Horror films, swingin' tunes, bears (mammalian, yes. The woodland creatures? Well, no, not quite. Look it up.) film making, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot", gin martinis, Art Bell, Taco Bell, cigars, the paranormal, sushi, expanding my international palate (I like food), conservative politics, airplanes, aviation, aviation disasters, aviation disasters involving the paranormal, aviation disasters involving Taco Bell, Take AIM at me: "To Annoy Mike".
I'd like to meet:
I'd Like To Not Meet:
Bands, club/show promoters, and persons under 18 years of age, please.
I'd Like To Hump:
Music:
I'll just put up what I have in my nomad. Not partial to any particular genres anymore, really. I've been avoiding "aggressive" music lately.
Add N To X, Against Me, Atmosphere, Bad Religion, Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds, Billie Holiday, Billy Bragg, Bjork, The Bravery, The Breeders, Broken Social Scene, , The Carpenters, Combustible Edison, Connie Francis, The Cure, Dandy Warhols, David Bowie, The Dead Milkmen, Deadbolt, Dolly Parton, Dramarama, Dresden Dolls, Dusty Springfield, Echo and the Bunnymen, Electric Six, Elvis, The Faint, Garbage, Harvey Danger, Head Automatica, Imperial Teen, Interpol, The Jealous Sound, Jets to Brazil, Joe Jackson, Johnny Cash, Joy Division, Juliana Hatfield, Kitchens of Distinction, Le Tigre, Loretta Lynn, Los Straightjackets, Mad Caddies, MC Chris, Mephiskapheles, Morrissey, Murder City Devils, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, N.W.A, Nancy Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Neutral Milk Hotel, New Order, Patsy Cline, Paul Simon, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Murphy, Phantom Planet, Pink Martini, Pixies, Placebo, The Pretenders, The Promise Ring, Queen, Rasputina, Regina Spektor, REM, Reverend Horton Heat, Rilo Kiley, Robbie Williams, Saves the Day, Sean Na Na, Scissor Sisters, Sisters of Mercy, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Specials, Slayer Suede, Talking Heads, Tammy Wynette, Tegan and Sara, The Thermals, Tiger Army, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Violent Femmes, Wesley Willis, Wumpscut, Yo La Tengo...and more...
Movies:
I like movies: Terror Firmer, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Argento, Fulci, Italian cannibal movies, Italian Giallos, Troma movies, Mommie Dearest, John Waters, George Romero, Russ Meyer, anything John Carpenter touches (his films age like fine wine), Bill Murray movies, Defending Your Life, Exorcist II: The Heretic, trash/sleaze cinema and horror films, Death Ship, Rosemary's Baby, Soapdish, The Night The Bridge Fell Down, The Grapes of Wrath, Funny Games, Tron, The Thing '81, Sleeper, Love and Death, The Car, The Sound of Music, Bug, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zombie 3, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Brood, Shock Treatment, Let's Scare Jessica To Death, Curtains, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Crawlspace, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama, The Swarm, The Poseidon Adventure/Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, Airport, Airport 1975, Airport '77, The Concorde: Airport '79, F For Fake, Female Trouble, Phantom of the Paradise, A Women Under the Influence, 2000 Maniacs, Martin (1978), The Hudsucker Proxy, Lost in America, Fitzcarraldo, all the Poltergeist movies, even part 3.
Mostly it's horror and disaster movies with a strong affinity for 80's comedies.
I'm fascinated by terrible movies. I'd be more interested to know what happened while making "Exorcist II" than the original.
I recently cataloged my DVD collection. Click here to browse.
Television:
Good Eats, Match Game, Modern Marvels, Fawlty Towers, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dirty Jobs,de Family Feud (Dawson era.) Anything about airplanes, airplane crashes or aviation disasters. I have an awful fear of flying, but a morbid obsession with famous aviation disasters.
Books:
Currently Reading:Coraline by Neil Gaiman (thanks Mark, I finally got around to it and it's excellent)
The Making of the Exorcist II (thanks Bryan).
Heroes:
Christopher Hitchens, Dario Argento, John Carpenter, and Fuller
He wets the bed. Someday he'll get over it, and I will too...
