Food, wine, and all the things that are impossible not to abuse. A hot cup of coffee and a catch-up session with Anjie after a long week of life. Songs that remind me of my daddy. A good conversation and a good record
Lera as a teenager...can't wait to see her outdo her daddy. Also, I would definitely appreciate sharing the round table with any of the following: Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Lucinda Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Hunter S. Thompson, Leonard Cohen, Jeff Mangum, and Anthony Bourdain.
This could take awhile...Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, Thin Lizzy, The Replacements, Tom Petty, John Prine, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Elliot Smith, Randy Newman, Wilco, Alejandro Escovedo, Son Volt, My Morning Jacket, The Pretenders, Patti Smith, Rickie Lee Jones, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, Peter Gabriel, REM, JJ Cale, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Malcolm Holcombe, Neko Case, Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch, Cat Power, Joni Mitchell, Feist, Mos Def, Will Oldham and all his projects, Neutral Milk Hotel, Crooked Fingers, Early Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, The Long Winters, Magnetic Fields, Radiohead, Bjork, The Clash, David Bowie, Curtis Mayfield, Jeff Buckley, Otis Redding, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, T. Rex, The Smiths, The Cure, The Stooges, The Faces, Dire Straits, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Police, Television, Roxy Music, Big Star, The Modern Lovers, Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, Rilo Kiley, Azure Ray, Bright Eyes, The Supremes, Ronnie and the Ronnettes, The Shangri-las, The Shirelles, Os Mutantes, Belle and Sebastian, Beck, Calexico, Built to Spill, Guided by Voices, Modest Mouse, Drive-By Truckers, Centro-Matic, Jackson Browne, Silver Jews, The Mountain Goats, Lucero, Matthew Sweet, Coldplay, Nick Drake, M. Ward, James McMurtry, Califone, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Blonde Redhead, Talking Heads and David Byrne's solo work, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Pixies, Dwight Yoakam, Old 97's, Morphine, El Perro Del Mar, Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, Pulp, Stereolab, Serge Gainsbourg, Mercury Rev, The Decemberists, Gang of Four, Enon, Figurines, The Glands, The Shins, Beirut, Great Lake Swimmers, Clinic, Of Montreal, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah!, Band of Horses, Josh Rouse, Peter Bjorn and John, Amy Winehouse, Regina Spektor and Nouvelle Vague.
Anything by the Coen Brothers and Wes or P.T. Anderson, True Romance, Blue Velvet, Little Children, Requiem For A Dream, Life Is Beautiful, Capote, Being John Malkovitch, Adaptation, Talk to Her, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Scent of a Woman, In The Bedroom, Like Water For Chocolate, Volver, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, American Movie, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Graduate, Sketches of Frank Gehry, Lolita, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, Sideways, Same Time Next Year, You Can Count On Me, Amelie, Beautiful Girls, American Splendor, Pretty in Pink, Say Anything.
Entourage, Weeds, The Tudors, Californication, No Reservations- Anthony Bourdain ...Food Network junkie.
We'll go with the authors...William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Bukowski, Tom Robbins, Eudora Welty, Walker Percy, Hunter S. Thompson, Carlos Castaneda, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Tennessee Williams, Pat Conroy, David Sedaris, Rick Bragg.
My Daddy.