Art, music, throwing parties, Googie architecture, tiki bars, sight seeing, museums, camping, drawing, archery and entering the county fair. Did I mention Vegas? If I don't go at least twice a year something must be wrong. Favorite artists include: Degas, Michael Godard, Salvador Dali, Tim Biskup, Shag, Seonna Hong, and Derek.
I think I would like to meet someone who amuses me as much as my sister and can appreciate the author of numerous run on sentences. Of course if you enjoy pop culture and have a wicked sense of humor, I'd like to meet you. I'm not going to list famous people I would want to meet because that would be elitist. Plus, most of them are dead anyhow and I have no interest in meeting zombie celebrities. (Although "celebrity zombies" sounds like a great name for a cover band working the Vegas circuit. Maybe do a Richard Cheese/ goth combo type lounge act with the performers dressed as zombie versions of Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Sid Vicious and Jerry Garcia. Now THAT is a novelty act I'd pay money to see.) Also, if you want to add me as a friend please send me a message first. (Unless I already know you. ) Otherwise it's like having a stranger invite you to a party. Why would I go to someone's party if I know nothing about them or why they decided to invite me?
Brian Setzer, Social Distortion, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Billy Idol, The Police, U2, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Tiger Army, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Bouncing Souls, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, Queens Of The Stone Age,Violent Femmes, Rev. Horton Heat, The Clash, Voice Of The Beehive, Elvis, Hank Williams, old Rolling Stones, and a whole lot more. That's just a fraction of the old cd/cassette/ record collection. A very dear friend passed away Aug. 28, 2006 so I inherited hundreds of records. It amazes me how many acquaintances of mine think they are entitled to these records. They never met Rich, yet somehow they think I should pass on his belongings because they are too cheap to buy a CD? Trust me, I've never thrown out a record yet, and I don't intend to start doing it now. (I have been known to melt records, however that's a whole different story.)
The Sandlot, 101 Dalmations (starring the best villain ever- Cruella De Vil), Moulin Rouge, Gigi, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Guys and Dolls (Brando sings!), Fight Club, Swingers, Dazed and Confused, The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Scrooged, Rear Window, Auntie Mame, Loser, Deep Blue Sea (one of the worst movies ever), Jaws, Down With Love, Desperado, Once Upon a Time In Mexico, Willow and of course Office Space which should be required viewing for everyone working in an office. Since I am a child of the 80's the John Hughes/ Molly Ringwald faux trilogy (Sixteen Candles/ The Breakfast Club/ Pretty In Pink) and Some Kind of Wonderful were pretty important during my formative years. As long as the movie isn't overly contrived or a weepy "mother dying of cancer" chick flick, I'll watch it. If the movie has a good fencing scene, I'll happily watch it several times. ***I'm adding "Blades of Glory" to this list within 24 hours of viewing. If a movie can make my sister laugh to the point of tears and fog up her glasses, you know it must be good.
Isn't it interesting how many people will not admit to watching television? Of course, these are the same people who give me an incredulous look when they find out that I don't have cable television, digital cable, or satellite television. That's right, my television uses an antenna. In the morning I turn on KTLA news to make sure I didn't miss anything interesting going on in the world. I don't seek out any specific television shows, I don't plan my life around anything that is on television. I don't record or Tivo any programs. I think television should be one of your sources of entertainment, not your only source of entertainment. If I have nothing else going on I freely admit to watching the following programs:Lost, The Office,and CSI. My all time favorite shows were Soap, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Twin Peaks and The Simpsons. For the most part if the show isn't written well and/or there isn't a male actor with high cheekbones, I have no use for it.
With all of the books in the universe, how can I narrow the list down to fit in such a tiny box? Every book has the promise of new knowledge waiting within the cover. I would recommend buying the Straight Dope books by Cecil Adams, very informative and entertaining, a must for trivia buffs. I adore Dorothy Parker. Her sarcasm makes me seem sweet by comparison, although I feel myself morphing into her more with each passing year. I'll list some authors but the list is not all inclusive and I'm sure as soon as I log off I'll think of a ton more that I should have listed. Damn literature classes gave me too many options. The list in no particular order: Piers Anthony, Anne Rice, L.M. Montgomery, Stephen Crane, Edgar Allan Poe, Louisa May Alcott, The Brothers Grimm, Ken Kesey, Jack Kerouac and all of the Beat writers, Dianne Brill, Cecil Adams, Harper Lee, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Shelley, Stoker, Browning and Truman Capote.
Anyone of strong moral character who stands up for what they believe in and will put another person's needs before their own.