Road trips and back roads traveling, vintage scooters, thrifting, art, films, architecture and mid-century modern, propaganda posters, Weimar art, zines, alt. comics, sun, sand and tropical weather, fresh snow, vintage Japanese toys, Fiji water, beer, good wine, NPR, and various sub-cultures.
I'd like to meet:
People who are NOT flaky and/or into creating or participating in drama.
I'm into good, honest, nice people who are upbeat and make me laugh.
Notice that my friends are all interconnected. Do not contact me if you are a "friend collector", 'cuz, everyone on my friends list has an affiliation to me in one form or another.
Music:
Where I've been: Johnny Cash, eighties nostalgia, Funk, Bob Marley, Rev Horton Heat, Ursula 1000, Blondie, Ramones, Clash, Pixies, Prince, Ministry, The Sundays, Jive Step Bunch, Sade, Brand New Heavies, New Order, Smiths, Cure, Skinny Puppy, Cuban Music, Hawaiian Music, Duran Duran, St. Etienne, The Sundays, Iggy Pop, Fela Kuti, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Patty Smith....Where I'm now....requires more time than I want to spend.
Movies:
the films of jacques tati, ghostworld, lost in translation, clash of the titans, original star wars, true romance, withnail and I, fear and loathing, go, jesus' son, clockwork orange, original godzillas, high fidelity, honeymoon in las vegas, two for the road, memorial day 2000, american movie, bottle rocket, happiness, anything criterion, campy gore movies...Oh, and of course, a slew of indie, art and foreign films.
Television:
Freaks and Geeks, SNL, Futurama, Amazing Race, Strangers with Candy, Benny Hill, Kikaida...and anything that keeps me glued in front of the TV with mouth open.
Books:
Why Buildings Fall Down, Ghosts, Fidel: a Critical Portrait, How to Keep Your Volkswagon Alive, The Browser's Book of Endings, David Sedaris, Lois Ann Yamanaka. I seem to make more time for non-fiction than fiction but I'll read just about anything that isn't crappy.
Heroes:
Ray Eames, Lucienne Day and my grandfather, artist, architect, industrial engineer, Arthur W. Carlson.
