Historye, Philosophye, The Lawe, Wargamin', Readin'; Teachin', Campin', Fishin', Hikin', Snorklin'; Learnin', Lovin', Writin'; Livin', Laffin', Eatin', Drinkin'; Smokin'; Talkin', Listenin', Explorin'; Playin'; Singin'; Wonderin', Thinkin'...and, therefore.... Helpin'.
My 'MaZie'...; and then: Adam, Noah, Job, Socrates, Plato, Joan of Arc, Jean Jacque Rousseau, Thomas More, Leonardo Di Vinci, Martin Luther, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, Catherine the Great, Abe Lincoln, Emerson and Thoreau, Thomas Edison, Woodrow Wilson, Carl Marx, Winston Churchill, Samuel Clemons, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Einstien, Adolf Hitler, (with a friendly armed escort), Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jimmy Carter, (whom i actually did meet), Steven Hawking, Dennis Miller, Bill Murray, Mister Bill...and MAYBE a beneficent ET! (but it has to be beneficent)!Seriously...There are very few i've met in life whom i wouldn't want to meet again. I am thankful for my friends.... past, present and future; and for those who have loved me....past, present and future.But alwayz I have enjoyed meeting exciting new people. Especially thoughtful, compassionate, progressive, HONEST people. Rare finds, i know; but way worth the wait.'Cuz i know you're out there... somewhere.
The Beatles, The Floyd, Zepplin, Hendrix, The Who, Marley, Ian Anderson and the Jethro Tull Band, Iron Butterfly,CSNY, james taylor, cat stevens, john prine, john lennon, bob dylan,joan biaz, paul simon, dave mason, jimmie buffet, maria muldour, ( Midnight at the Oasis), frank zappa, Justin Heyward and The Moody Blues, The Beach Boys, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Steppenwolf, E.L.O, Santana, Chicago, The Eagles, Deep Purple, ZZ Top, Edgar and Johnny Winters, Rare Earth, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins and Genesis, Styx, Dire Straights, Boston, Janis, "Angel" and many others by Sarah Mclachlan, "Hurt" and many others by Johnny Cash, "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack, Bob Dylan,Arlo Guthrie, The Airplane, The StarShip, Gracie Slick, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, Cream, "Sadie" by Joanna Newsom, The Clash, Radio Head, Rage Against the Machine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Merle Haggard, Frank Sinatra, Al Jolson, Tiny Tim, (ask me why), AL Stewart, Rod Stewart, Cheryl Crow, Nancy Wilson and Heart, David Allen Coe, Jackson Brown, Traci Chapman, Rick Wakeman and Yes, Alabama, CCR, E.L.P., Vivaldi, Handel, Mussorsky, JSB....the list just goes on into infinity. Basically, i appreciate most of almost every genre of music i can think of; and love music so much, generally, that i'm sure i'd like some of almost every genre i CAN'T think of...or imagine.
It's a Wonderful Life, The Big Chill, Forest Gump, Dances with Wolves, Saving Private Ryan, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Casablanca, 2001 and 2010, Glory, Gettysburg, Tom Hank's Apollo Movies, especially Apollo 13, Masters and Commanders, Excalibur, All the StarWars, All the Star Treks, Alien and Aliens, The Lion King, The Land Before Time, Alladin, The Last Rainforest with Robin Williams as 'Batty', (one of the funniest things i ever heard Robin Williams do in his brilliant 'batty rap') ; um... Tom Clancy Movies, Speilberg Movies, Hitchcock Movies, Bogart Movies, John Wayne Movies, Gene Hackman Movies, Clint Eastwood Movies, Woodie Allen Movies, Gregory Peck Movies, Bruce Willis Movies, Robin Williams Movies, Danzel Movies, Anything with Richard Dryfuss....again: Infinity.
The History, Discovery and Public TV channels. David Letterman. Olde Movies; especially war and sci fi. Star Trek...in ANY form. CNN. Redskins Football. The CSI's. Olde TV like Andy Griffith, Lucy, Bonanza, black and white TwilighT ZoneZ, Classic Saturday Night Live; Some reality TV...like Survivor. Cartoons..from the Simpson's, adult swimz and Park Street to Mighty Mouse, The RoadRunneR and, of course, Rocky & Bullwinkle.
Dickens, H.G Wells, A.C. Clark, Twain, Asimov, Foster, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lenny Bruce, Abby Hoffman, Dick, Clancy, Michner, Frank Hubert, L. Ron Hubbard, Bruce Catton, Leon Uris, Poe, Camus, Hemmingway, Cussler, Heinland, Doyle, Skinner, Swift, Tolkien, Freud, The Bard of Avon ...and on and on...
The Usual: Under Dog, Superman, Popeye, Moe, Captain Planet, ...and, of course, John Wayne.And my Heroettes: Miss Kitty, Wonder Woman, The Church Lady, Sister Theresa and my 2nd grade teacher, Miss Pincus.