My Interests: Los Angeles Dodgers, U.S. Soccer, Spinoffs Soccer, Galaxy, Lakers, Peyton Manning & the Colts, Music, Politics, History, Books, Hollywood's Golden Era, "The King" Elvis Presley, iPod, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Books, Fan Fiction, Las Vegas, My Macintosh, My Telecaster Guitar, Drum Set and Bass.
I absolutely adore Elvis and his music! A few years ago I made the pilgrimage to Graceland and would very much like to visit again someday.
Peyton Manning is the BOMB!
I also love U2 with a passion, most especially, Bono. He's the man!
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DODGER GREATS
PAST PRESENT & FUTURE
GARCIAPARRA, MARTIN, KEMP, ETHIER, GIBSON, HERSHISER,
VALENZUELA, GARVEY, CEY, SCIOSCIA, ROBINSON, KOUFAX
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SOCCER HEROES
BECKHAM, WAMBACH, SOLO, RONALDO, FIGO, CANAVARRO,
RONALDHINO, DONOVAN, HAMM, RAMOS, TONI, DEMPSEY
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2007 GOLD GLOVE WINNER
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SILVER SLUGGER AWARD WINNER
Learn more about Our Favorite Martin: LA Dodgers #55. Lots of Russ stats, information and links.
Favorite artists: Elvis Presley, U2, Cure, Depeche Mode, Smiths, Love and Rockets, Siouxie & the Banshees, X, L7, Lunachicks, Velvet Revolver, Seven Year Bitch, Billy Idol, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Donnas, David Bowie, Barry White, Lisa Stansfield, White Stripes, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Echo & the Bunnymen, Buzzcocks, Go-Go's, B-52's, Steel Pulse, Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Matisyahu, Parliament Funkadelic, Alice In Chains, Buck Cherry, Cars, Catherine Wheel, Inspiral Carpets, Mighty Lemondrops, Nirvana, Norah Jones, Ella Fiztgerald, Portishead, Pretenders, CCR, Earth Wind & Fire, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Sade, Steely Dan, Pantera, Marvelettes, Sundays, Anthrax, The The, NWA, Kid Rock, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Slade, New York Dolls, MC5's, Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, Vandals, Ventures, Simple Minds, Who, k.d. lang, Monkees, NIN, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Cream, Yardbirds, Byrds, Prince, Shangri-Las, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Temptations, Iggy Pop, Van Halen (w/Roth), Ratt, Dr. Dre, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Save Ferris, Social Distortion, Stray Cats, Cramps, Doors, Janis Joplin, KISS, Damned, Gene Loves Jezebel, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Janis Martin, Wanda Jackson, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam, Rosemary Clooney, Mazzy Star, Jack Off Jill, Franz Ferdinand, Bravery, Interpol, Radiohead, Santana, James Brown, Madonna, Mötley Crüe, Devo, Johnny Cash, Pat Benetar, Heart, Breeders, Pixies, Peggy Lee, Shirelles, Connie Francis, Kay Starr, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Gene Pitney, Marvin Gaye, Lynard Skynard, Bauhaus, Joan Jett, War, Culture Club, Joy Division, Beach Boys, Aerosmith, Bee Gees, Doris Day, Paul Anka, Etta James, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Flamingos, Rasputina, Guns and Roses, Cinderella, Skid Row, Tori Amos, Soundgarden, Godsmack, Garbage, Adam & the Ants, Elastica, Betty Blowtorch, Roxy Music, ABBA, Donna Summer, T-Rex, Boston, Queensryche, Metallica, Al Green, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Cream, Eric Burden & the Animals, Zombies, Shirley Bassey, Dinah Washington, Specials, Jam, Bush, Blondie, Black Crowes, Soft Cell, Erasure, Duran Duran, Gits, Hole, Jeff Buckley, Starsailor, Wilco, the Strokes, Stone Temple Pilots, Perez Prado, and many many more....
Classics: Gone With The Wind, Sabrina, His Girl Friday, Mildred Pierce, Casablanca, The Women, Notorious, It Happened One Night, Ball of Fire, The Big Sleep, All About Eve, Blood and Sand, Gilda, It's A Wonderful Life, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, Singin' In The Rain, Giant, Charade, Auntie Mame, Some Like It Hot...I could literally go on forever!
Cops & Robbers: The Godfather, Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale, Reservoir Dogs, Casino, The Usual Suspects, , Once Upon A Time In America, Bugsy, Get Shorty, Untouchables, LA Confidential, High Sierra, Maltese Falcon, White Heat, Public Enemy, Scarface, Miller's Crossing, Warriors.
Sci Fi & Fantasy: The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, The Lost Boys, Terminator, Alien, Close Encounters, Labyrinth, Legend, Planet of the Apes, Young Frankenstein, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Back To The Future, The Abyss, Stargate, Predator, X-Men, Superman, Escape From New York, American Werewolf In London, Princess Bride, Willow.
Favorite 80's: Valley Girl, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Sure Thing, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Last American Virgin, Just One of The Guys, Karate Kid.
Sports Movies: Pride of the Yankees, Fever Pitch, Rocky, Hoosiers, Rudy, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, Hoop Dreams, Goal, The Natural, Breaking Away, A League of Their Own, Bad News Bears, Major League, The Sandlot, Ken Burn's 'Baseball', Miracle, Varsity Blues, Friday Night Lights, Invincible, Seabiscuit, The Miracle Match, Remember the Titans.
Musicals: Singing In The Rain, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sound of Music, Victor Victoria, My Fair Lady, Grease, Wizard of Oz, The King & I, Gentlemen, Prefer Blondes, Jailhouse Rock, An American In Paris, GiGi, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Westside Story, Easter Parade, Annie Get Your Gun, Top Hat.
Westerns: The Searchers, Winchester '73, High Noon, Stagecoach, Tombstone, High Plains Drifter, Johnny Guitar, Big Jake, Big Country, River of No Return, The Magnificent Seven, Dances With Wolves, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Shane, The Shootist, Rio Bravo, The Quick and the Dead, Paleface, The Wild Bunch, Duel In The Sun, The Virginian, The Long Riders, Red River
Favorite shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena: Warrior Princess, Veronica Mars, Deadwood, 24, Carnivale, Looney Toons Cartoons, Entourage, Rome, , Brady Bunch, My So Called Life, TMC, AMC, ESPN Baseball Tonight, A&E Biography, History Channel, Fox News.
Favorite books: The Vampire Chronicles, Rain of Gold, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Handmaid's Tale, Wuthering Heights, Diary of Anne Frank, Anne of Green Gables, Gone with The Wind, Atlas Shrugged, The Bible, 1984, Brigit Jones, Memoirs of a Geisha, Green Eggs and Ham, Amelia Bedelia, I'm With The Band, Little Women, Helter Skelter, The Scarlett Letter, Sense and Sensibility, Fan Fiction, Biography and History books of any kind.
Politics: The Death of Right and Wrong, The Ten Things You Can't Say In America, The Force of Reason, Treason, The New American Revolution, The New Thought Police, Debunking 9/11 Myths, Do as I Say, Infidel...
My Mom & Dad, who managed to raise seven kids. How they did that, I'll never know!
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My oldest sister, Carmen.
She has a heart of gold.