Being middle-aged, I"ve been through a lot of phases--women, men, boats, skis, motorcycles, horses, parenthood . . . I even took singing lessons for a year just for the hell of it. (Couldn't hold a tune) My current interest is finishing a novel i'm writing and keeping my company afloat . . . though I do grab a little piece of everyday and treat like a mini vacation. (Like reading the newspaper from cover to cover down by the water garden in downtown Los Angeles where I am greeted by the same pantheon of pidgins).Apparently it works as strangers occasionally approach to tell me that I act like someone who is retired. I'm not. Retirement is a concept that I want no part of. I intend to work for as long as I am able.
The you in You.
I like it all . . . classical, rock, tranz, dance, rap, new age . . . . even some country. Here's a classic vid i just grabbed off YouTube that I particularly like. Click on it and have a listen . . .
I don't see it all but I come pretty close . . . indies, blockbusters, even Bollywood! I like story--to suspend my disbelief. To that effect I've plumed the depths of Netflix.com so lately I've been reading a lot of subtitles. The more I watch, the more I find European films have a human edge lacking in many American films. Generally though I prefer American story structure and production value.object width="425" height="350" ....
The Lakers, The Clippers. The Spurs . . . Shark, CSI, (Miami, Vegas) The Sopranos was awsome. The Entorage when it's on. I try to catch Jay's monologue before hitting the sack. Cavemen is funny as is Carpooling. The Practice . . . these are good times for network TV, in the spirit of competition they have risen to the cable challenge.
I always need a good book. Anyone have a recommendation? I am currently reading The Collectors by David Baldacci. Let's see this year i slogged through Bill Clinton's "My Life" was illuminating--all 956 pages of it--a lot of who where when . . was hoping for more sweeping insights. Came out of it admiring him though.I dig fiction though. The Kite Runner was a good read. Its author has a great feel for language and emotion. Where the Truth Lies by Rupert Holmes was absorbing and well written. I'll read anything by Robert Parker. If you like detective novels you know he writes the best dialogue. Of course I'm working on my own novel. You an read the first 5 chapters on my blog. Let me know what you think.
My Dad. Bill Clinton, Phil Jackson (the Lakers coach) Bill Gates, Warren Buffet. Bill and Warren's combined philanthropy $85,000,000,000 + billion puts them in a league all their own. I suppose I could put Al Gore on the list, what with his Nobel Prize and an Academy Award both in the same year. I met Ghandi once. Shook his hand! That was a thrill. Maybe I got some of his mojo by osmosis? Wadda ya think?