I dig spending time with my wife Celeste, and our chocolate lab, Building hot rods, Painting cars and boats, hanging out in the backyard with all the boys & our cars,cooking/BBQ'ing (using Pecan branches for added smoke flavor), drivin' hot rods with the best damn car club in the world, playing my vinyl records. Nothing beats sitting somewhere in the french quarter of New Orleans and listening to some cat play blues on his acoustic all night. I'm in to Art Deco and 50's modern stuff, going to estate sales, yard sales and swap meets and buying old junk, talking about Pontiac engines with my brother. I've got a fascination for anything old. Really in to WWII bomber & fighter planes, 40's & 50's pin up's, old neon signs, old tin signs, gasoline memorabilia, Hawaiiana ,etc. Absolutely love watching live comedy !
Music
1930's & 40's big band/swing/jazz. Like early Delta blues, Louisiana Cajun, Zydeco, dixieland ,early country western , bluegrass,rhythm & blues/doo wop/accapella,50's rockabilly and rocknroll ,late 50's - early 60's instrumental rock/surf/exotica/lounge, "Indo rock" from the late 50's & early 60's.
Joe Williams, Benny Goodman, Andrew Sisters, Glen Miller, Django Reinhardt, Anita O' Day, Tommy Dorsey, Billie Holiday, Louis Prima, Fats Domino, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, Frankie Lymon, the Diamonds, the Drifters, Nappy Brown, my all time favorite Ritchie Valens ("with an S"), Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Gene & Eddie, Johnny Burnette, Tony Allen, Dubs, Nutmegs, Zirkons, Cadillacs, Arkie Shibley, Billy Mitchel, Eddie Marshal, Connie Jordan & the Jordanaires, Jimmy Dolan, Medallions, Ventures, Martin Denny, Arthur Lymon, Dick Dale & the Deltones, Link Wray, "E", the Lively Ones, the Challengers, Surfaris, Tornados, Astronauts, Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs, Question Mark and the Mysterions, Brian Wilson and the rest of the Beach Boys, Chantays, Defenders, Charlie Ryan,king of the delta blues mr. robert johnson, John Lee Hooker, James Harmen, Lynwood Slim, Junior Watson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-bone Walker, Wynonie Harris, Hollywood Fats, Count Basie, Albert King, Elmore James, George Thoroughgood, Big Joe Turner, Walker Thorton, Muddy Waters..."he invented electricity", Paladins, James Intveld, Vicky Tafoya, Big Sandy and The Flyrite Boys, Russel Scott WITH ARCHIE, Tielman Brothers, Big Boy Bloater and the Southside Stompers.Bruce Springsteen, CCR,Early 80's New Wave & Neo Rockabilly.
Movies
AMERICAN GRAFFITI , 40's & 50's Hot Rod movies,Cross roads, Rocknroll-the early days,Cool cats,Sweet and lowdown,Goodfellas,My cousin vinnie,Bronx tale,Donnie Brasco,Casino,Wild one,12 o' clock high,On the water front,The aviator,Memphis belle,the rocketeer,china town,muholland drive,government girl, airforce (1943), swing shift, american hotwax,hail hail rocknroll,endless summer,kings of comedy,andrew dice clay on hbo, the dice man cometh,girl groups,go johnny go,rock rock rock,carnival rock,three stooges,little rascals/our gang, swing kids,stand by me,a few good men,shawshank redemption, full metal jacket,christine,heavy metal parking lot,la bamba,lords of flatbush,outsiders,sometimes they come back,the wanderers,book of love,heaven help us, worlds fastest indian.
Television
Hunting & fishing programs,unsolved mysteries reruns,Dog the bounty hunter,Sopranos,history channel,Speed channel,Bands reunited on vh1
Books
I enjoy reading about things related to Americana - roadside diners, motels, route 66 history, long lost roadside attractions & landmarks of the past. I like reading books about WWII especially Naval & Aviation.Like studying things about Blues legends, Also enjoy reading about the history of old L.A., HOLLYWOOD, RIVERSIDE CA., and VEGAS. Oh yeah, good ol traveling, hunting, fishing, retsoring that ol cabin, and hot rod books are great, too.
Heroes
My grandfather (who I'm named after) who perished in World War II aboard the ship
"JUNYO MARU". Mickey Thompson, Jess Tyree, Arnie "the farmer" Beswick, Fireball Roberts, Sam Phillips, Alan Freed, Wolfman Jack, Howard Hughes, Henry Ford, Bunkie ,Gene Winfield,Larry Watson, Pete Estes, John Delorean, Eichler, Frank Lloyd Wright, Horatio Nelson Jackson,The Kid from Brooklyn, the Barris bros., Charlton Heston, And all self employed entrepreneur's !
Aww, missin' you guys too. We wanted to go but you know. Hope you guys had fun. I wanna hear all about it later. Have a safe trip home. Take care, luv ya, bye.
