Guitars, songwriting, driving with the windows down and the music loud, jamming, airplane take-offs and landings, dancing in my bedroom, Semiotics, technical writing, planting really fuckin nice flowers in my garden, talking like a hick, laughing, cold beer, cigars, my friends, belching (i can kick your ass, so give up now!!! - my one true talent!!!), concerts, headphones, day dreaming, ikea, and browsing for gear.
An airplane-watching partner!!
I would also like to meet...
SERGIO
FUCKING
PIZZORNO
Also...
Roddy Woomble (in a pub.)
Brian Molko (in a hot tub.)
Eddie Vedder (back in the day.)
Kate Beckinsale (in my bed...)
Joel Plaskett (with a guitar, on a deserted island.)
Jimmy Stewart (somewhere with snow.)
Leo Fender (so I could high-five him.)
My Uncle Jay.
John Petrucci (so I can have a lesson or two.)
William Wordsworth (a few miles above Tintern Abbey.)
Edwin Morgan (at a private reading.)
Jean Shepherd (so I can just listen.)
Bruce Campbell (you should already know why.)
KASABIAN, IDLEWILD, JOEL PLASKETT, Rob Dickinson, Libertines, Blockhead, The Thrills, Killswitch Engage, The Drama (R.I.P.), Helium, The Rapture, Cage, Catherine Wheel, Muse, Dandy Warhols, Dream Theater, Ours, Poe, Opeth, Aesop Rock, Dead Prez, Ash, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, anything Steven Wilson, Heart, Six by Seven, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Gay Dad, Tegan and Sara, QOTSA, Keane, My Bloody Valentine, Hum, Vines, Suede, Snow Patrol, Ladytron, Augustana, Blinker the Star, anything Ken Andrews, Harry Connick Jr., Ben Folds, Devin Townsend, Wes Montgomery, Placebo, Thrush Hermit, etc. Also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE old Big Band, Swing and Jazz...my Grandpa got me into that stuff (miss you Gramps)...
LOVE ACTUALLY, Boondock Saints, A Christmas Story, Velvet Goldmine, Hedwig, Dead Alive, The Machinist, Ghost World, 200 Cigarettes, The Princess Bride, Best In Show, Spinal Tap, Run Ronnie Run, Wayne's World, A Mighty Wind, Bandits, Harry Potter, Bad Santa...anything with Christian Bale or Billy Bob Thornton.
no thanks.
Regeneration (Pat Barker), Perfume (Patrick Suskind), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), any Wordsworth poetry. Also, Noisy Nora, Double Trouble and Maple Sugar Mabel, anything Edwin Morgan.
Deuce - despite having been badly abused by her previous owners/motherfuckers, Deuce has learned to be affectionate and trusting again. She stands her ground and she brightens my day...even when she draws blood with her three remaining teeth:
Louis Charles Hernandez - Louis is a small dog trapped in a large cat's body. He's the most laid back being I know. Louis is also an American Gladiator. He makes me a lot of money. Seriously though, every cell in this animal's body is made of pure love:
Cherub - Rest in peace, my beautiful little kitty. You fought the good fight and I miss you so much already:
T-Bone - my niece...she's pretty much the awesomest person I know:
Donny Miller - check out his book "Beautiful People With Beautiful Feelings." It sums up my life. I love this man's mind:
Roderick Woomble/Idlewild - if you know me, you already know how much I love this band. If you don't know me and you would like me to flood your inbox with reasons why I love Idlewild, then please message me. I will probably crash your account:
Steve Wilson - this guy could record a shart and turn it into a gold record. The things I would do to have this guy produce my songs...:
Joel Plaskett - his music has saved my life so many times. Joel has been the longest-lasting influence on my musical life. I'm pretty sure I'll love him 'til the day I die:
Jimmy Gnecco - he is so tortured and talented, and he fascinates me to no end. Jimmy is so ruling that he gets two pictures:
Christine Magee - c'mon...why WOULD you buy a mattress anywhere else?!?! Christine AND her voice are both superfantastic. Period. You can't deny her awesomeness: