Michelle Hotaling - Chained By Dreams - Available now!!!, Music, Friends, Lisa Kroin's Pottery Page!, Music, Movies, Music, Travel, Music, Ultimate Frisbee, Music, and Music. Laughing. Performing miracles. Manifesting my own destiny. Co-creating my life. Winning Nobel Peace Prizes. Digging holes to China. I'm an enigma wrapped in a pancake. I love to travel to exotic locales, but I also love an occasional trip to Disney World. I listen to Rage Against The Machine and ABBA. Not usually at the same time. Although come to think of it, that would probably be a real trip.
Marillion, U2, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Queen, Duncan Sheik, Heather Nova, Transatlantic, Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, Yes, Dido, Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Alanis Morissette, Genesis (esp. w/Peter Gabriel), Fleetwood Mac, Tony Banks, Rush, Stone Temple Pilots, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Coldplay's 2nd CD, Muse, Tool, The Flower Kings, Dream Theater, CSNY, Neil Young, Aimee Mann, Van Halen, Bright Eyes, Manu Chao, Telephone, Noir Desir, Gerald de Palmas, FFF, Amaral, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, it's all good. (Oh, and I love a good sountrack -- like Garden State, High Fidelity, Full Monty, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Sliding Doors, Austin Powers, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Serendipity ... and just about any movie ever made with John Cusak, Mike Myers, or Zach Braff.)
Inspirations:
On guitar: Steve Hackett, Steve Rothery
On bass: Paul McCartney, Pete Trewavas, Tony Levin, Geddy Lee
On drums: Phil Collins, Nick D'Virgilio, Ian Mosley
..boards: Tony Banks, Neal Morse, Rick Wakeman
On vocals: Steve Hogarth, Peter Gabriel
Production: George Martin, Butch Vig, Jon Brion
Songwriters: Steve Hogarth, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, George Harrison, Neal Morse, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow
Movies
It's A Wonderful Life, Lilo & Stitch, The Princess Bride, Garden State, When Harry Met Sally, Lady & The Tramp, The Blues Brothers, Young Frankenstein, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation, Sliding Doors, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Harry Potter, Ferris Beuler, The Breakfast Club, Amelie, South Park (!!), The Muppet Movie, Back to the Future, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Meet Joe Black, Donnie Darko, A Christmas Story, Any and all Christopher Guest movies, Spinal Tap, The Royal Tennenbaums
Television
Arrested Development, The Daily Show, Heroes, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, My Name Is Earl, The Office, South Park, Mythbusters (and many a random show on the Discovery Channel), MASH, The Simpsons, The Carol Burnett Show, Night Court, Ed, The Colbert Report, Family Guy, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Fawlty Towers, Night Court, and Weather on the 8's. Oh, and an occasional Gilmore Girls episode never hurt anyone.
Books
Way of the Peaceful Warrior (Dan Millman), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron), Manifest Your Destiny or The Power Of Intention (Wayne Dyer), Good Omens (Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett), The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle), Harry Potter (all of them), Lies and the Lying Liars That Tell Them (Al Franken), The Dragonriders of Pern (Anne McCaffrey), Walden, Tower Stories (edited by my good friend Damon Dimarco), The Cricket in Times Square, Red Tails in Love, Power vs. Force (Carlos Castenada), and possibly the most amazing book ever written, The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran). Always looking for recommendations. Hint hint.
Heroes
People who voted for John Kerry. Walt Disney. Jim Henson. John Stewart. Stephen Colbert. Keith Olbermann. George Martin. George Harrison. Stephanie Miller. Barbara Boxer. John Conyers. Al Gore. Dr. Wayne Dyer. My parents. Lately, Neil Young...
IMPORTANT NEWS: Michelle Hotaling is looking for a guitarist, drummer & keyboard player for live performances -- please leave a message if interested!!
Please take a moment to watch the new acoustic performance of our song "Porcelain Doll":
I'm also the co-composer of a musical called FABLE. I recently (March 29) had the pleasure of attending a performance of this show at the Middlesex Middle School in Darien, CT. (You guys rocked!)
Other than that, I'm a 35 year-old divorced white male who wouldn't mind getting to know some cool like-minded guys & gals. People move so fast in this city. It's nice to have friends to unwind with every once in a while.
Who I'd like to meet: Dr. Wayne Dyer, Peter Gabriel, Julia Cameron, Stephanie Miller, Walt Disney, George Martin, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Al Gore. While we're shooting for the moon here, a single Kate Beckinsale look-alike who thinks I'm adorable would be nice.
I definitely prefer Facebook. Both scare me in the "good lord, I am out of date" way, but MySpace has just a touch creepier feel. Maybe that's just me. Still, I think it is good to be on both - for learning and for contacting since some folks are only on one or the other.
Life without FUNK is no FUN…K? So let’s have some funky fun at The Baggot Inn in Greenwich Village NYC in a couple weeks from now on Friday, April 11th!!
Show starts at 9:45; entrance fee is just $5. If you’re interested and want another reminder a day before the show, let me know.
♥ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♥ Party like a rock star :) because I love you so much, and it's your birthday send me an email to curiouslovesyou@gmail. com with your favorite song of mine, and I'll email you an MP3 of that song!! Wishing you the best year yet!
miss you You ARE the best! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z I feel like I'm missin one. Oh yeah, U!!! I hope we stay FRIENDS forever! Thanx 4 makin 2007 so great, 2008 can ONLY get better as long as we're friends let me know your sched!
Scott!! Just logged on to my space for the first time i at least six months, and have just read your entire blogg. I wish for nothing more right now, than to be able to put my arms around you, and give you the biggest, squeeeeeziest of hugs! All my love and many thoughts -Maria PS Wish you all the BEST in the new year!!
