My Favorite Things

Hobbies and Interests:

Drawing  with pen and ink. Beating on my congas. Improvising on the piano. Writing short stories.  Working on the computers.  Movies, especially science fiction.  Riding my Yamaha Riva scooter.

Favorite books: (I like science fiction.)

The  Player of Games by Iain Banks (science fiction)
The Use of Weapons by Iain Banks
Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore 

Favorite Comics:

The  Sandman Series
Creepy
Eerie
Tales from the Crypt

Favorite short story:

The Ledge by Lawrence Sargent Hall

Favorite movies: (this could be a very long list. 
I will keep it down to the highlights.)

Twelve O’clock High
The Big Lebowski
The Searchers
The  Magnificent Seven
Bladerunner
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
A Hard Days  Night
The Sand Pebbles
Shane
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Favorite B Movies:

The Day  of the Triffids
The War of the Worlds
Mysterious Island
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Time Machine (1960)

Favorite Action Movies:

All of the Die Hard Movies
Most of Arnold’s movies

Favorite Standup Comedians:

Bill Hicks
Richard Pryor
Sam Kineson

Favorite Actors:

Gary Cooper
Cary Grant
George Sanders
Tom Hanks
Jimmy Stewart
John Wayne

Favorite Actress’:

Grace  Kelly
Maureen O’Hara
Gene Tierney
Candice Bergen
Diane Lane

Most Favorite supporting actor:

Ward Bond

Favorite Musician:

Richard Thompson (greater guitarist than Clapton by far)
Neil Young
Stephen Stills
Janis Joplin
Early Elton
Cat Stevens (what a  shame)

Favorite Bands:

There are too many. Let’s do a paragraph.  I know I will miss  some.

Hendrix, Poco, Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Doors, CSNY, Nirvana, Tull, Allman Brothers, America, (no Stones and no Gratefull Dead), The Moody  Blues, YES, Wishbone Ash, early Fleetwood Mac, Genesis (especially Lamb Lies Down), Cream, Traffic, James Gang, Zeppelin

Favorite Soul:

Marvin Gaye
Barry White
Al Green

Favorite Album:

A Band of Gypsies (Hendix)

Favorite Songs:

Machine  Gun - Hendrix, From the Band of Gypsies Album.
Misunderstood - Richard Thompson

Funiest movie:

John Belushi in Animal House.

Favorite TV Shows:

Simpsons
The Prisoner
Twilight Zone
Star Trek minus Voyager  (gag)
Ray Raynor
Quantum Leap

Favorite Documentarys:

Bowling for Colombine
Victory at Sea

Scariest Movies:

Jesus Camp

Sports:

I love baseball, basketball and football.  Hockey is fun if you have a ticket.  Soccer is a chore that you do for your kids.  I couldn’t care less about the Olympics.  Bowling, golf, pool and professional hockey on TV is so  boring that I would rather drive a nail through my hand then sit through a minute of it

When Worlds Collide

One of my favoite Simpson’s episodes was when Homer was captured and  sent to “The Village” just like the prisoner.  When chased by the feared bouncing ball, he simply popped it.  That was hysterical!

I met Rod Serling in College and
actually got to shake his hand.
What an honor that was (for me).

The Greatest Football Picture
Johnny Unitas

Favorite Christmas Ornament

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