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Chris Fowler

Standing on the corner of Bleecker and Macdougal....

About Me

Guitars, records, chilli plants, amphibians, UFOs.Dig this!

My Interests

Guitars, Amphibians, UFO research, fingerstyle guitar, Stances (on a skateboard or surfboard - equally amusing!), Skateboarding, Surfing, playing records, Walter Potter (sad loss of the collection!)growing chillis, FOIA requests, archive music TV, Vinyl...

I'd like to meet:

Agustin Barrios Darwin Django Reinhardt (if they were alive today...) John Williams.. width="425" height="350" ..Alirio Diaz.. width="425" height="350" ..Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Tony Benn, Steven Weinberg, Merle Travis, J. Allen Hynek, Jonathan Miller, Gibson J45, Guild M20, Martin 00-18, Bacon & Day, Ramirez, MI5 agents who want to leak UFO documents...

Music:

Agustin Barrios Mangore, Levon Helm, Mary McCaslin, Alirio Diaz, Julian Bream .. width="425" height="350" ..Villa-LobosAlbeniz, Segovia (despite his Barrios comments!), Antonio Lauro .. width="425" height="350" ..Django Reinhardt, Merle Travis Elizabeth CottenBlind BlakeMississippi John Hurt, Mance Lipscomb, Gary Davis, Charles Mingus, Big Bill BroonzyFrancisco TarregaJohn WilliamsLeo Brouwer, Bach, My Bloody Valentine, Jake Thackray, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Davey Graham,Dave Evans,Stephane Grappelly, Neil Young, Colin Blunstone, The Zombies, The Louvin Bros., Duck Baker, Merle Haggard, The Sunrays, Jackson. C. FrankAnne Briggs, John Renbourn, Steve Tilston,Bert Jansch,Wizz JonesThe Band, Stevie Wonder, Ralph McTell, Focus, ELO, Sky, Keith West, Fred Neil, Incredible String Band, Dave Van Ronk, Thom Bresh, Half Man Half Biscuit, Terry Callier, Moody Blues, Thelonious Monk, John Denver, Grateful Dead, Gareth Pearson, Pat Donohue, Woody Mann, Nick Drake, Miguel Llobet, Joe Meek, Throwing Muses, Vashti Bunyan, Sandy DennyPentangle, Big Black, Steeley Dan, Creedence, James Taylor, The Minutemen,Fairport Convention, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Sabbath, Zep, Pentagram, Moby Grape, Richard Thompson, Skip Spence, Jerry Garcia, Beatles, Joan Baez, Meat Puppets, Camper Van Beethoven, Butthole Surfers, Elvis, Dinosaur, Husker Du, David Russel, Hank Williams, Ray Price, Doc Watson, REM (before they went bad..) The Everly Bros., The Sadies, The Tornadoes, Francoise Hardy, Burritos & co., David Crosby, Neil Young, Steve Stills, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Godsin Bros., Nilsson, Roger Miller, Louvin Bros., Kevin Ayers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leo Kottke, The Smiths, Firehose, John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Arlo Guthrie (& his dad), Gordon Lightfoot, John Coltrane, Charlie Byrd, Killdozer, Rhodri Viney, Buck Owens, Fleetwood Mac, Andrew Hockey, Derek Brimtsone, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Billy Holiday, Carter Family,Rosetta TharpeGorky's, SFA, Jake Holmes, Sebadoh, Demis & co., Dennis Wilson, Gareth Pearson, Black Flag, Grand Funk (minus dayglo suits!), Sabbath, Motorhead, Blue Oyster Cult, Zep, Marc Meon, Leadbelly, Phil 'hair' Spector, Hendrix, Zappa, Donovan, Dave Brubeck, Woody Mann, Eugene Chadbourne, Richie Havens, Weird Paul, Guild of the Furious Lion, Derek Griffiths, Skateboard - The Movie Soundtrack, and loads more, this list is long enough already..... width="425" height="350" ..

Movies:

Skateboard - the movie, Little Big Man, Repo Man, Sweet and Lowdown, Zelig, Spielberg, Lucas an' that, Where Have All The People Gone, Wicker Man, Kes, Dark Star, Silent Running, Rear Window, Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Close Encounters of the..., Take The Money and Run, Watch Out We're Mad, Fargo, Midnight Cowboy, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Lord Of The Rings epics!, A Man Called Horse, The Devil's SwordThe Deer Hunter (not just 'cause John Williams plays the theme!), Man Facing South East (Argentinian film), Vagabond, Chopper, Into The Wild, loads more, hard to remember...

Television:

BBC 4, The Root of All Evil, Atheism Tapes,Mighty Boosh, BBC Wildlife Docs., Horizon, What We Still Don't Know, Discovery Channels, Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventures, Bush Tucker Man, Acoustic Routes, Alan Partridge,The Sky At Night, The Bobby Gentry Show, Rough Science, Sean Langan progs. (Langan Behind The Lines, Travels of a Gringo etc.), Holidays In The Dangerzone, Michael Palin travel progs., Monty Python, Mark O'Shea's progs., Heroes, Battlestar Galactica (I'm hooked Jon!)Chris Morris, MonkeyLost, My Name Is Earl, Monkey Business, Curb Your Enthusiasm, various soaps at times, News Channels....

Books:

Living Amphibians of the World, Out Of The Shadows (UFOs), Heroes & Villains, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, In The Heart Of The Sea, Dazzling Stranger, Six Silver Moonbeams (Barrios), Primo Levi, Long Time Gone (Crosby), The God Delusion, Letter To A Christian Nation, Into The Wild, any books on chillis...

Heroes:

Greenpeace, Wizz Jones .. width="425" height="350" ..primate wardens in Africa, Tony Benn, David Attenborough, Gerald Durrell, Ken Loach, Staff at Monkey World, Mark O'Shea...