Dave, the Man

I'd like to meet:

I've already met Al Kaprielian and James Brown .

Honest people

Horses, dogs, toddlers, and other beings with plenty to show and little to prove

Guys and broads who are always ready to burst into laughter - or those who might not be ready, but do so anyhow. Sometimes. Not like all the time. Because that's just insane.

Passersby who burst spontaneously - for no apparent reason - but instead of creating a big mess, with organs and fluids and human tissue flying everywhere (because I'm squeamish, and I have a fear of messes because I always get blamed for them, and then I have to clean them up or else get ridden out of town on a rail) there's like a funny little cartoon noise when they pop open, and then the person becomes once more whole (another cute sound, like a balloon-animal being twisted), shakes and shrugs it off, and goes about their business.

Cooks and waitstaff

Masseuses

People who think more about what they're doing, than about what they're feeling

Anybody who cares more about how others feel, than about what others think

People whose actions are consistent with both their words and convictions

Those who need less to talk about their political and religious philosophy, than to put it into their art

People with more knowledge than beliefs

People who don't consider their experience to be "baggage" but something from which to learn more, and to share for others' benefit

People whose hygiene is better than their cosmetology

Parents who can stop, sit, and watch their kids be kids (not "manage" them)

Quiet, wealthy people who like to give all their money away

Loud, wealthy people who like to give all their money away

Women who I can lift up and safely toss around a little, and who enjoy that sort of thing

Lovers of film (with their own darkrooms)

Anybody who can sit and listen to music with a friend in order to listen better (with an extra pair of ears)

Folks with restoration projects

Anyone patient and generous enough with their time to teach me how to do any of the following:

build a piece of furniture - or anything lasting and useful play any instrument acceptably well do things by ancient tradition and fundamentals rather than by using one's own new-age improvisations take things (like a Vespa for example) apart efficiently and put them back together properly (or at least creatively) ski better sing code in them fancy "computer languages" rappel (and other technical-climbing maneuvers) sculpt organize my entire life without trying, or even realizing I've done so learn a trade without having to start from the beginning

Music:

Last.FM Music Geeks ARISE!

more from the Sleepyheads
here I like short songs . I enjoy music that rocks, and music that doesn't; "dour" or downtempo music as well as pop... I particularly like guitar - its voice clear, direct. But also lots of stuff with less-frequently used instruments. Anything really, as long as the passion comes from the words and musicianship, and it's not all style at the expense of technique. Lyrics, if any, should convey mood or purpose, by somebody that really understands and cares. And sings them with conviction.

I like stories. There are lots of great storytellers, not all of them from Texas.

Arrangements can work well, too. Gil Evans and Brian Wilson gave my life some color. The Who gave me Maximum R & B. To me, that means that it's okay to feel (yeah, and be "stylish") while ROCKING OUT. I needed to know that. Proto, Post, or the totally/honestly-in-the-middle real stuff; "antifolk"; Americana/ND; punk rock; indie is neither a sound nor an attitude; prewar country blues; mashups; primitive amateurs; lo-fi rock; musical poets; instrumental; guitar; trash blues; mid-60s beat; folk pop; FREEDOM ROCK, MAN; Southern California country rock; rockabilly; powerpop!; postwar hillbilly; bluegrass; psychedelic soul; Qawwals, songs of rebellion, freedom and justice; gothic country; songwriters; one-man bands; redemption songs; songs about chicken;
songs about girls / cars / motorcycles / weekends / California Sun

13th Floor Elevators , 16 Horsepower, 20/20, 69 Charger, 7Zuma7, 8 Ball Shifter, ? and the Mysterians, AC/DC (clip is their "collaboration" with Black-Eyed Peas), Ace Mooreland, Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, Adolescents, Adrian Legg, Aereogramme, Afghan Whigs, Against Me!, Al Stewart, Albert King, Alf Prøysen, Alice Cooper, Alice Donut, Allen Brothers, Allerseelen, Allman Brothers, Altan, Amboy Dukes, American Analog Set, American Music Club, Amon Düül II, Amon Ra, Amon Tobin, Amy Speace and the Tearjerks, Andrew W.K., Andromeda, André Williams, Andy Kaufman, Ane Brun, Angry Johnny and The Killbillies, Angry Samoans, Angus & Julia Stone, Angus MacLise, Anna Ternheim, Anne Briggs, Anthony Moore, Antiseen, Antler, Antonio Forcione, Aphrodite's Child, Apple Betty, Archers of Loaf, Arovane, Arthur Alexander, Arthur Bull, Ash Ra Tempel, Ashley Hutchings, Astor Piazzolla, Avoid One Thing, Azure Ray, B.J. Snowden, Babes in Toyland, Babs Gonzales, Baby Jean, Badgerlore, Band 19, Bang, Bangalore, Bar-Kays, Barbara Lewis, Barbara Pittman , Bari Watts, Barrence Whitfield, Barzin, Be Your Own Pet, Beach Boys, Beau Brummels , Beau Hunks, Beck Bogert & Appice, Bedlam, Beethoven, Bela Bartok, Ben & Jason, Benny Joy, Beppe Gambetta, Bert Jansch (clip with Al Stewart, doing tunes by Jackson C. Frank), Big Al Downing, Big Al Downing and his Poe Kats, Big Black, Big Jay McNeely, Big Star, Bill Fay, Billie Davis, Billy Childish, Billy Jenkins, Billy Joe Shaver, Biosphere, Birthday Party, Black Rodeo, Black Sabbath, Blackalicious, Blaggards , Blind Blake, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde Redhead, Blood Brothers, Blood For Blood, Blood Or Whiskey, Blood on the Wall, Blue Cheer, Blue Mountain, Blue Oyster Cult, Blue Öyster Cult, Blues Magoos, Bo Diddley , Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash , Bob Dylan and pretty much anybody, Bob Mould, Bob Welch, Bobby Austin, Bobby Bare Jr., Bobby Fuller Four , Bobby Léger, Bon Iver, Bonnie Raitt, Bonzo Dog Band, Brast Burn, Brett Rosenberg, Brian Eno, Brian Finke, Brian Jones, Brian May, Bridget St. John, Bright Phoebus, Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham, Broadcast, Broken Social Scene, Bruce Springsteen, Bryn Williams, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Buddy Guy, Buddy Knox, Buddy Max, Buddy Miller, Budgie, Buffalo, Buffalo Springfield, Built to Spill, Bullet Lavolta , Bunker Hill, Buzzcocks, Byrds, Bøyen Beng, CA Quintet, Camper Van Beethoven, Can, Candi Staton, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Cara Dillon, Carey Ott, Carl Perkins, Carl Smith, Carl Stalling, Carla Olsson, Carmaig de Forest, Carolyn Herring, Carter Burwell, Cary Brothers, Cat Stevens, ccc, Chandler Travis, Charles Mingus, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Rich, Cheap Trick, Cheater Slicks, Chelsea, Chet Atkins, Chet Baker, Chick Webb, Chocolate Watchband, Chris Bell, Chris Brokaw, Chris Duarte, Chris Hillman, Chris Isaak , Chris Knight, Christina Carter, Christmas, Christy Moore, cibo matto, Circulatory System, Cissy Houston, City and Colour, Clara Rockmore, Classic Ruins, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Clive Gregson and Christine Collister, Clutch, Coheed and Cambria, Collins Kids , Comets on Fire, Comus, Contortions, Conway Twitty, Cords, Corsano, Counting Heartbeats, Cranktones, Crazy Horse , Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crime, Crime and the City Solution, Critique of Pure Reason, Crowned King, Cub, Cursive, D.O.A., DJ Food, DMZ, Dale Watson, Damien Jurado, Damon & Naomi, Dan Bern, Dan Sartain , Dance Methodical, Daniel Heikalo, Daniel Johnston, Danny Kirwan, Dargard, Darkbuster , Daturah, Dave Alvin, Dave Bartholomew, Dave Caughey, Dave Edmunds, David Bowie, David Bromberg, David Ford, Davy Graham, De Dannan, Dead Boys, Dead Moon, Deadstring Brothers, Deaf School, Dean Martin, Dear Jane I..., Death In June, Death Vessel , Deep Purple, Del McCoury, Del Shannon, Delmore Brothers, Delmore Pilcrow, Demolition Dollrods, Dennis Brennan, Der Plan, Derek Bailey, Desert Sessions, Destroy All Monsters, Destroyer, Detroit Cobras, Dewer, Diamond Dave Roth (clip is his rare collaboration with the Fab Four), Dicks, Dictators, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dirtbombs, Divine Comedy, Django Reinhardt, Dock Boggs, Dolomite, Dolores Keane, Donovan, Doom Buggies, Doug Martsch, Doug Sahm, Dougie MacLean, Dr. Ross, Drago, Drakes, Dredd Foole and the Dinn, Drive-By Truckers, Duane Allman, Duane Eddy, Duck Baker, Ducky Boys, Duke Special, Dusty Springfield, Dwight Pullen, Dwight Twilley Band, Dwight Yoakam, ECC, Earl King, Earthless, Easybeats, Ed "Kookie" Byrnes, Ed Kuepper, Eddie Cochran , Eddie and the Hot Rods, Eddie Kirk, Eddie Phillips, Eden's Children, Edgar Broughton Band, Edgar Winter Group , Edith Frost, Efterklang, El Guapo Stuntteam, El Perro del Mar, Elbow, Elias Akselsen, Eliza Carthy, Elizabeth & The Catapult, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Elliot Sharp, Elliott Smith, Elmore James, Elvis Presley, Embryo, Emil Nikolaisen, Emily Haines, Ennio Morricone, Epic Soundtracks, Equation, Erik Bye, Erkin Koray , Ernest Tubb, Ernie Kovacs, Esmerine, Espers , Esquerita , Esquivel, Evan Dando, Everly Brothers, Ewan MacColl, Exploding Hearts, Explosions in the Sky, Ezster Balint, Fairport Convention , Fall Out Boy, Fantomas, Fantômas , Farmer Sea, Faron Young, Fatboy Slim, Faye Wong, Feelies, Felice Brothers, Fennesz, Fifth Hour Hero, Fifty Foot Combo, Finnegan's Lads, Fire, Firestarter, Five Iron Frenzy, Flamin' Groovies , Flaming Lips, Flat Duo Jets, Flatfoot 56, Flatlanders, Fleshtones, Fletcher Henderson, Flogging Molly, Flowers From the Man Who Shot Your Cousin, Fog, Forced Reality, Foreigner, Forest, Fotheringay , Francoiz Coballa, Frank Black, Françoise Hardy, Françoiz Coballa, Freakwater, Fred Katz, Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon, Free, Fridtjof Nansen, Frou Frou, Gang Green, Gary "U.S." Bonds, Gary Davis, Gary Higgins, Gary Lucas, Gastr Del Sol, Gene Clark , Gene Pitney, Geordie, Georg Friedrich Handel, George Baker, George Harrison, George Jones, Germs, Gerry McKeveny, Gerry Rafferty, Get Up Kids, Giant Sand, Gibson Brothers, Gil Evans, Gillian Welch, Giuseppe Verdi, Gnawa Diffusion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Golden Smog, Gordon Lightfoot, Grada, Graham Lindsey, Graham Parker, Gram Parsons, Grand Champeen, Grand Funk Railroad, Grandaddy, Grandpaboy, Gravenhurst, Great Lake Swimmers, Great Lakes Myth Society, Green Hornet, Green Pajamas, Greenland Whalefishers, Greg Brown, Gregory and the Hawk, Groundhogs, Guided By Voices, Guitar Slim, Guitar Wolf, Gun Club, Gus Black, Guy Clark, Guy Mitchell, GWAR, Haley Bonar, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hank Williams III, Hank Williams Sr., Hanoi Rocks, Hans Leo Hassler, Hans Reichel, Hans Tammen, Hans Zimmer, Harriet Wheeler, Harvey Sid Fischer, Hawkwind, Heartbreakers, Heatmiser , Heavenly, Hefner, Helen Shapiro, Hello Saferide, Henry Mancini, Her Space Holiday, Herman Düne, High Lamas, Holger Czukay, Home Service, Hood, Hopelessly Obscure, Hot Tuna, Howlin' Wolf, Hudson Falcons, Huey "Piano" Lewis and the Clowns, Hugo Paris, Humble Pie, Hurricane Party, Hush Arbors, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House, Ian & Sylvia, Ian Anderson, Ian Hunter, Ian Tyson, Ida, Idaho, If All Else Fails, Ike and Tina, Ike and Tina Turner, Imperial Teen, Incredible Casuals, Incredible Hog, Iris DeMent, Irma Thomas, Isobel Campbell, Ivor Cutler, Ivy, J Mascis, JD and the Longfellows, JS Bach, Jack Rose, Jack Scott, Jack Webb, Jackie Wilson, Jackson Browne, Jackson C. Frank , Jacobites, Jah Wobble, Jakob Olausson, James Blackshaw, James Brown, James Gang, James Morrison, James Yorkston, Jan Johanson, Jason Bennett & The Resistance, Jason Collett, Jason Isbell, Jason Tripp, Jay Farrar, Jay Munly, Jeannie C. Riley, Jeff Beck Group, Jeff Lewis, Jeff Mangum, Jeffrey Lewis, Jenny O., Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerusalem, Jesse Sparhawk, Jesus and Mary Chain, Jethro Tull, Jim Lauderdale, Jim O'Rourke, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West , Jimmy Castor, Jimmy Page, Joan Jett, Joe Clay, Joe Cocker, Joe Henry, Joe Maphis , Joe Strummer, Joe Tex, Joel Thibodeau, John Cage, John Cale, John Fogerty, John Frusciante, John Hiatt, John Lee Hooker, John Martyn, John Spiers & Jon Bowden, John's Children, Johnathan Rice, Johnny Adams, Johnny Burnette Trio, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Johnny Paycheck, Johnny Thunders, Johnny and the Jumper Cables, Jon Clarkson, Jon Rauhouse, Jon Wayne, Jonas Qvale, Jonathan Meiburg, Joni Mitchell, Jools Holland, Jose Gonzalez, Josefus, Joseph Arthur, Joseph Spence, Josh Pyke, Josiah, José González, Joy Division, Judas Priest, Jules Shear, Julie London, June Tabor, K. Ross, KAK , Kaki King, Karate, Karine Polwart, Kasey Chambers, Kate Rusby , Kathryn Roberts, Kelly Hogan & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Kelly Willis, Ken Nordine, Kenneth Rexroth, Khaled, Kid Rock, Kim Lenz, Kincaide, King Curtis, King Solomon Hill, KingBathmat, Kingfisher, Kings of Convenience, Kings of Nuthin' , Kirihito, Kitty Wells, Knut Buen, Kraftwerk, Kristin Hersh, Kristofer Åström, Kustomized, LSD March, La Peste, Lal Waterson, Lamb, Lambchop, Larkin, Larkin Brigade, Larry Fischer, Larry Williams, Last Exit, Lateef The Truth Speaker, Latryx, Laura B, Laura Cantrell, Laurie & John, Lazy Cowgirls, Leah & Chloe Smith, Led Zeppelin, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Lee Hazlewood, Lefty Frizzell, Lemon Jelly, Leon Payne, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Nimoy, Les 4 Guitaristes de l'Apocalpyso Bar, Les Baxter, Les Paul, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Leslie Gore, Liam Frost, Lifesavas, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightning Seeds, Lily Allen, Link Wray, Link Wray and his Wraymen, Lisa Knapp, Lit, Little Feat, Little Peggy March, Little Richard, Liz Fraizer, Lonnie Johnson, Loose Fur, Lord Buckley, Lord Kitchener, Lord Sundance, Loretta Lynn, Los Saicos , Lot-Lorien, Lou Ann Barton, Lou Barlow, Lou Reed, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Louvin Brothers, Love, Low Point Drains, Lucinda Williams, Lulu, Luna, Lyd, Lydia Kavina, Lykke Li, Lynn Anderson, Lyres, Lyrics Born, M.O.T.O., MC5, Maddox Brothers, Magic Sam, Magma, Magnolia Electric Co., Malcolm Middleton, Mallard, Mance Lipscomb, Mandrill, Marc Almond, Marc Bolan, Marcel Dadi, Mari Boine, Maria Ventura, Marissa Nadler, Mariza, Mark Fosson, Mark Four, Mark Heard, Mark Lind, Mark Olson, Mark Sinnis, Marshall Crenshaw, Marta Sebesteyen, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Marty Robbins, Mary Black, Mary Lou Lord, Mason Jennings, Massive Attack, Masters of the Obvious, Material Issue, Matt Nathanson, Matt Suggs , Matthew Hoover, May Blitz, Me and L'au, Meg Baird, Megadeth, Melanie Horsnell, Melvins, Men and Volts, Mentors, Mercy Choir, Merle Haggard, Merle Jagger, Messer Chups, Metallica, Metric, Michael Hurley, Michael Penn, Mick Ronson, Midnight Oil, Mighty Ions, Mighty Sparrow, Mike Ness, Mike Patton, Miles Davis, Milladoiro, Mills Brothers, Milwaukee Wildmen, Mindy Smith, Mink Deville, Mint Tattoo, Minus Story, Minutemen, Mirah, Mission of Burma, Moby Grape, Mohammad Rafi, Mojave 3, Moneen, Mono, Montrose, Moon Martin, Moon Mullican, Moondog, Mott the Hoople, Motörhead, Mount Eerie, Mountain, Moving Sidewalks, Moving Targets , Mozaik, Mozart, Mr. Airplane Man, Mr. Bungle, Mudhoney, Muffs, Mugison, Muriel Anderson, My Morning Jacket, Múm, NRBQ, Naked City, Nashville Pussy, Nazz, Neal Casal, Neck, Negativland, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Neko Case, Nekromantix, Nervous Norvous, Neu, New Radiant Storm King, New York Dolls, Niamh Parsons, Niblick Henbane, Nic Jones, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Nick Lowe, Nico, Nigel Mazlyn Jones , Nina Gordon, Noise Pencil, Nomeansno, Oasis, Oblivians, Octoberman, Okkervil River, Olavi Virta, Old Bull, Old Canes, Oliver Nelson, Olivier Messiaen, Omar Alfredo Rodriguez-Lopez, Operation Ivy, Orange Goblin, Origami Arktika, Otep, Otis Redding, Otis Rush, Owen, Oysterband, P.G. Six, PJ Harvey, Pagans, Palomar, Pandoras, Papas Fritas, Paper and Sand, Pat Kirtley, Pat Martino, Pat O'Connell, Patrick Park, Patrick Street, Patrick Wolf, Patti Smith Group, Paul Brady, Paul Kelly, Paul Peña , Paul Simon, Paul Westerberg, Paula Kelley, Pavement, Pearls Before Swine, Pelle Carlberg, Pere Ubu, Perez Prado, Perniece Brothers, Pete Swanson, Peter C. Johnson, Peter Ivers, Peter Pan Speedrock, Peter Stampfel, Petty Booka , Petula Clark, Phil Manzanera, Phil Seymour, Pink Fairies, Placebo, Plain White T's, Plan 9, Planxty, Plastic People of the Universe, Plunderphonics, Poco, Pogues, Porter Wagoner, Power of Zeus, Pretty Things, Prince Far-I, Professor Longhair, Propagandhi, Public Enemy, Public Image Limited, Punch Drunk Monkeys, Pure Country Gold, Q and not U, Q65 , Quannum Projects, Queen, Quicksilver Messenger Service, R. Stevie Moore, Rachael Davis, Rachel Cantu, Radio Birdman, Radiohead, Raging Teens, Ralph McTell, Ralph Stanley, Ramones, Rationals, Ray Price, Ray Sharpe, Raymond Scott, Real Kids , Reatards, Red Five, Red Red Rocket, Red Sparowes, Redbone, Replacements, Rezillos, Richard Fariña , Richard Hawley, Richard Thompson, Richmond Fontaine, Rick Nelson, Ridskolan, Roadstar, Roald Amundsen, Rob Zombie, Robbie Basho, Robbie Fulks, Robert Burås, Robert Earl Keen, Robert Pollard, Robin Williamson, Rock Bottom, Rocket from the Tombs, Rodd Keith, Roger McGuinn, Roger Miller, Roky Erickson , Ron Wood, Ronettes, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie and the Hawks, Rooftop Suicide Club, Roscoe Holcomb, Rose Maddox, Rosie Flores, Roxy Music, Roy Harper, Roy Orbison, Roy Wood, Royal City, Rudy Ray Moore, Ruth Notman, Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Salem 66, Salt, Sam Cooke, Sam Gopal's Dream, Sandy Denny, Sarah Borges, Sarah Coleman, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Savoy Brown, Schubert, Schumann, Scott H. Biram, Scott Richard Case, Scotty Moore, Screamin' Jay Hawkins , Screamin' Joe Neal, Screaming Lord Sutch , Screaming Trees, Seabear, Seatsniffers, Sebadoh, Secret Affair , Secret Hearts, Seemless, Serena-Maneesh , Sergio and Odair Assad, Sergius Golowin, Seth Lakeman, Sex Pistols, Shaggs, Shane MacGowan, Shangri-Las, Sharky Doyles, Shawn Colvin , Shelagh McDonald, Shocking Blue, Shoes, Shooby Taylor, Shostakovich, Showcase Showdown, Sid King, Sightings, Sigur Ros, Sigur Rós, Silver Mt. Zion, Simon Finn, Simon Ritt, Sir Lord Baltimore, Sir Richard Bishop, Sister Vanilla, Slade, Slapshot, Sleater-Kinney, Sleep, Sleepy Labeef , Slickee Boys, Slim Harpo, Slowdive, Sly & the Family Stone, Small Faces , Smiley Lewis, Smog, Social Code, Soft Boys, Softies, Sol Invictus, Solas, Son House, Son Volt, Sonic Youth, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Sonny Bono, Sonny Burgess, Sonny Fisher, Sonny Sharrock, Sons of the Neverwrong, Sophia, Soul Asylum, Souther Hillman and Furay, Spacemen 3, Spain, Spanners, Sparkle Moore, Speedball Jr., Spider Rico, Spike Jones, Spitzz, Spooky Tooth, Spurs, St. Helena, Standells, Stanley Brothers, Starsailor, Starz, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Stellastarr*, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Stephen Malkmus, Stephin Merritt, Stereophonics, Steve Earle, Steve Hunter, Steve Mariott, Steve Wynn, Stina Nordenstam, Stone Roses, Stonehouse Creek, Stooges , Strangeloves, Styrofoam, Sue Merchant, Suede, Sun City Girls, Sun Kil Moon, SunnO))), Superchunk, Supergrass, Supersister, Supertones, Suzi Quatro, Swamp Dogg, Swell Maps, Syd Barrett, System of a Down, T-Bone Burnett , Tad Dameron, Tall Birds, Tammy Wynette, Tampoffs, Tarnation, Ted Hawkins, Teenage Fanclub, Teengenerate, Tegan and Sarah, Television, Tennesee Ernie Ford , Terry Allen, The 2x4's, The 5 Royales, The 6ths, The Action, The Aisler's Set, The Album Leaf, The Angels Of Light, The Appleseed Cast, The Atlantics (the Australian ones), The Atomic Bitchwax, The Autumn Defense, The Avett Brothers, The Bags, The Band, The Barracudas , The Beatnix , The Be Good Tanyas, The Bellrays, The Bentmen, The Beta Band, The Bevis Frond, The Birds, The Black Heart Procession, The Blasters, The Bloody Irish Boys, The Boys, The Bragging Lads, The Bunch, The Cars, The Carter Family, The Chandler Travis Philharmonic, The Choir, The Clash , The Clientele, The Coachmen, The Code, The Corn Sisters, The Cosmic Jokers, The Cranes, The Creation, The Crystals, The Currency, The Customs, The Cynics, The Damned, The Darling Mine, The Darlings, The Davis Sisters, The Dead Kennedys, The Decents, The Del Lames , The Dents, The Dils, The Dismemberment Plan, The Donnas, The Downbeat 5, The Downliners Sect, The Drams, The Dubliners, The Dwarves, The Epoxies , The Ethiopians, The Evens, The F.U.'s, The Falcons, The Farangs, The Fathoms, The Flaming Sideburns, The Frogs, The Fujii, The GC5, The Gentrys, The Gift of Gab, The Go Find, The Golden Dawn, The Good Life, The Gories, The Greencards, The Greenhornes, The Guts, The Horrorpops, The House Band, The Incredible String Band, The Jam, The Jody Grind, The June Brides, The Killer Abs, The Killigans, The Kings of Frog Island, The Kinks, The Knitters, The Konks, The Kossoy Sisters, The Lemonheads, The Magik Markers, The McCoys, The Meat Purveyors, The Mescaleros, The Mesmerines , The Methadones, The Microphones, The Monkees, The Monks, The Mooney Suzuki, The Mopeds, The Motors, The Move, The Mummies, The Nerves, The Notwist, The Obituaries, The Only Ones, The Outsiders , The Perfect Trend, The Poets, The Porters, The Quintessentials, The Real McKenzies, The Records, The Remains, The Rising Sons, The Rising Storm, I Rokes ( The Rokes ) and here's a promotional film from I Rokes' more psychedelic period , The Rudds, The Sainte Catherines, The Saints, The School, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Shadows of Knight, The Shoes, The Smoke , The Sonic Youth, The Sonics, The Sorrows, The Spades, The Stars, The Stooges, The Story (UK), The Strawbs, The Sun Ra Arkestra, The Sundays, The Swans, The Sweet , The Thorns, The Thorts , The Ticket That Exploded, The Tielman Brothers , The Tower Recordings, The Turtles, The Twilight Ranchers, The Unicorns, The United States Of America, The Unseen, The Vagrants , The Vaselines, The Watersons, The Weisstronauts, The Welch Boys , The Who, The Wipers, The Wrens, The Young Dubliners, Thee Monkey Butlers, Them, Therapy?, Theset, Thin Lizzy, Those Poor Bastards, Thought Riot, Three Mile Pilot, Throwing Muses, Thunderhog, Tilly And The Wall, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Tim O'Brien, Tim O'Reagan, Time Again, Time Beings, Timesbold, Tobias Froberg, Tobin Sprout, Todd Rundgren, Todd Snider, Tom Carter, Tom Costello, Tom Petty, Tom Russell, Tom Verlaine , Tommy Bolin, Tommy Castro, Tommy Johnson, Tommy Makem, Tommy Stinson, Tompall Glaser, Tony Clifton, Tony Conrad, Topheavy, Townes Van Zandt, Triple Thick , Tristeza, Tudor Lodge, Tuff Darts, Tulsa, Turpentine Brothers, Ugly Casanova, Ultrasport, Uncle Dave Macon, Underworld, United States Of America, Unnatural Axe, Urge Overkill, Utopia, Van Morrison, Van der Graaf Generator, Velvet Crush, Velvet Underground, Vernon Oxford, Verve, Vic Mizzy, Vince Taylor & the Playboys, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Visitations, Waco Brothers, Walter Brennan, Walter Wegmüller, Wanda Jackson, War, Warren Zevon, We vs Death, Webb Pierce, Wendi Faren Band, Wesley Willis, West Bruce & Laing, While Seagulls Dive, Whiskeytown, White Witch, Wild Child Butler, Willie Alexander, Willie Alexander & the Boom Boom Band, Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band, Willy Mason, Wilson Pickett, Wishbone Ash, Wizzard, Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice, Woven Hand, Wrinkle Neck Mules, Wu-Tang Clan, Wynonie Harris, X, Yann Tiersen, Yardbirds, Yellow Swans, Yma Sumac, Yo La Tengo, Zakary Thaks, Zeke, Zero Boys, Zeros, Zior, Zippo Raid, Zyzzybalubah, Everything else is pretty much crap

Movies:

I haven't seen any lately. And MySpace snipped off my movie/TV/Books lists (because I was using too much Space?) so I'll leave this mostly empty for awhile to allow more room for music. Although I've been watching the documentary No Direction Home and it's the balls.

Television:

Tom Verlaine (gtr/vcls), Richard Lloyd (gtr/vcls), Fred Smith / Richard Hell (bass/vcls), Billy Fica (drums)

Recently I've been staying up late (when I get permission) to watch THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW

Check out some of the guests:

Neil Young Joni Mitchell 1 Joni Mitchell 2 Joni Mitchell 3 Joni Mitchell 4 Joni Mitchell 5 Joni Mitchell 6 Jerry Lee Lewis Derek & The Dominoes 1 Derek & The Dominoes 2 Roy Orbison Mother Maybelle Carter Chet Atkins Bobbie Gentry The Monkees (Johnny doesn't seem in the least embarrased) The Carpenters Marty Robbins Andy Kaufman Bob Dylan 1 Bob Dylan 2 June Carter Cash Johnny Cash & June Carter What is Truth?

Books:

The Great Divorce, A Confederacy of DuncesGreil Marcus, Lester Bangs, Richard Meltzer, Peter Guralnick (I had a nice reading list right here and MySpace ate it last year for some reason) I like short stories of André Dubus and Raymond Carver. I recently read Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem and loved it ("Soon to be a Major Motion Picture" directed by its star Edward Norton). Suspense: Thomas Harris. Crime: Raymond Chandler. Jim Thompson. Politics and Humanity: Milan Kundera. W. Somerset Maugham. Shakespeare. Adventure: Alexandre Dumas. Robert Louis Stevenson. SF: Ray Bradbury. Isaac Asimov. Stanislaw Lem.

Heroes:

I idolize no human being. (Pedestals are a temporary toy, for looking up ladies' skirts. I want a look or feel, I make an educated request.) That said, there are some exceptional people, along with the animals and children who are as close to God as anyone. The wonderful staff at Jaho Coffee & Tea on Derby Street over there in Salem (my former neighbors) for their astonishing composure, tolerance, kind cheerfulness, and forbearance in the face of Salem's onslaught of tourists - who are often obnoxious and nearly always slow and confused.
live Slow.
Survivors; storytellers; those who simply reach out and help someone in need without talking about it; Donnie Meetings; Jim Abbott ; the wicked-cute blonde accidental-neighbour who I can only hope is free; and everyone that speaks, sings or works for justice.
...like journalist/essayist Keith Olbermann of MSNBC. Many of my other heroes are the great pranksters. (I think this may have been me , with Blind Boy Grunt.)