good design
reading
road trips
thrifting
photoing
tea & toast
homer laughlin
vintage clothing
downtowns
midmod architecture
maps
calendars
dictionaries
old signs
vintage postcards
the beach
drive in movies
old timey amusement parks
penuche
npr
fried clams
photography
brighams ice cream
jeff schaller
aunt sadies
utz
luxuria music
secret cinema
anne taintor
ken brown
luncheonettes
shag
tiki central
carousels
nichols & may
john margolies
blue q
david graham
honfest
trixie belden
the fisherman
dorothy parker
farmers markets
berenice abbott
la la land
b-side
lupec
pamela barsky
art chantry
kowloon
eugene atget
china moon
hilary price
roz chast
roadside peek
mary quant
mai tais
raymond loewy
john baeder
eva zeisel
russel wright
edward hopper
plan59
john sloan
bobs your uncle
knock knock
aaron meshon
uncommon goods
hatch show print
triangle posters
Music
cliff hillis
candy butchers
mills brothers
fountains of wayne
bobby darin
petula clark
blossom dearie
astrud gilberto
beatles
luna
chameleons uk
jason falkner
esquivel
velvet crush
benny goodman
chris montez
mosquitos
world party
cole porter
quincy jones
bee gees
mike viola
third wave
pinky tomlin
cavedogs
poundcake
sergio mendez
jim boggia
del fuegos
barry manilow
patti page
tmbg
bird and the bee
artie shaw
knobs
ella fitzgerald
neko case
b.c. camplight
smiths
johnny maddox
ben folds five
shins
stevie wonder
squeeze
tony hatch
monkees
vince guaraldi
brookville
lulu
combustible edison
pernice brothers
glen miller
cherry twister
tom lehrer
earth wind & fire
dave brubeck
the jam
steve ward
perez prado
mark bacino
jackie wilson
ivy
hang ups
henry mancini
marshall crenshaw
winterpills
papas fritas
jellybricks
burt bacharach
mrs. miller
ike
starbelly
ken herblin
fred astaire
matt pond pa
kalai king
loveless
the list keeps growing!
Movies
I will see most anything if it is playing at an old theatre or drive in. no mega-plexes please.
grey gardens
to sir with love
static
hard day's night
bye bye birdie
breakfast at tiffanys
wayne's world
la dolce vita
the parent trap
that thing you do
beach blanket bingo
carnival of souls
cool movies I have seen recently:
flying down to rio
notorious
an affair to remember
walk hard!
darjeeling ltd
auntie mame
gypsy
music man
riot on sunset strip
the thin man
laura
bedazzled 67
the touchables
volver
everything is illuminated
beyond the valley of the dolls
georgy girl
happy accidents
two for the road
valley of the dolls
absolute beginners
hype
funny face
the beales of grey gardens
les parapluies de cherbourg
next stop wonderland
for your consideration
slacker
the us vs john lennon
the knack and how to get it
a matter of degrees
hush, hush sweet charlotte
ciao manhattan
freaks
get yourself a college girl
the cool ones
Books
Here's what's on my ever growing list of things to check out of the Library:
Watching Words Move-Ivan Chermayeff/Tom Geismar
Sex and Typography/Robert Brownjohn-
Emily King
Universal Principles of Design, William Lidwell
Hitting the Road- D Yorke, J Margolies
Designing for People- Henry Dreyfuss
The Origin of Thing: Sketches, Models, Prototypes- Thimo Te Duits
About me: Folks who don't like to read about happy people be warned-there ain't a lotta drama here, thankfully. Very happily married to my cute rock and roll husband, we have a wiggly weimy pup and live in a 50's hacienda in Pennsylvania, it fits in here just about as much as we do ;-) My chum Connie called it the Hollywood bungalow, and this was before she even knew me!
Our tiny town is turning itself into a haven for creative types, reusing hopefully as many of the old buildings as possible. You will often see CH and me walking the dog through the park to visit Mrs. Hirsch in her little market or head to The Colonial Theatre, Steel City, the Farmers Market or maybe just the library.
After years of doing the freelance lifestyle (living at the beach, traveling and going on tour with said rockin husband, buying and selling vintage finds,running my groupiegear website) I've now settled happily at a graphic design company within a decent driving distance of home.
Still love music more than anyone has a right to, and have my most fun hanging around with musician pals, either throwing a soiree at the hacienda or at a gig. I also would be happy to spend weeks-on-end reading or catching up on cool movies.
Currently snapping photos like a mod woman, writing, thrifting, and design tees n flyers when the mood strikes. Still love to find the little out of the way gems and wacky things to do, I have been called the cruise director by some, band mom by others, but everyone always seems to enjoy the trip! ..
Who I'd like to meet: pals & folks that I never get to see enough of, or folks who I have something in common with.
I have met enough famous folks to last a lifetime, and while most of them are pretty to look at, there is nothing quite like talking with someone you get along with really well!
No, he looked great with slightly longer, casually tousled hair and a European-cut mod pinstriped suit! The other day I saw my other crush, Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G/Borat)
