Music. Movies. Literature. Art. Photography. Theatre. The Beat Generation, ha. Elephants are my favorite animals. Paris. Italy. Columbia University in NY. Friends. Meditation. Eastern religions and philosophies. Philosophy in general. India- and all things from India. Tea. Coffee. Chai. Musicals. Plays. Operas. Ballets. My camera. Tap dancing, and amazing dancers--- i.e. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Cyd Charisse. I have some weird obsessions with generally inanimate objects: small utencils, little sandwiches, BBQ sauce, green, socks, colorful bags, tea, chai, my chucks, endless research in music and movies, music videos online, anything and everything black and white, cheese, sparkling cider and juices, not bending the covers on my books, Twix, mugs, etc.
If we're talking "heroes" who I'd like to meet, then: Whitman, Hemmingway, Buckley, Fellini, Plath, Hepburn, and Stewart. If we mean realistic people, flesh and blood, then just people who are willing to have a good time. Open to new things, spontaneous, funny, etc.
If I do them all, this would never end... but we'll see how many I can do before I get terribly bored: The Doors. Led Zep. Pink Floyd. The Who. Janis Joplin. Jimi Hendrix. Skynyrd. King Crimson. Three Dog Night. Dylan. Journey. Cream. Eric Clapton. Aerosmith. Queen. Iron Butterfly. The Cure. Coldplay. The Beatles. The Yardbirds. The Hollies. The Kinks. The Monkees. Derek and The Dominos. Bad Company. The Spencer Davis Group. Grateful Dead. Grand Funk. Rolling Stones. B.T.O. David Bowie. Supertramp. Jefferson Airplane (not Jefferson Starship or Starship... just Airplane). The Mamas and the Papas. The Police. Joe Walsh. Billy Joel. Billy Squire. Cat Stevens. Jethro Tull. Uriah Heep. Neil Young. Simon and Garfunkel. The Cars. The Moody Blues. Otis Redding. Aretha Franklin. Ray Charles. Etta James. The Temptations. Otis Day. Van Morrison. Paul McCartney. Wings. CCR. The Doobie Brothers. The Allman Brothers. Jeff Beck. Joan Baez. Carole King. Sly and The Family Stone. Elton John. Don Henley. Jimmy Buffet. Bob Seger. Guess Who. Steppenwolf. Gordon Lightfoot. Stealers Wheel. The Eagels. Santana. Tommy James and The Shondells. Yes. Styx. Joe Cocker. Guns N Roses. ELO. Rare Earth. John Lennon. Pete Townshend. The Animals. Black Crowes. Procol Harum. Don Mclean. Buffalo Springfield. Manfred Mann. Manfred Mann and his Earth Band. Rod Stewart. Deep Purple. Marvin Gaye. Roy Orbison. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Alan Parsons Project. The Clash. The Ramones. Warren Zevon. Sam and Dave. Def Leppard. The Byrds. Donovan. The Commodores. Tom Petty. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Men In Hats. AFI- "I Wanna Be A High School Football Hero" haha, I love it. ACDC. Nirvana. Jeff Buckley. Badly Drawn Boy. U2... only the really old stuff. Frank Sinatra. Bing Crosby. Rachael Yamagata. Louis Armstrong. Miles Davis. Azure Ray. Rufus Wainwright. Travis. Keane. The Shins. Sean Lennon. The Killers. The Wallflowers. Ryan Adams. Jack Johnson. Dispatch. Mae. Remy Zero. Nellie McKay. Ivy. Robbers On High Street. Sweet. Blue Man Group. Phish. Soundtracks to movies, i.e. Phantom of The Opera. Hair. Rent. Etc. Ram Jam. Big Brother And The Holding Company. Steve Miller Band. Starsailor. Johnathan Rice. Damien Rice. Franz Ferdinand. The Bravery. Spoon. Doves. Hermans Hermits. Hot Hot Heat. The Thrills. Sam Roberts. Pete Yorn. Howie Day. Pete Francis. Gavin Degraw. Matt Nathanson. Bright Eyes. Death Cab. Elliot Smith. Everclear. Foo Fighters. Goo Goo Dolls. Greenday. Weezer. The Postal Service. Snow Patrol. Incubus. Interpol. No Doubt. Gwen Stefani. Bush. Oasis. Our Lady Peace. Radiohead. Strawberry Alarm Clock. The Like. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. The Dandy Warhols. The Spin Doctors. The Pixies. Billy Idol. Wilco. Dan Swick (Only Ash knows him). The Aquabats. Rilo Kiley. Eartha Kitt. Pink Martini. Andy Tubman of the Jane Doe's. Ben Folds. Leftover Crack. The Flaming Lips. Ravi Shankar (did I put him already? Not sure). John Coltrane. Buddy Guy. Jonny Lang. Smashing Pumpkins. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Tegan and Sara. James Brown (thought I already had him?). Beachwood Sparks. Grenadier. John Butler Trio. Augustana. Aimme Mann. Embrace. The Faint. Apples In Stereo. Marbles. Catch 22. Robyn Hitchcock. Ike Reilly. Mull Historical Society. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Paul Simon. The Reindeer Section. I Am Kloot. Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. Sarah Brightman. Rat Pack. Toots and The Maytals. The Mars Volta. The Replacements. Stereophonics. Devo. The Eels. Pedro The Lion. Brazilian Girls. The Runaways. OAR. The Futureheads. Remy Zero. Joseph Arthur. R.E.M. Roisin Murphy. Fairport Convention. And two of my all-time favorites: Peter, Paul & Mary (I'm seeing them on August 27!!!), and Donovon. Etc. Thats all for now. I'll continue later.
Well, seeing as movies are my life. The list is *long*. But my favorites are: Gone With The Wind. Woman of The Year. The Philadelphia Story. Garden State. I 3 Huckabees. Finding Neverland. Hair. Annie Hall-- along with all other Woody Allen movies. Casablanca. Funny Girl. How To Deal. All the Audrey Hepburn movies. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. Pretty In Pink. Pieces of April. "The Road..." movies. Going My Way. Holiday Inn. Rebel Without A Cause. Inventing The Abbots. Singin' In The Rain. Donnie Darko. How To Marry A Millionaire. High Society. The Paleface. Love Affair. All About Eve. Now, Voyager. Possession. Dazed and Confused. Guys and Dolls. How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The Way We Were. The Graduate. Animal House. HWY. Splendor in The Grass. Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the original). West Side Story. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. Dr. Strangelove. A Clockwork Orange. It's A Wonderful Life. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Lover Come Back. Some Like It Hot. Pillow Talk. There's No Business Like Show Business. Monkey Business. The Anniversary Party. The Importance of Being Ernest. Scarlett. The Emperors Club. The Swan. The Courtship Of Eddies Father . Band Wagon (any Fred Astaire/Cyd Charrise movie really). Holiday. Keeper Of The Flame. Father of The Bride (original and remake) Fathers Little Dividend/Father of The Bride II. A Day At The Races, Duck Soup, Monkey Business (any other Marx Brothers movie). The Lady From Shanghi. Bringing Up Baby. Buster Keaton films. Charlie Chaplin movies. Babes On Broadway. Silent Movie. Spellbound. Kiss Me Kate. An American In Paris. Under The Tuscan Sun. North By Northwest. Brigadoon. 10 Things I Hate About You. Le Divorce. Igby Goes Down. Say Anything. Bananas. Taxi (hahaha, it's true). Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The Dreamers. Requiem for a Dream. Risky Business. Royal Wedding. Pot O'Gold. Tommy. The Wall. Fiddler On the Roof. Love, Liza. The Doors. Shaun of The Dead. Spirited Away. A Very Long Engagement. Amelie. Love Me If You Dare. The Jerk. Mansfield Park. United States of Leland. The Safety Of Objects. The Girl Nextdoor (entertainment factor). Anchors Aweigh. Hitch. Bananas. Sleeper. Super Size Me. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. P.S. Sister Act (I and II) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Army of Darkness. The Chorus. The Sweetest Thing. Amarilly of Clothesline Alley. "Alice's Restaurant." The Life Of David Gale. Mona Lisa Smile. We Don't Live Here Anymore. Crash. Sin City. Life Is Beautiful. American Beauty. The Bad Seed. The Big Lebowski. House of Flying Daggers. Kung Fu Hustle. Drunken Master. The Parent Trap (original). Rocky Horror Picture Show. Constantine. Never Been Kissed. The Italian Job (original and remake). Head In The Clouds. Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Monty Python in general. Admissions. Steamboy. Rules Of Attraction. On The Edge. Next Stop, Greenwich Village. Bukowski. The Glass Menagerie. Howl's Moving Castle. Family Stone. Ballad of Jack and Rose. Dandelion. Highway. When Harry Met Sally. Please Don't Eat The Daisies. The Fearless Vampire Killers. Repulsion.There's a bunch more, but eh thats enough for now. Basically, movies are what I love the most. I'll watch most anything at least once. This is a small list. Afterall, I do work at a movie store.
Gilmore Girls. Once upon a time I would watch The O.C. but only because Adam Brody is adorable... it is officially far too dramatic for my likings. Turner Classic Movies. The occasional Queer Eye and Scrubs, of course. Iron Chef America. Weeds. Grey's Anatomy (can we say guilty pleasure?) & IFC. Thats the extent of my t.v. watching.
Codeine Diary, American Night, Picture of Dorian Gray, Waiting for Godot, The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, Go Ask Alice, Speak, Treacherous Love, Basic Writings of Nietzsche, Great Expectations, On The Road, Catcher In The Rye, The Sun Also Rises, The Bell Jar, Ariel, Sonnets to Orpheus, Leaves Of Grass, Anna Karenina, The Writings of Arthur Rimbaud, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, Of Human Bondage, anything by Beckett or Whitman in general, etc. The Limits of Enchantment. My Cousin Rachel. How I Became Stupid. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4. Dharma Bums. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (one of my all-time favorites). Brave New World. Cyrano de Bergerac. Shopgirl,Etc.
Walt Whitman, Roman Polanski (yes, yes, even though he's a mondo-perv), Sylvia Plath, Francis Ford Copolla, James Dean, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Ernest Hemmingway, Jack Kerouac, etc.