These are some of the topics me and my friends talk about on a daily basis.
My favorite comedy movies
1. Old School
2. Wedding Crashers
3. Office Space
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Ghostbusters
6. Zoolander
7. Pineapple Express
8. Ted
9. The Hangover
10. Wedding Singer
11. Role Models
12. Anchorman
13. 40-year-old Virgin
14. Tommy Boy
15. Dirty Work
HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Hangover (PartII and III), Road Trip, Starsky and Hutch, School of Rock, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Wayne’s World, 21 Jump St., Big Daddy, The Jerk, Christmas Vacation, Blazing Saddles, Best in Show, Clerks, Major League, Elf, Scrooged, A Christmas Story, The Blues Bros., Coming to America, Plains, Trains + Automobiles, Super Troopers, Airplane, Paul, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, Naked Gun, Young Frankenstein, Kentucky Fried Movie, Caddyshack, Austin Powers (and sequels), Stripes, Beverly Hills Cop, Animal House, Spies Like Us, The Rocker, Bridesmaids, 22 Jump Street
My Favorite Comedy shows
– Seinfeld
– The Office
– Friends
– Arrested Development
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Entourage, Frazier, Cheers, The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Big Bang Theory, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Golden Girls
My favorite concerts:
– U2/Muse – Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, N.C.
– The Rolling Stones/Alice Cooper – Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.
– Paul McCartney – Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, Ohio
– Stone Temple Pilots – The Norva, Norfolk, Va.
– BUNBURY MUSIC FEST 2012 – Cincinnati Sawyer Point (Imagine Dragons, Manchester Orchestra, The Gaslight Anthem, Weezer)
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Ryan Adams – The Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio; Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood – Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.; Bob Dylan – NKU Bank of Kentucky Center; Aerosmith/Seven Mary Three – Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.; FARM AID 1995: Dave Matthews Band, Hootie and the Blowfish, John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Willie Nelson – Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Ky.; Ben Folds – Bloomington, Ind.; The Gaslight Anthem – The Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Ind.; Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (and Steve Winwood) – Riverbend, Cincinnati; Coldplay (and Fiona Apple) – Freedom Hall, Louisville; Dave Matthews Band – Antioch Amphitheater, Nashville, Tenn.; The Hold Steady – Headliners, Louisville, Ky.; Def Leppard/Journey – Riverbend, Cincinnati, Ohio; No Doubt, Lit and Black Eyed Peas – Virginia Beach Amphitheater; Santana and Macy Gray – Virginia Beach Amphitheater; Pearl Jam/Sonic Youth – Virginia Beach Amphitheater; Foo Fighters – Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
My favorite books
Watchers
Plainsong
Pulp Fiction (screenplay)
Clay’s Quilt
Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits
My favorite guilty pleasure song playlist
Adina – freak like me
Mark Morrison – Return of the Mac
Real McCoy – Another Night
Eric B and Rakim – Paid in Full
Dr. Dre – Keep the Heads Ringin
Snoop – Murder was the Case
Bruce Hornsby – Mandolin Rain
Eminem – Lose yourself
TLC – Creep
Seals and Croft – Summer Breeze
Cat Stevens – Wild World
Michael Jackson – Human Nature
Kaiser chiefs – Ruby
Don Henley – Boys of Summer
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
Bon Jovi – Living on a Prayer/Dead or Alive from MTV Awards
Madonna – Like a Prayer
Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
Tori Amos – This Sorta Fairy Tale
Ryan Adams – Firecracker
Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight
Sea Wolf – Wicked Blood
Led Zeppelin – Tangerine
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
The Rolling Stones – Dead Flowers
Hole – Malibu
Muse – Hysteria
Sting – Fortress Around Your Heart
The Pretenders – Chain Gang
Prince – Seven
Erika Badu – Love of my Life
Kasabian – Club Foot
Bob Dylan – The Man in Me
Paul Simon – The Only Livin Boy in NY
Tom Petty – Free Fallin
Joe Jackson – Stepping Out
John Parr – St Elmo’s Fire
Moody Blues – Your Wildest Dreams
Howard Jones – No One is to Blame
The Beatles – Helter Skelter
Marky Mark – Good Vibrations
AND A RANDOM LIST:
States/Places we’ve visited:
Carrington – 14 and Washington DC
Manda – 23 and Washington DC, Canada and the Dominican Republic.
Ryan – 34 and Washington DC, Canada, England, France, and the Dominican Republic.