Monkeys, synchronized dancing cartoon characters, cheese, animals of all kinds, brewing beer, playing board games, outings, foreign food, conspiracy theories, and things that are not the size they should be. Like baby corn, jumbo shrimp, miniature goats and the Big Chicken in Marietta.
I'd like to meet:
I'd like to meet people who want to join my gang once society collapses. Come to me and I'll be your Lord Humongous. I've been practicing my intimidation and destruction skills. Watch this video for inspiration.
Music:
Right now I'm obsessing over Yacht Rock. The super-smooth sounds of the late 70s, early 80s. Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Hall & Oates (but mostly just Oates)
Stoner Rock:
Kyuss, Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, Artimus Pyledriver, Black Sabbath, Bongzilla, Alabama Thunderpussy, Monster Magnet, SuperHeavyGoatAss
Raw Blues Rock:
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Velcro Lewis, Lords of Altamont
Funk:
Bootsy Collins, Beastie Boys, Funkadelic, Morris Day & The Time, The J.B.s, Trouble Funk, Sly & The Family Stone
Gothic Country:
Woven Hand, Jim White, Johnny Dowd, The Handsome Family, 16 Horsepower, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash
Alternative Singer/Songwriters:
Jonathan Richmond, Jeff Buckley, Magnetic Fields, James Kirk, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bright Eyes, Luna/Galaxie 500/Dean & Britta, Ben Lee
Noisy Feedback Alternative:
Jesus & Mary Chain, Swervedriver, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, early Smashing Pumpkins
Rockabilly, Psychobilly & Surf:
Wanda Jackson, Meteors, Jerry Lee Lewis, The 5678's, Belmont Playboys, Blue Hawaians, Rev Horton Heat
Old School Hip-Hop:
Pharcyde, Black Sheep, Prince Paul & Automator, MC Paul Barman, Dyslexic Speedreaders, Public Enemy, EPMD, ,Big Daddy Kane, Kid N Play, Camp Lo, Cee-Lo, Mos Def, Egyptian Lover, Atmosphere, ODB
50's Lounge and Swing:
Dean Martin, Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Sam Butera, Arthur Lyman, Martin Denny, YMA Sumac, Eartha Kitt, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Astrid Gilberto. They don't make women that sexy anymore. Julie London could read the IRS Tax Code and I'd crack a fat.
Movies:
I like just about everything really. But my favorites are artsy movies that are not watered down by the Hollywood business machine. Jeeze, that sounds a little pretentious, don't it? War Movies, 80's classics, documentaries, Spike Jonze, David Lynch, Mel Brooks.
Television:
Kids In The Hall, Twin Peaks, Thundaar the Barbarian, Creature Comforts, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, The Office, Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp, Dobie Gillis, anything by Ken Burns.
Books:
I like books but good lord, do I read slow. Looking for suggestions, mostly non-fiction or historical fiction.
Favs include H.P. Lovecraft, Peter Hopkirk, George MacDonald Frasier, Jared Diamond (but damn he takes a long ass time to make a point! Guns, Germs & Steel could have been about 100 pages shorter and not cut anything out)
Heroes:
Steve Weibe (pronounced We Be, as in We Be Chillin') of King of Kong fame. Modern day Little Engine That Could. Nice to see some justice in the world, however small.
