Well, I was named Mrs. Lennon by my friends when I was only like 7 years old (because I had already loved him for at least 5 years by then -- seriously) and I still of course love that nickname, so I guess that explains my main interest :-) Speaking of "Mrs. Lennon," my other nicknames include "Ashes" of course...Popeye, AL, Ashwee, Ashlinkiedoo (or just Linkie), Janet Wood, Angelina, Nickel, Eggplant, Bungo, Adriana, Lizzie, Mija, Sissy, Hair, Neecha, and there are countless others I'll add if I think of them. Music has always been my passion, but I enjoy listening to it and learning the history of it (names and dates) more than making it myself. I only play guitar to myself and for fun. I pretty much like anything artistic such as dance, photography, poetry, fashion, and of course art. I love to go to concerts! I follow Three Dog Night to as many shows as I can, and try to see as many concerts I can get to!What else do I love? Well, I don't like to shop unless it's for awesome vintage things. I looove vintage style! I love football, baseball, and basketball. I love movies and television. My favorite thing of all is trivia, especially Beatles/music trivia! Games are fun too, of course. I love my friends/family/loved ones, and all of the traditions and memories I've got. I'll have to add more later...
I'd like to meet:
I hardly consider myself "a fan†of The Beatles. A fan is typically someone who enjoys the music and admires someone's musical ability...but I care more for them as people than anything. I love them as much as the people that are in my life...because they ARE in my life! They've always been there for me when I needed them and never fail to make everything better.When people ask me who my favorite artist is, my answer is obviously The Beatles, but they're SOOOOO much more than that...and only other REAL fanatics understand. Also, when people ask me that, I answer "John, Paul, George, and Ringo." I don't like them just as a group. I love them ALL. I always say, "If they were four people with no connection to one another, I would still have a four-way tie for who I think is the best person and artist of all-time. I don't love John, Paul, George, and Ringo because they were The Beatles. I love the Beatles because they were John, Paul, George, and Ringo."I say that because many people say things like, "I don't really like so-and-so, but since he was a Beatle he's cool." They're all EQUALS in my opinion. It amazes me that the four greatest guys just happened to all perform together for nearly a decade. We are all so blessed to have had them, and the fact that their musical masterpieces were only some of many gifts we got from these four legends...WOW...I'd also like to add that there is a big difference between having a favorite Beatle and not believing they're equals. John is my personal favorite, but I don't think he's better than the other three. Different things appeal to different people, so we're all attracted to a favorite, you know? The most amazing thing of all, though, is that my generation, the two or three generations before mine, and maybe only two generations after mine are the only people since the beginning of time (and will be all the way through the end of time) that can say they were even ALIVE at the same time as a Beatle!I feel blessed enough to think that I was around when three of them were here and born only three years too late to say that about the fourth one. I'm not just saying this because I've been lucky enough to see Paul and Ringo in concert multiple times, but I'm lucky enough to even have that CHANCE!Anyone would be a fool to miss out. I'd like to meet Beatle Peedles. You can never have enough ;-)
Music:
I am a music lover! I appreciate all music...as long as it is actually music. It's not as easy to find actual music these days in the mainstream, but it's out there...and MySpace has given me hope too because I've found many groovy artists on here! Generally, I love everything that came before I was born and things started going downhill after that. There are exceptions, but not many :-( (As Far as MySpace goes, I have some really gear bands/artists in my friends pages, so go check them out...but then I have some music pages in my friends only because they're nice, friends of mine, or Beatles fans. I hope that's not mean of me to admit...) SOME of my favorite music in no particular order: JPGR (all & everything) / Three Dog Night / Led Zeppelin / Elvis Presley / Joe Bonamassa / Jimi Hendrix / Jeff Beck / Janis Joplin / Taylor Hicks / Buddy Guy / Marvin Gaye / The Guess Who / Al Green / Howlin' Wolf / James Gang / Grand Funk Railroad / The Grateful Dead / Billie Holiday / Lightnin' Hopkins / Louis Armstrong / Ella Fitzgerald / The Hollies / Jethro Tull / Elton John / Etta James / B.B. King / The Kinks / Jackie Lomax / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Bad Company / The Mamas & The Papas / The Turtles / Bob Marley / Badfinger / Dean Martin / Frank Sinatra / Steve Miller Band / Van Morrison / The Moody Blues / The Doors / Nirvana / Roy Orbison / Tom Petty / Queen / Pink Floyd / The Ramones / Wilson Pickett / Jimmy Reed / Otis Redding / Sam Cooke / The Bee Gees / Fats Domino / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles / Santana / Steeley Dan / Sly & The Family Stone / Rod Stewart / James Taylor / Traffic / Stevie Ray Vaughan / Muddy Waters / Stevie Wonder / The Who / The Yardbirds / The Troggs / Blind Faith / The Buckinghams / The Animals / Johnny Rivers / Fever Tree / The 13th Floor Elevators / Buddy Holly / Vanilla Fudge / Neil Young / Chubby Checker / The Dave Clark Five / The Grassroots / H.P. Lovecraft / Little Richard / Bubble Puppy / The Seeds / ZZ Top / Tommy James & The Shondells / The Platters / The Standells / Ray Charles / Crosby, Stills, Nash (Young) / Josh Groban / David Bowie / ACDC / James Brown / Solomon Burke / The Byrds / Canned Heat / Chicago / Los Lonely Boys / Eric Clapton / Nat King Cole / Cilla Black / Jim Croce / Credence Clearwater Revival / Cream / Bob Dylan / Earth, Wind, & Fire / The Doobie Brothers / The Allman Brothers / The Eagles / America / Aretha Franklin / The Temptations / Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits / T. Rex / Ludwig Van / Bill Withers / Bread / Blood, Sweat, & Tears / Joe Cocker / The Blues Magoos / Julian Lennon / Sean Lennon / Dhani Harrison / Rare Earth / Emitt Rhodes / The Pretty Things / Quicksilver Messenger Service / The Move / Jackie Wilson / Spooky Tooth / Robin Trower / Count Five / The Small Faces / The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band / The Chocolate Watchband / The Searchers / Blue Cheer / The Drifters / The Strawberry Alarm Clock / The Blues Project / Spencer Davis Group / The Sonics / The Countdown 5 / The Electric Prunes / The Four Tops / Dusty Springfield / The Equals / AND MUCH MORE!
Movies:
I always say my favorite movie (without a Beatle in it) is "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1978) because it helps people who aren't fanatics understand people like me. I'm worse, actually. "I Am Sam" (2001) is absolutely incredible too! SOME of my other favorite movies in no particular order include: Empire Records (1995) Notting Hill (1999) Gone With The Wind (1939) Back Street (1961) The Breakfast Club (1985) The Shining (1980) Dirty Dancing (1987) The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (2005) Forrest Gump (1994) Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Hope Floats (1998) Stepmom (1998) A Day At The Races (1937) A Night At The Opera (1935) Duck Soup (1933) Horse Feathers (1932) The Seven Year Itch (1955) Cocktail (1988) The Meaning Of Life (1983) A Walk In The Clouds (1995) Sixteen Candles (1984) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Encino Man (1992) Now & Then (1995) FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (1937) The Little Mermaid (1989) Dumbo (1941) The Wedding Singer (1998) Labyrinth (1986) A Clockwork Orange (1971) As Good As It Gets (1997) Tommy (1975) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (2005) Throw Momma From The Train (1987) Star Wars (1977) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Return Of The Jedi (1983) The Sandlot (1993) Remember The Titans (2000) Radio (2003) Follow That Bird (1985) The Blues Brothers (1980) The Sixth Sense (1999) Saturday Night Fever (1977) Staying Alive (1983) That Thing You Do! (1996) Cast Away (2000) Galaxy Quest (1999) Titanic (1997) 3 Ninjas (1992) The Wizard Of Oz (1939) The Neverending Story (1984) Anger Management (2003) Center Stage (2000) Roustabout (1964) King Creole (1958) Finding Nemo (2003) Festival Express (2003) End Of The Century (2003) BackBeat (1994) Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire (2005) Ray (2004) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Spanglish (2004) Ever After (1998) Noises Off! (1992) The Odd Couple (1968) Waiting For Guffman (1996) The Cable Guy (1996) Baby Take A Bow (1934) Something's Gotta Give (2003) Cars (2006) Imitation Of Life (1959) What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Chocolat (2000) Rome Adventure (1962) Benny & Joon (1993) Cry-Baby (1990) Step Up (2006) Finding Neverland (2004) Invincible (2006) The Illusionist (2006) The Pursuit Of Happyness (2006) Dreamgirls (2006) Wild Hogs (2007) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Riot On Sunset Strip (1967 ♥ THE ENEMYS ♥) and there are probably so many more, it's ridiculous. Johnny Depp is the best actor EVER. However, John Ritter will always remain my favorite.
Television:
SOME of my favorites would be: Boy Meets World / Three's Company / The Simpsons / Happy Days / I Love Lucy / Taxi / The Wonder Years / The Golden Girls / All In The Family / The Jeffersons / The Mary Tyler Moore Show / Sanford & Son / Match Game / The Partridge Family / Newhart / Home Improvement / King Of The Hill / Malcolm In The Middle / Welcome Back, Kotter / The Tonight Show / Good Times / Full House / 8 Simple Rules / Monty Python's Flying Circus / Mork & Mindy / Top Model / The Tyra Banks Show / Dr. Phil / Oprah / That 70s Show / So You Think You Can Dance / Dancing With The Stars / American Idol / Are You Being Served? / AND MUCH MORE, including anything that involves good music!
Books:
The Catcher In The Rye / A Clockwork Orange / Banana Rose / The Great Gatsby / The Chronicles Of Narnia / Plainsong / The Magic Christmas / All We Are Saying / John (by Cynthia Lennon) / and I LOVE Edgar Allan Poe! I also really dig "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman! It's a gear short story.
Heroes:
My Johnny is an obvious hero. SOME of my heroes in no particular order are: John Lennon / Paul McCartney / George Harrison / Ringo Starr / Cory Wells / Danny Hutton / Jimmy Greenspoon / Michael Allsup / Pat Bautz / Paul Kingery / Floyd Sneed / Joe Schermie / Linda (Eastman) McCartney / George Martin / Brian Epstein / Groucho Marx / Andy Kaufman / John Ritter / Dr. Willard Palmer / Rev. Dr. Gene Oesch / Johnny Depp / Tyra Banks / Angelina Jolie / Cynthia Lennon / Mr. & Mrs. Socrates (lol) / Anthony Hopkins / Jack Nicholson / and more, including all Beatley people & everyone mentioned in my "music" section! Oh, and Pauly Shore....and whoever will buy me this!:
