Words. Letters. Punctuation. Maybe a little plot. Ooh, yeah. Now you're talking. Mix in some pace. Uh huh. Yeah. That's what interests us. {Also, sharks. Sharks are crazy interesting. They have such life experience!}
Authors with something to say and the ability to say it beautifully.
Some of what we listen to in the office: The Butchies; Saul Williams; Neutral Milk Hotel; Jack Kerouac; Tool; Jawbreaker; American Football; Sage Francis; Aceyalone; Propagandhi; Pelican; Allen Ginsberg; The Smiths; Sarge; Husker Du (this list is soooo skewed to Ben's tastes, it's not even really funny, but that's what you get when Ben fills this out)
And, as soon as Alison gets a chance, she can tell you about all the movies she loves (because for the most part, I can't stand movies). But if I had to watch movies, they'd be Apocalypse Now, It's a Wonderful Life, Magnolia, Crash and The Wall. {Alison likes all kinds of movies. She saw E.T. over thirty times in the theater. Yeah, she was only two at the time, but it really stuck with her. She still cries when she sees it. More recently, Alison has enjoyed many films featuring superheros, antiheros, animated animals, dastardly deeds, feats of derringdo, warm hearts, cold hands, guns, flowers, and mice.}
The only thing that matters is the Shield and Andy Griffith. You can keep your Friends, I don't Love Raymond, and the next time I'm in the ER, it'll be on business.But Alison will be along shortly, and she'll namedrop all the things the kids like, proving that I do NOT have my finger on the pulse of our culture like she does.{Ah, television. Let's see. I am in love with nature documentaries. I also enjoy the one hour drama. I watch and gleefully judge reality television. And the cartoon network? Yes, the cartoon network. Oh, and best show that is no longer being made: Homicide, Life on the Street.}
Ben's list--Franny and Zooey; Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenters/Seymour: An Introduction; A Prayer for Dawn; Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues; Shot in the Heart; Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?; Nine StoriesAlison will probably say something about all the sappy romance novels she spends her lunch hour reading.{Sappy romance novels indeed. Ben is such a jokester. And he forgot to mention his abiding love of erotic Buffy fanfic.}
Ty Cobb; Salinger; Roberto Clemente; Grover Cleveland Alexander; Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown; Actually, I think baseball is my hero (can a game be a hero? Let's pretend it can). People with guts.