1. people more interested in the furtherance of my career than i am. 2. kofi annan, enstein, marie curie, james dean, marlon brando, laurence olivier, eva green, christ, ghandi, MLK, buddha 3. yr mom
stevie wonder, the pharcyde, elvis perkins, louden wainwright III, david bowie, sam cooke, NWA, musical youth, che fu, jimi hendrix (axis: bold as love), tv on the radio, radiohead (1990s version, before the ok computer backlash), joni mitchell (dont front), mr west, colorfactory, neil young, outkast, the books, galaxie 500, the boswell sisters, the decemberists, the mountain goats, the 'stripes, and any version of the song 'stardust' - one of the best songs ever written
general: NOT that goddamn spidermovie, children of men, serenity, the 3rd man, brick, the philadelphia story, its a wonderful life, the maltese falcon, anatomy of a murder, his girl friday, blade runner, raging bull, mr smith goes to washington, 3 kings (one of the best films of the 1990s), election, les superficiales, revengers tragedy, godfathers 1, 2, and the scene where michael brakes down in 3, and any blockbuster that has special effects - especially ones where people are flying through the air - could be anything, the latest star wars, back to the future 2, spiderman, flying people rule.performances: fred willard in best in show, anthony perkins in psycho, val kilmer in tombstone, donald southerlin in JFK, jamie foxx in ali, lili taylor in the addiction, thomas haden church in sideways, matt dillon in the outsiders, tom cruise in magnolia, jimmy stewart in any movie he was ever in, chiwetel ejiofor in serentity, virginia weidler in the philadelphia story, ed norton in people vs larry flynt, emilio estevez in repo man, christopher eccleston in shallow grave, michelle williams in brokeback mountain, rosalind russell in his girl friday, joe campbell in the 3rd man, william holden in sunset blvd
the wire, the sports night, the 'wood, the firefly, the simpsons
in watermelon sugar by richard brautigan, ask the dust by john fante, mastering shakespeare by scott kaiser, true and false by david mamet, anything by kurt vonnegut, the poem 'paradiso' by kenneth koch...
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