Contesting, Canadian indie music, weight-lifting, fitness, pop culture, word-play, psychic phenomenon, First Nations culture, wicca, ragtime music, Dilbert, chocolate, Gary Larson, crop circles, UFO theories, 911 conspiracy theories, YouTube (my guilty pleasure - I've watched the OK GO Treadmill Dance 100 times).
My long-lost companion, Jean Tzyy Long Yeh, former Aide to the Economic Minister of Taiwan, my dearest friend at the University of Windsor who I have been looking for, for over 25 years. Last known to reside in California, 1982. ANYONE knowing his whereabouts, PLEASE ask him to contact me. Love and miss you, Jean.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been inexplicably and alarmingly inundated with all manner of, er, *propositions*, since joining MySpace this month (and not a few were rude, presumptuous and offensive), and just wanted to make it clear that I assert my right to reply to sincere and polite missives, exclusively. Otherwise, we are wasting each other's time. I am NOT specifically looking for a romantic partner (though I don't discount that it could happen online, but I'm not holding my breath, either), but even IF I were, I maintain these personal rules (and if they seem severe, well, I plead self-protection):No picture/no reply. If you are over 40, I probably won't reply. If you live outside of central Ontario, you'll be hard pressed to convince me that we have a future together, whatever else your heart, or psychic advisor, might be telling you. SPELLING COUNTS! Sorry, but I taught English too long to NOT be distressed by common errors or laziness. Creative use of language, on the other hand, is strongly encouraged. Poetry? Bonus! I do NOT do instant messaging, unless I elect to do so. I have NO interest in idle chatter. NO means NO. If I tell you I'm not interested in pursuing a romantic interlude with you, move on, please. I will block you if you insist on sending entreating or threatening emails. Please don't ask me for money for dubious charities, do not solicit my subscription to MLM schemes or scams. My hair colour is natural, and does not come out of a box, so don't ask. Communicate with me the way you'd want to be responded-to. If you use expletives with me, I'll return the favour in spades. To sum up, in two words: BE NICE!
Moxy Fruvous, Royal Wood, Alex Brachet, Slider Pines, David Howard, John Petrucci, Uli John Roth, Dream Theatre, Symphony X, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Mott the Hoople, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Grimskunk, Elliott Smith, J.S. Bach, Muse, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Radiohead, Journey, Metallica, Oasis, Hawksley Workman, Markus, John Southworth, Billy Talent, Great Big Sea, The Supers, Radiohead, Sloan, Nirvana, Abba, Cat Stevens, AC/DC, Styx, Trooper, drummers, Blue Rodeo, The Platters, every song ever written in 1928, Eubie Blake, Scott Joplin and ALL ragtime composers, Dick Zimmerman, John Arpin, Bela Fleck, Jethro Tull, Danny Elfman, DragonForce, Dire Straits, Queen, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Zez Confrey, Max Morath, Trebor Tichenor, Carlos Guardel, Bach, Mozart, Widor, Finger Eleven, Robert Downey Jr., Leon Redbone, Led Zep, Homer and Jethro, Gillian Welch, Martin Sexton, Wanda Landowska, Scarlatti, Katchaturian, accordions, The Marimba Ponies, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Monkees, Sparks, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, P.D.Q. Bach, secular organ music, Esquivel, barbershop, banjo music, DDR, bachelor pad/lounge music, Rheostatics, Vance Gilbert, Jason Plumb, The Waltons, Treefort. Babies laughing. Calliopes. Yellow finches. My sons quoting humourous tv/movie dialogue. The sound of snow melting. A lover's cry of ecstacy. All music to my ears.
O Brother Where Art Thou?, anything by Peter Sellars, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton or George Clooney, Ghostbusters I, Airplane! Coen Bros., Duck Soup (1933), The Birds, The Gold Rush (1925), Edward Scissorhands, The Birth Of A Nation (1915), Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Fantasia (1940), The Sting, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, Reefer Madness, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Un Chien Andalou, Metropolis, Eraserhead, This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Borat, anything with Tim Blake Nelson. Fubar. Sub-titled and art house movies. 1950's "Duck and Cover" civil defense school films, Short films. Norman McLaren's classic short animations (NFB), World's Funniest Commercials. WOODY ALLEN! I forgot about Woody Allen....(Take The Money and Run, Sleeper, Manhattan, Stardust Ballroom, Annie Hall....love them all.....
Seinfeld reruns, Trailer Park Boys, Coronation Street (35 years), King of the Hill, The Colbert Report, Conan O'Brien, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Ali G, Six Feet Under, Dead Like Me, CSI, CSI Miami, Letterman, Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Smothers Brothers, Ab Fab, Gilmore Girls, British comedy generally, Stephen Fry/Hugh Laurie skits, Wolfman Jack and the Midnight Special, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Hercules cartoons, The Banana Splits, American Bandstand, The Ghoul (Detroit cable, 1970's), L.A. Law, I Love Lucy, PeeWee's Playhouse, Criss Angel Mind Freak, Miami Ink, The Backyardigans, Ed Sullivan Show, Candid Camera, Saturday Night Live, Carol Burnett Show, Twitch City, The Newsroom. (RADIO: BBC 7, The Goon Show Scripts, The Shadow, and all the oldies radio dramas.)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, anything by James Thurber, Richard Armor, Eric Nicol, Charlie Farquharson, Robertson Davies, Earle Birney, W.O. Mitchell, the poems of the late, beloved John M Ditsky PhD., Pablo Neruda, William Faulkner, South American and Yiddish short stories. Erotica. The poems of John Wing Jr. Pearl S.Buck, Amy Tan.
Oprah. Blood and organ (heart or Hammond) donors. Do-gooders.