very liberal politics, reading, knitting, running, photography, third world travel, my Southern roots, groovy tunes, rainy days, the september issue of vogue, the study of social justice, godmother responsibilities, traveling and teaching in africa, feminism, road trips, long term friendships, midnight drives, the beach at night, the month of october......thrift and antique stores, sleepy Southern towns, i love the jack russell terriers and mutts, NYC in the winter, dive bars, christmas carols, polariods, serendipity, flow......freedom......hanging out at the globe coffee shop in st. pete with my friend becky (knitting pretty things), conversations with william, listening to funny people rant, the beachhouse with shantie and hk, moments i've not yet known.....Style Icons-Charlie and Shirley Watts, Isabella Rosellini, Joni Mitchell, Linda McCartney, Talitha Getty, The Hepburn Women, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Sharon Osbourne, Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks
I'd like to meet:
meet here? hummmmm.....people who "get it"......otherwise-----Brigid Berlin, Lady Diana, George Carlin, The Queen of England, Joan of Arc, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, Nan Goldin, Sharon Osbourne, Dian Fossey, Coco Chanel, Diane Arbus, Martin Luther King, Dolly Parton, Hugh Hefner, Keith Richards (the COOLEST), Yoko Ono, Julie Andrews, Annie Leibowitz,Neil Diamond, Tammy Faye Baker, Roseanne Barr, The Indigo Girls, Annie Lennox, Georgia O'Keefe, Stevie Nicks, Gloria Steinem, Susan Sontag, Nikki Giovanni, Anita Hill, Martha Stewart, Dominic Dunne, Eleanor Roosevelt, Alice Paul, Kate and Audrey Hepburn, Willie Nelson, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Joan Didion, Oprah, Anne Rice, Jane Goodall, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela and various other known and unknown cool people too numerous to mention......And Barack Obama when he is president....
Music:
Uncle Virgil's HWY 41 Blues Band, black women singing the gospel, kansas, elo, gordon lightfoot, elvis perkins, lucinda williams, bob seger, the gabe dixon band, the mamas and the papas, neal casal, kid rock, the indigo girls, ed harcourt, shooter jennings, wings, mama cass, janis, neko case (fox confessor brings the flood--AMAZING), violent femmes, k.d. lang, rod stewart (my very 1st concert-jacksonville 1980 with Auntie Kip), bright eyes, 38 Special, guns & roses, freedy johnston, tori amos, the eurythmics, kenny rogers, fleetwood mac, leonard cohen, carole king, air supply, mary chapin carpenter, johnny cash, donna the buffalo, the doors, lyle lovett, bread, jackson browne, cat stevens, ella and billie and bessie, jessi colter, the indigo girls, roseanne cash (PURCHASE BLACK CADILLAC) ,
joan baez, stevie nicks, the carpenters, roy orbison, dylan, the beatles, 80s pop, joan armatrading, the indigo girls, traveling wilburys, old billy joel (give it a whirl),
a new personality, annie lennox, 60s/70s rock, tracy chapman, tom petty, lilith fair stuff,
joni mitchell, diana ross, neil young, motown, devil doll, willie nelson, neil diamond......
tunes in general......... BEST STATION ON THE PLANET--WMNF in Tampa Bay!******NEW FAVE--Brothers and Sisters right out of Austin, Texas. Look 'em up!
Movies:
the original parent trap with haley mills, the 6th sense, gorillas in the mist, best in show, pie in the sky, all things julie andrews, the jazz singer, victor/victoria, arthur, the goodbye girl, tootsie, grey gardens, educating rita, breakfast at tiffanys, dead man walking, casablanca, capote, crash, mad hot ballroom, anything by robert altman, same time next year, the four seasons, fried green tomatoes, lots of documentaries.
a girl named sooner, the killing fields, whatever happened to baby jane, trip to bountiful, on golden pond, walkout, the lion king, queen, iron jawed angels, freedom writers, the hobart shakespeareans, old yeller, short cuts, creator, cheesy lifetime victim of week movies.....
Television:
basically, i just stare at the TV in a feeble attempt at some sort of connection.....i like the scroll on cnn......i watch the history channel, news junkie. 70s & 80s sitcoms. the golden girls, dynasty, falcon crest, dallas, hart to hart, love boat, fantasy island. 70s cartoons. weeds is cool. i KNOW it's lame but i love the girls next door and keeping up with the kardashians.
Books:
books about the south, addiction, auto-biographies of messed up lives, the celebration of female friendships, women's studies, the glass castle, blink, flow, the tipping point....i want to read that new autobio by anderson cooper.....anything by augusten burroughs and david sedaris,,,,,i totally loved running with scissors. i'm a reader of all things. i LOVE the newspaper in an unnatural way.....big fan of the crossword.
Heroes:
my grandmothers, my grandfathers, JIMMY THE SHOEMAKER, MY Hippie Aunties (Kip & Katy), the sufferagettes, Mary Sheehan Farina, 1st and 2nd wave feminists, the conductors on the underground railroad, lady di, martin luther king, dian fossey, strong women everywhere, martha stewart, nelson mandela, jane fonda, ruby bridges, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Cher, the freedom riders, betty ford, people who challenge social conventions, MY STUDENTS.
