the mystery of easter island, the lost island of atlantis, other lost ancient civilizations such as the egyptians, the mayans, the incas, etc., photography, theater, art, dance, music, movies, wearing sweaters, springtime, poetry, nature, board games, monastary's, old cemetary's, abandoned buildings, long walks, people, pychology, philosophy, drinking tea, good books, awesome food, animals.
jeff buckley, first and foremost...ummm...john lennon, debussy, beethoven, victor hugo, jesus, buddha, michael schoeffling (you know, that gorgeous guy from sixteen candles???), johnny depp, viggo mortensen (not because he's a famous actor, but because of his art, music, and poetry), lynyrd skynyrd live in concert (the original members, thank you very much), john dobson, victor borge, emil gilels, my ancestors, and my soulmate hopefully someday.
ah yes, and these guys are freakin' genius......
warning: this is probably the strangest mix ever. let's see; elvis presley, big bad voodoo daddy,
murali coryell, billy joel, bob dylan, jimi hendrix, johnny cash, neil young, john hammond, the grateful dead, lynyrd skynyrd, the felice brothers,
cream, queen, guns n' roses, the red hot chili peppers, king missile, tim buckley, jeff buckley, leonard cohen, aa bondy,
the pinker tones, bill jones, enya, chopin, debussy, ravel, beethoven, schumann, grieg, rachmaninov, franz liszt,
the hunger mountain boys,
frank sinatra, dean martin, russ columbo, the beatles, weezer, joan osbourne,
the two man gentleman band,
the eagles of death metal, phantom planet, rooney, simon & garfunkel,
the blue ribbon boys,
the who, the clash, the ramones, c.w. stoneking, old crow medicine show, pete seeger, woody guthrie, the wiyos,
tarkan, the shins, the doors, the squirrel nut zippers, the little country giants,
the m shanghai string band,
the crooked jades, boulder acoustic society, furnace mountain, battlefield band, the great bear trio, airdance, genticorum, crowfoot, esther samuels-davis, the shanghai string quartet, the st. lawrence string quartet, trio solisti, the music from madame butterfly, the music from phantom of the opera, and opera in general.i also like the soundtrack's to the following movies: the counterfeiter's, amelie, water, and mrs. henderson presents.
water (one of the most powerful films i have ever seen), balzac and the little chinese seamstress (another one of the most powerful films i have ever seen), mrs. henderson presents, thank you for smoking, little miss sunshine, kinky boots, the princess bride, benny & june, pride and prejudice (the newest version), mrs. doubtfire, the birdcage, moonstruck, the painted veil, the LOTR trilogy, the first wives club, ace ventura, johnny dangerously, city lights, funny face, top hat, and any old movies starring fred astaire, frank sinatra, gene kelly, or cary grant.
"i find television very educating. every time somebody turns on the set, i go into the other room and read a book." -groucho marx.the one show i watch (aside from football) is supernatural. I LOVE FOOTBALL!!! oh yes, and get smart was one of the greatest shows ever to air.
ender's game, lord of the flies, jane eyre, of mice and men, stranger in a strange land, the crucible (not really a book), the da vinci code, the harry potter books, the lord of the rings trilogy, ella enchanted (stupid, i know...), the no. 1 ladies detective agency books.
music. i can't say i really have any heroes per se, more like i'm influenced by everything that happens to me, and people i come across. some people i admire though, are my mom, my younger sister, my older sister, john dobson, vladamir pleshakov, anyone who stands up for what is right, and all the tortured but brilliant artistic minds of the world, past and present.