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Music is a passion. It consumes me. I write it, I dream about it, I play it. Rickenbacker guitars hold a special place in my universe.*** I am fascinated by Art Deco as it is incarnated in architecture, art, clothing, style, furniture. Tamara de Lempicka. Maxfield Parrish. *** Espresso *** Man Ray *** Archaeology (I know it's a sometimes destructive science, but it's the only way we can learn some things). ***Father's rights!Worker's rights!Photography - I would like to expand my skills with the camera. I like experimenting with natural and artificial lighting and would very much like to work with a model. *** American Indian studies. *** Travel. I live for long road trips. Alone or otherwise. *** Sushi. Few foods make me happier.*** Graphic art. I like working with a few different mediums.-more info eventually-
Ray Davies, Imhotep, Harriet Wheeler and/or David Gavurin, Umberto Eco, YOU (or your sister), George Harrison, Billy Bragg***Someone passionate, stable, worldly, and warm***
The groups I'm in:PYRAMID BUILDERS UNIONTHE MENUFOGLIFTERSetc._______The artists who inspire me:The CHURCH, LLOYD COLE, TRASHCAN SINATRAS, OVER THE RHINE, BEATLES, PRETENDERS, Zombies, ELVIS, Billy Bragg, Stone Roses, Prefab Sprout, Richard X. Heyman, Animals, Sundays, Steve Kilbey, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto, Portishead, Marty Willson-Piper, The The, PIZZICATO FIVE, Isidore, Ron Sexsmith, Chris Isaak, XTC, Peter Koppes, Steve Earle, Dixie Bee Liners, Neko Case, Mike Scott and the Waterboys, Vera Lynn, The Who, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Simon, etc.BIG BAND, SWING, BOSSA NOVA.I would be remiss to leave Grant McLennan (rest in peace, old friend), Jeff Buckley, Les Paul/Mary Ford, Julie London, Live, Bowie, and Crowded House off the list. Belle and Sebastian. The HOUSEMARTINS, Beautiful South, Jaguares...Of course, I am deeply indebted to The KINKS.Kerie Darner, Tony Pucci, John Clay Black, Craig Hagan, Daniel Watkins, Brandi Hart, Brian Hutton, Stefan Horlitz, and Jordan Riddell
Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Busby Berkeley, Scorsese. Anything with Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Gene Kelly, Gerard Depardieu, Leslie Caron, or Peter Sellers. Michael Caine is the greatest living actor. Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' is a masterpiece. Miyazaki films are great. Astaire / Rogers films are a must. Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd are always worth the time. Silent films and talkies up to the Hayes code have their allure. Even after the code films remained largely amazing until 1964. Thereafter it became hit-or-miss (with lots of misses). The 'Kill Bill' franchise is brilliant. And, of course, I adore Elvis films, formulaic and terrible though they may be. 'Lost In Translation' kills me. Juliette Binoche, Audrey Tattou, Romain Duris...
Part opiate, part informer.A little entertainment goes a long way. A little knowledge goes farther.Television devours your days.Mine is rarely on. It gets dusted more than it gets used. I do LOVE 'Futurama'. Anthony Bourdain is great. Wish they would bring back the 'Chris Isaak Show'. I do not watch sitcoms or reality shows. Love 'Twilight Zone' and campy old episodes of 'Star Trek' (seeking out tacky new styrofoam worlds).
mostly nonfiction ( art, history, American Indian studies, archaeology )-but also: Voltaire - Homer - Tolkien - Cohen - Wilde - Edward Gorey - Kilbey - Umberto Eco - Neil Gaiman - Sendak - Anne Frank - And I'll admit to having read King's 'Dark Tower' series - I read 'The Time Machine' by Wells and Homer's 'The Odyssey' once a year - Waltari's 'The Egyptian' is a worthy read. HENRY MILLER
ANNE FRANK, Scotty Moore, Thor Heyerdahl, Samurai Jack, Johnny Marr, GEORGE HARRISON, William van Alen, Hieronymus Bosch, Maxfield Parrish, Peter Buck, Willson-Piper/Koppes, Calvin (and Hobbes!)