All about me me meme

[sbisson]

This one sounds fun:

(Based on what you know of me...)
Please recommend to me:

1. A book
2. An author
3. A song
4. A movie
5. An artist/band
6. A CD
7. A website
8. A new LJ friend

Comments

[fishlifter.livejournal.com]

1. How can I recommend you a book? You've read everything! Hmmm... Try Novel Notes by Jerome K Jerome.

2. See 1 above. Have you read Nigel Williams? He's writing in your general geogeophical direction, anyway.

3. I wish I could remember what it's called, but I can't so I can only describe it. tamaranth has a home-compilation of Christmas music and on it there's a chorus of cats singing. It is one of the most kitsch things I've ever heard and you'll either love it or hate it...

4. Best in Show. I know you're a cat person, but that might even make it better.

5. Muse.

6. Powaqqatsi -- Philip Glass, soundtrack for second Godfrey Reggio 'Qatsi' film.

7. Again, you're going to be way ahead of me here. If you haven't seen http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html (Astronomy Picture of the Day) you really should...

8. dmw aka (ever now and again) Dr Titanium.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

I'll look for the Jerome, having loved both Three Men books. Hopefully this'll be another collection of anecdotes in search of a plot!

Not heard of him. Is he the Wimbeldon Poisoner chap?

I think she's played it to me. I seem to remember it's called "Jinglecats".

The Rob Reiner dog show movie? I loved it! Especially the psychiatric treatment scenes...

Lizbeth has played me Muse in the past. I will give them another try! I preferred Elbow that time, but who knows now...

Oh, I love Glass. If you don't have a DVD then the double disc set of both of those films is a good reason for buying one!

Of course it's available as apod.

And I have added him!

[codepope.livejournal.com]

1. Alexie Sayle's Barcelona Plates
2. See 1.
3. Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact
4. Avalon
5. Deltron 3030
6. TDK CD-R 80 minute blanks
7. http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk/ (For tracking down those soundbites)
8. cardboard_joyce :)

[altoclef.livejournal.com]

Given that my sole knowledge of you is based on your journal, this is going to be tricky. Still, it's a nice meme, so I'll give it a go...

A book
Hrm. I don't read a whole lot of sci-fi, and you seem to have read everything going, but I think you might rather enjoy a kids book called The Phantom Tollbooth, unless you've read it already, of course.

An author
Blergle... I don't read obscure books. It's obvious, but have you read Tom Clancy's stuff? It may not be intellectually challenging stuff, but he does tell good stories.

A song
"Every OS Sucks" by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie

A movie
Don't watch enough films to suggest anything.

An artist/band
Eep... there really isn't enough crossover between our musical tastes. You might enjoy the output of the Cambridge band Maker, but they've split and you'll have a hard time getting hold of their CD, Objective Perspective. Can that be the CD as well?

A website
Have a look at http://www.pvponline.com.

A new LJ friend
You'd probably get on with narenek.

[fishlifter.livejournal.com]

I cannot enthuse enough about The Phantom Tollbooth. And I agree that if sbisson hasn't already read it (see comments passim), it might really appeal to him.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Oh it's a lovely book - I had to get the recent reprint as I'd lost my copy.

In a similar vein I can recommend Gerald Durrell's The Talking Parcel and Julie Andrews' (yes, her!) The Last Of The Really Great Wangdoodles.

[narenek.livejournal.com]

Hello, hope you find the recommendation worthwhile.

I'm now wondering if we've rubbed shoulders at a previous Picocon or something.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

It seems likely!

[jaq.livejournal.com]

I think you should listen to some Fates Warning. You can share some off my PC when I'm in the office ;-)

You could friend middleman, since you met him, and he seems to have been writing a bit more regularly recently.

[serendipoz.livejournal.com]

1. A book
Shelf Life (edited by Greg Ketter)

2. An author
Mark Gawron

3. A song
(pass)

4. A movie
Butterfly Murders

5. An artist/band
Nick Stathopoulos

6. A CD
(pass)

7. A website
http://home.att.net/~maychap/

8. A new LJ friend
supergee

[kevinwmoor.livejournal.com]

1. Book
The Last Defender of Camelot by Roger Zelazny - because it contains "For a breath I tarry".
2. Author
Ken Follett - possibly completely the wrong style for you, but you never know...
3. Song
Not a song actually, but The big bamboozle from The Murky World of Barry Adamson.
4. Film
I once saw a wonderful French comedy about two Paris detectives. Unfortunately, I don't know what it's called!
5. Artist/Band
Danny Wilson
6. CD
Nixon by Lambchop
7. Website
Freinds of Leasowe Lighthouse. Yes, I know it's on Freeserve but when the webcam is working it's great to see home!
8. LJ Friend
laurelo