Books: mostly biographies lately - David Byrne, Keith Richards. I
also have been enjoying some funky graphic novels with my kiddos
and the geek in me loves our local comic book store. More of a
news, internet, magazine guy. Read both from the left and the
right. (from the BBC, Christian Science Monitor, and the NYT to the
National Review, Economist, and the Financial Times). I love to
know whats going on all around the world but don't like debating
it. While I love a good book and enjoy reading, I have a hard time
finishing books and have several lying around with bookmarks in
them. Lapham's Quarterly is my new favorite.
Movies: Mostly Coen Brothers (especially Big Lebowski) and
independent smart films. Loved Pan's Labyrinth and like foreign
films. Reading subtitles relaxes me.
Music: Yikes, where do I begin... Kurt Vile, The Who, Rancantours,
J.J. Cale, Miles Davis, Phoenix, Zepp, Minute Men, Steely Dan, The
War on Drugs, Beck, Live Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Frank Zappa,
Black Keys, Pinback, UO, Albert King, John Coltrane, King Crimson,
Primus, Les Claypool, Cat Power, Los Lobos, Jane's Addiction, Fruit
Bats, Stan Getz, Sonny Boy Williamson, Rolling Stones, The
Radiators, Gram Parsons, The Clash, Emmy Lou Harris, NIN, Tom
Waits, Johnny Cash, Wes Montgomery, Pete Seeger, Bessie Smith,
Velvet Underground, Seven Walkers, Furthur, Stan Ridgeway, Talking
Heads, Woody Guthrie, Bowie, King Crimson, XTC, Hot Tuna, Pavement,
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Uncle Tupelo. Beastie Boys, Phoenix, Little
Feat, Roger Waters, J. Mascis, The Jam, Joni Mitchell, Beatles, Bob
Marely, Ella Fitzgerald, Meat Puppets, Black Crowes, Richard
Thompson, Leo Kottke, Oyster Head, Joe Strummer and the
Mescaleros
It drives me nuts when Itunes doesn't recognize the CD I'm
downloading.
Much more to scribe and the music list will it will surely continue
to evolve. I do and will travel extensively for live shows if the
timing and venue are groovy. I am very picky about speaker and
sound quality as well. My music collection is very important to me
and I will take the long way home if it takes me by high end audio
joints.
I also definitely consider myself a foodie. Like to play in the
high end sphere once in awhile but really like the simple fresh
stuff. Mexican, Northern Italian, French Bistro, Vietnamese... I
love the dinner date.
