hey All,

As a newguy writer who gets all his ideas from life, listening to
music, looking at art, and reading in that order, this looks like the
place for me. I like Delany's Dhalgren, Pynchon's V., Vineland
(underrated) and Lot 49, Ellison, Jonathan Carroll, the first and
third Alien movies, Blair Witch/Chainsaw/original Haunting and not
much else in terms of horror movies, Tarkovsky and Herzog flicks...
and i really like hearing suggestions. So, if you could all answer
the following with a short explanation as to your choice:

What's ONE favorite book?

What's ONE favorite CD?

You can add a fave movie or artwork if you'd like. This isn't set in
stone so don't agonize, I'd just like to take a read of the room.

In terms of music i have over 1000 CDs and 4000+ records. Everything
from Morcheeba's 1st 2, to tons of film scores, Tori Amos, her older
sister Kate Bush, damn, all sorts of stuff, from Richard Strauss to
Vangelis to Eno to Oldfield (just got Songs of Distant Earth)....

Just wanted to get a conversation going.

Later, John