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retts

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About Me

water gypsy and dog lover

My Interests

my friends, my boat, the open road and not looking back. living by candle light, hampstead heath at twilight, cycling home in the dark.

Music:

makes life worth living. danny playing his baritone ukelele two boats down which lulls me to sleep. townes, bob dylan, patti smith, leonard cohen, jackson c frank, the incredible string band, men an tol, alaistair roberts, the lilac time, neil young, bowie, the penguin cafe orchestra, serge gainsbourg, francoise hardy, velvet underground, the lovely creations of nick duffy

Movies:

paris texas, badlands, pierrot le fou, band a parte, a bout de souffle, one from the heart, cocksucker blues, dont look back, grey gardens, life aquatic, une femme est une femme, vivre sa vie, le mepris, performance, a bigger splash, prick up your ears, easy rider

Television:

a tricky customer when you have no electricity

Books:

joan didion, sam shephard's stories, allen ginsberg's poems, jack kerouak , a moveable feast, christopher isherwood, dylan thomas, john fante, charles bukowski, wim wenders 'once', the electric kool aid acid test, lump the dog who ate a picasso

Heroes:

oh love of my life, my late lamented dog. myles, for setting up my fire in time for the long winter ahead