see "heroes" section
['myü-zik] n. the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity b : vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony
the wiz, head, clue, footloose, flashdance, party girl, say anything, goonies -- oh...god...anyone still want to be my friend??
anything scandalous or involving people looking like train-wrecks
ARE YOU THERE GOD IT'S ME MARGARET; THE BABYSITTERS CLUB series; SWEETVALLEY TWINS (they lost me once they got into high school); BLUBBER (although that totally jump-started my eating disorder); as well as, most things hemingway, especially GARDEN OF EDEN and SUN ALSO RISES; almost all things fitzgerald, especially THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED; LEAVES OF GRASS, whitman; THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, hurston; as well as various titles by sedaris, eggers, hornby, angelou, morrison, and a million others
Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds?Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I needI need a hero I'm holding out for at hero 'till the end of the night He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight