Music and the other arts, raising my children to be good people, that one forever sweetheart, the coy dance of romance, flying, deep-sea skiving, my wingers, beaches and deserts and old-growth forests and all the denizens thereof, precision driving, hockey, tennis, worldwide travel and exploration, Boss, Armani, Hermes, Adventureland not Fantasyland, farmlets, history and current events, being flogged like a sinning albino from Opus Dei, peacekeeping, warfare, simulations, esoteric collections, zeitgeist, nutrition and cooking, troubleshooting, Zen. As Shantideva said, "If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?"Â
I'd like to meet:
Passionate, smart (or smart-assed), soulful, free-spirited, creative dudes and dudettes who like to live large whether they can afford to or not and who measure success in joy. Who are we not to be fantastic? Playing small does not serve the world. We are here to shine and as we shine, we help other people to shine. Bear in mind this maxim from George Washington though: "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
Greg's Friend Zone
I have 777 friends.
Victoria
Todd
Virginia
The Lady of Shalott
Marita
Flygirl Elle
Flygirl Michelle
Flygirl Tina
Mitchell
Keifer Dark
Luke
Baron
Dave
Eric
Eagle Nick
Flyboy Nick
Berlin
lunarclick*
DJ Mirage
Daniie Revo
Sabs
Traci
Natalia
The Secret Post
Evelyn Asy9
Shannon
Lindsay
Brenda
Kimberly
Krista
Debbie
Bonny
View All of My Friends
Music:
Some of the outstanding musicians we've met! Berlin, Bowie, Stones, lunarclick*, Vexy Strut, Celebutante, Everlife,  Sabrina Korva, Asy9, Bif Naked, Rotersand, Dasha Postnikova, Everybody's Debbie, Fluffy Starr, The Secret Post, Plastik Mirrord, Kyprios, Mariel, Natalia, Kittie, Traci Kennedy, RPM, Callupsie, Alex Bach,  Darvoset, AC/DC, Ashlee Rose, Lynda Kay, Eldorado, Christine Black, Mudbath, Common Sense, Stevedore, Sex Pistols, Eisbrecher, Die Toten Hosen, G.B.H, The Clash, The Duel, Siouxsie Sioux, Girlschool, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Skid Row, Great White, Nazareth, Kraftwerk, Tiefschwarz, Joy Division, New Order, Gang of Four, The Faint,  KMFDM, Cenotaph, Tokyo Vogue, Dresden Bombers, Nena, Juliane Werding, Meatloaf, Def Leppard, The Streets, Lil' Kim, Xzibit, Eminem, Kittie, Duran Duran, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bauhaus, Roxy Music, Dire Straits, Billy Idol, Spandau Ballet, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Prince, Sam Brown, Bruce Cockburn, Roger Whittaker, Diana Krall, Heather Nova, Rachael Yamagata, The Cranberries, Midnight Oil, The Police, Fine Young Cannibals, Ozzy, Ministry, Rammstein, Trio, 10000 Maniacs, Offspring, No Doubt/Gwen Stefanie, Pink, Drain sth, Aldo Nova, Edwin, Natalie McMaster, Brian Wilson, Era, Bach, Mozart, Falco, Garbage, Nouvelle Vague, Nirvana, Thomas Dolby, Kim Wilde, DJ Shadow, Joydrop, West End Girls, Chloe London, Enigma, Jenny Labow, Elton John, Nat King Cole, Stereolab, Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses,  Mike Oldfield, Eurythmics, Culture Club, Heart, Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, B-52s, Pretenders, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, Blondie, Lita Ford, Roxette, Boney M, Scorpions, Joan Jett, Yaz, Pat Benatar, Sheena Easton, Bryan Adams, Doug and The Slugs, Chilliwack, The Headpins, Avril Lavigne, General Public, English Beat, Air Supply, ABBA, Madness, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Becky Hobbs, Shania Twain, Cowboy Junkies, Bonnie Raitt, John Denver, Big Country, Nik Kershaw, Vinnie Vincent, Ted Nugent, Toni Braxton, Loverboy, Donna Summer, Glen Campbell, John Cougar Mellencamp, Anne Murray, Black Eyed Peas, Inner Circle, Talking Heads, Jean Grae, Julee Cruise, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms Dynamite, Bebel Gilberto, The Gits, Nine Inch Nails, Luther Vandross, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Liz Phair, Sarah McLachlan, Nelly Furtado, Lisa Loeb, Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Ute Lemper, Nina Hagen, Til Tuesday/Aimee Mann, Amy Grant, Interpol, Goldfrapp, Trio, Tudjaat, Xuxa, Dirty Vegas, Lady Sovereign, Roxy Music, The Verve, Nazanin, The Sounds, The Kinks, The Cars, diVinyls
I've established a special rapport with the musicians whose banners appear below and highly commend them. Clicking on the images will give you a direct link to their websites.
Movies:
These are the ones that were not necessarily the best or most entertaining, but that had the greatest impact on me:
007 (all), 1492 Conquest Of Paradise, 1984, 54, A Beautiful Mind, A Prayer For The Dying, Ace Ventura (all), After Hours, Airplane!, Airport, Aliens, Alive, Almost Famous, American Beauty, American Psycho, Andre, Apocalypse Now, As Good As It Gets, Austin Powers (all), Autumn In New York, Bad News Bears, Because Of Winn-Dixie, Behind Enemy Lines, Blade Runner, Blue Crush, Body Heat, Boogie Nights, Boyz N The Hood, Buffalo Soldiers, Caddyshack, Captain Ron, Casino, Castaway, Catch Me If You Can, Children of Men, Chocolat, Christiane F, Clear And Present Danger, Cool Hand Luke, Crimson Tide, Crocodile Dundee, Dances With Wolves, Das Boot, Debbie Does Dallas, Die Hard, Dogtown And Z Boys, Downfall, Dr Strangelove, Dr T And The Women, Dutch, Emmanuelle, Evita, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, First Blood, Freddy Got Fingered, Freejack, Gattaca, Girl Interrupted, Gladiator, Grand Canyon, Gregory's Girl, Grosse Pointe Blank, Hair, Happy Gilmore, High Fidelity, Housekeeping, Howard's End, In The Name Of The Father, In Which We Serve, Indochine, Jaws, Junebug, Kindergarten Cop, Last Of The Mohicans, Last Samurai, Lemony Snicket, Letter To Brezhnev, Lost In Translation, Love Affair, Made In Heaven, Master And Commander, Mean Girls, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Moulin Rouge, Mulholland Drive, My American Cousin, Nicholas And Alexandra, Open Range, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Planes Trains And Automobiles, Point Break, Purple Rain, Pushing Tin, Quills, Rambling Rose, Red Corner, Red Dawn, Risky Business, Roman Holiday, Saving Private Ryan, School Of Rock, Sexy Beast, Shining Through, Sid And Nancy, Sideways, Silence Of The Lambs, Singles, Slap Shot, Snakes On A Plane, Stand By Me, Star Trek (all), Streetwise, Sweet Dreams, Sweet November, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Aviator, The Day After, The Edge, The Family Man, The Fast And The Furious, The Falcon and The Snowman, The Four Feathers, The Great Santini, The Grey Zone, The Jerk, The Notebook, The Others, The Passion Of The Christ, The Perfect Storm, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Shining, The Terminal, The World's Fastest Indian, Thelma And Louise, There's Something About Mary, This Is Spinal Tap, Titanic, Tombstone, Top Gun, United 93, Up In Smoke, Vicious Cycles, Walk The Line, Whale Rider, White Dawn, Wild At Heart, William Shakespeare's Romeo+Juliet, Witness, Y Tu Mama Tambien
Television:
Here are some shows I've liked enough to watch regularly: Looney Tunes, Adam 12, Gilligan's Island, I Dream Of Jeannie, HR Pufnstuf, Speed Racer, Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes, Green Acres, The Odd Couple, The Addams Family, The Brady Bunch, All In The Family, Sanford And Son, Saturday Night Live, CPO Sharkey, Little House On The Prairie, The Rockford Files, Black Sheep Squadron, Northern Exposure, Fawlty Towers, Prisoner Cell Block H, Drei Damen Vom Grill, 21 Jump Street, Miami Vice, Twin Peaks, Beavis And Butthead, Dharma And Greg, Dark Angel, JAG, Supercarrier, Survivor, CSI, Reno 911, Wonderfalls, Sex And The City, The Sopranos, Oz, Entourage, Deadwood, Airline, Pimp My Ride, NOPI Tunervision, Desperate Housewives, Late Night With David Letterman, Daily Show, Tonight Show, Mile High, Formula 1 Racing
Books:
Can barely keep up with all my magazines anymore, let alone books. I do manage to read some worthwhile ones while I'm on long flights. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is one writer I admire. You could say he was the original rapper. Check this out: "No pimp of pleasure, and no spy of state, With eyes that pry not, tongue that ne'er repeatsFond to spread friendships, but to cover heats;To help who want, to forward who excel;This, all who know me, know; who love me, tell;And who defame me, let them be,Scribbers or peers, alike are mob to me."
Heroes:
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington who said, "Show me a hero and I'll prove he's a bum"
