RYAN ADAMS, Fiona Apple, Bitter::Sweet, White Stripes, Raconteurs, Cymande, KULA SHAKER, Lil' Wayne, Social Distortion, Black Crowes, The Damned, Cat Stevens, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, old skool hip-hop, Old 97s, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Al Green, Bill Withers, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, early Chaka Khan, Aimee Mann, the Vines, Oasis, Coldplay, Van Morrison, the Doors, Circle Jerks, Love & Rockets, Happy Mondays, Joy Division, Jane's Addiction, Black Keys, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, Wilco, Allman Bros., George Harrison, Screaming Trees, ...You Will Know us By The Trail of Dead, Black Water Rising, Duffy, BLACK SABBATH, Soundgarden/Audioslave (Chris Cornell-0_0). Besides all that it's the usual suspects and a few surprise guests.
Locally, my favorite bands are: Dirty Words, All Seeing Eyes, Home Now, the Spires, Warning!, Franklin for Short, Cheetahsaurus, Brainspoon, Monster Eats the Pilot and a few others.
Movies
Are best with singing and dancing or lots and lots of dialogue.
Television
Saves lives as someone wiser than I once said.
Books
Authors: Hunter Thompson, Anne Lamott, Tom Robbins. Dave Eggers, Erica Jong, Spalding Gray, Charles Bukowski, Nick Hornby, Herman Wouk, Saul Bellow, John Updike, Annie Dillard, Emerson, Thoreau, C.S. Lewis, Brennan Manning... Titles: Shiny Adidas Tracksuits and the Death of Camp, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Future Dictionary of America, Why Girls are Weird, The Wonder of Boys, Super Vixen's Dymaxion Lounge, We Got the Neutron Bomb, Red Moon Rising, Practitioners: Voices Within the Emerging Church Julie and Julia, The Audacity of Hope. Mags:Vanity Fair, MoJo, the Believer, Relevant, Fast Company, Utne, Mothering, Spin, Revolver, Bitch, Bust, Wired, Hip Mama and others.
Heroes
Everyday people who quietly impact the lives of others for the better.
I play World of Warcraft. I make perfect popovers without a recipe. I've had my fifteen minutes of fame. I am an earth sensitive with synaesthetic perception. I'm a decent writer and a better editor. I cry easily but I don't hold a grudge. I spend a lot of time at the beach these days. I'm a sucker for an enigma. Once upon a time I was an L.A. punk, but my identity has long since been tied up in middle age eccentricities. I love people, but I'm reclusive. Music is my anti-depressant. On warm evenings I stalk raccoons. I believe mayonnaise should be outlawed. I love Jesus but it's not what you think.
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Who I'd like to meet: The short list:
My biological parents, Syd Barrett, Anne Lamott, Paula Deen, Dave Eggers, Otep Shamaya,Barack Obama, anyone skilled with haircutting scissors, survivors of all kinds and one really good man to share the rest of my days with.
Creative people living in Ventura County.
Hey Michel, Thanks in advance for test driving our new song… We greatly
value your time and opinion. Also wanted to thank you for listing our gig in the VC reporter... All of the bands were excited to see their names.
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