I love sports especially in New York.The Yankees Rangers, and Jets are my favorite teams.I have a soft spot for athletes over the age of 40 like Julio Franco,David Wells,and some guy named Clemens. English football (that's soccer kids!) has become a new summer pastime. I like Liverpool and the Spurs. I hope Beckham makes the sport popular like Pele did years ago. And shooting the breeze with you guys!
I was lucky enough to meet Keith Richards and have a drink with him. He's everything you read about...and a lot nicer. Clarence Clemons the big man..cool as hell. I would have loved to meet any or all of the Beatles in their youth..what a time to be young. Bruce Springsteen is the one guy famous or otherwise I'd like to talk about life and the state of the world with.I'd really like to meet a smart and beautiful woman who stops traffic with her smile and rocks my world with her sense of humor and intellect.
Anything from the British Invasion era. Bruce Springsteen and friends. Old school disco and new wave. Early Elvis..Costello that is! The Clash..God Bless Strummer. Those old war horses the Rolling Stones.U2. REM. Jazz that makes you emotional..either sad or happy. The blues. Hip hop that does not celebrate gangster culture or describe your favorite bedroom activities in graphic detail. And last but not least..Christmas music. I'm a real softy for it.
Good Fellas. The Godfather. Animal House. Anything by Monty Python. All my favorites have a great story and make me laugh really hard or cry. I don't think I can ever watch My Dog Skip again...it was the last movie I saw with my mom! The Natural, Rocky and Bull Durham are my favorite sports movies. Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. And a very under appreciated turn by John Candy in Uncle Buck.
24..Nothing like Jack Bauer getting pissed off. CSI..the best show on TV period.30 Rock is hysterical..Tina Fey should never let Baldwin do a serious role again.The Simpsons. House because he's such a lovable prick.ER..the stories get more creative every season and the actors especially Maura Tierney are wonderful. Finally, SNL and any show that allows a comedian to strut their stuff. The Daily Show and Colbert Report end my work day every day.
Giant Steps by Kareem Abdul Jabbar..the best sports autobiagraphy I've ever read. Please Kill Me..by Legs McNeil the story of punk rock as told by the participants. And Ball Four by Jim Bouton..the funniest sports book of all time.
Friends and family that never made it home on 9/11/01. FDNY. NYPD. Our loved ones fighting in a war that makes no sense. My late parents who I miss every day. My grandma who helped me become the man I am today. Thurman Munson And Roberto Clemente both gone way too soon. Richard Pryor and John Belushi..two funny guys who had a great and positive influence on my life. Bruce, the Clash, the Beatles and the Stones whose music is the soundtrack of my life.