Photography (I have FAR too much camera gear, got a few 35mm SLRs, half-frame, a 120 roll film monster a.k.a The Brute, oh - and the odd digital marvel!), cult television, most sports (as a spectator I hasten to add! LFC season ticket holder, for my sins), and going to gigs, especially going to gigs... !!
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Considered myself a 'metalhead' for many years, but am beginning to feel like Abe Simpson when he said 'they changed what 'it' is' !! Huge fan of the following bands: Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Dio, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Thunder, AC/DC, Queen, you get the idea!! One of the best newish bands around is The Answer , these guys have the right attitude!
Recently got into Sonata Arctica , Power Metal from Finland who sound like a blend of early Queen and classic Rainbow!
Favourite guitarists: Ritchie Blackmore - despite the current direction - John Sykes, Brian May, Angus Young, Billy Gibbons, Paul Kossoff, Gary Moore, and last but not least Doug Aldrich (great guy BTW). Basically anyone who knows their way round a fretboard has my respect (esp now I'm having a go myself!)
Singers: Ronnie James Dio, Paul Rodgers, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Freddie Mercury, Danny Bowes are most often listened to in my car !
Contrary to popular belief I will listen to other forms of music, however I cannot abide the stuff churned out on MTV these days, rap, RnB, whatever its called I don't like it!! (Old style Rhythm 'n' Blues, yes, this current so-called 'RnB' - NO!!)And as for dance...!!!
In my opinion nothing beats a good live band on a stage, therefore I will rarely be found in clubs with fancy lights and a 'superstar' DJ where they churn out 'whumpa-whumpa' beats all night... I might live in the home of 'cream' but the whole scene passed me by, happy to say!!
As long as I am physically and financially able, I intend to keep on going to gigs!
Not a big film fan, but if pushed I would put 'The Empire Strikes Back' at the top of my list (I REFUSE to call it 'Star Wars Episode V'!!) Will probably get 'Wallace and Gromit Curse of the Were-rabbit' next, I'm a big fan of those two. The few DVDs I have are sci-fi stuff like 'The Matrix' or animated things like 'Shrek' or 'Toy Story'.
Those who know me, know me to be a cult television geek!! HUGE fan of 'The Prisoner', also 'The Avengers', 'UFO', basically anything that comes from the 60s/70s golden era of British TV (the ITC days) I will probably like it. Was into the X-Files and the various Star Trek series during the 1990s, but IMO the best show from that era was a little-remembered American show: 'Nowhere Man'. I won't go into the premise here other than to say it is about a guy who finds his life erased by a mysterious organisation, but you can find out more at this excellent site
While I'm plugging TV fan sites, here is mine! The Penny Farthing Prisoner Fan site
No longer holding up tables; I've been reading Rudy Sarzo's autobiography 'Off The Rails' which details his time with Ozzy, and 'BANG! the Complete History Of The Universe', which was co-produced by Brian May, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott.