull, Melanie Safka, Judy Henske, Pamela Polland, Ronee Blakley, Jennifer Warnes, Maria Muldaur, Wendy Waldman, Koko Taylor, Marcy Levy, The Raveonettes, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Johnette Napolitano, Fiona Lee Maynard, Liz Phair, Rachel Sweet, Lene Lovich, Deborah Harry, Robin Lane, X-Ray Spex, Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Ramones, Cherry Vanilla, Ellen Foley, Social Distortion, Michael Quercio, Teddy Thompson, Leonard Cohen, Kim Carnes, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Genya Ravan, Valerie Carter, Joan Osborne, Cowboy Junkies, Neko Case/Kelly Morgan/Sally Timms/Carolyn Mark, Patty Griffin, Laura Cantrell, Kate Campbell, Ann Savoy, Marti Jones, early Madonna, The Craft Soundtrack, The Barbarella Soundtrack . . .bossa nova, old punk . . .I just love music.
The Opposite Of Sex, All Over The Guy, Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story, Guerrilla: The Taking Of Patty Hearst, Plagues And Pleasures On The Salton Sea, Searching For Debra Winger, Hal Hartley's The Amateur and Fay Grimm, Fun With Dick And Jane (1976), 200 Cigarettes, Laurel Canyon, Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways, Mayor Of The Sunset Strip, Foxes (1980), Thank God It's Friday, A Different Story, Spirit of '76, Choose Me, Postcards from the Edge, Kansas City Bomber, Fathom, A Touch Of Class, The Happy Hooker, Shampoo, Valley Of The Dolls, A Star Is Born (1976), Starstruck, Shy People, Baby Doll, Stray Dogs, Nomi Song, Never Met Picasso, Union City, Party Girl, The Trip, The Gene Krupa Story, P.S Your Cat Is Dead, Andy Warhol's Bad, John Waters' Pecker, Latter Days, Gypsy 83, Stonewall, Girls Will Be Girls, The Craft, My Sister Eileen, May, Carrie (2002), Willard (2003), Desert Blue, The Deep End, True Stories, Twin Falls Idaho, Scotland PA, Showgirls, Ken Russell's Whore and Crimes Of Passion, Eating Raoul, West Hollywood Stories, Tank Girl, My First Mister, Ghost World, Gumnaam, Todd Haynes' Safe and Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore vehicles in general), Party Monster, 54, Cherish, The Covenant, Amy's O, Don Roos films, Todd Solondz films, John Waters films, Allan Brocka films, Jane Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Theresa Russell, Parker Posey, Raquel Welch, I've recently developed a fascination with Genevieve Bujold - indy films, camp, horror, cheesey vampire movies and bad movies where the heroine wins.
General non-fiction I can learn from.
Jane Fonda, John Waters