The interests of my life are extremely self-destructive, and bring me nothing but pain and misery. Politics, savage debauchery, exotic drinking, dark women,
absurd websites,
www.homestarrunner.com
and excessive amounts of caffeine
are the wonders that pass the time for me in Florida. I love wine, classical music, sock puppets, and long drives through historic areas of town. The grand tapestry that is the human existance is a wonderment to me. I love history and all its twists and turns.
I love my home state,
despite the bizarre population that roam the highways and byways,
and I dearly love my hometown,
my 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning,
and my Jacksonville Jaguars.
College Football, political punditry, comedy, and Wagner are what I use to make the wine taste good.
The most facinating people by and large are already dead. Having said that I most often imagine a dinner party filled with those whom have influenced my life. The niceties of said dinner party would degenerate into a drinking contest between myself,
Shirley Manson,
Theodore Roosevelt,
David Letterman,
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,
Dave Attell,
and Lewis Black.
Here's two of them for posterity
Once the alcohol is flowing the high point of the evening would be when Dr. Thompson and TR decide to stage a boxing match in my living room. Among the living today I would have to say that I admire John Stewart, Joe Conason, and my Mother and Father (it may sound contrived but they are among the few sane people I know in a world filled with insanity.)
I try to stay away from the standard sludge that clogs the rivers of good taste in this country. Yet I am not quite the music snob that my friends are. Never mind they actually know how to play music on real instuments. The concert lineup to end all would compose of the masters of my musical taste. Garbage,
Ben Folds Five,
Air, Mellow, Stereolab, The Bravery, Zeromancer, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (before they sold out and started trying to imitate Creed), Sisters of Mercy, Big Boi, Dr. Dre, Lush, Wagner, The Avalanches,
Snoop Dogg, Veruca Salt, Morningwood, Luscious Jackson, Jet By Day, The Apples In Stereo,
The Beastie Boys,
Chopin, The Ohio Players, Less Than Jake, Dean Martin, Ladytron,
Melissa Auf Der Maur,
Frank Sinatra,
Any discussion of movies has to start with the greatest example of perfection in American cinema. This towering example of great moviemaking is
The Big Lebowski.
Any Cohen brothers movie is going to be worth your time really. Any movie with Bill Murray is also a favorite of mine. Some other favorites are Lost In Translation, Zardoz, Donnie Darko,
Goldfinger,
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, V For Vendetta, Punch Drunk Love, Primer, Novicane, Office Space, Snatch, War Bus Commando, GlennGary GlennRoss, Ghostbusters, The Royal Tenenbaums, Star Trek II,
and the original Oceans 11.
Mr. Show,
Sifl and Ollie Show,
The Daily Show,
Futurama,
Family Guy, Cowboy Beebop, The History Channel, The Kids in the Hall, Comedy Central Presents, The Real Estate Channel, Big Brother, Frontline, Late Show with David Letterman, The Hollow Men.
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Kingdom of Fear, Eat the Rich, The Davinci Code, Macbeth,
Dune,
Brave New World, Blinded by the Right, What Liberal Media?,
Lies and the lying liars who tell them,
Breach of Faith: The Fall Of Richard Nixon, America the Book, Parliment Of Whores, How the Irish Saved Civilization.
Theodore Roosevelt
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,
Captain James T. Kirk,
Jon Stewart,
The inventor of wine.