If it's a decent looking film, I'm there. I can't stand the typical Hollywood bullsh*t, although I did see the Adam Sandler film, "Click", and it's not bad at all! Gimmie a good live performance over a D.J. any day. That's gonna cause some disturbances, I'm sure. Did I say SEX? In liberal amounts? Imported beer in moderation, thank you. Tho' I do get hammered three times a year on Firewater or Cuervo...I hate driving, but I love it. But that's cause people around me CAN'T drive at all...Put me on a bike, give me a looonnnggg trail/path, and I'm GONE...wanna join me? Let me bring my guitar, just in case someone asks for 'Freebird', so I can clobber them with it while I play something more obscure, like The Fixx...or Japan...or The Machinations, or...one of my songs!
I'd like to meet:
Those with minds like parachutes.Artists and Musicians of any type, even the ones in the closet. Social/society's outcasts. Those who actually try to respect another's opinion, even if the opinion isn't shared. If you wave your freak flag, wave it higher so I can see you.
Music:
Early Brit-Funk: Central Line, Imagination, Shakatak, Level 42...Glam, past and present: Gary Glitter (as a singer, not a criminal), Slade, Sweet, Def Leppard (don't laugh!) Second generation Metal A.S. (After Sabbath) Accept, Coroner, Kreator, Scorpions, Judas Priest...The Modern Metal: Opeth, Disturbed, Tool...Latin Jazz: Tito Puente, Ceila Cruz... Old School Funk: James Brown (R.I.P, and thank you.), Cameo, Slave, The Time, Prince (before the squiggle)...a little Crass, a bit of the Sex Pistols, some Souxie, maybe a shot of the B-52's, Prog Rock: Yes, Dream Theater, a lot of Queensryche...We all know who Bob Marley is, but what about Jimmy Cliff, The Specials, The Skatalites, Mikey Dred, Yellowman (give up? They're all Reggae artists!)
However...
Elvis Costello hold high court.
Joan Jett is my goddess.
Joni Mitchell is the high priestess.
David Bowie reigns supreme...
AND...
Gary Numan is GOD.
This list, with the exception of the last five, are subject to change without notice, please stand by...
Movies:
Matrix, Serenity,Star Wars (all) Pulp fiction, Cheesy sci-fi(1955-1982) anything with Toni Collette, Marilyn Monroe, Linda Fiorentino, Jennifer Tilly, Lili Taylor, ( spot a pattern?)Rocky Horror Picture Show (I got to play Rocky), Fail Safe(Peter Fonda as the President!), Dr. Strangelove (did you know both movies were in procuction at the EXACT same time, and have almost the EXACT same premise?), Urrgh, A Music War (two solid hours of Punk, Post Punk, New Wave, early Techno, Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae, and Klaus Nomi), Until The End Of The World (William Hurt, Sam Neil, great story!), Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Will Hurt, the late, great Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, BRILLIANT!), The Last Seduction (Linda Fiorentino as the woman you want to f*ck, but will never survive the afterplay), Apartmant Zero (Colim Firth...is he the killer?), Subway Stories (Rosie Perez, Mercedes Ruhl, Dennis Leary, KRS-One, the late, great Gregory Hines, that list goes on, and on...), hell, THIS list goes on, and on...
Television:
Only three t.v. shows float my boat: Law and order; SVU, and Criminal Intent, and BattleStar Galactica (The new version on Sci-Fi). I was a fan of The Electric Company, but they took it off the air. I used to dig Sesame Street, but as soon as everyone saw Mr. Snufflupugus, I stopped watching it. But occasionaly, something on PBS gets my attention...other than that, t.v. sucks...except for the canceled shows, 'Dead Like Me', and 'Firefly"...those shows DID NOT suck, which is probably why they were canceled in the first place...
Books:
I work in a library, so I can make this list VERY extensive, but I'll just break the surface of this topic.Trade paperback comics (favorites include anyting by Warren Ellis, and Alan Moore. I DIG 'Transmetropolitan', 'The Authority', and 'Y, The Last Man'), any thing music and music business related. I gotta try to keep up with the changing tides. But just to reveal my true age to you...Jack Kirby is a God.
Steve Ditko is a God.
John Bucema is a God.
Sterenko is a God, and probably will tell you to your face.
Frank Miller is a God.
Todd McFairlane is a god.Nuff said.
Heroes:
My Father, Alex H. (He could fly them single engine planes, and he freelanced his photography skills)Kevin D.( my guitar hero in person)Marylin Monroe (Beauty, grace, courage, and 34 years after her passing, she still earns the right to be called a Legend).Major Gen. Claire Lee Chennult. (Taught unorthodox flying skills to WW II fighter pilots fighting in the face of overwhelming adversity, and kicked ass with minimal losses...)Crispus Attucks (Was an ex slave living as a free man, and a sailor, when he tried to help New Englanders overcome a squad of British oppressors, and lost his life...this momentin history is otherwise known as the Boston Massecre.)Living Color, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, A Taste Of Honey,24/7 Spies, Big Mama Thorton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rance Allen Group, Bad Brains, Jimi Hendrix Jon Butcher,(Black people who rocked out, and played f*cking LOUD!)...and most of all...David Bowie, for showing us another, no, SEVERAL ways to rock.Joan Jett, my future ex-wife in another life, for sheer guts and glory.Mia Zapata...rest easy. they got him.Ian Dury...POLIO couldn't stop him.Freddie Fender, don't sing that song and make me cry again.Jim Croche, simple, great music from just a joe...Desmond Dekker, the second person ever to score a top ten REGGAE song on teh American charts...R.I.P.Roland Alphonso, a Jazz/Ska Master.James Brown, I mean, he INVENTED funk, and the elements of disco and hip-hop, which ushered in elements of fusion and some nu-metal...made TWO comebacks after being jailed, calmed the masses when Dr. King was killed in 68', Played for Muhammad Ali,scored/appeared in movies featuring his own music, reminded most of us to be proud of our color, told all of us not to judge by color alone, owned radio stations, Gave George Clinton some of the finest musicians to walk the earth...and then he was gone...
Stevie Ray Vaughn, who allowed me to increase my guitar string guages to 16, and left us too early.AND...Gary Numan, MY god, even tho' he'd probably not want to hear that...
