Theatre, Politics, the Lakers, the Blue Devils...two of the three "r's", soapbox derby, kentucky derby, homerun derby, derby gibson...
High fiving myself, trying to introduce the phrase "that's so raven" into people's everyday vocabulary...try it, I think you'll find it quite satisfying.
I'd like to meet:
The purveyor of a fine shop that only sells red candy. And Jesus so he can explain that whole "there's only one set of footprints" thing.
Music:
decemberists, radiohead, ani, the pixies, the shins, apparently any band that begins with the, rufus wainwright, sufjan stevens, josh ritter, leonard cohen, the mountain goats, the hold steady, the long winters (see, with the goddamn "the-s" again), otis redding, sam cooke, tupac, mos def, talib kweli, blackstar, lupe fiasco,jay z, steve connell, common, fugazi, ben folds, THE D, elliot smith, neil diamond(judge not, lest ye...)rilo kiley, damien rice, flight of the conchords etc., etc....
Movies:
Wes Anderson (**Rushmore**), Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, Shawshank Redemption, Moulin Rouge, Apocalypse Now, Harold and Maude, Wet Hot American Summer, Christopher Guest "trilogy", Animal Crackers, The Muppet Movie, Robin Hood (Disney, not Costner), Dress to Kill, High Society, Topsy Turvy, Annie Hall, the blind date scene from Play It Again Sam, Singin' in the Rain...
Television:
Lakers games, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Studio 60..., Sports Night, The Office, Scrubs, magnumpi, Southpark, Sportscenter, Home Movies, Arrested Development, Project Runway dammit, Mr. Show, SVU...
Books:
Prayer for Owen Meany, Sirens of Titan (anything Vonnegut), Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Lamb, My Antonia, Without Feathers, Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. Lenny Bruce, The Fervent Years, Dharma Bums, All the Presidents Men, True and False, Harpo Speaks, Boss, Neruda, Cummings, Feinstein, Luis Alfaro, Sarah Ruhl, Shakespeare, Will Eno, Chuck Mee, Albee, Stoppard, SA Guirgis, Steve Connell, David Largman Murray, Erin Phillips, Janine Salinas, on and on.
Heroes:
All my Speak to Me Kids at Lynwood High. Awe-inspiring, eye-opening humans.
My friends who continue to create amazing art instead of curling into little balls under their desks and weeping about being broke.
And....
Anyone who donates money to my theatre company. We're giving away free babies for every dollar donated. It's a matching baby fund. www.pushtotalktheatre.com
