music, hedonism, short scale basses, answering machine messages, old people's memories, weird little dogs, Tex Avery cartoons, third chances, good wrong numbers, turtles & snakes, happy accidents, hearses, banana puddin', cheap beer, good beer, rivers, ping pong, stuff and kittens.
The Invisible Pink Unicorn, Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, Big Foot, and an honest politician.
Benji Hughes , Bruce Hazel Big Star, Nick Drake, Wesley Willis, Roky Erickson, Jason and the Nashville Scorchers, Marvin Rainwater, Roger Miller, Beach Boys, Bobby Womack, Joe Tex, The Figgs, Percy Mayfield, The Cave Dogs, Jim Ford, Faron Young, The Broken Homes, Ferlin Husky, The Hold Steady, Shoes, Tom Waits, Jensen Bell, AC/DC, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Pixies, Stephen Malkmus + Jicks, Wilco, Grandaddy, Clem Snide, Atul Shah, Dead Boys, Replacements, Johnny Horton, The Nerves, Roy Orbison, The Farmer Boys, Dwight Twilly, Glen Glenn, Gun Club, Charlie Feathers, Hank Sr., Randy Newman, The Jam, Ray Price, William Shatner, Billy Bragg, Yma Sumac, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, The Beat Farmers, Buzzcocks, Rezillos, Eddie Cochrane, Gary Stewart, Johnny Paycheck, New York Dolls, T-Rex, Flaming Lips, Squeeze, The Kinks, White Stripes, 999, Hasil Adkins, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Mrs. Miller, Todd Busch (Bushovski), anything David Kim (DK) does, Daniel Johnston, X (LA), Rockpile, Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holly, Nick Lowe, Drive By Truckers, Jandek, Wreckless Eric, Raymond Scott, Don Covay, Joe Marc's Brother, Al Green, Otis Redding, The Zombies, Fear, Rilo Kiley, Johnny Cash, The Gourds, The Shins, The Clash, The MC5, The Stooges, Todd Snider, Lightnin' Hopkins, Dick Curless, Graham Parker, Tuff Darts, The Blasters, David Childers, The Ramones, both Elvises (Elvi?), Elliott Smith, The Highway QC's, The Toy Dolls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Warren Zevon, Cheap Trick, The Dead Kennedys, Louis Jordan, Swan Silvertones, Mae West, The Cramps, Circle Jerks, etc. etc. Did I mention Benji Hughes?
The Dancing Outlaw, Stranger Than Paradise, Wings Of Desire, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Harold & Maude, Down By Law, Pulp Fiction, Lolita, The Getaway(Peckinpah version), On The Waterfront, A Face In The Crowd, Sunset Boulevard, Wizard Of Oz, The Party, Casa Blanca, Tod Browning's Freaks, etc.
Marquee Moon is my favorite. I like Adventure too.FRICK-SHUUUUNNN!!
Bukowski, The Killer Inside Me (or any Jim Thompson), No Beast So Fierce, Storming Heaven, Geek Love, We Who Are Not As Others, Very Special People, Hell Fire, The Grifters, Mother Night, Jesus' Son, The New Trouser Press Record Guide, On The Road, Lolita, blah, blah, blah...
Richard Dawkins & Hasil Adkins