COMEDY, RADIO, and PHOTOGRAPHY are the Big Three. Also: Singing in the car. Singing in the shower. Singing in general. Reading. Cooking. Eating. Television. Music. Movies. Counting ceiling tiles during boring meetings. Flea markets/yard sales. Being right. Laughing until my cheeks hurt and my stomach can't take anymore. Patriots games & tailgating. Playing games (Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Yahtzee!, Scattegories, UNO, Texas Hold'em, old school Nintendo, just to name more than a few). Traveling to places near and far. Sushi. Keeping myself hydrated. And most recently, working out.
- the kind of people who, when they find out I do stand-up, won't say "you're not going to put me in your act are you?" or "tell me a joke!"
- the kind of people who inspire me to be a better person.
- the guy who narrates Frontline so I can ask him if he'll read to me before bed.
- the kind of people who know that you're supposed to park BETWEEN the lines in a parking space.
- Pepe, the King Prawn
- Comedians Dave Chappelle, Brian Regan; Law & Order stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Meloni, and Chris Noth; the Masters of This Old House Tommy Silva, Richard Trethewey, and Roger Cook.
- the kind of people who know how to touch my heart and challenge my mind.
- the kind of people who won't shop at Wal-Mart because of the way they run their business.
- people who are outgoing, well spoken, fun, funny, sincere, quick-witted, nice, open-minded, true to themselves, confident, respectful, can appreciate the little things in life, honest, passionate, compassionate, know the true meaning of friendship and family, and people with integrity.
- and last, but not least, my soul mate.
Animal House, Caddyshack, Smokey & the Bandit, Goodfellas, Garden State, 9 to 5, Big Lebowski, Tootsie, All the President's Men, Alien(s), Bridget Jones's Diary, Back to the Future, Clue, Rosemary's Baby, She Devil, Working Girl, Romancing the Stone, Fifth Element, Meatballs, Can't Buy Me Love, Back to the Future, Elvira...Mistress of the Dark, 40 Year Old Virgin, Walk the Line, Dumb & Dumber, Superman I & II, Star Wars IV, V, VI, French Kiss, The Professional, Godfather I & II, Beat Street, Poltergeist, Breaking Away, My Bodyguard, Fargo, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Pulp Fiction, Cheech & Chong Up In Smoke.
I own two, and I watch them both.
I find the phonebook and the dictionary to be quite helpful at times.
- People who have the inner strength to be who they are;
- People who are fearless when it comes to their feelings, and follow their heart no matter what the consequence is;
- The men and women who have given their lives so I can live free;
- My family;
- and last but not least, me.