Ancient civilizations, Egypt, Native America, Machu Picchu, Atlantis, Lemuria, magic, things ethereal and mystical.Dialects, foreign languages, and studying Esperanto and Italian.The Discovery Channel, Bermuda Triangle, mermaids, Leprechauns, the Shire, elves, Lothlorien, banshees, crucifixes, swords, shamanism, Greek mythology, la Sagrada Biblia, religion, zen, poetry, old books and manuscripts, la Cosa Nostra, san soo, bushido, kendo, the Tao Te Ching, latin percussion, classical guitar, the Old West, ghost towns, UFOs, yoga, candles, incense, oolong tea, vegetarianism, cooking, the Maori tribe, energy, out of body experiences, telekinesis, psycho-genesis, time travel, spaghetti westerns, Asian cinema, cigars, rock and roll, Freddie Prinze's comedy album "Looking Good", Lenny Bruce.Not a big video gamer, but I do dig the old school stuff: Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., the Zork Trilogy.Scary stories, random thoughts, dreams, nightmares, folklore, urban legends, the Lochness Monster, normal, insanity, slightly twisted, nerdy, ridiculous, absurd, moronic, autistic, happy, sad, human and alien alike.
I'd like to meet:
Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Reubens, Obbie Doob "Scoobie Doobie" Benoobie, Ozone, Oats, Garfunkle, Turd Ferguson, Hank Dingo, Moe Greene, The Gooch, Wendy Peffercorn, The Kraken, a guanka in a bunkaquank and Benicio del Toro.
Music:
Jazz, Cuban music, blues, rockabilly, surf music, bluegrass, Latin Soul, classical, new age, Native American flute, Incan flute. I like David Gray, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ritchie, Buddy, Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Jacques Offenbach, Gabriel Faure, Debussey, Chopin, Mahler, Nino Rota, Francisco Tarrega, Isaac Albeniz, Prokofiev, Secret Garden, Clannad, Enya, David Arkenstone, Howard Shore, Richard Searles, Danny Elfman, Thievery Corp., Combustible Edison, Hector Lavoe, Fania All-Stars, Sexual Chocolate (they play so fine, don't you agree?), the Von Trapp Family Singers, Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters, the Mellomen and Panacea.
Movies:
Films I Like:
Werner Herzog and Federico Fellini films, Akira Kurosawa and John Ford movies, the works of Monty Python and the Flying Circus, the works of Terry Gilliam, Peter Jackson, George Lucas and Ralph Bakshi, Phil Roman cartoons, The Chronicles of Narnia, all the Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Neverending Story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and Ed Wood, amongst others. whipATTENTION FILM FESTIVAL PEOPLE!!!!If you haven't yet done so, please check out Obsidere . Written, directed and produced by my pal Eric Clark, and starring my brother David Lago (who also produced). Obsidere is a self-destructive love story, and it's quite well put together.OTHER PROJECTS I'VE WORKED ON:Artistic License (starring my brother David).Neverwas is one of the most memorable films I've worked on. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2005, and will be available on DVD this July!The Tripper - Directed and produced by David ArquetteHood of Horror - Starring Snoop DoggYellow - Starring Roselyn SanchezAvailable on DVD now!
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile ! Yes, the fifth installment of the famous series. Quite raunchy and wicked.The Celestine Prophecy : From the best-selling novel by James Redfield.Pulse , a freaky horror film I did some fx/design work on. Steve Avila and I recorded my voice and used it as the basis for our monster voice design.
Television:
History Channel, C-Span, CNN, Discovery Channel. The Simpsons, Family Guy, The War at Home, H.R. Pufnstuf, the Super Friends, Land of the Lost, The Bugaloos, The Electric Company.... I miss the old shows from my childhood!...
Books:
Everything by all of the following: Roald Dahl, Carlos Castaneda, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Don Miguel Ruiz, Beatrix Potter, Edward Gorey, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Dr. Seuss, W.B. Yeats, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Shel Silverstein, Oscar Zeta Acosta, Sun Tzu.
Heroes:
Alyson, Kaitlin, Roman, Kristen, Dominic, Sophie, Gabby, Juli, Daniella, Ava, Colette, Dana, Mayito, Nicole, CJ, Ellis, Jenesys and Dennis.
