I'm seriously into everything. I'm a renaissance-boy. I'm definitely not a man. I've seen men, and don't want to be one. To say you're a renaissance-man apparently means that you're a silver-fox with a convertible and you like golf. You'll find that defining myself by the idiocy of others a recurring theme here. Just for fun, of course, cause I'm a swell guy. OK I'll bother with some of my interests: Paleontology (paleozoic + Eocene and Oligocene epoch vertebrates), Geology (since rocks have more to say than most people do), History (of course), Art (which I have a degree in), Ceramics (potters-wheel and hand built), Writing, Music (I play guitars, clarinet, keyboard + sing/songwrite), Gardening, Culinary Arts, "vintage" home video game systems (pre-1983)... that's a good enough sampling.
People who are actually interesting. Whenever I meet someone new, I feel like I've already met 'em about 500 times (this year)... so tedious. I like unusually attractive people. Rather, people who are attractive in an unusual way, not like those boring pretty people on television. More importantly, someone who actually believes in love over material wealth. Someone who believes in absolute honesty, and doesn't wall up their emotions... Someone humanistic and compassionate. Someone with feelings... Sounds kinda silly. Well, I think that just about rules out everyone--Except Sarah.
Here's my rock (&/or avantrock) music for the Month of November (since you don't care about Jazz or Classical): EGG (inc. ARZACHEL & KHAN), UNIVERS ZERO (& VOLAPUK), ROBERT WYATT, THE MILLENIUM (inc. MUSIC MACHINE), SCOTT WALKER, JULVERNE, HENRY COW (inc. ART BEARS, NEWS FROM BABEL), ETRON FOU, MAGAZINE, MAGMA, MISSION OF BURMA, CAMEL, THIS HEAT, CAMBERWELL NOW, PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (NOT inc. Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies), LOVE (Four Sail, the overlooked one), CAN, okay this is silly... of course, THE JAM (& Paul Wella') *** New to me this month, but nonetheless listened to & sometimes enjoyed: SOHO ORANGE, MAY BLITZ, LUV MACHINE, FAIRFIELD PARLOUR, JERONIMO, EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND, THE JODY GRIND, T.2., ASHKAN, GOLDENROD, IRISH COFFEE, CRAZY MABEL, SPRIGUNS, GIFT, and EARTHEN VESSEL (not to be confused with Jars of Clay, although both bands seem to be nuts about that Jeebus guy...) Half of those bands were good. Interestingly, all from 1970. Oh wait, I just heard the POSTAL SERVICE album from 2000. I liked that a LOT, in a guilty sort of way. Wow, what a boring thing it must be to read lists of bands. God help you if you've got this far.
Ones that make you feel really good when you're walking out of a theatre. Remarkably, I enjoy happy endings. I abhore violence. Violence sickens me. Psychadelic movies from the late 60's: Psych-Out, the Trip, Barbarella, etc. Very colorful. It's interesting how those picks violate my aforementioned criterion for a good movie. I guess some violence is prettier and more palatable. I hate talking about movies though. I'm really not into any kind of fiction in general, as I'm too interested in the story of my own life.
Curb your enthusiasm, almost exclusively. It genuinely makes me laugh. Also makes me realize how "mostpeople" need a laughtrack for laughter cues. You can't watch the show with "mostpeople".Da Ali G show is also very funny. Definitely explores some new directions in humour...Nothing else is really any good. I hate reality TV. That seems to be all there is. Try this one out: participation in YOUR life. I don't give a damn what some strangers are doing. And it doesn't melt my heart when Disney gives an Extreme Makeover. Those shows are going to be as offensive as Amos & Andy is now in only ten years.
Mark Twain: Letters from the Earth & other selections... still A hundred years ahead of his time.Bill Bryson: A short history of everything. And that's what it is...the stories are eccentric and hilarious. Non-book readers will come running into the room, astounded, asking "are you laughing at a BOOK?!?" Non-fiction, but has a very novelistic feel...Jon Krakauer: Into the Wild - the true story of Chris McCandless. A great read--Especially because I read it while I was living in the forest for 4 months, and I found the book very comforting.Audubon Field Guides: basically priceless... not fun for most people, but they do make you realize that you really knew nothing about the world around you. Unless, you've never left the concrete and glass maze you're surrounded by. Most people by nature are absolutely not curious. For curious people who are annoyed when they don't know something, and end up getting so into it, that they need to learn everything there is to know about it.Uncle John's Bathroom reader: Probably the most fun book to read. You don't need to read it in the bathroom. It's usually a bunch of 3-4 page articles that can be read in a short period of time... (i.e. the history of PEZ)
Robert Wyatt, Paul Weller and GEORGE DUBYA BUSH!!! (apply sarcasm handicap as intelligence allows)