the magic of a special moment;
interesting place-spirits - from the heart of a busy city to the solitude of a special landscape (whether a beach, a moody woodland, the wind through the trees, or a wide open mountain or desert scene); good walks/hikes - alone, with my wife, with a friend, with my sons; rainy day people; foggy day moods; historic brick buildings, writing; photography; auto racing (Nascar, F1, Indy & Champ Cars);
a good conversation over a good cup of coffee; an expressive photograph or piece of artwork;
learning something today I could not have known yesterday / discovering something tomorrow I could not have understood or appreciated today.
(1) in general - interesting individuals who bring a special insight or awareness into a conversation, who bring an energy and excitement that is contagious; who can convey a passion about things/events/people in their lives. I enjoy friendships that cross expressive boundaries who convey that strong passion to create.
(2) as a photographer - expressive and creative individuals (models and/or photographers; musicians, dancers, artists) in the SF Bay Area or middle Central Valley, interested in collaborating in camera work; others photographers interested in exploring creative location camera work.
(3) as far any "SPECIAL friend" - I've already met the dearest and closest person/woman in my life - that I want to have in my life: my wife of 31 years, Debbie!
Current profile song: "Over the Rainbow" by Isreal Kamakawiwo’ole -- Debbie and I just needed it..
**** other profile songs I've had up include...
Hootie and the Blowfish's "Let Her Cry"
Kirk McLeod's "Twelve"
Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "If You Could Read My Mind"
Eskimo Joe's "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
Brandi Carlile's "Turpentine" & "Have You Ever" & "Downpour"
Missy Higgins' "Steer"
Jackie Greene's "Closer to You"
CSNY's "Teach Your Children"
Tom Cochrane's "Life is a Highway"
Eva Cassidy's cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold"
Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" (live!)
Molly's Revenge, "The Rainy Day"
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
Tom Cochrane's "Life Is A Highway"
Jackie Green's "I'm So Gone"
Lindsey Buckingham's "Cast Away Dreams"
Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane"
Greg Kihn's "Remember"
KT Tunstall's "Black Horse & Cherry Tree", "Suddenly I See"
several tunes by Seven Nations
plus others
* some of the talented/inspired "kids" - Jackie Greene, Brandi Carlile
* Aussie musicians - Crowded House, Missy Higgins, Eskimo Joe
* 70s-80s-90s R&R (Bob Seger, Loggins & Messina, Neil Young, Crosby-Stills&Nash & Crosby-Stills-Nash&Young, Moody Blues, Sting, U2, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Cat Stevens, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Heart, Hootie and the Blowfish, etc.) - incl Paul Simon's "Graceland" album/CD, The Who's "Who's Next" album/CD, Jefferson Airplane's "Surralistic Pillow" album/CS, Rolling Stone's "Aftermath" album/CD, Beb Seeger's "Against the Wind"...
Red Ryder's "Lunatic Fringe", Greg Kihn's "Remember" & "Jeopardy", Cat Stevens' "Trouble", Eva Cassidy's cover of "Fields of Gold")...
* SF Bay Area (Santana, Doobie Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Greg Kihn Band, Neil Young, Green Day, Train);
* Celtic R&R (Tempest, Seven Nations, the Wicked Tinkers, Molly's Revenge) / Celtic (Lorenna McKennitt, Sarah MacLachlan, Enya);
* current (Matchbox 20, Rob Thomas, Train, KT Tunstall, Cold Play, Green Day (esp. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"), etc....
* other (Eva Cassidy, Sarah McLachlan)
music video's enjoyed incl Fleetwood Mac's Gypsy, A-Ha's Take on Me
currently - 3:10 to Yuma
* Shrek 1 & 2, Pirates of the Carrabean 1 & 2(!), Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Serenity, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter films, Star Wars films;
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Man From Snowy River, The Man Who Would Be King, Harold & Maude, Lillies of the Field, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Princess Bride.
* Clint Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter" (a surreal western movie filmed in the surreal landscapes at Mono Lake)
CSI, Without a Trace, Numbers, Alias, Firefly, Charmed & House (among my wife's favorite shows);
Miami Vice (yeah, not of this decade, I'm aware - but I like the music, the color and night/dark visual aspects, etc.);
History Channel, Discovery Channel.
'Basin and Range' by John McPhee;
field guidebooks - Yosemite Sierra, Mono Lake, Mt. Shasta, Lake Tahoe areas, "California Waterfalls", "Point Reyes - Secret Places & Magic Moments";
"The Collection of Alfred Stieglitz", "The Keepers of Light" and other photography books;
"Kindling the Caltic Spirit", "American Indian Myths and Legends"; "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells
stories by Jack London, stories by Arthur C. Clarke, stories by John Steinbeck.
my mother, who in her 50s, figured out life can sometimes begin anew...you had a wonderful impact on me.
everyone has the potential of heart of a hero in them to someone, they need the opportunity to realize it, find the right person or moment to stand up for, or have it found through the eyes of another.