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Andrew

About Me

I'm a traveler these days. But I still love orchards and theatres.

My Interests

Schooners, apple trees, children's books, the sea, dinner, bluegrass, booze, lunch, pretty women, Maine, hats, places that don't exist, etc. Not necessarily in that order.

I'd like to meet:

You.

Music:

David Grisman Quintet, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Doc Watson, Morphine, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Allman Brothers, The Band, X-Ecutioners, Freestylers, Theivery Corporation, Yo Yo Ma, Ramblin' Jack, Deltron, Erin McKeown, The Sandy Lopicic Orkestrar, Edward:Mastermind, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Medeski Martin and Wood, Dust Brothers, Shpongle, Crsoby Stills Nash and Young, Herbie Hancock, Juno Reactor, Pink Floyd. Perhaps I should cut this down. Just keep reading until you see something you like then pretend the rest isn't there.

Movies:

Dr. Strangelove, The Incredibles, Lord of the Rings, anything Wes Anderson (particularly Rushmore), anything Cohen Bros. (up until O Brother that is, sorry fellas), anything Terry Gilliam, The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, The Fifth Element, Raiders of the Lost Ark, For a Few Dollars More, Seven Samurai, Ran, Yojimbo, The Back to the Future Trilogy, The Limey, Way of the Gun, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Pleasantville, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ronin, Hero, Equilibrium, Dark City, In the Mood for Love, Spirited Away, Dark Crystal, Ghandi, The Godfather I and II, Donny Brasco, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Iron Giant

Television:

Channel 101 baby! Invader Zim, Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks, Venture Bros., Home Movies, Cowboy Bebop... I guess I only watch television on DVD nowadays. I miss The Daily Show though. I even listen to sports on the radio now. Kill your TV.

Books:

Books about sailing, tall ships, booze, food, apple trees or wilderness survival, The O.E.D. or Webster's New World, anything by Ursula K. Le Guin, Hemingway's short stories, the translated novels of Naguib Mahfouz, The Ox Cart Man.

Heroes:

Julia Child and the bulldozer guy from Granby, Colorado.