I'd like to meet:
daniel johnston. kiki smith. gustav klimt's lover. virginia woolf's self-image. somebody named voltron. anyone who has testified as a character witness for a dog in a court of law.
Music:
zeppelin, credence, neil young, van morrisson, the band, leonard cohen, bob dylan, the doobie brothers, moody blues, tom petty, nina simone, muddy waters, buddy guy, the beatles, smog, black keys, commander venus, sleater-kinney, john frusciante, red hot chili peppers, joy division, busta ryhmes, outkast, d'angelo, nico, iggy pop and the stooges, black sabbath, john lennon and the plastic ono band, yeah yeah yeahs, porno for pyros, king crimson, the eagles, elliott smith, the get-up kids, g-love, buddy guy, interpol, iron and wine, hendrix, johnny cash, neutral milk hotel, miles davis, at the drive in, modest mouse, pj harvey, radiohead, pretenders, rolling stones, smashing pumpkins, the cure, songs: ohia, we are wolves, portishead, atmosphere, felt, ani difranco, bjork, velvet underground, kimya dawson, patsy kline, the gossip, the mars volta, the rachels, the roots, marianne faithful, U2, tribe, traveling wilburies, the mountain goats, mineral, ugly cassanova, traffic, cream, broken social scene, steppenwolf, wu-tang, nick cave, white stripes, pixies, lucinda williams, portishead, tom waits...anything with a banjo, anything that sounds dirty, noise that displays chaotic structure, garage bands, the lazy sound of harmonicas, mozart's requiem and beethoven's ghost trio,....and i like to hum a lot.
Movies:
the devil and daniel johnston. harold and maude. the squid and the whale. the ballad of jack and rose. jesus' son. show me love. reality bites. gummo. great expectations. monsieur imbrahim. kontrol. requiem for a dream. swimming pool. o brother where art thou. stand by me. anything by wes anderson. party girl. buffalo 66. mulholland drive. my own private idaho. closer. 28 days later. welcome to the dollhouse. american psycho. boondock saints. (woo woo) you, me, and everyone we know. monsoon wedding. magnolia. pulp fiction. eyes wide shut. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. the big lebowski. the house of yes...well anything with parker posey for that matter.
Television:
booooo.
Books:
kerouac (desolation angels), a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, toni morrison, michael ondaatje (the cinnamon peeler), against love, seven types of ambiguity, ginsberg, drop city, the great gatsby, extremely loud and incredibly close, the muse asylum, zoetrope all-story, catcher in the rye, happy alchemy, anything by brautigan, flannery o'connor, e.e. cummings, nietzsche.
Heroes:
kids.