 My favorite diaries:
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Muffinhead profile - diary |
| comments: Her words are welcome as water in the desert. |
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Becky Says profile - diary |
| comments: Sense and sense of humor. |
My favorite music: |
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The Beatles |
| comments: Saying, "I like the Beatles" is like saying, "I like Shakespeare." Everybody knows the Beatles, so I won't add a comment about them here. If you want to know why I listen to them, send me an email. |
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Louis Armstrong |
| comments: He never played a melody the same way twice, even though he recorded any number of songs a dozen times. |
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The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem |
| comments: This is the Irish music I grew up hearing. The singing was forceful and forthright. |
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Bob Dylan |
| comments: He kicked the folk movement in the ass and gave rock 'n' roll a kick in the balls. |
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Linda Ronstadt |
| comments: Her version of "Blue Bayou" is the best thing the Eagles ever played but didn't sing on. |
My favorite movies: |
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THE GRADUATE |
| comments: This was the sixties. |
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DUCK SOUP |
| comments: I saw this at the Uniondale Mini-Cinema when I was about 13. The entire audience was made up of kids about my age laughing their heads off. This one scores for the memories I have of first seeing it. |
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HIGH NOON |
| comments: Taut. |
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A SHOT IN THE DARK |
| comments: The second "Pink Panther" movie, and the only one I find funny all the way through. |
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MAN OF ARAN |
| comments: BEACH BLANKET HARDSHIP. You'll see beautiful shots of crashing surf and selfless people. |
My favorite authors: |
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Herman Melville |
| comments: His asceticism was genuine. |
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James Thurber |
| comments: One of the true craftsmen of the short story, he tried too hard to be a humorist and became very bitter. |
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P.G. Wodehouse |
| comments: A master of the confectionary art. |
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Florence King |
| comments: Check out her CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED SOUTHERN LADY. |
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Roald Dahl |
| comments: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY was my favorite book when I was a child. The illustrations were line drawings and perfectly suited the sardonic tone of Dahl's story. |
