Rock n' Roll, Punk rock, classic and traditional car shows, drag races,
demolition derbys, go-kart racing, rollercoasters, skateboarding, pretty much anything that gets the adrenaline going. The beach, all water sports like windsurfing, surfing, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, whitewater rafting.Traveling,working in my garden, dancing, DJing at clubs or on the radio. Long hot summer days,laying in the sun or jumping in the pool. Sacramento River Cats baseball games, BBQs, picnics, cold beer, cooking, playing with my iguana Leonard, good wine, spicy food, dark chocolate, tattoos, strong coffee, my family, vintage clothes and old cars with lots of chrome. Polka dots and old pick up trucks. Margaritas on the rocks, mojitos, my red schwinn cruiser bike and old vintage Neon signs.
If you're into Rock n' Roll, punk rock, hot rods and bikes, low-brow art, kustom culture, pop culture, tattoos, and the associated lifestyles, then add me as a friend and also please add Gearhead Records. If you're in Northern California, near Sacramento, drop by the shop and say hi. Hours are Tuesday thru Saturday Noon- 7PM 39 5th St. Suite C Woodland CA 95695 Call 530-662-8277 for directions
Since this is what I do for a living, I could go on and on, but here are a few of my favs:
The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, The Real Kids, Ramones, X, Social Distortion, The Sweet, The Vibrators, Stiv Bators, Partridge Family, Bay City Rollers, The Monkees, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Queen, The Knack, The Records,The Raspberries, Grass Roots, Love, early Van Halen, The Cramps, The Wildhearts, The Troggs, Flaming Groovies, Miracle Workers, The Kinks, Early Rolling Stones, The Dragons, The Turbo ACs, The Zeros, The Dils, Dictators, The Riverboat Gamblers, Throw Rag, The Briefs, Undertones, Buzzcocks, Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Celibate Rifles, The Rocks, early Scientists, Rezillos, The Stooges, MC5, The Hives, The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Go-Gos, The Bangles, Blondie, Nikki and The Corvettes, Patti Smith, Teenage Head, The Boys, The White Stripes,The Donnas, Green Day, Compulsive Gambleres, Reigning Sound, Elliot Smith, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Stray Cats, Big Sandy, The Mavericks,The Derailers, Wanda Jackson, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Fuller 4, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Chris Isaak, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Red Planet, Big Star, Redd Kross, The Beach Boys, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra.... I am a music snob. I hate commercial radio and the garbage that is played on it. There's so much more out there to listen to!
The Godfather Trilogy, Gone in 60 Seconds, Viva Las Vegas, Dazed and Confused, Down with Love, Bridget Jones Diary, From Here to Eternity, An Affair to Remember, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Pretty In Pink, 16 Candles, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, High Fidelity, Better off Dead, The Thin Man series, anything with Gene Kelly in it, The Wild Angels, The Great Santini, Detroit Rock City, Moonstruck, Beach Blanket Bingo, Grease, Sweet Dreams, Coal Miner's Daughter, American Graffiti, To Sir With Love, Tuff Turf, Hope Floats, Grosse Point Blank, Good Will Hunting, Bull Durham, On The Waterfront, Black Board Jungle
The Partridge Family, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy, The Bob Newhart Show, Medium, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls, American Dreams, Ugly Betty, Bones, House, PBS
I read constantly, I pretty much always have a book that I'm working on.I tend to go for authors and then read everything by them. Some of my favs are
Pat Conroy (The Great Santini, Lords of Discipline) Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy), Dickens and Emily Bronte, Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way"
Strong women who aren't afraid to speak the truth and take a stand for themselves, regardless of what people say about them: Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Oprah, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Joan Jett...Get the picture?.