In General:

Music
Film
Cats
Dogs
Pets
More music
Movies
Books
Some more music
More movies
Too many online games
Lots of music
Writing
Even more music
Guitar
Yes more music
Geeky tech stuff
Reality TV junkie (not as much tho anymore)
Did I say music?
Music

Favorite Music:

The Replacements, Hoodoo Gurus, Dig, Paul Westerberg, Grandpaboy, The Monarchs, The Ride Ons, Scarce, The Fun Things, Perfect, Tommy Stinson, Government Cheese, The Velvet Underground, Big Star, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Black Flag, The Persian Rugs, Stone Temple Pilots, The Kinks, The Hives, The Vines, L7, The White Stripes, Ramones, Pixies, Alice In Chains, The Cult, Booker T. and the MGs, Dead Milkmen, David Bowie, Soundgarden, Cheap Trick, Fleshtones, Iggy Pop, The Bags, Gin Blossoms, Fetchin Bones, Mission of Burma, Split Enz, Led Zeppelin, The Breeders, The Yardbirds, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex Pistols, The Animals, Gang of Four, The Runaways, The Stooges, X, Love and Rockets, Alex Chilton, Eve 6, The Saints, Social Distortion, Violent Femmes, Modern English, Adam Ant, Cracker, Lords of the New Church, Silverchair, Sam and Dave, Devo, The Go-Gos, Flamin’ Groovies, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Police, Buddy Holly, The Victims, Marcy Playground, Velvet Revolver, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Liz Phair, Blondie, Puddle of Mudd, Oasis, Bash and Pop, Screaming Tribesmen, Beck, Paul Revere and The Raiders, R.E.M., Three Doors Down, The Dirty Works, The Modern Lovers, Lou Reed, Sponge, The Reivers / Zeitgeist, The Offspring, Anastasia Screamed, Plimsouls, Husker Du, The Church, Herbie Mann, Radio Birdman, Television, Elvis Costello, Fuzzbox, The Movement, Van Halen (pre-Hagar), The Doors, Shadow 15, Bill Lloyd, INXS, Tommy Womack, Belly, The Beatles, New Christs, Seether, Staind, Incubus, Pretenders, The Painkillers, Grant Hart, The Germs, Little Richard, Midnight Oil, Tim Lee, Smokin Dave and the Premo Dopes, Apelife, Teenage Love 13, Todd Steed and the Suns of Sphere, John T. Baker, French Broads, The Martini Age, Peter Case, Chick Graning, Rude Street Peters, The Threads, The Westside Daredevils, The High Score, Stewart Pack, Brian Waldschlager, Five Twins, Sour Jazz, The Peasants, The Smash Babies, Dead Boys, (old) U2, The B-52s, KISS, Green Day, Oleander, Pearl Jam (some), Jerry Lee Lewis, Divinyls, Raging Fire, The Proclaimers, Psychotic Turnbuckles, The White Animals, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Nirvana, Buffalo Tom, The Smithereens, The Damned, Guns N’ Roses, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Super K, The Monkees, Audioslave, The Clash, Melanie, Jefferson Airplane, Jet Black Factory, Bush, The Buzzcocks, Hole, Moxy Fruvous, PJ Harvey, The Stems, The Cramps, The Eastern Dark, The Hitmen, The Lemonheads, Alice Cooper, Bangles, John Kilzer, Camper Van Beethoven, Psychedelic Furs, The Questionnaires, The Headstones, Let’s Active, Gill, For the Love of Pete, Concrete Blonde, Dancing Hoods, The Swingers, Faith No More, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Weezer, The Johnny Five, Lime Spiders, Sunnyboys, T. Rex…

… hey look, we could be here pretty much forever, in the grand scheme of things that’s really only the tiniest tip of the iceberg…

Favorite Films:

Heathers
Drugstore Cowboy
Edie in Ciao! Manhattan
Ladies and Gentlemen…The Fabulous Stains
Blue Velvet
Wild at Heart
Dogs in Space
Eraserhead
Quadrophenia
The Doors
The Lost Boys
Dogma
Chasing Amy
Say Anything…
Birdy
River’s Edge
L.A. Confidential
Raising Arizona
Dazed and Confused
Sixteen Candles
Less Than Zero
Urgh! A Music War
High Fidelity
Sid and Nancy
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Filth and the Fury
Married to the Mob
Requiem for a Dream
Tombstone
Real Genius
Elizabeth
Shakespeare in Love
The Craft
Haunted Summer
Chaplin
Reality Bites
Gremlins
Housekeeping
Willow
The Crowd
Edward Scissorhands
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Interview With the Vampire
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Benny and Joon
1969
Valley Girl
The Mummy
Flatliners
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Great Expectations
Freaks
Over the Edge
Bedazzled
Foxes
Carny
Go
Harvey
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

… and once again we could be here pretty much forever and this is just the tip of the iceberg, I’m almost as bad a movie junkie as I am a music junkie.

TV Favorites:

Six Feet Under
Twin Peaks
My So-Called Life
Dead Like Me
Queer as Folk
The Sopranos
Oz
American Gothic
Absolutely Fabulous
Coupling
Freaks and Geeks
The Wonder Years
China Beach
The Young Ones
Big Brother
The Amazing Race
Survivor
The Real World
Weeds

…and pretty much a reality TV junkie from waaaaay back but I’m much better now, thanks.

Favorite Books:

The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Little Friend - Donna Tartt
Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told - Gorman Bechard
Aching to Be - Joyce Raskin
Cheese Chronicles: The True Story of a Rock ‘N Roll Band You’ve Never Heard Of - Tommy Womack
Gay Street - Jack Mauro
Everything Looks Impressive - Hugh Kennedy
Geek Love - Katherine Dunn
Voodoo Dreams - Jewell Parker Rhodes
Pandora - Anne Rice
Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
The Basketball Diaries - Jim Carroll
Birdy - William Wharton
The Lorax - Dr. Seuss
Story of My Life - Jay McInerney
The Rules of Attraction - Bret Easton Ellis
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady - Florence King
Edie - Jean Stein & George Plimpton
The Liars’ Club - Mary Karr
Cherry - Mary Karr
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
Little Altars Everywhere - Rebecca Wells
Generation X - Douglas Coupland
Due East - Valerie Sayers
Wet Paint - Gwynn Popovac
Cumberland Avenue Revisited: Four Decades of Music from Knoxville TN - Jack Rentfro, editor

A Few More Favorite Things:

Favorite Perfume: Estee Lauder Tuscany per Donna and Oscar de la Renta
Favorite Color: Purple or pink/fuschia/magenta/etc.
Favorite Flower: Buttercup (or jonquil or daffodil, whatever you prefer)
Favorite Scent: Honeysuckle or freesia (close second - West Tennessee BBQ)
Favorite Cocktail: Anything that tastes like Kool-Aid
Favorite Soda/Drink: Coke or orange soda
Favorite Other Drink: Lipton Citrus Green Tea or coffee
Favorite Food: Mexican (close second - West Tennessee BBQ)
Favorite Candy: Jolly Ranchers, Sweet Tarts, Icebreakers Sours
Favorite Number: 7

* THE FINE PRINT ON THAT ‘MATS GRAPHIC ABOVE: That way cool Replacements animation up there at the top was created by and is (c) 2008 Mike Monello and has been used by me with direct permission from the creator for over ten years. If you use it, give credit where credit is due! Thanks!