| General | some old and some new interests, but all continuous inspirations: darla, croatia, banjo, intuition, animals and all they have to say, the mojave, creosote, graveyards, jerome, bisbee, joshua tree, pappy and harriets, pioneertown, ghost towns, decay, the shady dell, rimrock ranch, travelling anywhere, tucson, the blue house, birds, bingo, super long baths, lavender, documentaries, sneaky snakes, ghost stories, haunted places, people and things, cel phone towers, memories, music and musicians, dog parks, dreaming dogs, driving anywhere and everywhere, the 3 mile walk around the silverlake reservoir, the 110 freeway, the 210 freeway, colored light bulbs, graphic design, my nephew and my dear friends. this list is only the beginning. . . . | | Music | this is the music and these are the musicians that have influenced me, inspired me, and motivated me to keep going. both in the past and present.. they are listed not necessarily in any particular order: tom t. hall, jimmy scott, odetta, woody guthrie, ralph stanley, ramblin' jack elliot, novi split, ill lit, harry nilsson, tom waits, bonnie prince billy/will oldham/palace, richard buckner, calexico, giant sand, naim amor, mojave 3, willie nelson, belle & sebastian, sigur ros, shearwater, freddy fender, brokeback, bruce springsteen, damien jurado, leonard cohen, lee hazlewood, marie frank, modest mouse, gillian welch, wilco, low, yo la tengo, graham lindsey, hazel dickens, mariachi los camperos, m. ward, morissey, omd, depeche mode, prince, emmylou harris, john prine, neutral milk hotel, new order, nick cave, lambchop, antony and the johnsons, tarnation, the kingsbury manx, the mountain goats, and many soundtracks: in particular, straight story, big night, twin peaks, and eternity and a day. but there is so much more. it evolves continuously. that is the best part. and mix cd's help keep it all flowing, both new and old. i am certain this list will evolve on a regualar basis. |
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