I love life, as messy and unpredictable as it is ------------------------- The quote I still love after all this time:
"...The only pain in life is to feel nothing at all..."
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My wife, parents and brothers, life-long friends (and new(er) friends), MUSIC, music news, music trend, music history, music production, songwriting, radio, Recording Industry economy, Recording Industry philosophy, (sorry...you get the picture I bet :) Philosophy (in general), Family Dynamics, Psychology, Sociology, Culture, Subculture (especially the Christian ghetto), Mormonism, Doctrine, Theology, Religion, Literature, Entertainment, Pop, Fashion, Celebrity, Food, Wine, Port Wine, Cigars, Reading, Writing, Communication, Relationship, Laughing, Loving, Grace, Humility, Passion, Vision, Legacy, Relaxation, Rest, Play, Soccer, Baseball (RED SOX), Europe, UK, Italy (Ischia), Moscow, Vancouver, Camping, Hiking, Exploring...
Abraham Lincoln, Billy Corgan, Bono, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Joseph Arthur, Wes Anderson, Karen O, Tunde Adebimpe, Thom Yorke, Jarvis Cocker, Michel Gondry, Ron Paul, Flannery O'Conner...
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: Emmylou Harris, Cut Copy, Fleet Foxes, Charlie Pride, Guillemots, Muddy Waters, The Black Keys, Portishead, M83, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Laura Marling, Alphabeat, Dawn Kinnard, My Morning Jacket, Lykke Li, Goldfrapp, Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, The Raconteurs, Camille, DeVotchKa, Santogold... also: 22-20s, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Air, Air Traffic, Albert Hammond, Jr., Amiina, Amon Tobin, Andrew Bird, Annie, Annuals, Arcade Fire, Archie Bronson Outfit, Art Brut, Arvo Part, Athlete, Bat For Lashes, Be Your Own Pet, Beck, Beirut, Belle and Sebastian, Bell X1, Billie Holiday, Bjork, Black Rebel Mortorcycle Club, Blindside, Bloc Party., Blonde Redhead, Blur, Boards of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Brand New, Brandi Carlile, Bravery, Brendan Benson, Bright Eyes, Broadcast, Broken Social Scene, Butterfly Boucher, Canon Blue, Captain, Carole King, Carpark North, Cat Power, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cherry Ghost, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Cocteau Twins, Common, Coldplay, Cold War Kids, Cooper Temple Clause, Copeland, Crosbie Stills and Nash, Crowded House, Damien Jurado, Damien Rice, Damnwells, David Bowie, David Mead, Death Cab For Cutie, Decemberists, Denison Witmer, Depeche Mode, Devendra Banhart, Devics, DeVotchKa, Doves, Duels, Dungen, Echo and The Bunnymen, Ed Harcourt, Editors, Eels, Efterklang, Eisley, Elbow, Elliott Smith, Emiliana Torrini, Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton, Engineers, Ester Drang, The Faint, Feeder, Feist, Field Music, Film School, Fionn Regan, Fiona Apple, Flunk, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, French Kicks, Frou Frou, Fruit Bats, Gemma Hayes, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Once and Swell Season), Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gnarls Barkley, Gogol Bordello, Goldfrapp, Goldspot, Gorillaz, Gotan Project, Grand National, Guillemots, Gustav Holst, Harry Nilsson, Ian Love, Idaho, Idlewild, Ingrid Michaelson, Interpol, Iron and Wine, Jeff Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, Jem, Jenny Lewis, Jens Lekman, Jeremy Enigk, Jimmy Eat World, Joanna Newsom, John Legend, Johnathan Rice, Johnny Cash, Jolie Holland, Jon Brion, Jose Gonzalez, Joseph Arthur, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, Joshua James, Jump (Little Children), K-OS, Kanye West, Karen Dalton, Kasabian, Kashmir, Kate Bush, Keane, Keren Ann, Killers, Kings Of Convenience, Kings of Leon, Koop, KT Tunstall, Lake Trout, Laura Veirs, LCD Soundsystem, Leaves, Les Savy Fav, Longwave, Loney Dear, Loretta Lynn, Lovedrug, Low, Luis XIV, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., M. Ward, M83, Madeleine Peyroux, Mae, Magnet, Marjorie Fair, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Matt Pond PA, Mellowdrone, Metric, Mew, mewithoutYou, Midlake, Morning Runner, mum, Muse, Mute Math, Mystery Jets, Nada Surf, Nas, Nat King Cole, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, New Buffalo, New Musik, New Order, Nick Drake, Nickel Creek, Nine Black Alps, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Oasis, Of Montreal, OMD, Orenda Fink, Ours, Paloalto, Paper Route, Paris Je T'Aime SDTRK, Patrick Watson, Patty Griffin, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Perishers, Pernice Brothers, Pete Yorn, Peter, Bjorn and John, Peter Gabriel, Phantom Planet, Phoenix, Pinback, The Police, Portishead, Portugal.The Man, Postal Service, Prince, Psychedelic Furs, Radiohead, Ray LaMontagne, Richard Ashcroft, Rilo Kiley, Rocky Votoloto, Rogue Wave, Rolling Stones, Royksopp, Ryan Adams, Sam Roberts, Sarah Blasko, Sarah McLachlan, Scott Matthews, Sean Lennon, Sergio Mendes, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Shout Out Louds, Sia, Sigur Ros, Simon and Garfunkel, Sleeping At Last, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Sondre Lerche, Sophie Solomon, Soulsavers (Mark Lanegan), Soundgarden, Spoon, Stars, Stateless, Stephen Fretwell, Stevie Wonder, Stina Nordenstam, Sufjan Stevens, Sunny Day Real Estate, Supergrass, Switchfoot, Talking Heads, Teenage Fanclub, Tegan and Sara, Teitur, Test Icicles, The 1900s, The American Analog Set, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Beta Band, The Bird and The Bee, The Black Angels, The Cardigans, The Cinematic Orchestra, The Church, The Clash, The Clientele, The Cure, The Czars, The Daylights, The Dissociatives, The Divine Comedy, The Doors, The Earlies, The Elected, The Flaming Lips, The Frames, The Fray, The Go! Team, The Good the Bad and the Queen, The Greenhornes, The Knife, The Kooks, The Like, The Magic Numbers, The Mars Volta, The National, The New Pornographers, The Notwist, The Perishers, The Pixies, The Raconteurs, The Roots, The Rosebuds, The Russian Futurists, The Shins, The Shore, The Smiths, The Sun, The Thrills, The Sleepy Jackson, The Stills, The Stooges, The Strokes, The Veils, The Verve, The Walkmen, The White Stripes, The Velvet Teen, Thom Yorke, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tom Vek, Tom Waits, Travis, TV on The Radio, U2, Van Dyke Parks, Vivaldi, Weezer, West Indian Girl, Wilco, Wilderness, Willy Mason, Wheat, Whiskeytown, White Rabbits, Wolfmother, Wolf Parade, World Leader Pretend, Yann Tiersen, Yeasayer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Youth Group, Zombies...
hmmm, lets start with childhood: Wizard Of Oz, Flight Of The Navigator, The Land of Faraway, Russkies, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Willie Wonka, Mary Poppins, Pinocchio, Neverending Story, Red Dawn, Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, KARATE KID, A League Of Their Own, Hook, Dumb and Dumber, That Thing You Do, The Wedding Singer, Swingers, Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands, Romeo + Juliet, Waking Ned Devine, Braveheart, Gladiator, High Fidelity, Patch Adams, Almost Famous, Zoolander, A Beautiful Mind, LOTR Trilogy, About A Boy, School Of Rock, Moulin Rouge, Notting Hill, Serendipity, Under The Tuscan Sun, Big Fish, The Pianist, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, 28 Days Later, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Catch Me If You Can, Man On Fire, Garden State, Elf, Napoleon Dynamite, Ray, iRobot, Monsoon Wedding, The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Hitch, Radio, Saved!, The Village, Life Aquatic, The Motorcycle Diaries, Girl With A Pearl Earring, City Of God, The Sea Inside, Crash, Cinderella Man, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Constant Gardener, Millions, Dear Frankie, The 3 Colors Trilogy, The Decalogue, The Excorcism of Emily Rose, Magnolia, The New World, Match Point, Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?, With God On Our Side...The Rise of the Religious Right, North Country, The Science Of Sleep, Jesus Camp, The Prestige, 13 Tzameti, Thumbsucker, Marie Antoinette, Babel, Little Miss Sunshine, Transamerica, The City of Lost Children, Pan's Labyrinth, 300, The Last King of Scotland, Spellbound, Blades of Glory, ONCE, Paris Je T'Aime, La Vie En Rose, This is England, Sunshine, Eagle vs. Shark, Everything is Illuminated, The Lives of Others...
The Office, Freaks and Geeks, Lost, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Big Love, Extras, Red Sox games...
Any C.S. Lewis work (Fiction or Non-fiction), Bono: In Conversation With Michka Assayas, Messy Spirituality, Blue Like Jazz, Searching For God Knows What, Love In The Time Of Cholera, Good To Great, 7 Habits..., Selling The Invisible, Q Magazine, Filter Magazine, Paste Magazine, Rizen Mag, Blink!, Imagine, Too Late The Phalarope, Franny & Zoe, To Kill A Mockingbird...
too many to mention...