Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-century Modern, The Space/Atomic Age, Charles and Ray Eames, Eiko-artist/costume/set designer, she designed the costumes for Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Cell, she's amazing, Googie/Populuxe, TCM, Dada, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Busby Berkeley, retro-vintage anything, (especially, the 20's through the 60's)....Thrift stores , flea markets, antique stores. Campy kitsch, sushi, sake and seafood. Red wine, white wine, bloody mary's, also, I won't drink coca-cola, unless you put some rum in it, preferably some Sailor Jerry's or Captain Morgan's (OK,that's enough about the libations, I'm starting to sound like a real lush.) Weird, bizzare, strange anything (I just can't help it.) But don't let that scare you, because I'm really down to earth. Something Weird Videos, The paranormal, supernatural, metaphysical, lotsa far out, way out kinds of stuff. Freak shows, sideshows (I also like the banner art.) Victorian houses, Chocolate and candy (jelly belly, jelly beans...mmmmm mmmmm, I have a sweet tooth.) But don't worry....I like my fruits and veggies, too. Ray Harryhausen, before CGI, there was Ray Harryhausen's stop motion animation, special effects. Fun stuff! Reading... of course art books, but also some science, I love reading books about physics, quantum physics in particular, when they are written in layman's terms, fascinating!. Lovable critters of all kinds. Also, most importantly, family and friends!!! My dad, as a teenager.
Marta Beckett..If you have ever seen the movie/documentary Amargosa, then you know who I'm talking about. This woman is amazing, she is a ballet dancer, pianist and artist Just watch Amargosa and you'll understand my awe of this woman. Also, Gaudi, Hundertwasser and Simon Rodia, the man who single-handedly built the Watts Towers in LA. Also, all you artistic and creative types. Marta..... and the "audience" she painted on the walls of her Amargosa Opera House.....and the ceiling too........
Monster Magnet, NIN, KMFDM, Pig, Jimi Hendrix, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Dead Can Dance, Adam and the Ants, Billy Idol, The Sex Pistols, The Pogues, Screamin Jay Hawkins, The Detroit Cobras, Link Wray, Bjork, Tori Amos, Bad Religion, Mazzy Star, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oingo Boingo, Mingus, The Rat Pack- Frank, Dean, Sammy, Ennio Morricone, Deee-Lite, Missing Persons, Mancini, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Clash, Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, Ella and Louis, The Cult, The Trashmen, The Who, The B-52's, X, The Jam, The Doors, The Yardbirds, David Bowie, Led Zep, The Ramones, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Pixies, Social Distortion, Danzig, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, Beg, Scream and Shout: The Big Ol' Box of 60's Soul(James Brown, The Supremes, Booker T and the MG's) Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Nick Drake, Soundgarden, Mozart, Chopin, Beck, Radiohead, Madonna, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, The Monkees, Lords of Acid, T Rex, Elvis, Duran Duran, AC/DC, Queen, The Rave-Ups, Dick Dale, Pink Floyd, Buddy Holly, Sisters of Mercy, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Damned, The Animals, The Stones, Bauhaus, Cab Calloway, Blur, Portishead, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Great Tomato Blues pkg(Etta James, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters), Nuggets and Nuggets II(The Electric Prunes,The Seeds, The Standells, 13th Floor Elevators,The Sonics), The Raveonettes, Nick Cave, Brian Setzer, Gary Numan, Yma Sumac, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Kate Bush, and just because they are so gosh darn fun, Reverend Horton Heat, S.C.O.T.S., The Cramps, Back from the Grave series and the Ultra Lounge series CD's......it's martini time, baby! Also, Risque Rhythm Nasty 50's R&B CD, because where else are you going to hear Big Long Slidin' Thing, It ain't the Meat and (I Love to Play Your Piano) Let Me Bang Your Box!!! I also wanna give props to my fave local band, from my college days....BRIAN AND THE NIGHTMARES!!! love you guys!"
Blade Runner, The Dark Crystal, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Faster,pussycat! Kill! Kill! Harold and Maude, Auntie Mame,(w/Rosalind Russell), Rushmore, Groundhog Day, Gambit, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Goke-Body Snatcher from Hell, Some Like it Hot, Freaks, Suspiria, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Polyester, Mad Monster Party, I Love You Alice B Toklas, Where the Lilies Bloom, Blow Up, Uzumaki, Sunrise-A Song of Two Humans, The Unknown, The Valley of Gwangi, (cowboys and dinosaurs, down Mexico way, yee haw!) Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Belle de Jour, Slaves of New York, Danger:Diabolik, Rosemary's Baby, Enter the Dragon, Willy Wonka, Henry and June, Still Breathing,(my chick flick pick) Fantastic Planet, Forbidden Zone, Sirens, Vampyr, Metropolis, Nosferatu, Lemony Snicket,(for it's eye candy costumes and set design),Flash Gordon,(From 1980, slightly cheesy, campy fun),Risky Business, This is Spinal Tap, Photographing Fairies, Barbarella, Amargosa, Repo Man,(killer soundtrack too), Dark City, The Party,(w/ Peter Sellers), Ed Wood, A Smell of Honey-A Swallow of Brine, Satan in High Heels, Psych Out, The Trip, Ghost in the Shell, Amadeus, Planet of the Apes (68 ver) The Time Machine (1960 ver), LOTR, the Star Wars movies, the Harry Potter movies, Box of Moonlight, any kind of sci fi, the good, the bad and the cheesy, also, old school horror movies, such as...Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein,The Tingler, Dracula,The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Village of the Damned, Them, Tarantula, Incredible Shrinking Man, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, White Zombie, House of Wax and Horror of Dracula, and last but not least, Attack of the Giant Leeches, The Crawling Eye, Teenagers from Outer Space, The Brain that wouldn't Die, Hot Rods to Hell, Hand of Death (I was diggin' the bongo/theremin/organ music for this movie, ha ha, it's great!)"
The Twilight Zone (The original series), The Outer Limits (The original and the newer series) Kolchak- The Night Stalker (the original series), The Monkees, The Colbert Report, MST3K, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost, Hawaii Five-O, Bewitched, Project Runway, Dark Shadows, The Young Ones, Anthony Bourdain- No Reservations, The Munsters, Night Gallery, The Green Hornet, Batman, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Yes, I'm a geek) Laugh In, Ultra Man, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sifl and Olly, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls, Jeopardy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppet Show, Night Court, Spin City, Aeon Flux, The X-Files, Northern Exposure (I used to live in the great state of Alaska, many, many years ago). Also, various home, garden, car shows (vintage cars), and the History Channel.
I LOVE BOOKS!!!
MY DAD, BUTCH!