The Sound of the Crowd

Things to be thankful for, 2003

In no particular order:

Joe Jackson

Aaron Sorkin

Libraries

Kirsty MacColl

My pal Corey Klemow

Mark Evanier’s web pages

My friend Stefon–the artist formerly known as George–is getting married

This blog

Ted Casablanca

Stars (the band not the natural phenomena…not that they’re not nice too)

Four good years of The West Wing and the first year on DVD

Classic radio shows

Three and a half good years (give or take) of Angel

The Mermen’s Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show CD

Naked Eyes’ Everything and More CD

StellaStarr*’s single “Coco”

Dub Pistols’ single “Problem Is.”

Five good years of Buffy

Colin Hay’s Going Somewhere CD

Seeing an audience like characters I created and laugh at jokes I wrote

Nick Cooper, the man with a heart as big as all outdoors

Human League’s “Secrets” CD

Spaced (Sitcom on British television)

Clay Jenkinson

Thomas Jefferson

Clay Jenkinson on Thomas Jefferson

Eric Idle’s tour diary

Monty Python

My buddy Moya

Bond (call me a sucker for a violin player who looks like Cindy Crawford…)

Cannonball Jane

Walter Shapiro’s One Car Caravan book, which leads me to:

John Edwards and Wes Clark–FWIW currently the two potential Democratic nominees I like most

Bhob Stewart’s Against The Grain book about artist Wallace Wood

Queer Eye For The Straight Guy


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