Film, Theater, Art (Hopper, O'Keefe, Sargent, Picasso, Rembrandt, Degas, Cassatt, Bernini... and learning about artists I don't know yet), Travel, Writing, Photography, Texas History, Tudor England, Italy, Vintage Fiestaware, Books, Cars (especially classic cars... "They can be any color, so long as they are black.")... my children, my family.... why we are who we are... the paths people follow... options not taken... pretty much anything that will expand my horizons.
Those who are interested in filmmaking, writing, photography, theater.... others who had "the Juilliard experience"... artist parents... friends I know right now, friends from long ago... friends I don't know yet.... you?
My cd player has the following artists rotating in an out.... Billy Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Jeri Southern, Nina Simone,Judy London.... I'm a big Cole Porter fan, too..... but I love classical music...Beethoven's 9th tops the list along with Mozart's C Minor Mass, and Requiem, Gabriel Faure's Requiem... Chopin.... Mozart's arias sung by Bartoli... Handel.... Bach (CPE and JS)... Vivaldi... Scarlatti... Puccini (OH MY GOSH... PUCCINI!)... I think it's just about time to cross over into the world of the ipod so I can load everything onto it.... but I'm not quite there yet... Oh... was anyone else in Rome at the closing concert of Simon and Garfunkel's World Tour a few years ago? Incredible experience.
LOTS... Too many to name them all... CURRENT FAVORITES: Little Miss Sunshine... The Cassidy Kids.... The Queen... Shopgirl... Cinema Paradiso... The Devil Wears Prada... The Lake House... The Puffy Chair... Mrs Henderson Presents.... Capote... Swimming Pool.... The Jerk...Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.... Cyrano de Bergerac (Ferrer)... Cyrano de Bergerac (Donat) The Razor's Edge... Arthur.... You've Got Mail.... The Competition... Amadeus.... Elf... Roxanne... The Thin Man Series.... Stage Door.... Gone With The Wind... The Wizard of Oz... Pathogen... Batman Begins... Immortal Beloved... Out of Africa... It's a Wonderful Life... Something's Gotta Give... Groundhog Day.... anything my daughters have been in...
Having DVR capabilities has changed my life.... favorites include: ENTOURAGE... MONK... THE OFFICE... BIG LOVE... CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM... THE FAMILY GUY... MY FAMILY... EXTRAS... I LOVE LUCY... biographies of anyone... AMC, TCM, BBC, HGTV, anything ON DEMAND...
I'm usually in the middle of several at one time. Right now it's: Born Standing Up; From Here, You Can't See Paris; Conversation. Always on my bedside table: The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian by Phil Doran (if you love Italy... or if you haven't decided if you do... you MUST read this book... it's terrific... funny, touching...) ... And others I am about to begin. Re-reading Cyrano de Bergerac... for the bazillionth time.
Anyone willing to take life as it comes, and follow the path before them with only minor hesitation.... that said, I also admire anyone who can forge a new path when the roadblocks are insurmountable.