The Arts. Traveling. Keeping the man out of other people's artistic vision. Trying to figure out where I stand with certain people. Other stuff.
Music
Big Star, The Beatles, The Real Kids, Frank Black and the Catholics, The Action, The Anniversary, Harry Nilsson, Chris Bell, Elliott Smith, Matthew Sweet, Luna, Love, The Outsiders, The Move, Sloan, Teenage Fanclub, Guided By Voices, The Dictators, The Ramones, Goblin, Rush, Marmalade, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Fountians of Wayne, Sufjan Stevens, Aimee Mann, Sleater-Kinney, Midnight Movies, Sandy Salisbury, CCR, The Sonics, The Sweet, The Reigning Sound, The Raspberries, The Pipettes, Rosie Thomas, Sarah Harmer, Beth Orton. Mainly 60s and 70s rock, pop and soul, Early Punk, Power Pop, Garage Rock, Glam Rock. My favorite label these days is RPM out of the U.K. I even like The New Ponographers, despite the fact that one of their members hates me.
Movies
The Train, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, Once Upon A Time In The West, Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Producers (original), The Tall T, L.A. Confidential, Point Blank, Sideways, The Killer, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Funky Forest - The First Contact, Top Secret!, Dead Ringers, Female Convict Scorpion - Jailhouse 41, Monsters Inc., Jaws, E.T., Kurosawa movies (both Akira and Kyoshi), Exiled, Election 1 & 2 (Johnie To, not Alexander Payne, although that's great, too), Deep Red, Winchester 73, Fight Club, Lady Terminator, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Children of Men, One Two Three, Zodiac, Death Proof, There Will Be Blood, Anything Cronenberg and anything with Lee Van Cleef. Oh, and you know that movie The Descent? I like that one, too.
Television
The Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, 24, Home Movies, Monk, The Office (U.K. version), Garth Marenghi's DarkPlace, Man to Man with Dean Learner, I'm Alan Partridge, Boss Swap, and, yes, Blind Date.
Books
James Ellroy, Louis L'Amour, Richard Russo, Donald Westlake's "Parker" books, John Sayles' novels (before he started doing movies), Tom Robbins. I recently read an amazingly trashy book called "The Oscar" that I just loved. I finally finished "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" and I thank the person who so heartily recommended it to me. Can anyone recommend some more good books?
Heroes
They've always been cowboys, but not cowboys who killed Indians. Those guys are assholes and I don't like them at all. However, I'm also told that you shouldn't let your babies grow up to be them. I don't have any kids, but when I do I'll tell them to admire cowboys, but not be like them.
About me: Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king... and then became one? Well, except for the names and few other changes when you talk about me, the story's the same one.
Who I'd like to meet: Rosalie Trombley. Doctors and DJs. Movie and music people. Teachers and magazine editors. Writers and readers. Anyone and everyone, including Powder:
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Greetings! We are spreading the word about our 2 very exciting UK screenings of our doc A LIFE IN THE DEATH OF JOE MEEK -
The first is at The Cambridge Film Festival - Tuesday, Sept.23, 8:30pm at The Junction - Ricky Winter from Heinz and the Wild Boys and Pete Holder from The Tornados/Saxons will be appearing with me for Q&A!
Next up will be The Raindance Film Festival in London! Saturday, October 4 at 5pm at Cineworld. Susan and I will be there for Q&A as well!
dude, you didn't by chance check out the McDonald's dance sequence from Mac and Me that i have on my page, did you? if you did, it would be no mystery why that movie has a party dedicated to it.
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