acoustic + electric guitars, flute, vocals, keyboards, assorted percussion, harmonica, tin whistles.
Ian Anderson, Robin Williams, Gore Vidal, George Carlin, Nelson Mandela, Martina Navratilova, Walt Whitman, John Lennon, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Al Pacino, Red Skelton, Richard Pryor, Martin Scorsese, Barbara Boxer, Tempest, Patti Smith, Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes, Frank Zappa, Debbie Harry, Studs Terkel, Margaret Cho, Sandra Oh, Chrissie Hynde, Alan Alda. Sting, Don McLean, Groucho Marx, Mahatma Ghandi (and whoever else has the same birthday as me). And of course, all of you in my tribe, my NATION.
Beatles (band and solos), Jethro Tull, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Rockpile, Nirvana, Chuck Berry, Paul Simon, Rolling Stones (esp. Keef), Run-DMC, Thelonious Monk, Alice Cooper, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The Ramones, James Brown, Nightmare Alley, Mike Hart, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Cliff, Marcia Ball, Cream, The Pretenders, Garbage, Lou Reed (and Velvet Underground), The Doors, Sting (solo and w/ The Police), Booker T. & The M.G.s, Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Smith, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Les Paul, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Donovan, Elmore James, ELP, ELO, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Roy Buchanan, CCR, Queen, U2, Nektar, The NEW YORK DOLLS, The MINUTEMEN, Billy Joel, Dizzy Gillespie, Stravinsky, Wendy Carlos, Elton John, NRBQ, Yusuf Islam (a/k/a Cat Stevens), Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Tori Amos, Pat Metheny, Led Zeppelin, OZZIE, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Siouxsie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Mary J. Blige, Moody Blues, Andres Segovia, Public Enemy, Joni Mitchell, Louis Armstrong, Rory Gallagher, Donovan, Bob Moog, Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, Leonard Cohen, Chet Atkins, Ravi Shankar, Jane Evil, The Cure, etc.
The Simpsons Movie, Taxi Driver, Punchline, To Sir With Love, Manchurian Candidate, Wizard Of Oz, Citizen Kane, School Of Rock, La Dolce Vita, Dead Poets Society, Trading Places, The Decameron, Gone With The Wind, Padre Padrone, Goodfellas, Il Conformista, Sherlock jr., A Hard Day..s Night, Marx Bros. comedies, Le Grande Illusion, The Fisher King, Do The Right Thing, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Apartment, The Crying Game, House Party, Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Rock Star, High Society, Traffic, SE7EN, Stir Crazy, The Aristocrats, Ford Fairlane: Rock & Roll Detective, Kinsey, Family Business, Animal House, Wayne..s World, Rattle And Hum, "Ray", The Blues Brothers, Hitchcock, Fellini, Woody Allen, John Waters, Mel Brooks, cinema verite, Italian neo-realism.
Seinfeld, Simpsons (of course), Law and Order, L & O: CI, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Comedy Central, Pee Wee..s Playhouse, Natl Geographic Channel, Free Speech TV, PBS, Sopranos, Kathy Griffin, History Channel, Chappelle..s Show, CSI: Miami, Golden Girls, King of the Hill, Comic View, MAD-TV, "Fab 5", Monk, M*A*S*H, TV Land, Addams Family, The Munsters, Designing Women, Sarah Silverman, Frasier, c-span, Jack and Karen (uh, you know), Shark, Monty Python, IN THE LIFE, Angels In America, documentaries, SPORTS!
Emotional Intelligence, The David Kopay Story, Fast Food Nation, A Tale Of Two Cities, Brain Droppings, The Exception To The Rulers, Catch A Fire (Bob Marley bio), Silence Of The Lambs (and the film), Rum Punch (made into the film "Jackie Brown"), Get Shorty (and other Elmore Leonard fare), A Confederacy Of Dunces, The Cider House Rules, The Firm (Grisham), the Rand Mc Nally road atlas of the U.S.
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