‣ The American Songbook, esp. Rogers & Hammerstein/Hart
‣ Baroque & Classical, esp. Vivaldi
‣ Celtic Folk & Rock
‣ Jazz, esp. Louis Armstrong, Dorothy Donegan, Ella Fitzgerald, George & Ira Gershwin, Bennie Goodman
‣ World Music e.g. Cesária Évora and Ofra Haza
‣ Dagda, Dead Can Dance, Enigma
‣ Swing Out Sister
‣ Corvus Corax
‣ hammered dulcimer
‣ pipe organs both classical and theater

Despite being a major Ella Fitzgerald fan and enjoying specific vocalists, I actually prefer instrumentals.

‣ Addams' Family Values (1993)—the way Thanksgiving plays ought to be
‣ Babette's Feast (1988)
‣ Jean Cocteau's Belle et La Bête (1946)
‣ Carlos Saura's Carmen (1983)
‣ Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
‣ Juzo Itami's Ososhiki aka The Funeral (1984) and Tampopo (1985)
‣ Hopscotch (1980)
‣ Jean de Florette (1986)
‣ Jackie Chan's Legend of Drunken Master (2000)
‣ The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
‣ Srinivas Krishna's Masala (1991)
‣ Kenneth Branagh's Mucho Ado About Nothing (1993)
‣ My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
‣ Shakespeare in Love (1998)
‣ Anything with Al Parker, Michael Braun, Richard Locke, and the mature, face-furred, long-haired, heavily tattooed Donnie Russo
‣ But not interested in mindless Hollywood "blow 'em up for the hell of it", horror, or plotless "it's all about the special effects" movies.

You're welcome to browse through the subset of my book collection on-line at LibraryThing.

Celts in general and druids in particular, DILFs, collecting interesting and unusual chopsticks & rests, First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony Programs, farmers' markets, loose-leaf green teas, languages & linguistics, well-written essays, skinny dippin' in hot springs, constructive subversion, and the ancient, primal joys of massive amounts of snuggle with warm, friendly, fur-bearing manimals who give great nap.

I got to live, learn, and laugh in the San Francisco Bay Area from June of 2000 to October 2007. Moved back to the West Texas town of El Paso to look after my elderly father.

ADF druid, Celtic Reconstructionist, member of the Gay Druid Brotherhood and the Ekklesia Antinoou, and the friend of Ashram West, alumnus of Body Electric, and lover of both gods and men.

Right biceps inked; left biceps and back to come. Motorcycle license, saving up for a good used cruiser and the insurance.