Records, reverb, guitars (especially Silvertone/Harmony/Kay), bitchy cats, rollerderby, cockfights, hot dogs, boots, mass hysteria, film noir, Carta Blanca (32oz bottle), agua fresca, pinball, all things Mexican (food, music, movies, etc.!), old knives, Thailand, fried food, vigilante justice, accordians, exact change, border incidents, firecrackers and lunchmeat.
A day rarely goes by without me cursing this website. I stay here, because I keep reconnecting with friends from the past. So far, no one has tried to blackmail me with incriminating tidbits from my younger days. Remember: with no DNA evidence, you have no case. I also like to stay in contact with those of you who are too stingy with your calling minutes. You know who you are! Here's who I DON'T want to meet: Sluts, hipsters, bad bands and Myspace friend collectors. If you request my friendship, please leave an accompanying message. Tell me why you want me as your friend. I seek out the profiles of the bands I like. IF YOU ARE A BAND, DO NOT REQUEST MY FRIENDSHIP UNLESS I KNOW YOU! Don't try to sell me anything, cuz I ain't buying. READ THIS: I AM GETTING ABOUT 60 FAKE FRIEND REQUESTS PER DAY. I'M NOT EXAGGERATING! IF I DON'T KNOW YOU, AND YOU WANT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND, SEND AN ACCOMPANYING MESSAGE OR I WILL EITHER DENY YOU OR REPORT YOU AS SPAM. I'M NOT BEING A DICK. I DON'T HAVE A FUCKIN' HOUR A DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WHAT. I ALSO DON'T WANT MY COMPUTER HACKED OR INFECTED BY CLICKING ON SOME FAKE B.S. THANK YOU!
Music is my soul, so there's way too much to list. To sum it up briefly...songs about drinkin', cheatin', killin', jealousy, reaping what you sow, tearin' someone's playhouse down, mules kickin' in other mule's stalls, and Jesus hitting like the atomic bomb. Since you asked... Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, anything recorded on Sun Records, Tom Waits, Springsteen, Nick Cave, Lightnin' Hopkins, The Clash, Joe Ely, Elmore James, Louis Jordan, Bo Diddley, Blind Boys of Alabama (and Mississippi for that matter!), everyone who recorded on Excello Records (Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Silas Hogan, etc.), Boozoo Chavis, Clifton Chenier, Little Walter, T-Bone Walker, Flaco Jiminez, Patty Griffin, Tift Merritt, Ryan Adams, Son Volt, Sixteen Horsepower, New York Dolls + Johnny Thunders, Dead Boys, Ramones, Link Wray, Iggy, Hanoi Rocks, and so much more. I'm a huge record geek. I'm pretty sure that I think your band sucks, so don't hit me up.
Blue Velvet and ANYTHING by David Lynch, Kill Bill 1-2, The El Mariachi Trilogy! L.A. Confidential, Sin City, The Man Who Wasn't There, Touch of Evil, Sling Blade, Cool Hand Luke, The Girl Can't Help It, This Boy's Life, Cry Baby, The Reflecting Skin, Faster Pussycat and anything by Russ Meyer, Anything withRobert DeNiro, Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Bacall, Dennis Hopper or Veronica Lake, John Waters films, Film Noir, Santo movies, Juvenile Delinquent films, cheezy monster & horror flicks. Bascially, the cheezier the better.
Austin City Limits, Top Chef, The First 48, Andy Griffith Show (B/W years), Dragnet (B/W years), Car 54 Where Are You?, Hogan's Heroes, old cartoons (Tex Avery, Looney Tunes, etc.), Forensics Files, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Seinfeld and NEWS! I'm a huge news junkie. MSNBC is almost always on. For some reason, Bill Moyers comes on in the wee wee hours. If I'm up, I'll watch him, and BBC World News.
Anything by James Ellroy, anything on the Black Dahlia murder, true crime, "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw, anything on WWII or Nazi Germany, music bios, Tashen books (except "Tom of Finland") for their eye candy. I love coffee table books. I need more coffee tables for all of them.
There is truly something to be said for people who change the world for the better, or inspire us. Sadly, they are all slobs like the rest of us. No pedestals for anyone here.