Movies, TV, Music, Books, Sports, and reading/writing about all of the above. Playing guitar, chugging Pepsi by the gallon (it's the nectar of the gods), good stand-up comedy, the mighty Fango, one great rock show that can change the world, a big bag of Oreos, watching Tony Jaa OWN people, kicking uppity elves, blindfolded nude unicycling, and breathing.
I'd like to meet:
Interesting people with intelligence and wit. Th us, any Bushies need not apply. Just kidding. . .kinda.
Music:
All-time favorites: AC/DC, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, and Pantera.
Other faves: The Who, Kings of Leon (Because Of The Times is the best CD I've heard in a long, long while), Pixies, Joe Satriani, Sarah McLachlan, The Clash, John Fogerty, Megadeth, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Pink Floyd, Avenged Sevenfold, U2, Rage Against The Machine, Lamb Of God, Prince, John Prine, Ramones, Fort Minor, Lacuna Coil, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Dream Theater, Aimee Mann, Green Day (I seriously think "American Idiot" is some kind of masterpiece), Buckcherry, Stevie Wonder, Guided By Voices, Killswitch Engage, Van Halen (and Sammy solo; Dave can suck it), Filter, Richard Buckner, Chicago, Pelican, Foo Fighters, My Bloody Valentine, Buddy Guy, Sevendust, Rush, In Flames, Jimi Hendrix, Prong, Radiohead (specifically "The Bends", which is better than "OK Computer" and I don't care what you say), Alison Krauss and Union Station, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Grand Funk Railroad, Deftones, Miles Davis, The Cars, Black Crowes, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dianne Reeves, Arc Angels, and Van Morrison.
Guilty Pleasures: Billy Joel, Journey, Def Leppard. And Nickelback.
Movies:
All-time favorites: Raiders Of The Lost Ark, John Carpenter's The Thing, and True Romance.
Flicks by: John Carpenter, Walter Hill, Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, George A. Romero, Scorsese, Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Spielberg, Guillermo Del Toro, William Friedkin, Wes Anderson, Joe Dante, Michael Mann, Smokin' Joe Carnahan, Hayao Miyazaki, P.T. Anderson, Neil Marshall, Richard Donner, John Woo (even Paycheck, people - sad, I know), and 80's John Hughes (the distinction is important).
Random faves: Sin City, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Hostel, The Princess Bride, Silent Hill, The Mist (see it!), School of Rock, The Ninth Configuration, Time After Time, Land of the Dead (I know that the original two are actually better but this is the first one where I'm actually old enough to have experienced what it is he's referencing in his social commentary and it's a significant, kickass flick), Seraphim Falls, Tombstone, 50 First Dates, Animal House, Talk To Me, Exiled (beautiful HK cinema), The Convent, Die Hard, Alien, Murder Party (from The Lab of Madness, a new indie that is just awesome - give these dudes a budget and let them do their thing, we'll have some seriously good movies comin' our way), Kentucky Fried Movie, Dead Alive, the Lord of the Rings trilogy (DVD extended versions), the original Star Wars trilogy (the one that DIDN'T rape my childhood), The Rundown, Looney Tunes: Back In Action (it'll wash the foul taste that is Space Jam right outta your mouth), Ravenous, Good Night and Good Luck., Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny, Gone Baby Gone, Serenity, The Last Waltz, Memento, Pink Floyd The Wall, The Stand, The Shining (TV version, which rocks, period) and The Shining (Kubrick version, which rocks if you pretend there was no source novel), the Friday The 13th series, the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and of course Freddy Vs. Jason, Heathers, Equilibrium, 61*, Caddyshack, Reign Over Me, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Proposition, Stand By Me, Running Scared (who knew Paul Walker could actually ACT?!?), Dazed and Confused, Idle Hands, The Butcher Boy, Jesus' Son, Re-Animator, Napoleon Dynamite, L.A. Confidential, and The Wild Bunch.
Television:
Supernatural, Psych, The Office, Cheers, The Simpsons, Heroes, The Boondocks, Jericho (back with a vengeance!), Journeyman, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, 24, Entourage, Dexter, 30 Rock, The Wire, The Daily Show/The Colbert Report, Mythbusters, Life, Firefly, SportsCenter, Robot Chicken, My Name Is Earl, Real Time with Bill Maher, Freaks and Geeks, The Venture Brothers, Masters of Horror, Scrubs, The Unit, and Looney Tunes.
Books:
Anything by Stephen King, Mark Twain, Carl Hiassen, Louis L'Amour, Joe R. Lansdale, Al Franken, Elmore Leonard, Jonathan Carroll, Larry McMurtry, Peter Mathiessen, William Goldman, Chuck Klosterman, James Ellroy, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Hunter, Lawrence Block, Richard Price, Erik Larson, and Dennis Lehane.
Singles: "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (can't wait for his follow-up), "Live From New York" by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller, "Conversations With Tom Petty" by Paul Zollo, "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe, "A Simple Plan" and "The Ruins" by Scott Smith, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" by Susannah Clarke, and "The Beast That Was Max" by Gerard Houarner.
Heroes:
Stephen King, Tom Petty, Larry Bird, Mark Twain, Keith Olbermann, Jack Black, John Carpenter, Pete Townshend, Don Cheadle, Al Franken, LeBron James, Ron White, Joe Montana, William Goldman, Judd Apatow, Huey Freeman, George A. Romero, Chuck Klosterman, Bill Russell, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Repairman Jack, Stephen Lynch, Mike Mendez, Robert Pollard, Joss Whedon, Patton Oswalt (and the Comedians of Comedy), Steve Young, Eli Roth, Red Auerbach, Calvin AND Hobbes, Edward R. Murrow, Rob Zombie, The San Francisco 49ers, The Sacramento Kings, Hugh Hefner, James Bond, and Bugs Bunny.
And for completely different reasons: Keeley Hazell, Jessicas Alba and Biel, Cara Zavaleta, Josie Maran, Maria Sharapova, Jenna Fischer, Salma Hayek, Kate Beckinsale, Christina Ricci, Meghan Perry (you ROCK!), Alyssa Milano, Zoe Bell (GOD, I love Zoe Bell), and Jessica Rabbit. And finally, special mention MUST be made to Adrianne Palicki.
