talking to weird old men, the atlantic provinces, county fairs, waitressing all night long, not cleaning my room, showers at night, small town newspapers, power outages, seafood lasagna, matzoh balls, scrabble, water-treading competitions, placemat drawings, garbage day, having a big watch.
Storytellers.
Leonard Cohen, Neko Case, Bo Diddley, Daniel Johnston, anything from a Woody Allen movie, anything reissued by R. Crumb, Billy Bragg, Ella Fitzgerald, the Sadies, Tom Waits, Sonic Youth, Stompin' Tom Connors, Hank Williams.
LOST parties
The Dictionary of Superstitions
People who have it figured out.