karaoke, coney island, quarter machines, photobooths, carnivals, freak shows, boardwalks, the ocean, bright lights and sparkly things, black and white movies and photography, saturated color, getting lost, shockheaded peter, sci-fi / fantasy, heavy metal, alice in wonderland, parades, costumes, mermaids, skeeball, unicorns, harry potter, historical pirates (jack rackham), halloween, donut luncheonette, tattoos, spontaneous dancing, dancing in strange places, graffiti, contemporary art, outsider art, road trips, skiing, sleep paralysis, weird dreams, dog parks, animals in costumes, graphic design, illustration, fishnets, accordians, video games, bubble tea, lychees, documentaries, drag queens, wigs, collecting pez dispensers, gin, scotch, simple pleasures, talking to strangers, kitties and puppies, rummage sales and all things retro or kitsch, walking the brooklyn bridge, red velvet curtains...
Music:
a ABBA, Alice in Chains, A Place to Bury Strangers, A Flock of Seagulls, Andrew WK, Air Supply, Aimee Mann
b Babes in Toyland, Beat Circus, Big Country, Butthole Surfers, Blondie, Buzzcocks, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, B-52s, Berlin, The Brides
c Clutch, The Clash, The Carpenters, The Cult, The Cars, The Cure, Courtney Love, Curve
d Dead Milkmen, Dead Kennedys, Danzig, Devo, Depeche Mode, The December Sound, Dandi Wind, Dio, Dolly Parton, David Lynch
e Elvis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Elastica, Eagles of Death Metal, The Eyesores
f Faith No More, Fleetwood Mac, Funeral Crashers
g Gary Numan, The Glove, God Lives Underwater, Golden Arm Trio, Gwen Steffani, Grauzone, Gruntruck, Garbage
h Hole, Hank IV, Human League
i Iron Maiden, Imperial Teen
j Jane's Addiction, Joy Division, Journey, Johnny Cash, Julee Cruise
k Kate Bush, Korn, King Diamond, KISS, Kenny Rogers
l L7, LA Guns, Ladytron, Lords of Acid, Lesley Gore
m Ministry, Mudhoney, Motorhead, Massive Attack, Modern English, Monster Magnet, Morphine, My Bloody Valentine, Mew, Madonna, Missing Persons
n Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, New Order, Neil Young
o Ozzy Osbourne, Oingo Boingo
p PJ Harvey, Pluramon, Peter Gabriel, Peaches, Public Image Ltd.
q Queensryche
r Revolting Cocks, Rob Zombie, Rush, Rollins Band, Reverend Glasseye, Robert Johnson
s Siouxsie & The Banshees, Slint, Shellac, Sonic Youth
t The Tiger Lillies, Tears for Fears, Tomahawk, Therapy?, Thompson Twins
u Urge Overkill, Uzeda
v VAST, Vaz
w Wire, Wall of Voodoo, The Warlocks
x X, X-Ray Spex
y Yaz
Movies:
directors: Tim Burton, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, John Waters, John Hughes, David Lynch, Hitchcock.
Also: Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, Freaks, Velvet Goldmine, Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind, Frida, Titus, Star Wars, Hedwig, Heavenly Creatures, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Dark City, Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, 200 Cigarettes, Singles, Triplets of Bellville, Spirited Away, The Unknown, Trainspotting, Wet Hot American Summer, The 5th Element, Hellraiser, Bring It On, Just One of the Guys, Ravenous, Ma Vie en Rose, La Vie en Rose, Flatliners, Mirrormask, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Prestige, The Dark Crystal, Pan's Labyrinth, Cannibal! The Musical, The Abyss, Wings of Desire, Romy and Michelle, Showgirls, Sunshine, and anything NOT directed by Sofia Coppola
Television:
Futurama, South Park, Twin Peaks, Kids in the Hall, Carnivale, Freaks and Geeks, America's Next Top Model, Golden Girls, Infomercials, Regency House Party, Drawn Together, Venture Bros, Arrested Development
Books:
AUTHORS: Edward Gorey, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Lewis Carrol, Philip Dick, Clive Barker, Shakespere, Edgar Allen Poe, Tolkein, Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Bret Easton Ellis
Also: Big coffee table art books, The Jungle, Water for Elephants, 1984, Lord of the Flies, The OZ books, Coney Island: Lost and Found, Dune, Geek Love, A Clockwork Orange, The Best of Everything, Ender's Game, The Stand, Eyes of the Dragon, Portrait of Dorian Gray, Birth of the Firebringer, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, greek mythology, and, of course, Harry Potter
