The Man in the Moon and the Lady of the Lake
Benny Goodman, Count Basie, any form of SWING music. Jazz, pop, rock, classical, film scores...
Movies are my LIFE! I need my weekly fix of movie watching or i cannot function properly as a human being...
ANYTHING by Neil Gaiman or Terry Prachett. "The Little Prince" a favourite of mine as well. ALL grown ups who do not understand kids should read this.