Beauty,
synchronicity, radical self-expression, dancing the wild divine, wordplay, contact improvisation, mindfulness, ultimate Frisbee, eschatology, wilderness, irreverence, social theory, chess, gnosticism, authenticity, gardening, kundalini yoga, sexuality, antagonizing narcissists, lucid dreaming, decontextualization, festivals, radical self-reliance, and music cut on the vocal cords of Dionysus.
Music
Shpongle, Random Rab, Zero 7,
Ganga Giri, Gadjo Disko, Thievery Corporation, Seal, Santana, Leonard Cohen, Glitch Mob, Sinead O'Connor, Rachid Taha, Kid Beyond, Bassnectar, Gabriel E.L.F., Bob Marley, Sly and the Family Stone, Medeski Martin and Wood, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Louis Armstrong, St. Germain, Nina Simone, Be Good Tanyas, Taj Mahal, Air, Moby, Moodswings, SCI, Jazz is Dead, Rolling Stones, Billy Holiday, Tracy Chapman, Spearhead, Lauryn Hill, Chris Isaak, Bob Dylan, Deva Premal, CCR, Sting, CSN(Y), Stuart Copeland, Doors, Nine Inch Nails, Ry Cooder, Led Zepellin, Grateful Dead, Rage Against the Machine, Manu Chao, Zap Mama, Jack Johnson, Stevie Nicks, U2, Cake, Inlakesh, Mary J. Blige, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, and of course, The Beatles...
Movies
Waking Life, Hotel Chevalier, V for Vendetta, Revolver, City of Lost Children, Fight Club, Delicatessan, The Matrix, The Fountain, Shakespeare in Love, American Beauty, Crash, Rize, Run Lola Run, I Heart Huckabees, Imagine, Garden State, Caddyshack, The Rage in Placid Lake, Moulin Rouge, Batman Begins, Bottle Rocket, Man on the Moon, Contact, Go, Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider, Fearless, Super Troopers, Across the Universe, Donnie Darko, Pulp Fiction, Ghost World, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, High Fidelity, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Punch Drunk Love, The Truman Show, Magnolia, Pan's Labyrinth
Television
Teevee is sooo twentieth century. Try this instead:
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anais Nin, Mark Twain, D.H. Lawrence, Herman Hesse, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Alan Watts, James Morrow, Barbara Walker, e.e. cummings, Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson, P.B. Shelley, Mary Daly, Neal Stephenson, Christopher Moore, Hakim Bey, Salman Rushdie, John Myers Myers, Aldous Huxley, Neil Gaiman, Philip K. Dick and on and on...
"Linguistic gymnastics abound... Vigorito demonstrates once again that he's a wild stylist... startlingly original... an entertaining anarchist..."
-CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A neopsychedelic satire... channeling the spirited humor of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... Vigorito's is a crisp, sardonic voice."
-TEXAS MONTHLY
"Nine Kinds of Naked offers ten distinct varieties of literary satisfaction, including metaphysical highjinks, libidinous lowjinks, hermeneutic mind games, Gordian plot twists, cognitive estrangement, linguistic surrealism, stylistic pyrotechnics, laugh-out-loud jokes, scrappy extrapolations, and the synergistic sum of the above.”
-JAMES MORROW, author of The Last Witchfinder and The Philosopher's Apprentice
"With this strange carnival of a book, Vigorito has scored himself a permanent plot in the neighborhood of the American surrealist novel. The breadth of his imagination and the sheer exuberance of his writing cannot be ignored.”
-NEAL POLLACK, author of The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature and Never Mind the Pollacks
"Tony Vigorito has grown a cult following of thousands for one reason--his stuff is fun to read... Filled with the freshness and the freewheeling independence that made his reputation..., this book is the “work” of one of the least pretentious and most enjoyable to read novelists at play in America today.”
-KRIS SAKNUSSEMM, author of Zanesville
"Fans of Vigorito's... 2007 cult hit Just a Couple of Days will have a ball with this hyperactive, zany novel."
-PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, author of Foop!
"[A] whimsical tale of time, space, coincidence, and cause and effect... displays most of the linguistic acrobatics and playful rumination that made his debut a cult classic."
-KIRKUS REVIEWS
REVIEWS OF JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS
"Just a Couple of Days is a lyrical, thoughtful, viral meme of a book. Read it!”
-CHRISTOPHER MOORE, bestselling author of Lamb and A Dirty Job
"I'd go so far as to say that this novel is folk heroic and should be read by anyone who still values their capacity to think for themselves... Real writing speaks for itself--and to us. This does.”
-KRIS SAKNUSSEMM, author of Zanesville
"Tony Vigorito's brilliant novel is a Dr. Strangelove for the biotech century, a witty and wise end-of-the-world romp that manages to be optimistic--even joyous--yet cynically dystopian at the same time. Just a Couple of Days is savvy, wickedly funny, and profoundly disturbing. An absorbing, thought-provoking read."
-RICHARD HEINBERG, author of The Party's Over and Powerdown
"Like a technologically-savvy modern-day Rabelais, Vigorito gives humanity a swift, playful, and long overdue slap on the ass."
-CHRIS GENOA, author of Foop!
"Vigorito's...irreverent, whimsical style...has attracted a cult following... The final apocalyptic vision is a twist not seen since Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.Recommended."
-LIBRARY JOURNAL
WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK
AWARD FOR BEST VISIONARY FICTION
Who I'd like to meet: I enjoy dissolving the boundary between artist and audience, so if you've read one of my books or might like to, give me a shout...
AND ALSO: I'm interested in connecting with other writers, artists, poets, singers, musicians, dancers, dreamers, thinkers, screenwriters, film-makers, pranksters, ecstatics, chaos magicians, anyone who does not take themselves seriously, anyone who can discuss Dostoevsky's Dream of a Ridiculous Man or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Eyes of a Blue Dog, and anyone who knows that there is so much more happening in life than we give it credit for.
I finally wrestled Nine Kinds of Naked out of my sisters grubby little paws, and I started it this morning. Thanks for causing me to giggle maniacally on public transportation. People leave you alone to read if they think you're insane...
"When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." - Khalil Gibran
"As long as we think we are the ego, we feel attached and fall into sorrow. But realize that you are the Self, the Lord of Life, and you will be freed from sorrow. When you realize that you are the Self, Supreme source of light, supreme source of love, you transcend the duality of life and enter into the unitive state." --Mundaka Upanishad
It is such a pleasure to make your acquaintance...one dream to another. much love Michael
"The clouds above us join and separate, The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns. Life is like that, so why not relax? Who can stop us from celebrating?" - Lu Yu
"Just a Couple of Days" was a great book, too, and I think it would make an amazing movie. (I just wonder what happened with the others after Flake Fountain ditched them and they went back "home"... that would have been interesting to explore... maybe in the movie, huh? 8)
Man, I feel really bad about your latest book... I got it for my birthday in October, and I have yet to finish it 'cause of school and stuff. I've restarted it TWICE, and I finally got past the first half or so (I'll finish it this time). On the OTHER hand, I'm very surprised that your book (or at least the first half) is absolutely fantastic even the third time through. Great job!
Just read the end of "NKN" last night... very powerful book, lot of wisdom in it... thank you!!!(loved the reveal about what "Cheery shit" actually meant... funny and poignant!)
Serendipitous moment for you and the sentiment behind your latest book:
Today I was reading Nine Kinds of Naked on my flight back to Austin from San Diego. The girl who happened to be in the next seat (who, incidentally, was flying not to Austin but to Dallas) asked me, "How do you like that book?" A friend of mine just gave it to me..."
I'm quite enjoying the book, and it's good to see that it's getting out there. :-) Blessings, my brother.
I'm loving your book! It's been quite awhile since Iv found a book that catches my attention like this one, thanks for that and thanks for being you. :)
