Any thing that brings the funk...Here's a list of my iPod favorites...
Stevie Wonder, Little Brother, Astrud Gilberto, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Smith, Miles Davis, Stax Records, Steely Dan, De La Soul, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, The Meters, The Doobie Brothers, Coleman Hawkins, Carlos Santana, Clifford Brown, Beastie Boys, John Lee Hooker, and anything played at The New Orleans Jazz Festival.
Movies
"My 'Magnificent 7' are:" The Sting, Thunderheart, Cool Hand Luke, It's A Wonderful Life, Shall We Dance (Japanese Version), The Cincinnati Kid, and The Matrix. "Filling out the bench:..." Hoop Dreams, Bullitt, Platoon, Dances With Wolves, Snatch, Forrest Gump, Serpico, Pulp Fiction, Rear Window, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stand and Deliver.
Television
My Favorite TV Shows currently are: The Charlie Rose Show, The Office, ESPN Sportscenter, The Sopranos, Entourage, Saturday Night Live, Dave Chappelle Show, National Geographic,(From the Past): The White Shadow, Sanford and Son, Cheers, Miami Vice, Emergency One, The Muppet Show.
Books
Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, Moneyball by Michael Lewis, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Oh Snap! by Ricky Powell, Sometimes A Great Notion by Ken Kesey, Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh, Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold, Where'd You Get Those? by Bobbito Garcia, The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti, Operation Yao by Brook Larmer, The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman.
Heroes
Mom, Dad, Alexander Hamilton, Bill Bowerman, Walter Payton, Ken Kesey, Frederick Law Olmstead, Thich Nhat Hanh, Michael Lewis, Thomas Edison, Howlin' Wolf, Roger Penske, Dalai Lama, Lawerence Ferlinghetti, George Brett, Swami Mutkhananda, Bruce Lee, Red Auerbach, Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Steve Prefontaine, James Braddock, Dean Smith.
About me: Feel free to check in at www.bretdougherty.com
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Who I'd like to meet: Whew, tough one...
Seriously, I like to hang with people, who have flavor, who are adventurous, whimsical, supportive, intellectual, yet funky. More importantly, people who are strong and clear about who they are in life and what they would like to accomplish in this lifetime get major ups on my gradesheet.
As for women, read the above. Keep it low-maintenance, and this next requirement is a lot of pressure, but....you have to be able to dance.
Live life like you have a psychedelic head dress on...
BD
Happy Birthday!! I hope it is great. BTW, I am meeting up with friends in Chapel Hill for a f-ball game the first weekend of November. Hopefully you will be around and can join us for a drink.
Hey man, nothings really happening over here. I might be joining a couple of teams but i'm really just trying to figure it all out. Some all-asian team (I barely qualify because i'm "just" 1/2) and some team up in H-Town. McHale was the truth I'm gonna have to work on my Dikembe to negate that. How is NC man? I've never been.
I've been on hiatus for a minute because of school issues and all that, but I'll be back soon.
Like Jay-Z said:
Ol' G, big homie, the one and only
Stick bony, but the pocket is fat like Tony, Soprano
The ROC handle like Van Axel...
May 4 2006 7:27 AM
BD whad up brotha! ha. yeah you should check out the movie if you like the hot tracks so much. We should hang out when you come in fosho that would be fun we could go do something downtown during the day if you not to busy. You know just the godfather and I cruising the city keepin it fly! anway cuz I love ya and hope all is well!-peace&love
you were right, chitown is the basketball mecca. i was up in seward park again today... got some really good runs in... watch out, i'm getting that city in my game...
Can't believe you blew town with no notice. You slut. But I'll let it slide as long as you promise not to lose all contact for the next 5 years (like last time!). Hope thing are going well down in NC. Keep in touch and let me know next time you hit town. xoxo.
Apr 20 2006 4:42 PM
What up B? How ya livin down in N.C.?? Well I hope all is well and your still shakin yo Laffy Taffy. Peace and Love your one and only!
Poof! The internet is like, magic, huh? You know the Late Blossom at Lantern? The lichi cocktail? Yum! The Pim's Cup-type thing they have there is pretty dope too. And they don't cost $18 like they would in NYC.
I went to that Cafe tonight...tomorrow it's out to Butchy's and then McFadden's... Then Kenny's rolling into town on Friday...watch out! Keep hustlin'... By the way, check out that article on Marvin, Felton, and Co. in SI this week... later playboy.
