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Post by kimikat on Mar 23, 2007 19:58:20 GMT -5
For the fun of it, lets all play a game to get to know each other a little bit better. This game works like this...I'll start by asking a question, and answering it about myself. The next person who comes in answers my question, and then posts another question for the next person to answer and so on...
Cheesy I know...But it works.
Sooo...
What is your favorite book/author?
I'm a gothic horror/romance junkie, so I read most anything by Anne Rice, I have all of the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witch Chronicles...
next...
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 23, 2007 20:36:57 GMT -5
White Crosses & Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, and of course The Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss. As to a genre, I was a Medieval Lit major about a milleneum ago, so if it's by Chaucer, and it's in Middle English, I'm there!
Okay, a question... What kind of music do you listen to?
I'm a pretty eclectic listener, but if I could only have one style, you'd find me listening to 80's & 90's style punk/ alternative stuff: Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, 7 Seconds, etc. I lived in the sphere of NYC in high school and college, and then moved out to Seattle to ride the grunge wave... the Gits, 7 Year B*tch, and the early, before-they-were-hot years of Alice n Chains and Soundgarden were flavorishuss, as well. Who's next?
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Post by Alan on Mar 23, 2007 21:03:46 GMT -5
Anything Hunter S. Thompson, Franz Kafka, any extestentialist writer. I also like spider-man, ghost rider (the 70's run), Spawn comics. Music biographys, particularly "lost in the woods" and "a saucerfull of secrets" about the early Pink Floyd. Also, Edward Gorey books. A whole lot of religious texts. Particularly the Nag Hamadi library and related texts. The Quaran. Jewish Mysticism. Native American history books.
Lavundula Girl, you have great taste in music there.
Me I'm pretty darn ecclectic myself.
A few of my favorites:
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
AC/DC (bon scott, not Brian Johnson)
Robert Johnson
Ralph Stanley
The Cure
Joy Division
Ronnie James Dio (rainbow, sabbath, and on his own)
Nine Inch Nails
Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett
David Bowie
The 13'th Floor Elevators/Roky Erickson
Days of the New
Alice 'n Chains
Soundgarden
Sebadoh/Jason Lowenstein
Elephant Micah
Many, Many, more!
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Post by Alan on Mar 23, 2007 21:05:41 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I can't forget the fine line between music and writing... Comedy... My top 4 1. Bill Hicks 2. Richard Pryor 3. George Carlin 4. Red Foxx I'm a bit of an outlaw comic fan I suppose..... number 5 would probably be Sam Kineson. What is sad is that George Carlinis the only one left alive  sad. |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 23, 2007 21:12:12 GMT -5
Okay - cutting back in to comment, even though it ain't my turn... The Cure is enormous live, if you haven't seen 'em, do. (I know - not much touring going on, but at least they might!) I'm enough older than you that I've seen a lot of these bands in person, some in small venue. (yeah, I know I suck, but I rock too!) On the comic tip - if you haven't heard Louis CK, give him a listen. If you have, know that I have spent most of my life yelling "Bad Thing!" and then watching the crash.... ;D
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 23, 2007 21:14:09 GMT -5
LG and Alan are right up my alley musically.
Alan. I LOVE ROKY ERICKSON. I actually got to meet him, kiss his hand and tell him how much he meant to me. He's a genius and a wonderful human being. I danced with his 70 some odd year old mom on his birthday, as well. What a fun night!
I think I really like this group!
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 23, 2007 21:16:08 GMT -5
Okay - cutting back in to comment, even though it ain't my turn... The Cure is enormous live, if you haven't seen 'em, do. (I know - not much touring going on, but at least they might!) I'm enough older than you that I've seen a lot of these bands in person, some in small venue. (yeah, I know I suck, but I rock too!) On the comic tip - if you haven't heard Louis CK, give him a listen. If you have, know that I have spent most of my life yelling "Bad Thing!" and then watching the crash.... ;D OOPS! There's a cue? Well, I guess I'm a rebel then. I saw The Cure when the played w/ The Cult in gosh, 1988? It was fantastic! Sorry that I'm not following the rules here. |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 23, 2007 21:18:25 GMT -5
Yay! Oh, and Alan, on the comic book list, you'll find me reading Alan Moore, and old Silver Surfer, too.
And HouseOdessey - I saw that tour too! Sweet!
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 23, 2007 21:20:29 GMT -5
And HouseOdessey - I saw that tour too! Sweet! I think Alan must've been about 4, 5 years old?  |
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 23, 2007 21:26:21 GMT -5
Yay! Oh, and Alan, on the comic book list, you'll find me reading Alan Moore, and old Silver Surfer, too.
And HouseOdessey - I saw that tour too! Sweet! I'm not a comic book gal, but my hubster loves Silver Surfer (he's a loner but he loves ME!!!) so I get props through association. I introduced my dad (country and bluegrass fan exclusively, but also an english prof/politics hound) to the Dead Kennedy's and he got hooked in his early 50's. It's amazing how much people underestimate the power of music and other forms of outsider art as political influence. Loving this group!!! |
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 23, 2007 21:27:40 GMT -5
And HouseOdessey - I saw that tour too! Sweet! I think Alan must've been about 4, 5 years old? Oh well, he's got good taste. Are you familiar w/ Roky? He is AMAZING. If not, send me your addy and I'll burn some CD's. |
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Post by Alan on Mar 23, 2007 21:42:10 GMT -5
Wow, meeting Roky would freaking blow my mind along with seeing the Cure live. Particularly if it had been one of the two trilogy shows (holy crap). You danced with Evelyn Erickson? Wow, that would be awesome and creepy. Is she as weird as they say? Just curious, hope I didn't offend. I am a guitarist and Roky Erickson has had a huge influence on me, I have actually sat down and figured out every song on the evil one, don't slander me, and the acoustic tracks on Gremlins have pictures. My favorite track: Sputnick (alien I creator), but then again I think this track gives off a Gnostic "creator god" vibe. I'm a bit tiched I suppose (weird)  Have you seen the doc. on him called "your gonna miss me"? I haven't yet but am looking forward to it and will find a way to see him in concert soon. You should definetly burn some cd's for lavundula girl. Now, onto some more music. If you guys like the Cure and You like Roky you should really, really check out Pink Floyds first album "the Piper at the gates of dawn" with Syd Barrett, also check out Barretts two solo albums pure psychedelic/crazy beauty on both "the madcap laughs" and "barrett" I also reccomend the outtakes collection "Opal" if you like the first two and feel like going through a real emotional rollercoaster. Another guy you might check out is Robyn Hitchcock. Amazing. In a moment i'll post a couple links to some you tube stuff for anyone interested to check out Syd and Roky Also, a fun fact, The Cure is one of the first bands I remember as a child and Remember loving, along with the smashing pumpkins and the doors. I like a lot of stuff. Really, i'm quite obsessed. I will say that if you like the cure you should check out Joy Division, but a lot of folks are turned off by Ians vocals. However, I do believe Mr. Robert Smith "borrowed" a bit of sound from Joy Division over the years. Also, you guys should check out Days of the New Amazing stuff www.myspace.com/treecolors |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 23, 2007 21:42:40 GMT -5
Oh well, he's got good taste. Are you familiar w/ Roky? He is AMAZING. If not, send me your addy and I'll burn some CD's. |
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Post by Alan on Mar 23, 2007 21:44:36 GMT -5
wait, one more thing.
I have to ask all Cure fans.
What is your favorite album?
heheheh.
Just curious (pun intended) if you like the "Pop" cure or the "happily depressed" cure.
Me......hmmmm, probably the head on the door and pornography.
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Post by Alan on Mar 23, 2007 21:46:38 GMT -5
Oh, I knew I forgot one, a rather newish band that I think harks back to the 60's psych era and the 70's prog era: Queens of The Stone Age catchy stuff..... " I can go with the flow.....do,do,do,do,do" heheh |
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