My favorite style is Progressive Rock (yes, I'm a dinosaur)--Jethro Tull, Yes, Hatfield and the North, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Porcupine Tree, National Health, King Crimson, Frank Zappa and tons of others... but I really like practically anything. I love film music, especially the work of Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, John Barry, Nino Rota, and many others...
Movies
Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, Francois Truffaut, Billy Wilder, David Lean, Michael Curtiz, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, John Woo, and many others...
Television
Twin Peaks; The Sopranos; Six Feet Under; Monty Python's Flying Circus; Fawlty Towers; SCTV; Slings and Arrows; The Prisoner; Star Trek (original series); Firefly; Cracker; The Girls Next Door; Dexter; Jonny Quest; The Dick Van Dyke Show...many more...
Books
My favorite living author is Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine; naturally I have a fondness for Ian Fleming; but to name the numerous other fiction authors I enjoy here would be a disservice to my many friends in the writing business! I'm an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and ASCAP...
Here's a trailer for the Italian edition of my novel SWEETIE'S DIAMONDS, published in Italy by Alacran Edizioni! (PS--The music you hear was composed by me over ten years ago...!)
Here's a trailer for the Italian edition of my novel EVIL HOURS, published in Italy by Alacran Edizioni!
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Heroes
Sad to say there's never been an American President in my lifetime that I would call a hero. Any person who dons a uniform and serves our country is a hero, whether one agrees with the conflict or not. Most of my "heroes" are entertainers and artists because they are the people who influence and excite me. Of course the real heroes in my life are my parents and my family...
About me:
I'm primarily an author of fiction. Between 1996 and 2002 I wrote six original James Bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, and three short stories—all published worldwide. Two stories and excerpts from some of the novels were published in six issues of PLAYBOY Magazine. THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION was published in 1984 and was nominated for an Edgar.
As “David Michaels” I was the author of the NY Times best-sellers TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL and TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL—OPERATION BARRACUDA. My recent original thrillers are FACE BLIND, EVIL HOURS, and SWEETIE’S DIAMONDS. Oh, and I also wrote a little book about the band JETHRO TULL.
My latest novel is a "rock 'n' roll thriller" entitled A HARD DAY'S DEATH, in stores now. The sequel, DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE, will be published March 2009. My novel based on Konami's best-selling videogame, METAL GEAR SOLID, was published in May. An anthology of some of my 007 novels, entitled THE UNION TRILOGY, was published in October '08.
I'm also a musician and composer, was once a computer game designer (see my website for titles I did), and at one time spent my waking hours directing theatre.
Other stuff--I'm a Goodwill Ambassador for Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The government erected a permanent museum in my honor to celebrate my James Bond novel THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO because much of it takes place there. THE 007 MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO MUSEUM is located on Naoshima Island. You can read about it here.
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Thank you for connecting! If you're interested, I'm offering one free original MP3 download to my new MySpace friends, just let me know the name of which track would you like to get and I'll tell you where to download it for free.
Hey Raymond! How have you been lately? I hope all is going well for you. I just
wanted to drop in, say hi, and let you know that we have a show TONIGHT
at the Bottom Lounge that we really hope you can make it to! All show
info is below:
Sunday May 31st, 2009
BOTTOM LOUNGE
1375 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL - 21+ w/ID - 8PM (we go on first at 9!)
$8 Admission
I hope all is going well for you and that you can make it out tonight to the bottom lounge!
Eric
PORTOCAL
Hey Raymond! Thanks for being our friend! How are things in Chicago for you? We're new to the area
and we have a show coming up on 5/31 at Bottom Lounge that we really
hope you can make it to! Keep in touch and we hope to hear from you
soon!
Your new friends,
PORTOCAL
PS - If you like our music we have a CD available on iTunes!
Hey Ray, one of my favorite action scribes! - Thanks for being a friend.
For Best Quality and to WATCH ALL WEBISODES of my CG animated spoof of Dirty Harry films: FunnyOrDie.com/BellaFeFilms
Here's the third installment of Magnum Farce, if you like it, please vote (but wait until the clip is over):
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Hey Raymond! I'm back from LA. I had a productive and fun time out there. Sorry I've been missing Movie Night. I am in another show--the one with Madeline. Caliban, Dancing opens May 8 and runs through the 24th. We hope you can make it!
Thank you for the friendship. As you can see, I am a writer promoting my work on myspace. I have a fiction blog where I post short stories as a way of staying in touch with fans and to give potential new readers a chance to gauge my work. It would be very cool if you'd check it out.
