I'd like to meet:
fun people who a) give a damn about the world around them and b) like to explore the great outdoors whether in or out of water, listen to bands and eat veggie food.
Music:
Summary:
well I am from Tampa so there is the death metal followed by all the fun hardcore bands of the early 90's and then there is the indie stuff (old and new - i.e. yo la tengo and postal service), and jazz and then of course motown.
More details from a survey for my friend michaela's zine,
Kismet :
what were your favorite bands when you were 17?
Jawbreaker, Gorilla Biscuits, 108, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Social Distortion, Operation Ivy, Sensefield, Snapcase, Sick Of It All, Copper, Into Another, Edison Shine, Magadog, Lazy Susan, Pohgoh, Everglade.
what are your favorite bands now? (bands still touring, etc.)
Lifetime, Cold War Kids, Pixies, City on Film (Hey Mercedes & Braid), Death Cab for Cutie, Cardia, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, Get Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, Heavens, The Pale, Pinback, Camera Obscura, Mojave 3, Her Space Holiday, The Hold Steady, Stars... and check out the local scene:
the beauvilles
giddy-up, helicopter!
guiltmaker
have gun, will travel
light yourself on fire
life of pi
military junior
palantine
the sophomore effort
susie
red room cinema
zillionaire
best band that does not fit into either of the above categories but should be mentioned: Unbroken
And in the immortal words of Vonnegut:
No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC
Movies:
office space, amelie, the princess bride, sleeper, most cusack flicks...
Television:
fawlty towers
Books:
Sick Puppy by Carl Hiassen, anything by Noam Chomsky, Sark, Chekhov, Roald Dahl or Banana Yoshimoto. And on those dark days nothing is better than Camus.