Thinking, reading, writing, poetry, comedy, the arts, the universe, culture, people, music, food, friends
Like-minded people who won't talk children at me, who can colour my days yellow; old friends; new friends; people who make me smile.
I'd like to have a dinner party and invite all my heroes along.
10,000 Maniacs
The Stone Roses
The Divine Comedy
Leftfield
The Magic Numbers
Green Day
Katie Melua
Tori Amos
Paul Weller
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
Mika
Nick Cave
The Cure
Nirvana
The Doors
The Kaiser Chiefs
Bowie
Pulp
B52s
Blur
James
Elvis costello
Anything quirky that has a good beat, uplifts the spirits or transcends the everyday
Sliding Doors
Trainspotting
The Matrix
Shrek
Evita
Moulin Rouge
The Full Monty
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Drop Dead Fred
Fargo
Sex & Lies
Anything with Johnny Depp, Robert Carlysle or John Hannah
Anything that's arty, funny, gritty, convincing or clever
Shameless
Dr Who
Coupling
Have I got news for you?
24 (1st series)
Books:
Holes
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Birdsong
White Teeth
The World and his Wife
Ex Libris
Art & Lies
His Dark Materials trilogy
Written on the Body
Marianne Dreams
The Power Book
Jane Eyre
Walking Naked
Enduring Love
Exodus
The Life of Pi
The Prophet
Songs of Innocence & Experience
One
Adult Fairytales
The Book of Mrs Noah
Writers:
Alice Walker
Zadie Smith
Angela Carter
Thomas Hardy
Charlotte Bronte
Ian McEwan
George Orwell
the Romantic poets
Amy Tan
Jeanette Winterson
Tracy Chevalier
Philip Pullman
Stephen Fry
Paul Merton
Dawn French
Victoria Wood
Oscar Wilde
Joan Miro
Sinead O'Connor
Billy Connolly
Eddie Izzard
the Romantic poets
Jonathan Swift
Johnny Depp
Alison Dunne
Pam Thompson
Mr Day (who taught English at Hastings High School in Burbage, 1979-81)
my brother