Surrounding myself with brilliant people who are excited about life. Red Twizzlers. Laughing as much as I can. Doing goofy things in public with friends or strangers. Making stuff. Listening to music all day. Dancing when I can, especially on Friday nights and like a maniac(Flashdance that's right). Helping people who are having a hard time. Playing Yahtzee with my mom. Going on dates. Getting into not so deep conversations with the folks over at the local Block Buster. Spell check. Bocci ball.CHECK LIST:
singing jazz
Ving Tsun (Gong Fu System)
biking
yoga
writing
renting movies
going to the movies
making movies
being in movies
saying the word 'movies'
all things related to the movies
saying the name Pacino, say it with me 3 times
improv games & going to improv joints
performance art
installation
cable ties
LAMINATION
supporting my friends endeavors
supporting the arts
supporting the consumption of fruit
trying to eat well
blue skies
strawberry pies
musclular thighs
cheep clothes
expensive sunglasses
LUSH cosmetics
cat naps
eating
long talks with friends
listening to records with friends
the beginning of Spring
I'd like to meet:
Brilliant people who are passionate about their dreams and don't take themselves to seriously but are seriously dedicated ***Directors I Would Love to Work With ***Wes Anderson *
Woody Allen *
Pedro Almodóvar *
Luc Besson *
Tim Burton *
Francis Ford Coppola *
Sophia Coppola *
Milos Forman *
Peter Jackson *
Ron Howard *
George Lucas *
David O. Russell *
Quentin Tarantino *
Roman Polanski *
Steven Spielberg *
Cohen Brothers *
David Lynch *
Michael Winterbottom *
Christopher Guest *
Spike Lee ***Producers I Would Love to Work With ***Drew Barrymore *
Oprah *
George Clooney *Actors I Would Love to Work With ***Daniel Day Lewis *
Cate Blanchett *
Adrien Brody *
Michael Caine *
Ian McKellen *
Gerard Butler *
Willem Dafoe *
George Clooney *
Tilda Swinton *
Judi Dench *
Robert DeNiro *
Johnny Depp *
Kirsten Dunst *
Tom Hanks *
Dustin Hoffman *
Steve Martin *
Ewan McGregor *
Ian McKellen *
Bill Murray *
Peter O’toole *
Al Pacino *
Jason Schwartzman *
Lily Tomlin *
Christopher Walken *
John Cusack *
John Turturro *
Christopher Guest *
Catherine O'Hara *
Michael McKean *
Jim Carrey *
Will Ferrell *
Ricky Gervais *
(more to come)
Music:
Generalizing: Dance(techno, house, sum jungle, electro funk), classical, old jazz no fusion, solid pop music mostly Britt influenced, I have many friends who make music and for the most part they are all wicked. Ambient, strong vocals from gospel and opera umm umm umm 70's rock, 80's spead metal, ALL 80's britt pop, 70-80's punk, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Miller, Big Band, Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass, Quincy Jones, ELVIS, Cole Porter, Debussy, XTC, YELLO, Duran Duran, Led Zepplin, Belle & Sebastian, Beck, Communards, Orbital, New Order, Jamiroquai, Sade, CASH CASH AND MORE JOHNNY CASH and that's enough for now or come and hear me spin and you'll find out more.DJ's: Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, D Wynn, Huckaby, Gieger, Magda, Minx, Jennifer X, Shortround.Local Bands:Ben Cyllus, Gypsy Strings of Detroit, Magas, Rai.MORE TO COME
Movies:
There Will Be Blood, Citizen Kane, I Heart Huckabees, Ghandi, The Black Stallion, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Caddy Shack(Bill Murray), Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(original), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Roman Holiday(actually all Audrey Hepburn movies), What the Bleep Do We Know, Quentin Terentino films, Jimmie Stewart films, Humphrey Bogart films, Marlene Dietrich films, Jack Lemon films, Wes Anderson films, Harold & Maude, Jaws, Mommy Dearest, Blue in the Face, Alphaville, All Woody Allen, Bugsy Malone, Disney Films, The Cotton Club, Peter O'Toole, Michael Caine, Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot, 7 Year Itch, All That Jazz, Fame, The Blues Brothers(John Belushi & Dan Akroyd individually), Fast Times at Ridgemont High(Sean Penn), High Fidelity(John Cusack & Jack Black individually) The Pianist-Adrien Brody aaaaaaaaaaah, Flashdance, Demonology(starring Jonny Victor) . . . more to follow
Television:
Now that I am actually on television and especially since I don't own a TV anymore I rarely get a glimpse unless I am researching it online.
Books:
"Tao of Pooh", "Good Life Good Death"(Gehlek Rimpoche), Woody Allen's "Without Feathers". I'm reading scipts too!!
Heroes:
Mom and Dad. My beloved pooch Crank who showed me what the true nature of love is 'unconditional and ever so forgiving'. Ghandi. His holiness the Dalai Lama. Jesus was certainly a bad ass in his day. Snoopy showed me how to throw down as a child and not take shit from anyone. Winney the Pooh makes me strive to just follow my nose. Martin Luther King sure had a nice dream. I'm trying to free slaves in my own way like Lincoln. Madonna on some level. Kyabje Gehlek Rimpoche as his compassion and kind loving soothing presence. My grade school teacher Mrs. Rue for believing I had talent as a singer. Tod Erickson for teaching me how to weld. Anyone who doesn't buy into negative strains of thought. ..
