ufos, aliens, people who've seen ufos or aliens, dog parks, sushi, sweat, porn, avocados, mexico, mexicans, dogs dressed up like people, detroit sports, dancing like a fool, chopping, cooking, digging, literature, stalking underage girls on social networking sites, raw chocolate, fasting, gorging, midgets, all things bling, barack obama, woodpeckers, trombones, michigan football, loneliness, growing my hairs, shaving my head, bodies of water, being in love, being single, dank microbrews, port, daydreaming, fantasizing, embellishing, cursing, anything offensive, sharing, days off, dreamy women, mild sunburns brought out by an evening glass (or bottle) of wine, old people, kids, rambling bumbling bums, talkin shit, kickin ass, takin names, crosswords, saxamaphones, libraries, the 80's, strippers, elitism, npr, beaches, baby geniuses, kombucha, kukicha, small-scale organic sustainable farming, spanking, young coconuts, mango, north korea, monkeys (i know, i always say monkeys... some things never change), my friends far far away, being so goddamn sentimental which reveals me as quite the pansy-softy type... but hey, it's me
souls that shine and eyes that twinkle and lips all smiles and bodies that are kickin'.. people who want to learn from me and teach me and thrill me and twist me and hold me and know me well.
mmm... musica. bob dylan, john lennon, and bob marley inspire me to the point of tears. these days i'm diggin... broken social scene, wilco, my morning jacket, lcd soundsystem, flaming lips, sufjan stevens, iron & wine, spoon, the national, the walkmen... but that's not really capturing it all. hmm... how about: the beatles. and van morrison. and al green. ooo and john coltrane. and sam cooke, willie nelson, charles mingus, the replacements, prince, neil young, the boss, the clash, smashing pumpkins, marvin gaye, talking heads, sonic youth, the smiths, the cure, john prine, elvis costello, david bowie, big star, velvet underground, the beach boys, grateful dead.. and each and every motown group, especially the four tops.. "got to have all your lovin', baby i NEED your lovin...'"
goonies, karate kid, back to the future 2, city of the lost children, the neverending story, big lebowski, caddyshack, life is beautiful, city of god, adaptation, super troopers, rainman, half baked, don't look back, the last waltz, CB4, empire of the sun, fast times at ridgemont high, happy gilmore, lord of the rings, back to the future, high fidelity, anchorman, three amigos, outside providence, 12 monkeys, rushmore, waiting for guffman, the jerk, fletch, and ben-hur
freaks and geeks, arrested development, simpsons, weeds, the office, curb your enthusiasm, seinfeld, sopranos, fawlty towers, colbert report, and sports. mostly sports.
all things kerouac... kesey, vonnegut, irving, rushdie, robbins, hemingway, tolkien, henry miller; where the wild things are, the chronicles of narnia, tao te ching, philosophy of ken wilber and j. krishnamurti, people's history of the united states, fantastic voyage, fab five, siddhartha, a confederacy of dunces, sideways stories from wayside school... and dr. seuss
clark griswold, joe dumars, bob marley, his holiness the dalai lama, gandhi, bob dylan, mr. miyagi, neal cassady, paul westerberg, pablo picasso, george w. bush(ohhhhhohohoho ahhhhahahaheeheeheeeee... woo), the dude, jack kerouac, the sports guy, steve yzerman, john, paul, george, ringo, popeye the sailorman, and my daddy-o