Sci-fi in all its forms - movie, tv, books. Hiking, concert-going, languages, travel. C'est tout. Oh yeah, and a little website I ran for INXS fanatics... http://junkyardmessiah.livejournal.com
Seen in concert over the years...If it's asterixed*, I've reviewed the show in my blog Check it out!
Adam and the Ants
Arcade Fire (2)*
Arctic Monkeys
Depeche Mode (5)*
U2 (3)
INXS (9)*
Morrissey (2)*
The Faint*
The Fratellis
She Wants Revenge (2)*
Iggy & the Stooges*
Tool
James Brown
Erasure*
Pet Shop Boys*
Rolling Stones (2)
Gang of Four
The White Stripes (2)*
The Pogues*
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age
The Killers (2)*
Raveonettes*
The Police
Von Bondies
Paul Stanley*
Luna Halo
Immigrant*
Ladytron*
Erykah Badu
Duran Duran (2)
John Corbett
Pete Yorn
Crowded House
Big Bang*
Moody Blues
Caleb Kane (3)
Daughtry*
Zack Hexum (4)*
Supernova (2)
Juke Kartel (3)*
Storm & the Balls (2)*
Dilana & Magni
Deanna Johnson*
Lovehammers*
Ryan Star*
Jim McGorman*
Magnetico (2)*
Rockstar: Supernova tapings*
Rockstar: INXS tapings*
Music
Depeche Mode, Smiths, Cure, White Stripes, Pogues, U2, INXS, The Faint, Queen, Squeeze, Tool, Clash, Talking Heads, Nina Simone, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Arthur Lee and Love, Stray Cats, those Sing-Along with Mitch Miller records, Love and Rockets, Peter Murphy, Johnny Cash, Killers, Bowie, bjork, New Order, Erasure, A Perfect Circle, Adam Ant, Joy Division, Malcolm McLaren, Bobby Darin, Tears for Fears, Kings of Leon, Royksopp, Panic! at the Disco, Eurythmics, Radiohead, A-Ha (shut up!), Clann an Drumma, Ennio Morricone, KODO and all other taiko drumming...
Movies
Miller's Crossing, The Exorcist, Buckaroo Banzai, Oldboy, Spirited Away, Godfather, Godfather II, Big Lebowski, Until the End of the World, Brazil, Hard Core Logo, Angel Heart, Network, Bladerunner, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Leon: The Professional, Spinal Tap, Murder on the Orient Express, JFK, Alien, Aliens, Lost Boys, Lost Highway, Queen Margot, Glengarry Glen Ross, Naked, Snatch, Baraka, Mulholland Drive, L.A. Confidential, any and all Steve McQueen.
Television
The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, Oz, Battlestar Galactica, Deadwood, Rescue Me, The Shield, Carnivale, The Kingdom (Von Trier version), Prison Break, Homicide: Life on the Street, Twin Peaks, Buffy, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremy Brett), Family Guy, Arrested Development, Larry Sanders Show, Rockstar: Supernova, Rockstar: INXS
Books
How about writers instead? Neil Gaiman, Cormac McCarthy, Alan Moore, Tom Stoppard, James Ellroy, Mary Renault, Maria McCann, Jonathan Carroll, Phillip Pullman, Anne Rice, Anne Bishop, Arturo Perez-Reverte, Philip K. Dick, Douglas Adams, Katherine Neville, William Gibson, Thackery, Dostoyevsky, Eco, Rand, Dickens, Lovecraft, Hardy, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. R.I.P. Madeleine L'Engle, author of "A Wrinkle In Time", my favorite book growing up.
About me: I'm a tv writer. Huge groupie...er, devotee of a couple bands, namely Depeche Mode and INXS. Love to travel. Best cities I've lived in: Paris and San Francisco...but I love my boulevard of broken dreams, though...Los Angeles.
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These boys: update - met 'em! Read my blog for details...
Hey Diane, Thanks again for coming to my party! I loved having you here! I hope you have the best holiday season with your family! I'll bet it's cold up there! I love you so much and wish you a happy and successful 2009! xoxo, kelly
Hello my dear Diane! I've been thinking about you my dear. Hope things are good in your world. Just wanted to wish you a very happy Halloween! Miss you already! xoxo, Kelly
"Dans tous les âges l'exemple a un pouvoir étonnant ; dans l'enfance, l'exemple peut tout."
"In all ages the example has a surprising power; in childhood, the example could."
[Fénelon]
Il y a un passage dans l'enfance où l'on devrait noter tout ce que l'on dit, car tout est sage et lumineux. Ces deux images sont pour vous J.Y.M., illustration de mon aventure en pays "Dong" l'ambiance est bonne enfant tout en étant très professionnelle ! Je pense à vous merveilleuse amie, Botti, votre correspondant exotique.
There is a passage in childhood where we should note what they say, because everything is bright and wise. These two pictures are for you J.Y.M., Illustration of my adventures in the country "Dong" the atmosphere is good child while being very professional! I think of you wonderful friend, Botti, your correspondent exotic.
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Fremde, etranger, stranger. Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchante, Happy to see you, bleibe, reste, stay. Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs, Ladies and Gentlemen! Guden Abend, bon soir, We geht's? Comment ca va? Do you feel good? I bet you do! Ich bin euer Confrecier; je suis votre compere... I am your host! VLAD, BAND CABARET, SERBIA!
Hey Diane, WONDERFUL to see you tonight. I had so much fun with you girls! Remember what I said tonight. Okay. It's a new world...sometimes you just have to take the BULL by the HORNS! :) Love you! xoxox, Kelly PS. HOPe to see you on Halloween!
Just checking in to see how you're doing, my gorgeous friend! Hope all is well. We must get together soon. I'm nearly unpacked now....it's getting there! Miss you!!!
Hey D. Thanks for the compliments on the photos. Yeah, the Jay and Meiko shots came out really good. I'm happy with them. That Backhouse Mike is such a cutie pie! Have a great day Diane. I'm glad the hurricane isn't as awful as we thought it would be. Thank GOD. I guess you heard about Palin's pregnant 17 year old daughter. ;) Mmmmm, interesting. Love you lots! Great to see you Friday night! xoxox, Kelly PS. Have Labor Day!
Hello sweetheart! Just wanted to say that I miss you lots and that we (you, me, Trish) must get together soon. I'm busy until the beginning of Sept. so after that...we need a girls night. Miss you lots. love you lots! Hope all is grand! xoxoxox, kelly
How's it going? I wanted to invite you to my show in California next month. I'm playing at the Plush Lounge on August 26th, and I would love it if you came to see the show!
Hey D! So good seeing you and Kelly last night! What an awesome show...GREAT find!!! Can't believe I didn't realize Live was performing...what an incredible surprise. They rocked! Are you SURE it's not "I Alone"??? Are you absolutely sure??? ;)
I'll send you the pics once I download them. I'm certain Kelly got some really good shots...much better than mine no doubt. I haven't even looked at them yet.
Ciel : lieu de délices que l'on dit être le Paradis et d'où nous arrivent aussi la pluie, la foudre, la grêle mais aussi les anges...
Sky: place of delights which one says being the Paradise and from where arrive us also the rain, the lightning, hail but also the angels...
Botti, chez les "Dongs" (Chine du sud), par temps gris. Photographe : "Dana" Botti, at the "Dongs" (China of the south), in gray weather. Photographer: "Dana"
Le dimanche est ennuyeux parce qu'il est dimanche pour tout le monde. Je vous souhaite un dimanche rien qu'à vous pour que vous puissiez le partager avec qui vous le souhaitez... Botti.
Sunday is tedious because it is Sunday for everyone. I wish you one Sunday only with you so that you can share it with whom wish it to you... Botti.
The 'Vs.' series goes on. After Yazoo/Erasure and Human League, this time it's Duran Duran who gets the 'Kaiser' treatment with the Duran Mode Megamix, including some of my fav' tracks from both Depeche Mode and Duran Duran.
La série 'Vs.' continue. Après Yazoo/Erasure et Human League, cette fois c'est Duran Duran qui reçoit le traitement 'Kaiser' avec le Duran Mode Megamix, comprenant certains de mes morceaux favoris de Depeche Mode et Duran Duran
Hello my dear Diane! I hope your summer has started off rockin! I miss you and Trish terribly. Can't wait to have our CS adventure! Mwah! xoxo, Kelly PS. How was Lukas R. on Saturday? Happy summer!
