Music, music trivia, traveling, Black cats, Manx cats, Scottish Fold cats, Bedlington Terriers, Havanese, Boston Terriers, reading, learning new things, movies, Boston, New England, Florida, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, the 70s, the 80s, anything tropical, Cuban (except the Castros, ick), Caribbean, or Celtic, Diet Coke, Ohio State football, college basketball, Yankee Candles, dark-haired men, Marshall Field's, and lots more!
Music
I'm a Deadhead who loves disco, anything with a steady beat, New Wave, and anything with a LOT of horns and/or Latin percussion. My favorite artists include: KC and the Sunshine Band, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Chicago (I'm CelticGal on the boards), Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, 70s music, 80s music, My Florida musician friends, Robert Lamm, Rolling Stones, Boston, Elton John, ELO, Bee Gees, Prince, Tavares, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Earth Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Hall and Oates, Chaka Khan, James Taylor, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Altan, Dropkick Murphys, David Grisman, TBDBITL, Orishas, Habana Abierta, Ibrahim Ferrer, Celia Cruz, the old Buena Vista guys, Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and lots more. As Prince said, "Wish eye had a dollar/4 everytime u say/Don't u miss the feeling/Music gave ya/Back in the day?"
Movies
Blues Brothers, Gone With The Wind, Four Weddings and a Funeral, My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Muriel's Wedding, Wizard of Oz, A Hard Day's Night, Help, Yellow Submarine, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Fame, Almost Famous, The Commitments, Dazed and Confused, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean, Austin Powers, Star Wars, Stripes, Meatballs, Moulin Rouge, Buena Vista Social Club, The Grateful Dead Movie, The In-Laws, anything done by MST3K
Television
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (favorite show of all time), Amazing Race, Welcome Back Kotter (favorite sitcom of all time), Survivor, Project Runway, Top Chef, That 70s Show, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Midnight Special, SNL from the 70s, Behind the Music, I Love the 70s, I Love the 80s, MTV and VH-1 when they played videos
Books
Any Billboard book, Generations, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Hotel New Hampshire or any other book set in a prep school or military school, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Hocus Pocus, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Tales of the City, Diana: Her True Story, Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul Revere's Ride, A Year At The Movies, Waiting for Snow in Havana
Heroes
My friends who were born in different countries and came to the United States as children, and now are leading productive lives and enriching our country; the Founding Fathers but especially Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin; Adrian Garcia, who bravely fought cancer and never stopped smiling or caring more about others than himself; the Cubans, Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Princess Diana, Robert Lamm, Jerry Garcia, kind people everywhere
About me: I live and work in the western suburbs of Chicago. Some day I'm going to move back to Boston or move to San Francisco or South Florida. I'm Irish, Scotch-Irish, English, a few other small things, 1/2 unknown and I'm officially an Honorary Cuban. I'm a big music fan and I also enjoy movies, traveling to see friends, reading several books at a time, cheering for the Ohio State Buckeyes in football, and trying to learn Spanish. I'm a good friend and very loyal to and protective of those who care about me. I believe that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar and I think everyone should be kind to other people and to animals. There's too much cruelty in the world as it is. I'm stuck in the 70s and 80s and sometimes I wish I could go back to 1977 or 1981. I have a 14-year-old black cat named Douglas. Visit my website at http://www.beckysisland.com to see more and play Music Trivia!
Who I'd like to meet: Well, anyone who shares my interests, really. Usually, people who get to know me, like me and value my friendship. I'm always looking for new friends, especially people from Culver, fellow Deadheads, those who love New England, and those interested in Cuban music and culture.
Myspace Countdowns, St. Patrick's Day Countdowns at WishAFriend.com
Hey Becky, thanks for the add and happy belated birthday, I didn't know you were also a September baby. Goodness, do we have anything else in common?? Take care and thanks again!
