I'm interested in EVERYTHING and, especially, everything that comes after everything. There are virtually no topics of conversation in this galaxy I cannot listen to and learn from. Experiences and encounters, observation and deduction, are my raison d'tre, discussing them my art and passion. It doesn't matter to me who you are, what you are, why you are, if you talk to me, I will listen.
Music
I have yet to hear a type of music where I can't find some worth or intrigue, with the glaring exception of corporate boardroom dictated drivel. I am open to hearing new sounds, embracing old ones and reaching for those yet unknown. Tolstoy said it for me: "Music makes me forget my real situation. It transports me into a state which is not my own. Under the influence of music I really seem to feel what I do not feel, to understand what I do not understand, to have powers which I cannot have."
Movies
As a film historian, with a passion for the art in my mind and soul as intense and gratifying as breathing, I will watch virtually any movie made between 1891-1974. There will always be great movies made, now and in the future, but the level of consistent excellence in world cinema from the 20's to the 70's may never be achieved again. Sadly, I have found myself becoming extremely selective on new films, most of which seem intended for teen boys or overblown dramas just trolling for an Oscar. CGI effects bore me. If I want to see animation, I'll see an animated film, not a computer drawn action sequence in the middle of a story that otherwise features real human beings. Also, if movies like DODGE BALL tend to be near the pinnacle of your cultural life, we will have little in common. On the other hand if you liked DONNIE DARKO, which I consider one of the greatest of American movies from the past 25 years, we will immediately bond. Yet ALL films, no matter what they are or when they were made, are true artifacts and have as much to say about life in their time as any other facet of human history and culture. So even DODGE BALL or GIGLI have their place and their significance, slight as it may seem. And I will gladly listen to anyone's favorites and why. The fact is that I will talk movies anytime, anywhere, with anyone, so if you don't just watch them, you ABSORB them, I will be your friend forever.
Television
I pretty much only watch TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES, the greatest network in the history of television. I watch some stuff on the INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL and SUNDANCE. And I enjoy the HISTORY CHANNEL, PBS and Sports, especially baseball. I feel one has to be very prudent with how much you invest in television these days, most of which seems to be rotting crap and has little respect for its audience. However, I still believe that TV is capable of greatness and can be, with judiciousness, an integral and rewarding experience. I may knock most of what's currently being aired, but the technological miracle of it continues to amaze me.
Books
I read a lot of non-fiction about everything and anything, particularly world history and pop culture history. Favorite fiction authors include: Hemingway, Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, Alan Moore, et al. Read very few current authors and rarely best sellers. With centuries of literature to choose from, it's unlikely I'll find anything of substance at the grocery store rack, but I'm hardly a snob and think that reading is reading, no matter what you choose. The important thing IS to choose and read as much as you can. No other activity makes your imagination feel so snowed in bliss.
Heroes
Anyone who believes in their heart that we cannot survive without each other, no matter what part of the universe they happen to live in or what deity they worship. As long as they are peaceful, tolerant, imaginative and can try to see the big picture or the shades of gray, instead of narrowing everything in their lives to one particular view or creed.
And friends, who are the true super heroes amongst us. We often can't find them, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you might have one or two in your midst. They destroy doubt, rescue us from regret and protect us from impatience, intolerance and a life without wonder. Friends have saved me time and time again from all sorts of evildoers, both self-imposed and those imposed by the machinations of an indifferent world. A true friend will be your guardian from the moment time first ticked and they will dwell, from moment to moment to moment, throughout your imagination, your heart and most decidedly in your soul. You are everything because of them, nothing without them. There is no eternal light in these cold galaxies, save for your friends and it is through them that you shall live forever.
Professor Echo's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Body type:
6' 1" / Average
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Cancer
Occupation:
Author; Screenwriter; Film Historian
Professor Echo thinks that if it weren't for nonsense he wouldn't have any sense at all. Posted at 3:48 PM Nov 14 view more
You couldnt stay away from my blog even if you wanted to ;)
"It is a night of darkness, a song of sorrow, wolves vent their loneliness. The ethereal one awakes.
Mist shrouds her stalking form, a timeless desire.
Her raven hair cascades over pale shoulders, and her full crimson lips part slightly, to taste the red tears streaming from the pale flesh beneath her.
Thank you, for the very dark Christmas story and, of course, your friendship.
I found your prose to be interesting and thought provoking. In fact, I found the style of the prose, and your observations about the world more interesting than the story you draped them upon. I realize, these may not have been your beliefs but those of your protagonist. Still, they come from you and, as such, warrant further thought and, perhaps, discussion.
