kayaking, whitewater rafting, photography, graphics, filmmaking, the occasional puppet, screenwriting, guitar, karaoke, singing in bands and for private recording, music creation, art, theatre (including Broadway shows), camping, special effects, Christian apologetics, traveling, Macintoshes and taking in new experiences...
Oh, I like people who can handle the truth about things and are willing to see past hidden ethical, political and spiritual agendas that are being marketed at them. Also people who walk in truth interest me, NOT relativism or objectivism. Leave your Ayn Rand, Big Business, Big Government, Nihlism, Fascism, Communist manifestos and other sociopathy at home. Thank you, please...
Want a real eye opener? Check out some infanticide... - When did we lose sight of our sense of right and wrong?
Mystery over myth...
The proliferation of great alternative software products for Macs and PCs
I'd like to meet:
OPEN & HONEST (ie: no liars, no drama queens), reliable, non-controlling, non-self destructive, creative people to collaborate with and have fun.
Companies looking to hire me to create some amazing digital artwork or video/film direction.
No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood.
Filmmakers and Actors: Giuseppe Tornatore, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Terry Gilliam, Wes Anderson, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, Monica Bellucci, Jean Reno and Luc Besson, Milos Foreman...
Oh yeah... and THIS GUY - Rick Wakeman of Yes.
AND I am quite impressed by this guy's talent... Charlie Hunter.
Music:
TOAD THE WET SPROCKET , Glen Phillips , Lapdog , Switchfoot , U2, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Story (also Jennifer Kimball & Jonatha Brooke solo ventures), Sarah McLachlan, Radiohead, Clutch, Rose Chronicles (fans of ethereal rock will love this band)
Classical (especially Baroque): Mozart, Telemann, Vivaldi, Bach, Dvorak, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky
OLD Barenaked Ladies (Gordon and MYSD era), The Get-up Kids, Louis Prima (truly at the heart of the Italian-American experience) and Keely Smith, Dean Martin, EARLY Frank Sintara,
PROG ROCK: Yes, King Crimson, Genesis (during the progressive years), Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Tony Levin, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant
Jimmy Eat World, Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants, King Missile, New Order, Joe Pass, David Bowie, Al Dimeola, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Police, Weezer, Simon and Garfunkel, The Trashcan Sinatras, Baka Beyond, INXS, Kronos Quartet, Raphael Saadiq, Patsy Cline, Alabama, John Denver, Thursday, Quicksand, Living Colour...
Sorry, but I like soooo much music, Rap (old skool stylee... no gangsta- some "serious"-KRS1, BDP, Gangstarr, GURU & some "fun"- Black Sheep, 3rd Bass, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Biz Markie, Slick Rick) and Punk/Hardcore (Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, Ramones, Token Entry, Judge, Burn, old Life of Agony, some Rollins Band...), Portishead, Everything But the Girl, Massive Attack, Brand New Heavies, Bob Marley, Jamiroquai, Tonic, Better Than Ezra, oh... what the heck- Coldplay, some props to John Mayer, Aphex Twin, and Hybrid. Stuff mixed by Eddie Offord, Trevor Horn, Tom Lord-Alge and Flood... Stuff remixed by Roni Size...
Teitur (Teitur's Poetry and Aeroplanes is an AMAZING album)
Overall, postivity in music is key and no matter how talented a person is, if I can't respect who they are as a person then it will affect my appreciation of their music.
Much respect to Blood In/Blood Out - keeping it NYHC stylee in the Midwest.
Movies:
Amadeus, The Big Lebowski (Coen Brothers films rock!!!), Weird Science (& some other Brat Pack hits of the '80's), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Terry Gilliam's most underrated film), Labyrinth, Orange County, This is Spinal Tap (also Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Mighty Wind- love mockumentaries), Noises Off!, The Producers (vintage Mel Brooks-Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World-Part I), Richard Elfman's The Forbidden Zone (featuring the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo and a very regal Herve Villechaize. Bim-Bam-Boom indeed!!!), The Phantom of the Paradise
Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children (Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro... amazing visuals!!!), Amelie and A Very Long Engagement (more from Jeunet), The Professional (Leon), The Fifth Element, and other assorted Luc Besson films...Giuseppe Tornatore's Malena, Cinema Paradiso and the Star Maker.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Living in Oblivion ("Why does it have to be a DWARF?"), Rushmore (okay, most anything by Wes Anderson), Godfather I & II, Dead Poets Society, John Cusak films (especially Serendipity and Better Off Dead), ANYTHING Monty Python, 12 Angry Men, American Movie, Jacob's Ladder, Dark City (thanks for reminding me, Eric)
Fave/most fun movies I've worked on... hmmmm. Matt Gavin's Fat Chance and View Askew's unreleased, Big Helium Dog.
Television:
The Office (BBC version), News Radio, SCTV, Red Dwarf, Taxi, Night Court, The Simpsons, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Young Ones, Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served?, You Can't Do That On Television, (OLD) Degrassi Junior High, Third Rock from the Sun, The McLaughlin Group, Sessions at West 54th, Charlie Rose, In Living Color...
Books:
FAVES: The Bible, The Screwtape Letters, The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1984 by George Orwell, Neuromancer by William Gibson, Berkely Breathed comics (Bloom County, Outland), Brian Froud illustrations, Dave McKean digital photo montages (he did the artwork for Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comics), Cinefex magazine...
CURRENTLY READING:
Tesla All about Mr. Tesla and his infernal machines and lack thereof... Fascinating.
Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder...
BOOKS OF NOTE:
The Gospel According to Rome: Comparing Catholic Tradition and the Word of God by James G. McCarthy
This BOOK is AMAZING. BUY IT NOW!!!
Heroes:
Jesus Christ, my parents, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Hank Hanegraaff , Dr. James White , Lloyd Pulley , Jay Sekulow , Kevin McCullough , Danny Kaye (more to come)
