History, Houston, Marfa, TX, running, roller skating, music, analog photography, drinks, good food, Texana, old stuff, drums, photos, electrical work, RC Cola, Galveston Island, San Antonio, bowling, mass transit, 45 RPM singles, Astros, family, friends, shuffleboard, jukeboxes, Fender tube amps, Ludwig drums, Fender Precision Basses,Craftsman tools, local musicians who work hard, working jobs for reasons other than strictly MONEY, soul, blessings, life.
I love this because my friend Crystal Jackson is surely furious that it's not "Whom I'd Like to Meet". Anyway, here it gos, in part- Historical figures from any era, James Brown, Roy Hofheinz, Chuck Berry (again), Huey Meaux, David Bean, Gwen Stefani, Mel Torme, Sunny Ozuna, Little Joe Hernandez, Mel Waiters, Jose Lima (again), Question mark (from ? & the Mysterians) and mentors from my past who have moved on beyond this world.
Grady Gaines, Big Robert Smith, Doug Sahm, Andre Williams, Roy Head, Archie Bell, the B-52's, The Blazers, Los Lobos, The El Orbits, Mel Torme, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Reed, Grand Funk, Mose Allison, Buck Owens, Dreambreakers, Jackie Pepper, I.J. Gosey, Little Feat, Gwen Stefani, ZZ Top (old), Fabulous Thunderbirds (old), The Judys, Johnnie Taylor, Muddy Waters, Sunny Ozuna, Talking Heads, Steppenwolf, Tail Gators, LeRoi Brothers, Earthpig, Adam Bork, The Gourds, James McMurtry, Herschel Berry, Joe King Carrasco, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sam the Sham, Seals and Crofts, Junior Walker and the All Stars, B.J. Thomas, Fats Domino, NRBQ, The Mummies, The Wailers, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, The Animals, Ten Hands, Joni Mitchell (old), Little Feat, Rare Earth, Lee Fields, Damnations, Gourds, Jesse Dayton, Hadden Sayers, Patrice Pike, Small Stars, Honky, Johnnie Rivers, Mel Waiters, Z.Z. Hill, The Kinks, Randy Garibay, Run DMC, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Geto Boys, Little River Band, Duke Robillard, Anson Funderburgh, Keith Ferguson, Omar and the Howlers, Grand Funk Railroad, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff, Sons of Hercules, Esquerita, Little Richard, Roy Orbison, Bille Holliday, Buddy Holly, Augie Meyers, Gary Clark, Jr., Iguanas, Jon Dee Graham, Milton Hopkins, Ardis Turner, Kinney Abair, Rebirth Brass Band, La Mafia, Bo Diddley, Doug Kershaw, Fats Domino, Derailers, Elizabeth McQueen, Joni Mitchell, Little Milton, Little Joe Washington, and just about every music program on KCOH AM 1430 in Houston. www.kcohradio.com on the web.
I don't see a lot of movies, but I tend to like documentaries and art films as well as longer and better written Hollywood movies. Usually I let other people filter out the typical crap before I will see a movie, unless we're on tour and there's one on the hotel TV.
TV is pretty much obselete unless you are looking to watch sports. I have never actually owned one of my own.
I love reading books and don't get enough time to read them. I especially like non-fiction, Texana, history and biographies.
I have a lot of them, most in my immediate world. Others who you might know include but are not limited to James Brown, Doug Sahm, and my grandfathers Ward Beebe and Bob Powers. Club owner/manager mentors that have passed on to the other side- Clifford Antone (Antone's), Keith Coit (Satellite Lounge), and Paul Sessums (Black Cat Lounge) Rest in peace, brothers.