Music, Film, Writing, Art (esp van Gogh and Waterhouse), Reading, Literature, Linguistics, Shakespeare, Acting, Singing, Music, Theatre, Kids, Family, 1940s & 1950s, Genealogy, Comedy, New York, London, History, what else you got?
I'd like to meet:
Paul Gross, Ewan McGregor, David Boreanez, Keanu Reeves and Billy Zane - because dey all damn fine! I've met a lot of the, "famous", people I've ever wanted to and then some. Funny, the higher up the actual talent scale you go, the less arsehole-y they are, I've found.
This is only here only so I can hear his Ultimate Gorgeousness say, "Claire....with the hair" (at 1:34), whenever I want *swoon!*
Music:
I like loads of stuff...... Aztec Camera, B52s, Jimmy Cliff, Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald, BB King, Dinah Washington, Bill Haley, Louis Prima, Allen Toussaint, Wynonie Harris, Fats Domino, Lee Dorsey, Nirvana, Gershwin, Puccini, Cole Porter, Specials, Ska, Rock'n'Roll, Swing, Rhythm'n'Blues, Blues, They Might Be Giants, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Ian Dury, Clash, Jam, Paul Weller, good 50s 60s and 70s soul, Jackie Wilson, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Durante, Kander & Ebb, Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Howard Jones, Marc Bolan, Little Walter, Van Morrison, .... like I said, most stuff. Did I forget to say.... MIKE SANCHEZ?! :o)
The best band in the land (the big town playboys), when they contained my favourite performer alive on this planet. Mike! Of course!
I just love They Might Be Giants. Got a problem with that?
Movies:
Amongst others...
hairspray (both), withnail & i, amelie, american beauty, the apartment (in fact ANYTHING with jack lemmon), anything with marilyn monroe, cabaret, clue, dangerous liaisons, dog day afternoon, godfather trilogy, almost anything brando, almost anything al pacino, the girl cant help it, almost anything sidney poitier, glengarry glen ross, gypsy, almost anything michael caine, jumpin jack flash, jean de florette (and manon des sources), life is beautiful, almost any ealing comedy, almost any carry on film, leon, life of brian, almost any richard pryor, the money pit, outrageous fortune, beaches, moulin rouge, planes trains and automobiles, rocky horror, pulp fiction, reservior dogs, when harry met sally, sleepless in seattle, taxi driver, west side story, willy wonka, almost any danny kaye, strictly ballroom, priscilla..., shallow grave, stand by me, peggy sue got married, most shakespeare, blazing saddles, stir crazy, any laurel & hardy, unbreakable, i could go on and on and on...
Television:
Frasier, Kath & Kim, Simpsons, Cheers, Slings and Arrows, due South, Golden Girls, Blackadder, Father Ted, Desperate Housewives, Pride & Prejudice, Red Dwarf, Columbo, Bewitched, QI, Never Mind The Full Stops.....
Books:
"Will There Really Be A Morning?" by Frances Farmer, "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder, "Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield, "Christine", "The Green Mile" and "Firestarter" all by Stephen King, "Intensity" by Dean Koontz, "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen.
Heroes:
er..... why don't you look at my MSN Space (Planet Claire) at my Respect Due pictures. There are people I like there for all sorts of reasons.
