I'm a huge sports fan and I absolutely love "The Beautiful Game" - soccer. Fave teams: Liverpool, Barcelona, AC Milan, and the Chicago Fire. Fave current players: Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Owen, Raul, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Ruud van Nistelrooy. ++++++++++++ I'm a bit of a governmental and political junkie. +++++++++++++ I've become a dog lover and am particularly fond of the basenji breed ("the barkless dog"). I have a red & white basenji boy whose name is Wilson. He's got a wonderful personality and the cutest face. I'm a very proud parent! :-) +++++++++++ Surprising to some, I love NASCAR. Old-school favorite: Cale Yarborough. Current fave is Jeff Gordon. I also like Dale Jr., Carl Edwards, and Jimmie Johnson. +++++++++ I love to travel and have had some amazingly fun travel adventures over the years.
House-heads of the world and those who realize that it really is all about the music. +++++++++Any basenji owners or those who love the breed.+++++++++ Those of you who love "The Beautiful Game."
"It's All About House Music!"
Favorite record labels are Defected, Stealth, Classic, Strictly Rhythm, & Star 69. +++++++++
DJing Influences: Victor Calderone, Junior Vasquez, David Morales, Derrick Carter, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Johnny Fiasco, Frankie Knuckles, Danny Howells, & Ralphi Rosario. +++++++++Favorite Groups: Earth Wind & Fire (Gratitude was the first album I remember listening to as a kid) , Genesis (Three Side Live just cooks), Pearl Jam (Vs. still blows me away), Journey, Parliament/Funkadelic ("One Nation Under A Groove"), The Who (I like them better than the Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin). +++++++++++Favorite Solo Artists: Stevie Wonder (Songs In The Key Of Life is sinmply brilliant), Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Frank Sinatra, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna.
Old Asher Roth Stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0OQRh0S8o
Yes, I'm a house-head, but I recently got turned on to rapper/lyricist Asher Roth and I'm completely digging his rhythm and flow.
L.A. Confidential, Bad News Bears, The Color Purple, Terms of Endearment, Dr. Zhiavago, Brokeback Mountain, Do The Right Thing, Shawshank Redemption, Heat, The Manchurian Candidate (the original with Sinatra and Landsbury)
I'm a TV addict! New season fave: Dirty Sexy Money. The Wire (one of the best shows ever), Sportscenter, Hardball w/ Chris Matthews, 24, Law & Order (in all its formats), Top Chef and cooking shows on the Food Network (especially Good Eats), The Shield, Project Runway, CSI: Miami (I just love all the over-acting).
In Cold Blood, Cold Mountain, She's Come Undone, And The Band Played On, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Abraham Lincoln; Nelson Mandela; and Oprah