All that involves leaving homebase...to venture into the unknown, whether it be at the top or bottom of the mountain...Absinthe, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Bruxelles, castles, cowboys, enchiladas, pho, pirates, red wine, snow, Suisse, treasure, truffles, Tuscany...Creating still lifes out of random found objects...making fun of nothing...standing at the crossroads...Laughing.
Anyone willing to put time into creative endeavors...if you talk the talk you better walk it too...+ Robert Johnson, William Blake, Antonio Gaudi.
Bollywood, The Stooges, Big Star, Howlin Wolf, Funkadelic, Ananda Shankar, Clone Defects, The Undertones, Doobie Brothers, The Go, Easter Monkeys, Jesus Lizard, Exploding Hearts, Booker T & the MGs, Reigning Sound, Ennio Morricone, Compulsive Gamblers, Damnation AD, Favourite Sons, Syd Barrett, King Khan & The Shrines, Oneida, The Cows, John Lee Hooker, This Moment in Black History, James Gang, Curtis Mayfield, Dungen, Mutantes, Serge Gainsbourg, Ike and Tina Turner, Neil Young, Spacemen 3, My Bloody Valentine, PIL, Jesus & Mary Chain, BOC, Dead Moon, Wreckless Eric, The Gories, Mudhoney, Mummies, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Art Blakey, Fugazi, Bauhaus, Andre Williams, Thee Headcoats, Compulsive Gamblers, Gang of Four, Joy Division, The Neckbones, Otis Redding, The Cure, The Butthole Surfers, The Litter, Mc5, The Pixies, The Monks, Donald Byrd, Melvins, X, Laughing Hyenas, Radio Birdman, Led Zeppelin, Houndog Taylor, The Saints, Slint, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, The Eagles, Cocteau Twins, The Oblivians, Donald Byrd, The Scientists, Flipper, Nick Cave, Birthday Party, The Kinks, Tom Waits, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Antibalas, The Byrds, Gun Club,........
Spinal Tap, all Ali G, Suspiria, Wizard of Oz, Rivers Edge, Heathers, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Rosemary's Baby, The Omen, Willy Wonka, The Shining, spaghetti westerns, Goodfellas, Switchblade Sisters, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sleepaway Camp, Caddyshack, Army of Darkness, Lost Boys, The Harder They Come, Mad Max, Drunken Master, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Drugstore Cowboy....
Music is full force. Except for the brief viewing of...ole Saturday Night Live, Sarah Silverman, Daily Show, CSI, Law & Order SVU & Criminal Intent, Adult Swim, Dirty Jobs, and tripping with Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel.
Lester Bangs, Ayn Rand, All that is fact...textbooks?...and all that is cynical...Chunklet, The Onion...Always a fan of zines, lots of rags that talk of hags, shags, and musical blag.
The hero is you....BIG G.A.T.O.R.!