Currently, trying to learn Catalan, but the languages department at NCC (Newbridge Community College) ain't cuttin' it...
Anche, una bottiglia di Tocai a bar "Bianco & Rosso," Pordenone.
I'd like to meet:
RIP, Rufus.
R.I.P., Omar...
"The chair recognize Slim Charles - "
Music:
Adam and the Ants, Al Green, Amebix, Arthur Russel, The Avengers
Bad Brains (minus "Don't Blow no Bubbles"), Beefeater, Billy Bragg, Bohannon, Blitz, Boogie Down Productions, Buzzcocks
Celtic Frost, Calexico, Clannad, Clash, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, Conflict, The Coup, CRASS, Crisis, Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk, Dexy's, DOOM, Drones (Aussie), Dubliners, Duke Spirit, Dumisani Abraham
Easterhouse, Electrelane, ELO, Eno, Empire
Faces, Fairport, Fall, Fela, French Toast
Gerry and the Pacemakers, Go-Betweens, Graham Parker, Gregory Isaacs
Hard Skin, Holy Childhood, Hugh Masekela, Humble Pie, HR
Ignition, Impressions, Irma Thomas
Jam, Joy Division, Just a Fire, Jungle Brothers
Kristeen Young, Kinks, Konono No. 1, Kate Bush
La's, Last Resort, Leatherface, Lungfish
MC5, Melvins, Minutemen, M.I.A., Mighty Diamonds, Martha and the Vandellas, Mekons, Morrissey,
The Move, The Men of no Property
Nick Lowe, Nick Drake, Nu Shooz
Oi Polloi, Old Celtic, Old Punk, Old Soul, Old Reggae
Peter Brotzmann, Phoenix, Pogues, Prince Far I, Poppy Family, PIL, Public Enemy
Queen, Queen, and Queen
Richard Davies, Richard Thompson, Richard Hell
Rudimentary Peni, Rufus Harley, RUN-DMC, The Ruts, (o.k., and Rush)
Secret Stars, Shinehead, Slade, Slits, Small Faces
Smiths, Stevie Wonder, Stereolab, Style Council
T-La Rock, Talk Talk, Thatcher on Acid, Thin Lizzy, Tom Robinson Band, Tragedy
U-Roy, Uncle Tupelo, Undertones
Van Morrison, Van Morrison, Vague Angels, Void
Waterboys, Weird War, Wings, Wipers, Wire
X, X-Milk, X-Ray Spex
Yellowman, Y... ...outh ...of Today?
Zounds
Movies:
Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" , Eastwood's "The Oulaw Josey Wales" , Antonioni's "Deserto Rosso" , Mike Leigh's "4 Days in July" , Once Upon a Time in China series , Tarkovsky's "Nostalghia" , Albert Brooks' "Defending Your Life" , Grandma's Boy , So I Married an Axe Murderer , and, o.k. Drew, Soapdish .
Television:
Inspector Morse , The Wire
Books:
Dickens, "Our Mutual Friend"
Heroes:
HERBERT MARCUSE , Steve Marriott , Jennifer Harbury , Red Cloud , Bayard Rustin , Michael Davitt , D. Boon , Dorothy Day , Velimir Khlebnikov , Wong Fei Hung , Jodi , Molly
YES Phil, but also Gary Moore, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Midge Ure, and the greatest: Eric Bell...