Creative writing.
Unbiased World History (If there is such a thing)
Favorite Artists: Heath Claiborne, Nakoma, Frazetta, Julie Bell, David Deen, Emerald View (Annabelle), and Terry Conkin...
Mythology
Ireland
Scotland
CuChullain- The Cattle Raid of Cooley
World Travel
Japanese samurai
Parallel Religion/Myth
Gaelic sports
UFC/MMA
A good conversation about controversial subjects
I enjoy reading.
I'm a decent critic and constructive critiquer.
I write poetry when inspired.
I camp, hike, raft, kayak, and spend a lot of time outdoors.
Completing my second book titled Gathering Leaves.
I'd like to meet:
Present (Still Living):Hugh Hefner, Jay Leno, Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Charlize Theron, John Irving, Anne Hathaway, Colin Firth, Ron Paul, Russell Crowe, Queen Elizabeth.
From History (Deceased): Ambrose Bierce, Elvis Presley, W.B. Yeats, CuChullain, Jim Morrison, Mary Magdalene, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Kurt Vonnegut, Queen Elizabeth I
Photos below were taken by Sara Hayes. She is the photographer for Gathering Leaves and also a friend from school and past work. She's done a great job for the book. If you are interested in having some pictures taken by Sara, return back here and I will have a link to her website. For now you can check out her blog at: www.sarahayesphotography.blogspot.com
Music:
Elvis, Bill Withers, Chris Isaak, Sam Cook, Flogging Molly, John Legend, Michael Buble, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons Project, Def Leppard, The Beatles, AC/DC, Dave Matthews, Phish, Tenacious D, Woody Guthrie, George Strait, Jet, Johnny Cash, Waylon and Willie and the Boys, The Chieftains, Cranberries, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Dido, Laura Jansen, Marty Casey, INXS, Joni Mitchell, Vile Richard, Beethoven, Audioslave, Wagner, The Sugarhill Gang, Bob Dylan, The Fighting Tongs/Liars Club, Collective Soul, Tantric, Days of the New, Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Don Henley, Willie Nelson, Loreena Mckennitt, Dido, U2, Seven Nations, The Lovehammers, The Darkness, Jordice Unga, Sting, Modest Mouse, Tammi Rhoton, John Mayer, The Zutons, KanYe West, Nickelback, Steppenwolf, Duran Duran, The Ramones, The Who, The Beatles, Lou Rawls, Velvet Underground, B.B. King, Scissor Sisters, Metallica, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs, Ben E. King, Tom Waits, Jimi Clever, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, Richard D Shank, Love Seed Mama Jump, Fuel, The Exes, Otis Redding, Lifehouse, The Doors, Jimmy Buffett, and of course the fictitious Billy Mack from Love Actually... too many more to list.
Movies:
Snatch, Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, Tombstone, Forrest Gump, Old Yeller, Napoleon Dynamite, Master and Commander, A River Runs Through It, Old Brando flicks, The Cider House Rules, The Man Who Would Be King, What Dreams May Come, Willy Wonka and the Chocalate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton films (Big Fish, Nightmare before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands), Pirates of the Caribbean, Hidden Fortress, Seven Samurai, Samurai I II and III, Boondock Saints, Monty Python movies, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Blade Runner, Highlander, Star Wars movies, True Romance, Indiana Jones, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The Hunted, 80's Ninja Movies, Fantastic Four, X-men, The Hulk, Holes, Love Actually, ...
Television:
Assume the Position, Deadwood, Dead Like Me, Survivor, 60 Minutes (I love Andy Rooney), Rome, The Sopranos, The Tudors, Entourage, and Real Time with Bill Maher. The History Channel.
Books:
As an author myself - I read a lot. My book "Understanding Apples" is doing well. If you haven't read it yet, please do, then tell me what you thought of it. Or write a review on Amazon.com for it."Gathering Leaves will be released mid 2008! Here is the cover.
Ulysses by James Joyce
Morgan Llywelyn
Mark Twain
W.B. Yeats
The Road to Serfdom by Hayek
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Cold Mountain by Frazier
The Golden Compass by Pullman
Lullaby by Palahniak
The Prince by Machiavelli
The Iliad by Homer
The Tain Bo Cuilnge by Kinsella
Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings"
The Nick Adams Stories by Hemingway
Siddhartha by Hesse
Anne Rice
John Irving stuff (Cider House, Garp)
Wilde
The Sword of Hachiman by Lynn Guest
Stoker
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Ambrose Bierce
Dan Brown (Angels and Demons, Deception Point)
Andy Rooney
Anything by Joseph Campbell
Richard Bach
Frost
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(Pictured above is one of Sherlock Holmes' many bookshelves)
Heroes:
Ron Paul, my Dad - Roger Moore - and his Dad, Judd, are the true greats for me. Read the book about why:
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