Tiger Football, the Mets, fishing, treasure, movies about treasure, interpretive french-fry eating, using quotes from movies in everyday conversations to see if the other person is as big a dork as I am...collecting oddly shaped grains of sand, using names that aren't really mine when I go bowling, playing guitar in my bathroom, throwing late night dance parties, taking pictures of oriental rugs, swinging high above the crossbar on swing sets, taking naps in the waiting room at the ER, breathing deeply..especially at the gas station, reading books printed in brail without actually touching them, collecting jars of rainwater to pour down my sink, changing my top 24..
Bill Buckner, Todd Parker, Tye Webb, Irwin Fletcher, The inventor of the exlamation point...The guy in Point Break...when Gary Busey is walking towards the meth house for the raid and says "Have you seen a little dog....." and the guy says "Nah Mon." that guys is f'n awesome!!! The guy in Ferris Buellers Day off that is dancing on the scaffolding during the beginning of the "Twist" float/street dancing scene. Basically anyone other than carnie's...you know carnival workers...nomads....they smell like cabbage
Brian motha flippin Wilson, Eumir Deodato, Ole Blue Eyes, No show Jones, Neil, Those boys from Athens G.A., Warren Z., The Biscuit Boys (I'd give up a jewel for one more hometown throwdown) D. Byrne, Pearl Jam, The Phush, Louis Armstrong, Arlo Guthrie, Jerry, Ralph Stanley, Del McC, David Grisham, North Miss. (Luther is my modern day slide guitar allah!) Mark Knopfler, Tommy Dorsey, Willie,The Beastie's, Duke Ellington, John Phillip Sousa, Led Zepplin, The man in black, MMW, Stanton Moore, Les, Dj Shadow, KVHW, Robert Walters and all his Congress's, People in Planes (best addition to rock in years!) Old School B52's, Old School Floyd, Clapton, Joe Walsh, Ella, Billie Holiday, Yonder, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Prince, The artist formerly known as Prince, The artist formerly known as The artist formerly known as Prince, Let's face it...sometimes the worst song played at just the right time makes you smile, or dance, or remember a time that made you do one or the other...its all good as long it was written with intention and heart! bring it on, bring it on...(Harry?)
Top five in no order of preference are : Forrest Gump, A River Runs Through It, Fletch, Caddyshack, Wet Hot American Summer
The State! Hands down
A Confederacy of Dunces.
"..even the streets carry heroes..."