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My three great loves are music, reading, and traveling--in that order. I've been blessed with wonderful family and friends, so any time with them is a good time. My pleasures are simple; I'm content to live the rest of my life with little to no money as long as I have my health, a good book, live music, and new experiences to share with old friends.
€œThe only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!€? -Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Anything with soul...you know it when you hear it. Lots of faves, but my "gods" are Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, The Cure, and Outkast. Eighties music is my soul food. I grew up with hip-hop so I love it in all its shapes and shades. I'm also big on artists who bridge the divide between art and popularity (Kanye West, Bjork, Radiohead, Fiona Apple, Mary J. Blige). I'm all but positive that listening to '70s soul is good for your health. I love all genres and too many musicians and bands to list, but some who deserve more recognition and/or airplay include: Little Brother, DJ Shadow, Ted Leo, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Destroyer, Cymande, Bill Withers, M.I.A., Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanches, Fela Kuti, Band of Horses, Rhymefest, Murs, The New Pornographers, Van Hunt, Neko Case, Keyshia Cole, Mos Def, LCD Soundsystem, Ryan Adams, Caetano Veloso, Cesaria Evora, Bedouin Soundclash, and J Dilla.
Arsty-fartsy films like: You Can Count On Me (number 1 fave), Brazil, Fresh, Koyaanisqatsi, Yi Yi, Hoop Dreams, Baraka, 13 Conversations About One Thing. Cult comedies like: The Big Lebowski, Beetlejuice, Groundhog Day, Swingers, Spinal Tap, Being John Malkovich. Mainstream hits like: The 25th Hour, The Shawshank Redemption, Godfather 2, Do The Right Thing, Heat, Lost In Translation, Chinatown, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Anything by David Lynch, Terrance Malick, the Coen Bros, Marty Scorcese, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, Terry Gilliam, Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter, I could go on...
Top Three Dramas: HBO's The Wire, Twin Peaks, Lost. Top Three Comedies: Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Freaks and Geeks. Top Three News: Pardon the Interruption, Anderson Cooper 360, Penn and Teller's Bullshit! Top Three Reality Shows: Deadliest Catch, The Contender, The Ultimate Fighter. Top Three Satire: Chappelle Show, HBO's Mr. Show, Daily Show/Colbert Report. Also: MTV2's Wondershowzen, Strangers with Candy, South Park, Adult Swim.
The End of Faith, Ishmael, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, The Corrections, The Power of Myth, The Catcher in the Rye, Ender's Game, Flowers for Algernon, A Separate Peace, East of Eden, The Things They Carried, Lonesome Dove. Anything by Jared Diamond, Robert Wright, or Jon Krakauer.
Professor Wilcox--my college philosophy teacher, Pat Tillman, Wesley Clark, and the (old-school) NCCJ crew...but mostly my parents.