Here's how I see the world today. Tomorrow may be different
I pilfered this from my friend Donna's blog and it gave me a little food-for-thought this Tuesday morning. Of course, this is today's list. Tomorrow's might be completely different.Anyway, 'la liste':
1. A song? "Layla", Derek and the Dominoes
2. An 80's rock album? Cyndi Lauper “She’s So Unusual” – Especially for ‘Time After Time’. Anyway, I love Cyndi. Anyone who would have Little Richard officiate at her wedding is OK in my books. If she and I weren't married, I'd want her to bear my children.
3. A singer? Peggy Lee, Dean Martin – If we’re just talking pure voice, then the traditionals can’t be beaten. No one sexier than Miss Peggy Lee
4. A man? My long-deceased best college friend, Dave Levang. Miss him always.
5. A woman? My wife, Wendy, my late mother-in-law, May
6. A writer? Shakespeare and Mark Twain. With those two you have much of the wisdom you will ever need
7. A book? So difficult to narrow down. In fact, I think I’ll leave this one out, as my favorite books have invariably changed in impact as I’ve aged
8. A word? All you need is ‘love’
9. A movie? Again a tough one. Probably ‘The Caine Mutiny’ (love Bogey) and ‘Chinatown’ (love Nicholson and cinema noir)
10. A wise statement? ‘Thank-you for your submission. We will be running it in our March 28 edition’
11. A color? Blue – especially the azure of a tropical sea.
12. A flower? A perfect rose
13. A fictional character? Huck Finn. He faces the moral dilemmas that strike us all with regularity
14. A name? Rufus Firefly (AKA Groucho Marx)
15. A guitarist? Eric Clapton, of course, with Stevie Ray Vaughn coming a close second
16. A guitar? The classic Stratocaster just because it’s so bizarre looking, kind of like a '56 DeSoto
17. An Age? 40, when I began to believe in me
18. A famous Historical character? Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt
19. A flavor? Vanilla
20. A meal? Roast prime rib (marbled), Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes
21. A country? Canada (because I live there), England (because I once lived there), Ireland (because it’s beautiful and charming), the US (because I visit regularly and Hawaii, Palm Springs and San Diego happen to be there)
22. A city? Kapaa, Kauai. Actually just a small town, but if I’m there, it means I am on Kauai. Otherwise, London
23. A monument? Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square. Not very big on monuments, but Nelson’s is phallically impressive
posted by Ian Lidster at
8:57 AM
8 Comments:
23 great insights, thanks for those. I especially liked the sound of your favourite meal. Michelle
Great list!
(I went 'awwwww' with your chosen word. Apparently, I'm feeling sentimental this evening!)
Little Z's first birthday is coming up, and I want to invite you to the birthday bash, but the email address I have for you no longer connects -- do you have my email address? Let me know!
"40, when I began to believe in me." I absolutely love that.
I believe the most impressive thing you have written was:
6. A writer? Shakespeare and Mark Twain. With those two you have much of the wisdom you will ever need
That's a great line of wisdom, itself.
10. A wise statement? ‘Thank-you for your submission. We will be running it in our March 28 edition’
This one had me laughing out loud.
Glad to read about your favourite monumnent, Lord Nelson is my hero and I spoke about him at my latest Toastmaster speech last week.
I am amazed you come from my neck of the woods. I get the EDP every day, great reading, of course.
You sound a very contented guy.
I like your sense of humor Ian...enjoyed this look into your thoughts and feelings.
I just posted my list of favorite female singers today, (Peggy Lee was my #1) And last saturday was my post on top male crooners. Interested in your perspective. Stop by and say hi sometime...intrested in your perspective too
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