ERiC's top25
• filmmaking
• cinematography
• dvds w/extra stuff
• cooking & baking
• BBQin'
• chocolate confections
• p.b. & j.
• cuba libre (rum & coke)
• algonquin martinis
• apple computers
• thrift stores
• dirty jokes
• darkness & solitude
• dive restaurants & bars
• graphic novels & anime
• home
• sparring
• all things japanese
• gadgets, gizmos & widgets
• LEDs, beeps, & knobs
• words, words, words...
• folks with skills
• a good kludge
• the color green
• and ahhh... of course... sweet lovin'! ...could it be my swarthy Latin charm? maybe... maybe...
Don't walk in front of me,
I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me,
I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend.
--Albert Camus
talk philosophy with Socrates...
debate politics with Theodore Roosevelt...
yell and scream with Jack Black...
talk shop with Robert Evans...
study strategy with Miyamoto Musashi...
marvel at art with Frida Kahlo...
gain understanding with D. T. Suzuki...
get smart with Mr. Big ~ leader of KAOS
OH! ...and I'd like to smoke a pipe with Albert Einstein...
• [ and of course, you - don't be shy, say "hi" ] •
Word to the Wise:
to quote dave attell...
...if you're expecting brad pitt or will smith or leonardo dicapricock to call, forget about it...
they don't have the time...
...i do!!Your Moment of Zen:
"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote,
'A flute with no holes is not a flute.
And a doughnut with no hole is a danish.'"
- Chevy Chase - "Caddyshack"Submit to Master Shake:
Carl: Look, I don't work my ass off for twenty hours a week to throw my money away. That's wasteful. These bills are strictly for me to kiss... and put in some stripper's underwear.
anything, i mean anything, but countrythe ipod short list... everclear // alejandro sanz // alicia keys // bad religion // barry white // beastie boys // beatles // beck // ben folds five // ben harper // bill monroe (he's not country - yodeling & bluegrass) // bill withers // blur // braid // cibo matto // charlie parker // coldplay // the cure // dead kennedys // depeche mode // the dickies // dj shadow // duran duran // e.l.o. // elliot smith // elvis presley // en vogue // the english beat // marvin gaye // stanley getz // george gershwin // g.b.h. // guttermouth // henry rollins // james taylor // janet jackson // jeff buckley // john doe // john lee hooker // johnny cash (he's not really country) // juanes // kid with man head // kings of convenience // krs-one // massive attack // minor threat // missy elliot // mojo nixon // nick drake // nina simone // oingo boingo // ok go // otis redding // peggy lee // penny wise // pink martini // the pixies // pizzicato five // the postal service // prince // finley quaye // queens of the stone age // remy shand // riddlin' kids // rufus wainwright // social distortion // taj mahal // the tank // tenacious d // travis // vic thrill // weezer // wilco // x // zap mama /// zebraheadDOH! did i say short?... i meant long!
the tank
ghost in the shell / se7en / M / the conversation / drunken master / rebecca / ghostbusters / snow falling on cedar / caddyshack / bladerunner / city of lost children / the good the bad and the ugly / the big red one / the eiger sanction / i'm gonna git you sucka / undercover brother / some like it hot / young frankenstein / chocolat / the silence of the lamb / out of the past / high plains drifter / the salton sea / akira / constantine / alien / cyrano de bergerac ('50) / double indemnity / jfk / minority report / sleepy hollow / yojimbo / fight club / dark city / the bourne identity / the bourne supremacy / gattaca / the incredibles / the matrix / monty python and the holy grail / delicatessen / the thin red line / empire of the sun / logan's run / moulin rouge / the princess bride / ichi the killer (koroshiya ichi) / ronin / frieda / shakespeare in love / the fifth element / office space / the nightmare before christmas / fear and loathing in las vegas / brazil...that's the short list
[ adult swim ]
the history channel
the science channel
comedy central
food network
Douglas Copland
I don't know if I'd call them "heroes", more like my personal pantheon upon whose shoulders I occasionally stand on to see the world and from time-to-time fall off of:
John Alton / Bill Bennett / Gabriel Figueroa / Janusz Kaminski / Emmanuel Lubezki / Bill Pope / Robert Richardson / Vittorio Storaro / Gregg Toland / John Toll / John Schwartzman
Theodore Roosevelt / Warren Buffett / Robert Evans / Frida Kahlo / Benjamin Franklin / Albert Einstein / Benito Pablo Juarez / Clint Eastwood / Steven Spielberg / Diego Rivera / Henry Rollins
and of course... Underdog...
there's no need to fear!