Music is my primary interest, and I enjoy all aspects of it including collecting, listening, reading artists' biographies and watching documentaries, and attending live performances when possible. It is always a pleasure to discover new artists, and in recent years I have become acquainted with a lot of great music through the recommendations of friends.
I am involved in several music-related message boards, and have gotten acquainted with some really great people over the years, several of whom I have been fortunate to meet in person.
I'm also interested in graphic design and am thinking of possibly getting into the field. I also love to draw, but have neglected it in recent years...hope to pick it up again.
I also love to travel, and hope to achieve my goal of having visited all the U.S. states and Canadian provinces within the next 5 years or so. Hopefully one of these days I'll get the opportunity to go to the United Kingdom and visit some of the great Beatles historical spots like the Cavern Club and Abbey Road (I've always wanted to have my picture taken on that crosswalk!)
I'd like to meet:
I would love to meet Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney someday. Their music has meant so much to me over the years. I have had the opportunity to meet a few favorite artists of mine, which has been awesome but there are more I hope to meet sometime in the future.
I enjoy meeting and chatting with people, especially those with mutual interests.
Music:
I'm a huge fan of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. Brian's music has deeply inspired me and helped me get through some very difficult times, and I have been fortunate to see him and his band perform live on 6 occasions, most recently the Pet Sounds Anniversary performance at Long Beach, CA.
I'm also an avid Beatles fan, having first gotten seriously into their music as a high school senior in 1986, and was able to catch Ringo in concert this past summer!
My taste in music tends to run more to the pop/jazz side, but I do enjoy a great rocker as well. Some of my other favorite artists:
The Bee Gees
Chicago
Steely Dan
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Electric Light Orchestra
George Harrison
Elton John
America
Emitt Rhodes
Stevie Wonder
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
Pink Floyd
The Guess Who
The Moody Blues
The Carpenters
Ambrosia
The Association
Earth, Wind and Fire
The Doobie Brothers
Supertramp
Three Dog Night
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Heart
Badfinger
The Mamas & the Papas
Santana
Eric Clapton
The Fifth Dimension
Gordon Lightfoot
Traffic
The Police
The Little River Band
The Monkees
Bread
Carole King
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Alan Parsons Project
Seals & Crofts
Hall & Oates
Marvin Gaye
Pat Benatar
Boz Scaggs
The Zombies
Orpheus
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
Olivia Newton-John
Love
Genesis
The Lovin' Spoonful
Carly Simon
George Benson
Norman Brown
Joyce Cooling
Larry Coryell
Michael Franks
Spyro Gyra
Fourplay
Wayman Tisdale
Paul Brown
Avenue Blue
Al Jarreau
Frank Sinatra
...And the list goes on and on. Some of my favorite albums are featured in my current background design.
Movies:
A Hard Day's Night
Help!
That Thing You Do!
Ice Castles
When Harry Met Sally
Television:
My favorite current TV shows include CSI, House, American Idol (Loved Taylor from last year!) and Bones. I also still enjoy many of the series I loved as a child and teen, especially The Brady Bunch, which has been a huge favorite of mine for many years. Ah, to go back to those times, when life was simpler...
Heroes:
I admire anyone who strives to make this world a better place, whether in a great or small way.
