Music, comedy, writing, (quality) unscripted programming, collecting CDs and DVDs, travel, fine food and wines/spirits, photography, animals, watching documentaries, looking for undiscovered and/or underappreciated movie "gems," and reading and watching (with amusement, of course) all things going down in Celebrityland (not only checking out for cool restaurants, clothes, and places to travel to, but looking at some of the major gaffes some of these people do and realizing that many of the choices I've made haven't been so bad, in comparison; plus, you won't find me on thesmokinggun.com LOL) Oh, and I've also been brushing up on my gaming skills, particularly poker (yeah, it's trendy, but I've always been interested in it, so there! :p).
Anyone who loves rock 'n roll, "Seinfeld," travel, gaming (poker and blackjack, not video games) and unscripted programming. Oh, and anyone who appreciates fine food and drink who might have some great recommendations for his/her particular city.
ROCK 'N ROLL!!!!! Any genre, save for rap metal or overly whiny *coughalternativecough* In particular, I love L.A. Guns, Def Leppard, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, UFO, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Van Halen, April Wine, Led Zeppelin, Sweet, and pretty much all hard rock and many forms of metal, except for death and black. I also dig '60s music and old-school R&B (from the '60s and '70s) and classical can be cool. I consider '60s and '70s bubblegum-style pop to be a "guilty pleasure." Some other favorite bands/singers: The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkees, Black Sabbath, Berlin, Fleetwood Mac, '70s Foreigner, '70s Boston, '70s Styx, '70s REO Speedwagon, The Scorpions, '80s Metallica, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Girlschool, Duran Duran, '80s/early '90s Megadeth, '80s/early '90s Queensryche, Triumph, Alice In Chains, U2, George Harrison, John Lennon, Rush, Motley Crue, Dokken, Kick Axe, Missing Persons, Lita Ford, Cinderella, Tesla, Sheryl Crow.
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Comedies, rock movies, and off-center types. Favorites: "Sixteen Candles," "Grease," "The Breakfast Club," "What About Bob," "Stripes," "Stir Crazy," "To Sir With Love," "Eating Raoul," "This Is Spinal Tap," "Spirit of '76," "Hysterical," "Dazed and Confused," "Red Dawn," "Help," the "Vacation" series, "Independence Day," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "The Warriors," "Drowning Mona," "The Naked Gun" and sequels, "The Brady Bunch Movie" and sequel, "Over The Edge," "Almost Famous," "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble," "Carrie," "Head," "Saturday Night Fever," "Thank God It's Friday," "Boogie Nights," "Better Off Dead," "One Crazy Summer," "How I Got Into College," "Revenge of the Nerds," "Rosemary's Baby," "Midnight Cowboy," "Woodstock," "Monterey Pop," "Psych Out," "The Exorcist," "Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice," "Suspiria," "Animal House," "Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke," "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie," "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "The Outsiders," "Heathers," "Rock and Roll High School," "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," "Something's Got To Give," "Best In Show," "Valley Girl," "Babe," "Cool Runnings," "Ghostbusters," "Fletch," "Back to the Future," "The Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years," "Dr. Detroit," "Back to School," "Just One of the Guys," "The Big Chill," "Halloween," "Night of the Living Dead," "Ghost," "Pretty Woman," "Trading Places," "Eddie Murphy Raw," "A Fish Called Wanda," "Clueless," the "Bill and Ted" movies, "Wayne's World," "So I Married an Axe Murderer," "Fatal Attraction," "Son-In-Law," "Encino Man," "Foxes," "The Stoned Age," the "Legally Blonde" movies, "Henry Fool," "Forest Gump," "The Stepford Wives" (both versions), "The Rose," "The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus," "Barbarella," "Performance," "The Song Remains the Same," "Gimme Shelter," and "A Hard Day's Night."I know, I've added a bunch more since my initial profile setup, but hell, I keep forgetting some good ones! LOL
"SEINFELD!!!!!" of course. Also, "Newsradio," "Freaks and Geeks," "Friends," "Bosom Buddies," "Welcome Back, Kotter," "Law and Order" (all series), "All In The Family," "Three's Company," "Soap," "American Dreams," "My Three Sons," "Mystery Science Theater 3000," "Rude Awakening," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Monkees," "The Chris Isaac Show," "Family Ties," "Saturday Night Live" (from '75 to '79), "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Family Affair," "Laugh-In," "Maude," "The Jeffersons," "What's Happening," "Eight is Enough," "SCTV," "Cheers," "The Cosby Show" (the early years anyway), "Square Pegs," "It's Your Move," "The Twilight Zone," "Headbanger's Ball" (the old one), "Night Gallery," "My Two Dads," "ALF," "Perfect Strangers," "It's Garry Shandling's Show," "The Hitchhiker," "Not Necessarily the News," "Dream On," "Drew Carey Show," "21 Jump Street," "Married...With Children," "Duet," "The Tracy Ullman Show," "Get a Life," "Will and Grace," "Frasier," "The John Larroquette Show," "Wings," "Just Shoot Me," "Strangers With Candy," "Strip Mall," "3rd Rock From the Sun," "What Not to Wear," "Urban Legends," "Deadliest Catch," "The New Detectives," "The FBI Files," "The Young Ones," "Monty Python's Flying Circus," "Absolutely Fabulous," "That '70s Show," "Ned and Stacey," "Homicide: Life On The Street," "Investigative Reports," "City Confidential," "Behind the Music," "Remote Control," "Working," "The Wonder Years," "The Naked Truth," "Flying Blind," "Oops!," "Night Court," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "The Apprentice," "Rock Star: INXS," "The Contender," "He's a Lady," "The Carol Burnett Show," "Mama's Family," "CHiPS," "South Park," "Bewitched," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Penn and Teller: Bullshit," "Sex and the City," "Weeds," "The Office," "My Name Is Earl," "30 Rock," "The Closer," and "Heroes."As for channels, I love The Discovery Channel and all its subsidiaries, TLC, The Travel Channel, Food Network, GSN, BBC-America, The History Channel and History International, A&E, And some aspects of Comedy Central, Animal Planet, VH-1, E!, USA, TBS, and TNT.And no, believe it or not, I don't watch a bunch of TV LOL. Actually, it tends to be in the background most of the time. Most of the shows I've listed are from my formative years, so they'll always have a special memory for me. And I do love collecting television shows on DVD. You get more bang for your buck, so to speak, than just simply watching them on broadcast television.
"Sein Language," "The Hidden Life of Dogs," "The Stand," "The Shining," "The Exorcist," "Harvest Home," "Midnight," "Twilight Eyes," "Rock Star" and the "Hollywood" and "Chances/Lucky" series by Jackie Collins (fun trashy novels), and the works of Shakespeare.Though they're not books, I love comic collections of "Garfield," "Bloom County," "Dilbert," "Calvin and Hobbes," "The Far Side," and "Get Fuzzy."
I'm not really the hero worship type, but I gotta admire John Lennon Gloria Steinem, Hunter S. Thompson, and Jerry Seinfeld. Okay, Jerry's not necessarily a hero, but he does make me laugh, so that's good enough for me.