music, film, books, and the pursuit of a good time.
The only person on the planet that I truly despise...may he rot in hell
I'd like to meet:
Janis Joplin and Aunt Jemima
as my mom would say "Jinjy Mama"
Music:
Too damn many! Bonnie Raitt, Casey Stratton, Jan James, Joan Armatrading, Renee Geyer, X, Exene Cervenka, Pretenders, Joni Mitchell, Heart, Celia Cruz,Mavis and the Staple Singers, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Patti Smith, Alberta Hunter, Patti Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper,Carmen McRae, Jennifer Hudson, Nancy Wilson, Al Green,Randy Crawford,Ryan Adams, Barbra, Bette, John Hiatt, Tammy Wynette, Johnette Napolitano, Concrete Blonde, Beny More, Grace Jones, Roberta Flack,Fantasia, Luther Vandross, Bettye Lavette, Marlena Shaw, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, Joan Jett, Heather Nova, Jeff Buckley, Marianne Faithfull, Patty Loveless, Rachel Sweet, Luis Miguel, Led Zepplin, Joan Osborne, Dinah Washington...to name a few. I also appreciate all the artists that my home state has given rise to...heads up to Michigan musicians!
I love ya Aretha,honest I do, but this is MY Queen of Soul! Oh Chaka, still one of the most beautiful women on this planet
Movies:
Annie Hall, The Color Purple, The Trip to Bountiful, Azucar Amarga, Casablanca, Law of Desire, Interiors, Funny Girl, Song of Bernadette, The Rose Tattoo,A Clockwork Orange, Manhattan, Moonstruck, Network, Paper Moon, Poseidon Adventure, Sophie's Choice, Sweet Bird of Youth, Frances, Valley of the Dolls, Crimes of the Heart,Bonnie and Clyde,Strangers on a Train,anything Hitchcock,anything Woody Allen, Almodovar, Rosemary's Baby, Goodfellas, Godfather, Coal Miner's Daughter, early Shirley Temple movies, anything starring the great Geraldine Page...to name a few.
Television:
Law and Order SVU, Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, Bewitched, Green Acres, Arrested Development
Books:
Are you kidding me with this? Sooo many. Though I have been pretty lazy about reading in recent times.
Heroes:
My Mom, Bonnie Raitt, Celia Cruz, Patti Smith, Jacqueline Susann.
Yea, Bonnie, that's my girl!
Bonnie's integrity and sense of social justice and concern for the world that we all share is a beacon of light to me. I am both lucky and proud to be able to call her a friend. Watch this video and pass it on!
THIS is rock n' roll..Patti is my shaman
This is the sound coursing through my veins...Celia was and always will be the voice of my people
