Whiskey, Rum, or any kind of alcoholic drink - especially Mudslides, don't know why, I just like 'em. Strangely enough, I'm not too crazy about beer, but I don't think I would pass one up. Cigars, like Churchills, Cubans, Padillas - any kind will do, and pipe tobacco. I don't smoke cigarettes.Classic Films, Non-Fiction Books, Intelligent Television (is that an oxymoron?) and Music with substance. I am fascinated by history, especially 19th century America, World War I and II. I am drawn to the motion picture, but the films being made today are complete garbage, with a very few exceptions. The same could be said for today's music. I also do some creative writing, it's mainly for myself. I rarely share my work with anyone.
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TOWNIES PROMO TRAILER - THE CHARLESTOWN IRISH MOB from Mike O'Dea on Vimeo..
Masked Man Firing Snubnose Revolver
Everything from Frank Sinatra(adore him) to Jimi Hendrix to Slipknot. Sinatra, U2, and P.O.D. are my favorites. Rob Zombie/White Zombie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Led Zepplin, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Beach Boys, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin find their way to my ears quite often. I like the original (before their line up changes) Alice In Chains, Black Sabbath, and Jane's Addiction. I like the old Rolling Stones, their current music is terrible. Most rap music sucks, except for the Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and a few others (Native Tongues).
I'm a huge film buff. I like the Classics, Silent Movies, Crime Drama, Hammer Horror, westerns (that includes spagetti westerns), jidaigeki movies, anime, cult films, and even silent movies, among others. When I'm in a lighter mood, I can get into action movies and comedies.Some of my all time favorites areTHE BOONDOCK SAINTS; THE GODFATHER I & II; APOCALYPSE NOW; MILLER'S CROSSING; ROAD TO PERDITION; THE WILD BUNCH; THE FRIGHTENERS; BLADE RUNNER; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD; STAR WARS Series; and THE LORD OF THE RINGS Series; TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE;There are far too many to name.My favorite actors - James Cagney, Jim Caviezel, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Guy Pearce, Gary Sinise, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Vincent Price;My favorite directors - Martin Scorsese, Orson Welles, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Nolan, Guillermo del Toro, Clint Eastwood and Stanley Kubrick;Ed Burns' and Vincent Gallos "Hat-trick" Films (I use the term "Hat-trick" to describe a person who is a writer/director/actor).
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Sopranos, CSI: NY, History Channel, EZ Streets, The Simpsons, Futurama, FNC, The Black Donnellys, The Knights Of Prosperity, Grounded For life, Gargoyles, The Tick, The King Of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Samurai Jack, Amnesia, Deal Or No Deal, The Original Voltron, The Original G.I. Joe, The Original Transformers, Batman Animated Series, South Park, All In The Family, The Honeymooners, The Original Twilight Zone, The Night Gallery, Bucky O'Hare, Spider-man, Spider-man and his Amazing Friends, X-Men, He-Man, The Mask, Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Garfield, Count Duckula, Ren & Stimpy, Scooby-Doo, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Gobots, Thundercats, Justice League, Skeleton Warriors, The Critic, Clerks, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tales From The Cryptkeeper, Macabre Theatre, TCM Underground, Classic Movie Channels, ECW and WWE (When Mick Foley is making an appearance)
Favorite books - T.J. English's THE WESTIES (My Favorite Book); James Cagney's CAGNEY BY CAGNEY;Christopher Lee's TALL, DARK, AND GRUESOME;Favorite Writers - T.J. English; Mick Foley; Michael Patrick McDonald; Dennis Miller; J.R.R. Tolkien; Frank McCourt; Cormac McCarthy; Martin Dillion; Jack Higgins; George Anastasia; Nicholas Pileggi; Rick Porello; Mario Puzo; Herbert Asbury; Hunter S. Thompson; Roald Dahl; Edgar Allan Poe; and T.S. Elliot.I read about organized crime, old west outlaws, and U.S. and World history ( I prefer 1775 - 1975, but I like all history)And graphic novels - Batman, Wolverine, Hellboy, Star Wars, etc...
God, Jesus Christ, My family, those whose risk/give their lives for others(Firefighters, Military, ETC...), The Pope, George S. Patton, Michael Collins, Bobby Sands, and Mick Foley (It's quite possible, he is the toughest human being walking the face of the earth).