General
I love to cook, dance, read, sing, go to the movies & do decor stuff, as well as the obvious writing & drawing. I also dig board games like Rummikube, Scrabble and Othello.
Music
A sampling from my iTunes: Peter Gabriel, NIN, Siouxsie, Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, the Pixies, Imogene Heap, Joan Jett, Ladytron, Thievery Corporation, Basement Jaxx, Poe, Portishead, the Cure, George Winston, Massive Attack, Skunk Anansie, Sex Pistols, Hedningarna, Fiona Apple, the Beatles, Salt-n-Pepa, Jill Sobule, Queen Latifah, Air, Curve, Alpinestars, Apoptygma Bezerk, Beck, Beth Orton, Placebo, Jean-Michael Jarre, Daft Punk, Electronic, Yaz, VAS, Vangelis, Mazzy Star, the Cars, Prince, Black Flag, Lamb, Kraftwerk, Goldfrapp, Garbage, Moby, Eric Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Enigma, AC/DC, the Donnas, the Ramones, Duran Duran, Janis Joplin, Billie Holliday, Vanessa Mae, Sneaker Pimps, Mozart, Pet Shop Boys, Suzanne Vega, Joe Jackson, David Bowie, Sarah McLachlan, the Pretenders, Lou Reed, the Killers, Led Zeppelin, Dinah Washington, Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors...& sometimes Enya, when I have trouble sleeping. If you have new music you want me to check out, LMK. I am always up for hearing something new, regardless of genre.
Movies
Run Lola Run, Borat, Election, To Die For, Fight Club, Blue Velvet, Fire, Lost in Translation, A Fish Called Wanda, Bad Education, The Lives of Others, Secretary, Young Frankenstein, LOTR (3-disc extended version), Some Like It Hot, Brazil, Crumb, Hairspray, Serial Mom, Pecker, A Clockwork Orange, Revenger's Tragedy, Sid & Nancy, Pan's Labyrinth, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Last Unicorn, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Trekkies, Star Wars (the original 3 only), SLC Punk, Amelie, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the Lives of Others, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cabaret, The Godfather movies (first 2 only), Apocalypse Now, Five Easy Pieces, Amadeus, Nosferatu, Queen Margot, Dangerous Liasions, Chicago, Spinal Tap, Dr. Strangelove, the Incredibles & Into the Woods (w/ Bernadette Peters).
Television
I don't watch current TV, ie, it's not plugged in. But lest you all think I'm a total snob, there are shows I like: The Simpsons, the Dave Chapelle show, Futurama, the Looney Toons golden box sets, Freaks & Geeks, The Office (BBC version), Ab Fab, Six Feet Under, Rome, Sex in the City, Downtown, Megas XLR, Cheers, Wonderfalls. Sometimes I'll catch an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Project Runway, or the excellent Cash Cab. My dad & I used to watch Jeopardy & Wheel of Fortune when I was growing up.
Books
A few of my favorite authors are Dorothy Parker, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, & Oscar Wilde. I enjoy biographies & historial fiction. Once in a great rare while I get the urge to read some fantasy fiction, like the works of Mercedes Lackey or Anne McCaffrey. I do read lots of books without pictures, but the ones that give me the most pleasure are usually graphic novels. Maxwell Strangewell (the Fillbäch Brothers), Artesia (Mark Smylie), all the Doonesbury collections, Strangers in Paradise (Terry Moore), Story Hour & Joy Ride (Carol Lay), Kabuki (David Mack), Stuck Rubber Baby (Howard Cruse), Fun Home (Allison Bechdel), Owly (Andy Runton), Mouse Guard (David Petersen), Omaha the Cat Dancer (Reed Waller & Kate Worley), Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy & He is Us (Walt Kelly). I'll check out pretty much anything by Marjane Satrapi, the Fillbäch Brothers, Ellen Forney, Mary Fleener, Ted Nafieh, the Bros. Hernandez, Stan Sakai, Mike Mignola, Danielle Corsetto & that Linsner guy does pretty good work, too. The art books of Aubrey Beardsley, Maxfield Parrish & Jeffrey Jones leave me feeling both exhilerated & intimidated.
Heroes
My dear ol' dad was my hero. I was lucky to have known him. Anyone who lives their life trying to walk their talk has my respect.
Comments
Sep 9 2009 5:55 PM
Aug 26 2009 2:14 AM
~The encounter will culminate on August 27th 2009 when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification~
~Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. ~Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August 2009 it will rise in the east at 10 PM and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.~
~By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.~
~NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!~
Aug 8 2009 9:39 PM
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Jul 5 2009 3:31 PM
totally can't remember, are you going to San Diego??
Jul 4 2009 8:19 PM
Jun 27 2009 5:04 PM
You have surely heard about the tragic death of a
brave young woman who was murdered in Iran
just for peacefully protesting with her father
on the streets of Teheran.
Her Name was Neda - please remember her.
CNN: "Neda" becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests (click here to read)
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Jun 10 2009 10:06 PM
Peace, Love and Respect!
Dale
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May 29 2009 9:22 PM
It's the return of the Dan Show!!
May 29 2009 3:36 PM
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May 28 2009 2:54 AM
Thanks for being an Al Rio fan!
Please let me know if you have any questions!
See more at Al Rio Art!
Cheers,
Terry
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May 27 2009 7:45 PM
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Apr 22 2009 12:53 AM
Hope you two had a great time at the con. Next convention I will definitely be stopping by.
Apr 13 2009 12:33 PM