Reading, writing, music, TV/movies/computer & all forms of cultural entertainment, everything foreign, travel...and now, MySpace!
If you want to hear great music on the net, my friend DJ John, has a wonderful radio show on Mondays, from 1-5 PM EST...He even takes requests!: http://www.myspace.com/uicradiochicago
Music:
Just a few million favorites: (In somewhat alphabetical order:) The Beatles (together & solo), The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson Band), Badfinger, Dawayne Bailey, BandFromTV, The Bangles, John Batdorf, Beau Dommage, Beau Hunks, Beck, Jeff Beck, early Bee Gees, Belle&Sebastian, Jorge Ben, Tony Bennett, Paul Bevoir (The Jetset, Smalltown Parade, etc), Big Life Desire, Big Star, Black Gold, Bleu (L.E.O.), Jim Boggia, The Bongos, The Bonzos, Boomtown Rats, Barry Booth, David Bowie, Nelson Bragg, Georges Brassens, Bread, The Brigadier, Duncan Browne, Jeff&Tim Buckley, Budapest(John Garrison), Chet Baker, The Barenaked Ladies, Lo Borges, Georges Brassens, Calogero, BC Camplight, Captain Sensible, Cat Malojian, DC Cardwell, Ray Charles, Cheese, Cheres, Ralph Chevry, Warren Chiasson, Chicago, The Chieftains, Cipher (Kristian Roebling), Clannad, Eric Clapton, Jon Cleary, CSN, Lloyd Cole, Nat King Cole, Edwyn Collins, John Coltrane, Sam Cooke, John Corbett, The Corrs, Cosmic Rough Riders, Gal Costa, Elvis Costello, The Cowsills, Marshall Crenshaw, Sheryl Crow, Tim Curry, Ivor Cutler, The Cyrkle, Dada(together/solo), Bobby Darin, Miles Davis, Blossom Dearie, Paco De Lucia, Pete Dello, Dido, The Divine Comedy, Djavan, Dr.Benstock/Brilliant Coroners, Dr.Dog, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Placido Domingo, Luke Doucet, Dubious Brothers, Diane Dufresne, David Dundas, Eagles, Earth,Wind&Fire, The 88, Eggstone, Haakon Ellingsen, ELO, ELP, Tommy Emmanuel, Brian Eno, Phillip Eno, Bill Evans (pianist), Georgie Fame, Fastball, The Feeling, Graham Fellows/John Shuttleworth, Field Music, The Fireman, Ella Fitzgerald(w/Louis Armstrong,Count Basie,Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass,etc), The Flaming Lips, Bela Fleck/Flecktones, Dan Fogelberg, Ben Folds, Fotomaker, Roddy Frame, Peter Frampton, Frankie Valli&The4 Seasons, Aretha Franklin, Franz Ferdinand, Freddie & The Dreamers, Free Design, Fugu, Peter Gabriel, Gallagher & Lyle, Garfield's Birthday, Dick Gaughan, Genesis, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Gilberto Gil, The Go-Betweens, Go-Go's, Keith Golden(Goldxilla-Cipher,Dido, Youssou N'Dour, Everett Bradley, Fools For April, Topher, Pete Miser,etc.) Jose Gonzalez, Dexter Gordon, Davy Graham, Craig Gregory, Guess Who, Hailsham, Half Man Half Biscuit, Hall&Oates, Hamfatter, Herbie Hancock, Mick Hanly, Colin Hare, Chris Harley(Rainbow), Harmonium, Nick &Roy Harper, Annie Haslam, Murray Head, The Heavy Blinkers, Richard X.Heyman, Robyn Hitchcock, Garry Hogan & All My Friends, The Hollies, Honeybus, Abigail Hopkins, The Humming Chorus, Alberta Hunter, I Monster, Incredible String Band(&solo), The Ink Spots, Invisible Lead Soup/J-Pegs, Andy Irvine/Paul Brady (together/solo), Hamish Imlach, Jackdaw 4, Joe Jackson, Etta James, Jellyfish(Jason Falkner), Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billy Joel, Elton John, Laurence Juber, Kaiser Chiefs, Karmic Revolutionaries, Keane, B.B. King, Carole King, King Crimson, The Kinks, Mark Knopfler, Kongos, The Korgis, La Casa Azul, L'Affaire Louis Trio, Peter Lacey, Philippe Lafontaine, Hugh Laurie/Poor White Trash, The Left Banke, Tom Lehrer, Lenine, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, AnnieLennox/Eurythmics, Sondre Lerche, Les Rita Mitsouko, Liar's Club, Love, Darlene Love, Lovin'Spoonful, Nick Lowe, Than Luu, Dougie MacLean, Mamas & The Papas, Aimee Mann/Michael Penn, Manfred Mann, The Marmalade, Maroon 5, Michael Marra, Branford Marsalis, John Martyn, Massive Attack, Paul McCartney& Wings, John/Michael McGlynn, McKrells, John McLaughlin, Ralph McTell, David Mead, Mercury Rev, Alan Merrill (Arrows, etc), John Miles, Millennium, Mr.Chu, Joni Mitchell, The Mockers, Modesty Blaise, Mondo Jet Set, Thelonious Monk, Monkberry Momma, The Monkees, Wes Montgomery, The Moody Blues, Tim Moore, Van Morrison, Morrissey, The Move, Moxy Fruvous, Martin Mull, Mull Historical Society (Colin MacIntyre), LJ Murphy, Naked Eyes, Milton Nascimento, New Musik, Thenewno2, Martin Newell (Cleaners From Venus, etc), Randy Newman, The Nice, Roger Nichols, Harry Nilsson, Nirvana UK, The Nits, Jim Noir, Laura Nyro, Orange Juice, Orwell, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Os Mutantes, Robert Palmer, Charlie Parker, Van Dyke Parks, Alan Parsons(Project), Niamh Parsons, Joe Pass, David Paton (Pilot,Camel,Donnie Munro,etc), Patrick & Eugene, Luciano Pavarotti, Les Paul/Chet Atkins (together&solo), PDQ Bach, Art Pepper, peppermoon (Pierre Fageolle), Louis Philippe, Pink Floyd(&solo), Planxty, Michel Polnareff, Prefab Sprout, Andy Pratt, Alan Price, The Proclaimers, Procol Harum, Psycho The Clown, Queen, Gerry Rafferty (Solo/Humblebums), Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rankin, The Rascals, Raspberries, Brian Ray/Rusty Anderson, The Real Tuesday Weld, The Red Button, Fionn Regan, Emitt Rhodes, Steve Riks, Rogue Wave, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, Biff Rose, Josh Rouse, Todd Rundgren, The Rutles(Neil Innes/Eric Idle), Sagittarius, Leo Sayer, Scissor Sisters, The Searchers, Duncan Sheik, Shelley Shields, Beverly Sills, Silly Wizard(Phil Cunningham), Carly Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Patrick Sky, Slade, Sloan, Smalltown Parade, The Smithereens, Alain Souchon Sparks, Spirit, Spongetones, Squeeze(together/solo), Squire/Meynell Bros, Stackridge, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Status Quo, Paul Steel, Steeleye Span, Al Stewart, Sting/Police, Suit of Lights, Supergrass, Supertramp(&solo), The Supremes, Tahiti80, The Tannahill Weavers, 10cc(together/solo), Ben Taylor, James Taylor, Tot Taylor, 3 Tenors, Tears For Fears, Trond Teigen, Jake Thackray, They Might Be Giants, Thompson Twins, 3 Dog Night, The Thrills, Traveling Wilburys Trio Esperanca, Triumvirat, Simon Fisher Turner, The Turtles, Uncle/Electric Bonsai Band, Unkle Bob, Gilles Valliquette, Caetano Veloso, Mike Viola &The Candybutchers, Tony Visconti, Laurent Voulzy, Tom Waits, Helen&Mike Walker, Clifford T. Ward, M.Ward, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Webb, Ben Webster, Derek White&The Monophobics, The Who, Ween, William Pears, Mari Wilson, Steve Winwood/Traffic, Stevie Wonder, Wondermints/Now People/MelloCads-(Probyn Gregory,etc), Roy Wood/Wizzard, Victoria Wood, XTC(together/solo), Weird Al Yankovic, Yardbirds, Yes, Yo La Tengo, Bird York, John Young, Frank Zappa, Tom Ze, The Zombies (Colin Blunstone&Rod Argent-together/solo), All My Friends; almost all 60s-70s soul/R&B music; Bach,Beethoven,Brahms,Chopin,Copland,Debussy,Dvorak,Elgar,Fa
ure,Mozart,Poulenc,Puccini,Ravel,Satie,Schumann,Rachmaninoff
,Stravinsky,Vivaldi; and a million other musicians ranging from bluegrass, blues, classical, country, jazz, rock, pop, soul, soundtrack &world music...Please forgive me, if I've left your name off the list!
I'm also lucky to have very talented musician friends. Please check their MySpace sites and listen!
Movies:
Yet again, there are too many favorites to name them all...However, if I was playing Desert Island Discs with films, I might name a few of these:
(Musical): A Hard Day's Night, Singin' In the Rain, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.T, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
(Drama): La Strada, Seven Beauties, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Europa Europa, Au revoir, les enfants, Cinema Paradiso, The Pianist, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Grapes of Wrath, Richard III, Hamlet, Of Mice & Men, In The Heat Of the Night, Network, On Golden Pond, Our Town, East of Eden, Alfie, Remains of The Day, Stand By Me
(Romance):Casablanca, It's A Wonderful Life, When Harry Met Sally, The Way We Were, The Fisher King, Romeo & Juliet, Taming Of The Shrew, Pride & Prejudice, Moscow On The Hudson, Sense & Sensibility, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, Tom Jones, Same Time, Next Year, What Dreams May Come, Girl From Rio, Harold & Maude, World According To Garp, Major & The Minor, Bridget Jones's Diary, Maybe Baby, Georgy Girl
(Comedy): Monty Python&The Holy Grail (anything with Monty Python!), The Producers, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, The Hospital, The Little Rascals/Our Gang comedies, Local Hero, A Thousand Clowns, Some Like It Hot, The Pink Panther movies, A Night At The Opera, Meet The Parents, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, Theatre of Blood, Babe, The Wrong Box and anything with Robin Williams, or Billy Connolly!
(Horror): Silence Of The Lambs/Hannibal, Jaws, Dracula, M, Magic, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Birds, Psycho, Frenzy
(Sci-Fi): Star Trek4, ST:First Contact, ET, Star Wars, The Andromeda Strain, A Clockwork Orange, Logan's Run, Close Encounters, Outland, Planet Of The Apes, Soylent Green
(Animation): Yellow Submarine, Fantasia, Triplets of Belleville, Wallace & Gromit, Fantastic Planet, Angry Kid, Aladdin, Robots, Bambi, Happy Feet, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
(Western):Butch Cassidy&The Sundance Kid,Cat Ballou, High Noon, Blazing Saddles, My Darling Clementine, Electric Horseman, Jeremiah Johnson
(Thriller): Notorious, North By Northwest, Charade, Marathon Man, Mirage, No Way To Treat A Lady, Outbreak, The Boys From Brazil, Diva, The Wicker Man
(Documentary)Seven Up series, An Inconvenient Truth,
Television:
Too many to name all, but here's most of my favorites:
From Current TV: Absolute Power, Boston Legal, Californication, Criminal Minds, Dr.Who, Eddie Izzard specials, ER, Extras(& all works by Ricky Gervais), Foyle's War, Globe Trekker, Heroes, House, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Life, Little Britain, MI-5/Spooks, QI, The Mighty Boosh, Numb3rs, Pushing Daisies, The Riches, Still Game/Chewin'The Fat, The Tudors, Ugly Betty, and all of Michael Palin's travel shows.
From the past: Absolutely Fabulous, Adrian Mole Diaries, Agony, Avengers, Billy Connolly's World Tours, A Bit of Fry & Laurie(& all Fry/Laurie solo projects), Bewitched, Blackadder, Bottom, Butterflies, Clive James, Danger Man/Secret Agent, Dave Allen, Derek&Clive (Dudley Moore&Peter Cook), Edge Of Darkness, The Eleventh Hour, Fairly Secret Army, Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers, French&Saunders(all their projects), Fortysomething, GBH, Ghost and Mrs.Muir, God Almighty, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, I Dream of Jeannie, In Justice, Inspector Morse, Jeeves & Wooster, John Shuttleworth, A Kind Of Living, Love Hurts, Mary Tyler Moore Show, MASH, Monty Python, Mr.Bean, Murder Most Horrid, New Statesman, Northern Exposure, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Nowhere Man, Star Trek (most versions), One Foot In the Grave, Once & Again, Prisoner, Reckless, Ripping Yarns, Sex And The City, Singing Detective, St.Elsewhere, The Survivors, Takin'Over The Asylum, Taxi, That 70's Show, Tutti Frutti, Vengeance Unlimited, Weird Al Yankovic videos, West Wing, X-Files, Yes, Minister, The Young Ones
