How about YOU writing me back?! Otherwise, Comedy of All types: Stand-up, tv, film, improv... FILM NOIR... Records (LPs)... the NBA... uh, interesting women... and of course my favorite, NATALIE WOOD!
Steve Martin... Bill Murray... Bill Cosby... Parker Posey... Richard Linklater... Rob Paulsen... Stacy Keibler... Heather Locklear... Candace Cameron... Anne Hathaway... Amanda Bynes... Kim Basinger... Michael J. Fox... Carroll Baker... Eli Wallach... Karl Malden... Amy Sedaris... Gene Wilder... Leonard Maltin... Mandy Moore... Lacey Chabert... Maria Sharapova... (RIP: Jack Lemmon, John Ritter, Frank Gorshin, and Natalie Wood) ...of course I'd love to meet "Lovely and Interesting Girls" on MySpace, too! ...................The Lakeshore Theater has definitely provided some cool encounters... and always great shows!
The Dandy Warhols... Johnny Cash... The Avalanches... Air... Doves... all things Joe Strummer (The Clash, 101ers, Mescaleros)... Stone Temple Pilots... Aimee Mann... CCR... Jim Croce... Bruce Springsteen... The Monkees... Ash... Blondie... Pretenders... Eisley... Raveonettes... My Bloody Valentine... Sonic Youth... Hot Club of Cowtown... Michael Martin Murphey... Telegraph Canyon... Calhoun... This is just a taste.
Recently: PERSEPOLIS... CLOVERFIELD... THERE WILL BE BLOOD... WALK HARD... NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN... JUNO... I'M NOT THERE......................... Last Year: THE DEPARTED... CHILDREN OF MEN... THE PRESTIGE... THANK YOU FOR SMOKING... MARIE ANTOINETTE... CASINO ROYALE... BRICK........................ All-time: BACK TO THE FUTURE... POPEYE... ALMOST FAMOUS... SWINGERS... REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE... HEART AND SOULS... IN AMERICA... MEMENTO... INDIANA JONES & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM... REAR WINDOW... THE GOONIES... GARDEN STATE... MULHOLLAND DRIVE... THE SEARCHERS... ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST... This is also just a taste... [Honorable Mention: TREASURE OF MATECUMBE (I don't know anyone but my brother who's seen it, but we love it.)]
CURRENTLY: "American Gladiators" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", both make a fun Monday night.......... REGULAR SEASON: "Lost" (Charlie Pace = A Hero)... "Friday Night Lights"... "The Office (US)"... "How I Met Your Mother"... "30 Rock"... "Heroes"... "24"... "Smallville"... "Entourage"... "My Name is Earl"... "Survivor"... "Scrubs"... "Boston Legal"... "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"... "WWE"... "Frisky Dingo"... "Best Week Ever"... [RIP: "Carnivale", "Comedians of Comedy", "Stella", "Studio 60"]...OLDER FAVORITES: "The Wonder Years"... "The Three Stooges"... "Nowhere Man"... "The Twilight Zone"... "Three's Company"... "Batman: TAS"... "Buffy"... "Angel"... "Dinosaurs" ('Not the Mama!')... plus tons of stuff from the 80's (that list alone is huge)...
RIGHT NOW: "Y: The Last Man" graphic novels...................... FAVORITES: "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" by Chuck Barris... "Guru: My Days with Del Close" by Jeff Griggs... "Superstud" by Paul Feig... Plays by Tennessee Williams and Sam Shepard... Batman graphic novels... Celeb bios... Love ANYTHING by Elmore Leonard, the 'filet of crime fiction'...MOST RECENT READING: Autobios by Tatum O'Neal... Sid Caesar... Teri Garr... Buster Keaton... Joe Besser... and Judy Carne (sock-it-to-me!)... PLUS "Rebels on the Backlot"... "Comedy by the Numbers"... "I Love You Beth Cooper"... Also need to read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
I'll say JIMMY STEWART and JOHN STOCKTON. Two great guys. Family men who excelled in their particular fields and never once seemed to compromise their values or who they were at heart to get ahead of their competition (though Henry Fonda and Karl Malone sure helped them along over the years).