Listening to vinyl. Hanging out in record stores (a fave since I was 12 years old). Making prank phone calls to record stores. Buying & selling records. Getting free stuff-especially records. Selling stupid stuff I get for free. Unpopular music. Left-wing conspiracy politics. Early 1930s American roadmaps. Zubaz. Whole foods, soft drinks. Outdoor swimming, outdoor ice-skating, & urban hiking. Making sushi at home. Being resourceful, thorough, punctual, & proactive. Multi-tasking, untangling things, peeling stickers off of stuff (esp. record covers), re-gluing stuff, fixing junk, sorting & organizing, donating, recycling, re-using, composting. Co-Ops of all kinds. Ignoring most media, sports, television, & Hollywood. Taking mass-transit instead of driving. Going waaay out of my way to do the right thing. Taking that extra step, seeing the Big Picture, Leading by good example. Spending $$$ at locally-owned independent businesses. BEING DIFFERENT & feeling smug about it! Pizza: Red's Savoy Inn, St Paul. Sushi: Midori's Floating World- Minneapolis. Ribs: L.C.'s- Kansas City. Vegetarian/Indian: Udupi- Columbia Heights. KMOJ Radio , First Avenue , KFAI Radio , Radio K , WFMU Radio , WSM Radio , The Guardian , acid archives , digg.com , littlehits.com .
Vespa-ing the streets of of Brighton with Pete Townshend, Shopping for clothes on Carnaby Street with Ray Davies, Trying on mascara with David Johansen, Eating Texas Barbeque with Billy Gibbons, Brooding in the gloom with Greg Sage, A long walk on the beach with Ernie Isley ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................Already Met: Deniz Tek, Rob Younger, Chris Masuak, Johnny Kannis, Iggy Pop, Dennis Thompson, Wayne Kramer, Michael Davis, Marky Ramone, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Alice Cooper, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, Mo Tucker, Sterling Morrison, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Brian Wilson, Arthur Lee, Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Mark Mothersbaugh, David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome, Richard Lloyd, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Dick Dale, Jim Dandy, Rickie Lee "Ricochet" Reynolds, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Ian Anderson, Ted Nugent, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Robin Trower, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Dee Jay & The Runaways, Steve Earle, St Etienne, Jaimoe Johnson, Bobby Rush, R.L. Burnside, Mix Master Mike, Jonathan Richman, Krist Novoselic, Sam Beam, Zakk Wylde, Holger Czukay, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Calvin Johnson, Martin Phillips, Gary Burger, Ronnie James Dio, Roger Miller (MOB), Stephen Roback, Matt Piucci, Jason Newsted, Phil May, Dick Taylor, Plasticland, Chris Knox, Lou Barlow, Tracy Gunz, Otha Turner, Steve Drozd, Michael Yonkers, Al Green, Husker Du, Lee Ranaldo, Gibby Haynes, Laika, Mojave 3, The Replacements, Jackie Martling, The Pharoahs, The X-ecutioners, Super Furry Animals, The Gourds, The Church, Modest Mouse, Tav Falco, Koerner, Ray, & Glover, Prince, Bob Dylan, Wilson Pickett, The Weirdos, Michael Hurley, The Clean, Kid Koala, Dan the Automator, Slug, Material Issue, Ric Menck, Zippy Caplan, Jesse Johnson, Bettye Lavette, Tom Hazelmyer, Kirk Kirkwood, Peter Green, Frank Black, Soundgarden, Mark Arm, Kurt Cobain, Geddy Lee, Del The Funkee Homosapien, Jeff Buckley, Jim Reid, William Reid, Janet Bean, Rick Rizzo, Mickey Dolenz, Stuart David, Charlie Burton, Sonic Boom, The Three O'Clock, Minor Threat, Die Kreuzen, The Effigies, Kevin Seconds, Steve Albini, Question Mark, Kevin Ayers, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, BT, Freddy Fresh, Tech N9ne, Nazareth, Van Connor, Gary Lee Connor, Howard Tate, Penelope Houston, Marshall Chess, Ralph Stanley, Sally Timms, Baron Von Raschke, Ben Vaughn, Mojo Nixon, Jac Holzman, Dave Marsh, Robert Christgau.
Prank Phone Call recordings, pre-hardcore Punk Rock bootlegs, '70s popsong collages, R&B and soul TV appearances on video, obscure Mod/Psychedelia.
"Napoleon Dynamite", "Being There", "King of Comedy", "Rock n Roll High School", "Slap Shot", "24 Hour Party People", "Cool Hand Luke", "Repo Man", "Catch 22", "Vanishing Point", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "Head"
America's Funniest Home Videos!
"The Long Emergency", "Bomb the Suburbs", "Thrift Store Art", "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Catcher in the Rye", "On the Road", "Go"
My parents, especially after visiting their hometown recently & realizing where they came from & where they've gone....Deniz Tek- Radio Birdman: Top Rocker, Jet Pilot, Surgeon............ Greg Shaw, Seymour Stein, Ralph Nader, Michael Yonkers, Drew Miller, Bill Batson, Ernie Batson, Robert Wyatt , Donald Bailey, Peter Jesperson, Paul Stark, Terry Katzman, Noele Sutherland , Walter "Q-Bear" Banks, Jr., Lori Barbero, Gregg Kostelich, Nick Hadjis, David Holt, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Mike Phillips, Rich Shelton, Tom & Mick Novak, Rick Fuller, Tom Berglund, Jon Lovold............... Ryan Cameron, Earl Root , Mark Trehus, Vince Murray, Julie Wellner, Aura Lee Likes, John Beggs, Sarah Brace, Todd Adams, Keith Covart, Joe Furth, Jason Brazil, Carl Nordmeier, Joe Schwab, Kelly Corcoran, Kory Willis, Ron Rooks (RIP), Steve Wilson, Anne Winter, Chad Kassem, Papa Ray, Kirk Walther, Craig Kessler, Dave Harrington, Nate Niceswanger, Mike Fratt, Mike Howard, Mike Garber, Steve Merry, Jim Deardorff, Steve Manley, Dave Benton, Ron Roloff, Rich Menning, Chuck Lokey, Bart Ford, Dustin Wallace, Jim Paddack, Bernard Vlasek, Quinn Bishop.........anyone who has the foresight to PLAN AHEAD & take alternate forms of tranportation instead of driving a car just because it's convienent..............anyone who has the foresight to PLAN AHEAD & get rid of unwanted stuff creatively (donating, recycling, etc) instead of hiring a dumpster & throwing everything away just because it's easy......anyone who has copyrights to great music (new and old) & actually releases it all ON VINYL too.....anyone who thinks before they act.......anyone who makes the effort to look at things from different angles....