Music is my biggest love closely followed by football and films.I also love clubbing especially @ the mighty Lush or The Stiff Kitten/Shine and going to loads of concerts as much as possible which is quite often!! I am a huge fan of my local football team Portadown FC and Leeds United as well for my troubles lol i enjoy watching football immensely either at a match or on the telly i don't mind either way.
One man i would really love to meet would have to be Peter Kay the man is a comedy genius i love his programmes like Phoenix Nights and his stand-up gigs i could watch over and over as i love his observational humour and can completely relate to it,i would love to meet him for a drink to find out a bit more about him. David Gray as i'm a huge fan......enough said. Jay Kay from Jamiroquai as i am a huge fan of their music and think that Jay Kay is a cool guy. I would also like to meet Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics for musical reasons and purely self indulgent reasons also lol. Also Roger Sanchez as he is one of my all time favourite DJ's even though i have very briefly met him in clubs a couple of times for photos and to say hi etc i would like to meet him properly to find out more about him and his music etc. There are loads more djs/producers/musicians i would love to meet but just far to many to mention here though!!
I love so much music i could never fit it all in but here's a few anyway. General Music - Too many to name them all but here are some, Jack Johnson,David Gray,Scott Matthews,Emmett Tinley,Beck,Air,Damien Rice,Ben Taylor,Kasabian,Razorlight,Primal Scream,KT Tunstall,Coldplay,Jamiroquai,Feeder,The Smiths,R.E.M.,Jeff Buckley,Tracy Thorn,Sarah McLachlan,Texas,Maroon 5,Snow Patrol,Stereophonics,Radiohead,Stone Roses,Ocean Colour Scene,Foo Fighters,Paul Weller,Ray Lamontagne,Paddy Casey,The Beautiful South,Tina Dico,Rodrigo Y Gabriela,Hot Chip,Turin Brakes,Morrissey,The Shins,James Morrison & Paolo Nutini oh and i never did lose my love for Take That lol............and loads more!! I also like to try and get to see as many local artists/gigs as i can and there is a lot of good music and bands coming out of N.I. at the minute which is a great sign i particularly love Iain Archer even though he has been around for ages now along with Ninebar International or Roque Junior as they changed their name to (who are sadly no more),Duke Special,Driving by Night,Red Sirus,Heyday,Captain Kennedy,Universal Remedy and Claire Sproule a great new singer/songwriter from Derry who is only 21 her album is brilliant and to see her live is even better so check them all out if you want you won't be dissapointed and of course listening to ATL every night certainly helps as well. Dance Music - Hed Kandi/Tokyo Disco/Fierce Angel Stuff,Zero 7,Tiga. DJ's in no particular order - Col Hamilton,John Digweed,Roger Sanchez,Dave Seaman,Nic Fanciulli,Paul Woolford,Danny Howells,Sasha,King Unique,Lottie,Carl Cox,Seb Fontaine,Nick Warren,Desyn Masiello and the homegrown talent that is Jay Kay,Jacko,Dilly,Chris Cargo,Gordy Kyle etc to name just a few i could go on but i won't..........
As always i love so many films i can't possibly fit them all in but will give you a brief outline of my tastes as much as possible.My all time favourite movie would have to be the Shawshank Redemption it is an amazing movie i can watch over and over again and never grow tired off. Other favourites include Amelie,Garden State,Pulp Fiction,True Romance,Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas,Kill Bill 1&2,The Pianist,Closer,Harry Potter Movies,Beaches,Riding in Cars with Boys,Fight Club,Before Sunrise & Before Sunset,Man About Dog and the Shrek movies. I am also partial to the odd chick-flick here and there such as the Briget Jones movies,Notting Hill,Love Actually,Sliding Doors,Just Like Heaven,The Wedding Date,Untamed Heart,City Of Angels,The Truth about Cats and Dogs and the ultimate sing-a-long girly movies Grease and Dirty Dancing lol.I think the 80's comedies are still the best and nothing recent has really come close to the likes of Coming to America,Trading Places etc. Other 80's faves include The Goonies,Pretty in Pink,The Breakfast Club,Top Gun and St.Elmos's Fire.
I watch far too much TV for my own good lol some of my favourites are Father Ted,Phoenix Nights,Family Guy,Only Fools and Horses,Sex and the City,Cold Feet,Ally McBeal,Monarch of the Glen,The Secret Life of Us,This Life,Queer as Folk,C.S.I(All),Law & Order(All),Cutting It,The Book Group,Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,Never Mind The Buzzcocks & Teachers. Not to forget the most wacky hilarious programme on TV Takeshi's Castle if you haven't seen it yet check it out on Challenge it's well worth the watch for comedy value alone. Also various reality tv programmes as well as the soaps.
I have lots of favourite authors although at the minute i am mostly into chick-lit books and in my favourites seem to be the Irish authors as their books at the minute are fantastic. Favourite Authors at the minute :- Roddy Doyle,Cecila Ahern,Marian Keyes,Jane Green,Patricia Scanlan,Sophie Kinsella. I also enjoy reading autobiographies as well when i get the chance...and one book that i could read over and over would have to be Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas it is fantastic and mad!!