Music, Gym, Reading, SCRABBLE, Pool, International Cuisine (Cooking AND Eating!!), Beach, Volleyball, Rollercoasters
THE ETERNAL, FAITHFUL LOVER OF MY SOUL. Also intelligent, driven, easy-going, spiritual, openminded & socially-conscious folk. And if you're a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/music-lover, then that's a BIG plus!
Classical (especially vocal works by Handel, W.A. Mozart, Rossini and Richard Strauss), Gospel, RnB/Neo-Soul, Jazz, House. My favorite opera singers include Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, Kathleen Battle, Cecilia Bartoli, Edita Gruberova, Lawrence Brownlee, Juan Diego Florez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Gerald Finley and Peter Mattei. Gospel singers also figure prominently in my CD collection. Although my list of favorite Gospel singers is extensive, here are some I admire and study constantly: KIM BURRELL, YOLANDA ADAMS, CECE WINANS, KAREN CLARK-SHEARD, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, J MOSS, MICAH STAMPLEY, SMOKIE NORFUL, KELLY PRICE (she sings gospel now!), etc. With RnB/Soul you can't get better than Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Brandy, Kenny Lattimore, India.Arie. I love jazz too, and I always find myself returning to Ella Fitz and Sarah V. I'm also a big fan of groups - The Heritage Singers (I grew up listening to them, and their blend is absolutely sickening!), the Clark Sisters, TAKE 6 (They simply cannot be touched!), ANOINTED, The Tri-City Singers, The Kurt Carr Singers, AJB and Answered Prayers (I can't wait for their debut release! Check out their song on my page!). I could go on and on, but this should suffice for now.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, LOVE JONES (awesome soundtrack!), HAV PLENTY, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE PRINCE OF CENTRAL PARK.
I seldom watch TV these days, but I've always enjoyed JEOPARDY and REALITY shows.
BIBLE, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE. Currently reading (and luvin') AUTHENTICALLY BLACK by John McWhorter. And give me a Langston Hughes piece any day!
(1) THE ETERNAL, FAITHFUL LOVER OF MY SOUL.(2) My parents.