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@TheJackB Grafton uses letters. Her detective is Kinsey Millhone. It’s funny, but I found her because I needed a novel once, the library was already closed, so I went to the grocery store and flipped through some books (to check for language and raciness), settled on her latest book, then liked it so much that I went to the library and read all the previous ones! lol

music

Beethoven

Brahms

Carlebach

Beatles

Dylan

authors

Steinbeck

Faulkner

Sue Grafton

Jane Austen

G-d (cliche? what?)

films

Babies

the King’s Speech

Shine

Megamind

Up

@shimon I just watched Speed again. I like it but damn if Keanu can be a star so can I. Come on Hollywood, give me the script and pony up a few bucks for a personal trainer and chef. I’ll be ripped in six months and ready for battle.

I just finished listening to Morrissey sing How Soon Is Now- good song.

Rowling is in my top 20. I appreciate the world she created and the improvement over time of her writing.

better late than never. reserve the right to change the list at any moment.

movies:

1) Pretty Woman

2) A Few Good Men

3) Groundhog Day

4) Speed

5) Eight Men Out

musical artists:

1) Regina Spector

2) Elton John

3) The Smiths

4) Brian Adams

5) U2

Authors:

1) JK Rowling

2) JRR Tolkien

3) TS Eliot

4) Conan Doyle

5) John Green

I think I need to watch field of Dreams again as I seem to remember not liking it the first time.

@Leon Blazing Saddles is definitely one of my favorites. I liked A Beautiful Mind quite a bit and can’t quibble with any of the other listings.

Getz and Armstrong both grab my attention as does Mark Twain. You are certainly right about indulgence.

Movies

Singin’ In The Rain

Blazing Saddles

Rear Window

Ben Hur

A Beautiful Mind

Musical Artists

Louis Armstrong

Coleman Hawkins

Oscar Peterson

Jo Stafford

Stan Getz

Authors

Mark Twain

Grahame Greene

Raoul Dahl

Peter Carey

David Malouf

I just couldn’t fit in “Stranger On a Train”, Earl Hines or Len Deighton.

Aint indulgence wonderful? Ask me again tomorrow…….

Regards

Leon

@MimiMeredith Mimi, you haven’t seen my posts where I talk about how watching the Von Trapp family is like torture have you. 😉 Shawshank is excellent- I wish that it wasn’t on cable constantly, but I still love it.

I like Carole King and James Taylor and am listening to The Silk Road with Yo Yo Ma right now.

@TheJackB @vic39first Shoot. I left LOTR off my list and we watch the entire unedited collection back to back at least once a year!

Movies

1) Raiders of the Lost Ark

2) Princess Bride

3) Die Hard

4) Shoot ‘Em Up

5) Pirates of the Caribbean

Music

1) Joe Henry

2) Annie Lennox

3) Sting

4) Sarah McLachlan

5) Everlast

Authors:

1) Alistair MacLean

2) Elmore Leonard

3) Jane Austen

4) Anne McCaffery

5) George R. R. Martin

@vic39first I wish that I had seen him in concert- that would have been great. I have always heard that he was better live.

@TheJackB We watch the movies over & over again as well. They’re so beautifully made. I feel like there is some new detail I hadn’t seen before. We just picked up the Blu Ray of the director’s cut, so we have another reason to watch them all over again!

I had the good fortune to see Stevie Ray Vaughn in concert the summer he died–maybe two weeks before. Truly a show I’ll never forget.

Jack. I’m thrilled! here:

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~Amber-Lee

@TheJackB Stephen King is one of the best ever. 🙂 I’m reading one of his latest books now, Under the Dome. It is great. 😀

My favorite Simon and Garfunkel song is El Condor Pasa. 🙂

And, I love John Clark and Jack Ryan. Have you read Clark’s story in Without Remorse? 😀

@cathy.reaves I haven’t seen all of It’s A Wonderful Life but I like what I have seen. Love the scene in Tombstone with Doc Holliday talking smack, “I am your huckleberry.” Been known to wander around muttering Redrum- good way to make people avoid you. 😉

I do like the Dead- some great live tracks have found their way into my hands.

You have a nice list of poets and authors- some of my favorites.

This is fun, Jack. 🙂

Movies

1. I Am Sam

2. The Green Mile

3. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

4. The Notebook

5. Notting Hill and 50 First Dates 😀 (can’t resist adding that one – I hate limitations, too!)

Musical Artists/Bands

1. The Beatles

2. Simon and Garfunkel

3. Stevie Nicks

4. Coldplay

5. Gin Blossoms and Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam and Paramore (LOL!)

5 Favorite Authors

1. Og Mandino

2. Paulo Coelho

3. Tom Clancy

4. John Grisham

5. Nicholas Sparks and Stephen King and Jodi Picoult and Mitch Albom (Teehee!!)

A list of five is so limiting. 🙂 But, I just had to play the game. Thanks, Jack! I had fun. 🙂

@TheJackB I’ll find a really sweet pic for you! I loved the movie Avatar, the idea, the concept and the story! The entire movie, the beautiful critters, it bowled me over! Speaking of Dean Koontz- I used a portion of his latest, Breathless for a post last week, did you see it? It was a beautiful book, as always but with a little extra.

Movies:

Tombstone

It’s a Wonderful Life

The Shining

Star Wars – the originals

Star Trek – the Wrath of Kahn

Musical Artists/Bands

Sheryl Crow

Led Zeppelin

The Grateful Dead

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Bill Squier

Authors (Poets)

Sue Grafton

Stephen King

Robert Frost

Tennessee Williams

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

@TheJackB I’ve thought of at least a dozen movies, 20 authors and 50 musicians that I could have probably included since I wrote my lists, but there are some in each category that are unquestionable (Tool, Roots, Primus, Jerk, Rear Window, Twain, Vonnegut, Palahniuk). Fun to do, Jack.

As for Ludlum, I certainly wouldn’t include him in a list of inspirational writers or ones I most admire, but for sheer entertainment I love him. I could read Road to Gandolfo 50 times and dig it as much each time. To include him on a list with Vonnegut and Twain, though, I should probably just turn my keyboard and my library card in.

Okay, I’ll play along. Music was the toughest one for me because it depends on my mood. My favorite books or movies I could hang out with anytime.

Movies: 1.) LOTR (counting the trilogy all as one movie), 2.) LA Confidential, 3.) Heathers. 4.) Dogma, 5.) Braveheart

Music 1.) U2, 2.) Paul Simon, 3.) Sugarland, 4.) Stevie Ray Vaughn, 5.) Ben Harper

Authors 1.) Margaret Atwood, 2.) Isabelle Allende, 3.) Robertson Davies, 4.) Neil Gaiman 5.) Edith Wharton

@TheJackB McCullough also won the Pulitzer for Truman–I actually read that one first. Reading John Adams definitely opened my eyes to how important our #2 was in our history.

@NancyD68 Hi Nancy. The Blues Brothers is another one of those movies that I probably should list in my top 5. I bet I have seen it a 100 times and never gotten bored.

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Learning to Fly are part of my regular rotation on iTunes.

Anne Rice surprised me with her books. I didn’t think that I would like her writing and then found myself devouring all of the Vampire books. She really made me want to visit New Orleans.

@marianne.worley Every time I watch “Bridge” I stare at Obi-Wan and wait for him to use the force. Very good movie, just a pleasure to watch and whistle along with.

I grew up in Encino and used to see Tom Petty at the drugstore and other random places. Full Moon Fever has all sorts of songs that name streets from my childhood.

I have John Adams sitting on my shelf- have to read it and see how David McCullough writes.

@danny.strelitz Shawshank was good, I liked it very much. LOTR 3 is classic. The first time I remember reading Return of the King was on a bus from Tahanat Mercazit in Yerushalayim on the way to Masada.

Dylan is probably in my top 15, maybe top ten- I have to think about it. Shogun was excellent- Clavell is solid.

@girlygrizzly I don’t have a great answer to your question. People have short attention spans which is why so many argue for the need to create a great headline. It is not without merit but there isn’t any guarantee that they’ll stay once you bring them in.

That is why I advocate building your community around you. I could spend more time working on my headlines and hope that more people visited because of that but I don’t see the benefit.

In my experience building my community works better for me. The people that hang out here most frequently tend to be more dedicated or at least that is what it looks like to me.

There is no right answer here- it really depends on what is most comfortable for you.

BTW, I really like Koontz. Have always been impressed by how quickly he pump out the content. Avatar was much better than I expected, I thought that I would appreciate it but was surprised that I liked it.

ok, ok… This one shouldn’t hurt my brain, I can do this!

Movies- Shining Through, Avatar, Tangled, Tank Girl, 5th Element & (all) Alien(s)

Music- BB King, James McMurtry, Warren Zevon, Don Williams, Hank WIlliams III

Authors- JD Robb/Nora Roberts, Oswald Chambers, Dean Koontz, Laurell K. Hamilton

~I have a question, pal. I (and most everyone else I am sure!) know how you feel about headlines and titles, but I’m still lost when it comes to finding that “right” title for posts to grab folks attention. You, we know, I, on the other hand folks don’t know …yet (!) so I have to consider the facts…busy people, limited time, “who will I read this morning?” type of stuff. In your experiences and travels on line, have you found a good helper for this?

@jetts31 Sailor?

I’m sure I will second guess myself at least 50 times, but…

Movies-Rear Window, Usual Suspects, South Park Movie, The Jerk, MP’s The Holy Grail

Music – Tool, The Roots, Primus, Mike Doughty, Thelonious Monk

Authors – Twain, Chuck Palahniuk, Ferrol Sams, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Ludlum (don’t judge)

Movies: 1. Jaws 2. Empire Strikes Back 3. Hoosiers 4. Rocky 5. Airplane

Music: : 1. Beatles 2. Jimmy Buffet 3. Zepplin 4. Jason Mraz 5. CCR

Authors: 1. John Steinbeck 2. Poe 3. Erma Bombeck 4. Bill Bryson 5. Robert Fulghum