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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Lists

Inspired by this song by The Dining Rooms, I starting thinking of my own list of "Hiphopper... Punk Rockers". But in my version they are called "Truth Farmers... Snake Charmers". It's a pleasant way to kill an evening or two... sitting around and reflecting on the artists, writers, film makers and musicians that have brought great joy and meaning to your life. Here is my silent tribute to the list.

Can you spot the crossover between my list and the song?

Harry Dean Stanton
Robert Pirsig
David Lee
Carl Rogers
Jaime Hernandez
Chris Ware
Alan Moore
Elliott Smith
Thick Nhat Hanh
Mike Mignola
Sylvia Plath
Dave Chappelle
H. Jon Benjamin
Matt Groening
Jill Scott
Built to Spill
Jay Smooth
Howe Gelb
John Darnielle
Spike Jonze
Annie Lennox
Michel Gondry
Laurie Anderson
Kent Williams
Bill Murray
Jim Jarmusch
Charlie Kaufman
The Coen Brothers
Sigur Ros
Feargus Urquhart
Pedro Almodovar
Chris Sands
Philip Pullman
Michael Cera
Pharaoh Sanders
Tony Kushner
Wes Anderson
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Aubrey Beardsley
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Tom Waits
Will Shortz
The Dirty 3
Rennie Sparks
Joss Whedon
Ian McKellen
David Byrne
Mark Lanegan
Paul Thomas Anderson
Ze Frank
Spalding Gray
Sherman Alexie
Brad Neely
Reggie Watts

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4 Comments:

At 4/30/2010 02:06:00 PM, Blogger ReadyToShelve said...

Out of these 49 names, I've heard of 24 of them, I'm familiar with 15 of them, and 7 of them I like.

Tempted to post something like this myself. Kind of surprised I've never done it before.

 
At 4/30/2010 02:27:00 PM, Blogger John said...

Hmmm... if I had to guess the seven that you like:
Alan Moore, Dave Chappelle, Matt Groening, Spike Jonez, Bill Murray, The Coen Brothers and Ian McKellen.

But maybe you like David Byrne, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Cera, Michel Gondry, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sylvia Plath and Jill Scott.

 
At 5/02/2010 10:50:00 AM, Blogger ReadyToShelve said...

Of your 14 guesses, 6 were correct: Matt Groening, Spike Jonze, Bill Murray, Ian McKellen, David Byrne, and Michel Gondry. The 7th of my 7 is Joss Whedon.

However, while I enjoy the work of these individuals, none of them have brought meaning to my life. Which means you and I should probably stop sleeping together.

 
At 5/02/2010 05:18:00 PM, Blogger John said...

GAH!
I ruled him out due to your "TV sucks" stance. Razzlefratz.

 

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