The beach, classic movies, weekend trips, architecture, history (local, state and world), veggie cooking, camping, road biking, people watching, concert in the park, and picnics. I read constantly, newspapers, magazines, books anything I get my hands on. I've always own a camper, so I like to take weekend or three day trips up the coast to Cambria, Morro Bay, Ojai, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Solvang, etc. Stay in the camper or get a room and explore the local restaurants, shops, art gallery's, museums, beaches and other points of interest.
I'd like to meet:
I'm interested in networking with interesting people from all walks of life. Topic's include (but not limited too) architecture, blues, Caribbean, cycling, environmental issues, fitness & health, global politics, jazz, movie buffs, movie producing, photography, reggae, salsa, screenplay writing, vegan & vegetarian cooking, wine and writing in general.
Music:
I like most music Pop, Old School Oldies (Especially Motown) Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Salsa, Rock, Disco, Classical, some Hip Hop and most stuff in between. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Sade, Rage Against The Machine, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Madonna, Issac Hayes, Etta James, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Teddy Pendergrass, Tina Turner, Luther Vandross, Al Green, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Gabor Szabo, West Montgomery, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, U2, The O'Jays, Led Zeppelin, B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Anita Baker
Movies:
I'm an old movie buff: The Godfather, The Godfather II (Every thing you need to know about life is in the first two Godfather movies), Casablanca, The Big Sleep, Maltese Falcon, The Graduate, Ben Hur, Bonnie and Clyde, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cabaret, King Kong (1933), The Defiant Ones, Dirty Harry, Blazing Saddles, Bridge on the River Kwai, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy (1932), West Side Story, Woodstock, Easy Rider, The Wizard of Oz, The Wild Bunch, Sunset Boulevard, From Russia with Love, Gone With The Wind, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Psycho, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus, Clockwork Orange, Saturday Night Fever, Taxi Diver, Midnight Cowboy, Ghost, It Happen One Night, The Thin Man, Somewhere in Time, Harold and Maude, It's a Wonderful Life, Raiders of the Lost Ark, North by Northwest, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Dr Strangelove, Romeo and Juliet, Bullitt, Once upon a Time in The West, Chinatown, The Magificent Seven, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Mr. Smith goes to Washington, Dog Day Afternoon, Some Like it Hot, Airplane, Tootsie, Shawshank Redemption, The Matrix and Stormy Weather. I ALSO ENJOY MOVIES THAT MAKE YOU THINK OR INFORM YOU SUCH AS "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH", "IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS", "UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ" AND "OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM"
Television:
I don't watch much network TV anymore, mostly PBS. Right now it's Jeopardy, California Gold, The History Detective's, BBC News, reruns of the old Twilight Zone and a basketball or football game.
Books:
I have lots of books, but mostly non-fiction. I have travel books (especially the Caribbean), cook books (especially vegetarian), music, movies and Hollywood, Architecture and History. I recently read "The Tipping Point," and I'm currently reading my way through Ian Fleming's James Bond books.
Heroes:
Mahatma Ghandi, Muhammad Ali, my Dad!
