About Me

I love
my family, my friends, music, films, literature, theatre, art/photography, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, camping, snowshoeing, good conversation, burritos, tacos, candlepin bowling, Skee-Ball, walking in the woods, reading in the shade, warm days, cool nights, sunsets, dancing w/ myself (♫oh oh oh-oh♫).

I admire
honesty, modesty, generosity, politeness, respectfulness, selflessness, healthy lifestyles.

I
collect 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, CDs, vinyl, books, prefer the country to the city, alphabetize just about everything.

I am
a vegan (of 17 years and was a vegetarian for 3 years previous to that), drug-free, a list maker.

BOOKS
And Then There Were None, The Big Sleep, The Black Dahlia, A Clockwork Orange, Lolita, Murder On The Orient Express, 1984, No Country For Old Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Road, The Shining, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Authors
Clive Barker, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, Thomas Harris, Franz Kafka, Elmore Leonard, Cormac McCarthy, Robert B. Parker, Jim Thompson

COMICS

Black Hole, Blankets, The Maxx, Mouse Guard, Popeye, Scott Pilgrim, Seconds, Sin City, Tale Of Sand, Tintin

ART
Charles Burns, Robert Crumb, Salvador Dali, Edward Gorey, Tamara de Lempicka, Gil Elvgren, Frank Frazetta, Sam Kieth, Robert E. McGinnis, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Drew Struzan

FILM
Current Top 25 Films:
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
The Thing (1982)
Ghostbusters
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Shining (1980)
Alien
Citizen Kane
Goodfellas
Apocalypse Now
Back To The Future
The Dark Crystal
Notorious (1946)
Eraserhead
His Girl Friday
Yojimbo
Once Upon A Time In The West
There Will Be Blood
Young Frankenstein
Blade Runner
The Exorcist
Fargo
Rushmore
The Apartment
Phantom Of The Paradise
The Seventh Seal

Filmmakers:
Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Dario Argento, Darren Aronofsky, Mario Bava, Ingmar Bergman, Mel Brooks, Tim Burton, John Carpenter, Charles Chaplin, Joel & Ethan Coen, Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg, Michael Curtiz, Brian De Palma, Clint Eastwood, David Fincher, Lucio Fulci, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Glazer, Howard Hawks, Jim Henson, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Elia Kazan, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, Sergio Leone, Sidney Lumet, William Lustig, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Sergio Martino, Jean-Pierre Melville, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, Sam Raimi, Harold Ramis, Robert Rodriguez, Nicolas Roeg, George A. Romero, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Todd Solondz, Steven Spielberg, Seijun Suzuki, Quentin Tarantino, Tom Tykwer, Paul Verhoeven, Denis Villeneuve, John Waters, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Robert Wise, Edgar Wright, Andrzej Zulawski

Composers:
Angelo Badalamenti, John Barry, Carter Burwell, Walter/Wendy Carlos, John Carpenter, Charles Chaplin, Jay Chattaway, Stelvio Cipriani, Elmer Bernstein, Pino Donaggio, Danny Elfman, Jerry Fielding, Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, Jerry Goldsmith, Reinhold Heil, Bernard Herrman, David Holmes, Maurice Jarre, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Johnny Klimek, Henry Mancini, Clint Mansell, Cliff Martinez, Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, Riz Ortolani, Basil Poledouris, Lalo Schifrin, Howard Shore, Claudio Simonetti, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Tom Tykwer

Actors:
Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Borgnine, David Bowie, Marlon Brando, Jeff Bridges, Charles Bronson, Steve Buscemi, James Cagney, Bruce Campbell, Claudia Cardinale, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, John Cazale, Charlie Chaplin, George Clooney, Lee J. Cobb, James Coburn, Jennifer Connelly, Sean Connery, Joseph Cotten, Bryan Cranston, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert de Niro, James Dean, Kirk Douglas, Brad Dourif, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Robert Englund, Edwige Fenech, Albert Finney, Peter Fonda, Nick Frost, Jeff Goldblum, Cary Grant, Alec Guinness, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William Holden, Dennis Hopper, Bob Hoskins, John Hurt, Anjelica Huston, Danny Huston, John Huston, Jeremy Irons, Boris Karloff, Harvey Keitel, Grace Kelly, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Lee, Christopher Lee, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Myrna Loy, William H. Macy, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, Toshirô Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Bill Murray, Tatsuya Nakadai, Franco Nero, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Gary Oldman, Al Pacino, Gregory Peck, Simon Pegg, Sean Penn, Dominique Pinon, Brad Pitt, William Powell, Vincent Price, John C. Reilly, Robert Ryan, Edward G. Robinson, Kurt Russell, Theresa Russell, Robert Ryan, John Saxon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Sellers, Takashi Shimura, Sylvester Stallone, Harry Dean Stanton, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Tomisaburô Wakayama

Makeup & F/X artists:
Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Giannetto De Rossi, Greg Nicotero, Carlo Rambaldi, Tom Savini, Stan Winston

TELEVISION
Better Call Saul, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Carnivale, Danger Mouse, Deadwood, Fargo, Flight Of The Conchords, Hannibal, Justified, The Kids In The Hall, The Knick, The Leftovers, Mad Men, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Muppet Show, Oz, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pingu, Police Squad!, Ren & Stimpy, Six Feet Under, Spaced, The State, Twin Peaks

MUSIC
Aerosmith (1973–1989), Air, The Alan Parsons Project, Alias, Alkaline Trio, And The Kids, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Aphex Twin (AFX, etc.), The Art Of Noise, Artificial Pleasure, Fred Astaire, At The Drive-In,  Automato, The B-52's, Angelo Badalamenti, Band Of Horses, MC Paul Barman, Count Basie, Shirley Bassey, The Beach Boys (1962–1967), Beach House, Beck, Ludwig van Beethoven, Elmer Bernstein, Chuck Berry, Beulah, Bikini Kill, Björk, The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blonde Redhead, Bluetip, Boards Of Canada, Boots Electric, David Bowie, Jonathan Bree, The Breeders, James Brown, Vashti Bunyan, Burning Airlines, R.L. Burnside, Kate Bush, Cake, Can, The Cars, Neko Case, Johnny Cash, The Casket Lottery, Cat Power, Channels, The Chemical Brothers, Chromatics, Chromeo, Eric Clapton (1966–1981), The Clash, Patsy Cline, Coachwhips, Phil Collins (1981–1989), Perry Como, Concrete Blonde, Sam Cooke, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cure, Bobby Darin, Death Cab For Cutie, Claude Debussy, Deftones, Descendents, Devo, Diamond Nights, Dinosaur Jr., Eagles Of Death Metal, Eels, El-P, Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Six, Electric Youth, The English Beat, Brian Eno, Enon, Roky Erickson, Ex Hex, Failure, The Faint, Fat Boys, Fear, Fever Ray, Fishbone (1985–1993), Ella Fitzgerald, The Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Flight Of The Conchords, Foo Fighters, Fugazi, Fujiya & Miyagi, Peter Gabriel, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Serge Gainsbourg, J. Geils Band (1970–1981), Genesis (1969–1986), Philip Glass, The Go! Team, Goblin, Goldfrapp, Lesley Gore, Gorillaz, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Grassy Knoll, Grooverider, Guitar Wolf, Hall & Oates, Heart (1976–1987), The Helio Sequence, The Hives, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Hum, Interpol, INXS (1980–1997), Iron And Wine, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson (1971–1991), Jane's Addiction (1987-1991), Jean Michel Jarre, Jawbox, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1987–1988), The Jesus Lizard, Billy Joel (1971–1983), Robert Johnson, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Scott Joplin, Journey, Joy Division, Juno, Kings Of Leon (2003–2007), The Kinks (1964–1971), KMFDM (1984–1999), The Knife, Kraftwerk, Kronos Quartet, L7, Lamb, Cyndi Lauper, Led Zeppelin, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Huey Lewis & The News, The Life And Times, Little Richard, Living Coloür, The Lonely Island, LTJ Bukem, Madonna (1983–2000), Biz Markie, Dean Martin, Maserati, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Erin McKeown, Metric, M.I.A., Steve Miller Band, Ministry (1988–1996), Mirah, The Misfits (1977–1983), Moby (1990–1996), The Modern Lovers, Eddie Money, Steve Moore (Gianni Rossi/Miracle/Lovelock), Giorgio Moroder, Morphine, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Stevie Nicks, Harry Nilsson, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army (1978–1986), Oh Sees, Angel Olsen, Roy Orbison, Orbital, Buck Owens, Pearl Jam, Pere Ubu, A Perfect Circle, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Pinback, Pink Floyd, Placebo, The Police, Cole Porter, Poster Children, Perez Prado, Elvis Presley, Pretenders, Primus, Prince, Public Enemy, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, Radio Birdman, Radio 4, Radiohead, Ramones, Redd Kross, Refused, Steve Reich, Brian Reitzell, Jonathan Richman, Rilo Kiley, Rogue Wave, The Ronettes,  Röyksopp, The Rolling Stones (1964–1981), Roxy Music, Run-D.M.C., St. Vincent, Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, Erik Satie, Lalo Schifrin, Scissorfight, Edie Sedgwick, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, DJ Shadow, Shiner, Silver Scooter, Nina Simone, Six Finger Satellite, Six Going On Seven, The Smashing Pumpkins, Snapcase, Snowden, The Specials, Spoon, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Starlight Mints, Steely Dan, Stereo MC's, Los Straitjackets, The Stranglers, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sunshine, Superdrag, Supergrass, Supertramp, The Supremes, The Sweet, The Sword, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, T. Rex, Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, Television, Them Crooked Vultures, The Thermals, Thin Lizzy, Toadies, Toots & The Maytals, Trans Am, Trap Them, The Traveling Wilburys, Tricky, Turing Machine, UNKLE, Vampire Weekend, John Vanderslice, VAST, Gene Vincent, Voyag3r, Tom Waits, Ween, Whale, White Denim, Slim Whitman, The Who, The Wicked Farleys, Hank Williams, Wesley Willis, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Yes, Susumu Yokota, Neil Young, Zombi, ZZ Top (1971–1983)

FAVORITE QUOTES: 

"My life's a natural high, the man can't put no thing on me."
- Curtis Mayfield
 
"However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light."
- Stanley Kubrick

"A furious work pace and good professional collaboration can construct a fine corset against the onset of neuroses, threatening breakdowns, and disintegration."
- Ingmar Bergman

"Love is the best, most insidious, most effective instrument of social repression."
- Rainer Werner Fassbiner

"I only know that every act which has no heart will be found out in the end. Every gesture."
- The Maestro [from Cormac McCarthy's 'Cities Of The Plain' (1998)]

"You see what you want to see."
- The Rockman [from The Point (1971)]

"My indifference to my fellow man has cut me off from their company. I live now in a world of phantoms, a prisoner of my own dreams."
- Antonius Block [from The Seventh Seal (1957)]

"All who look up feel small and lonely."
- The Professor [from Insignificance (1985)]

"In my mind the words are right. In my mouth they're wrong."
- Poster Children

"It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within—not without."
-Hercule Poirot

"Perversity: the human thirst for self torture."
- Edgar Allan Poe

"For sorrow is a thing, that is swallowed up in death, and death and dying are the very life of the darkness."
- Jacob Boehme

"Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art."
- Goethe

"The spectacle is not a collection of images, but a social relation among people, mediated by images."
- Debord

"Love is stronger than hate and humility is stronger than pride."
- Unknown