Blues: Chicago, Post-War, Delta (Elmore James, Skip James, Muddy, Wolf, Hooker, Lightnin' Slim & Hopkins, Robert Johnson) Jazz: Classic, Swing-Era, Bebop-Era, Jump (Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, Calloway, Basie, Ellington, Hot Lips Page, Satchmo, Louis Jordan & Prima, Bird, Diz, Pres, Hawk, Dex, Mulligan, Ella, Billie, O'Day, Jimmy Smith, etc..) Postwar-1960's R&B, Classic Soul, Northern Soul, Surf, British Invasion, Mod, Ye-ye girls (Francoise Hardy, Ariane, Gillian Hills, Catherine Spaak, etc.), Punk (from 60's proto-punk like MC5 to the punk/oi/hc of the 80s & early 90s), Ska (traditional to some of the 'wave' stuff of the 90s), Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Bossanova, early Mambo/Salsa (Tito, Beny More, Cachao, Machito, Celia Cruz, Celina, etc.), Cumbia (traditonal), Rap (from it's infancy until Wu-Tang), Country (not all, but Hank, Hank Jr., Hank III, Cash, br5-49, Dale Watson, Wayne Hancock), Cajun/Zydeco, Swamp Pop/Funk (The Meters), Hungarian Folk Music, Industrial, Electronic, Electroclash (Ladytron), DJ mixes from Hungary (Ludmilla, Beatman, Erka, Anima Sound System, Yonderboi). More bands? Lush, Echobelly, Curve, Komeda, Portishead, Massive Attack, Gus Gus, Supreme Beings of Leisure..............in other words, everything is worth at least one listen, to my ears anyway.So it looks like music is a big part of my being.Being sane would be more accurate.
Just as diverse as my music likes, I guess. From oddballs like Super Troopers, Kentucky Fried Movie, and badly dubbed Kung-Fu to Spaghetti Westerns like "Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo", Brigitte Bardot flicks, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Trainspotting,.....way too many cool and thought provoking movies.
BBC America, History Channel, Food Network, Fox Sports World, Science, GolTV
Used to read like crazy, but it's been on the wain. Last book was Dr. Zhivago.
Broken, Hogan's, Italian style w/ L,T,O, oil, vin, & Hot Peppers.