Desert Island List

Talking about The Desert Island List

My friend, BillZ has one of the best blogs out there -- hard to believe he's new at it. His December 6th post inspired me to create my own to 10 list.

Top 10 (or so) Favorite Books (in no particular order)
1. Cider House Rules -- John Irving
2. Five Smooth Stones -- Ann Fairbairn
3. The Crimson Petal and the White -- Michel Faber
4. The Corrections -- Jonathan Franzen
5. And the Sea Will Tell -- Vincent Bugliosi
6. A Prayer for Owen Meany -- John Irving
7. Undaunted Courage -- Stephen Ambrose
8. Me Talk Pretty One Day -- David Sedaris
9. Travels With Charley -- John Steinbeck
10. Beach Music -- Pat Conroy
11. Pillars of the Earth -- Ken Follett

Top 10 (or so) Favorite Movies (in no particular order)
1. Life Is Beautiful
2. The Pianist
3. Band of Brothers series
4. Saving Private Ryan (can you see a theme here? WWII)
5. Monsoon Wedding
6. Moulin Rouge
7. True Romance
8. Requiem For A Dream
9. American History X
10. The Breakfast Club
11. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Top 10 Favorite Albums (in no particular order)
1. Legend -- Bob Marley
2. American Idiot -- Green Day
3. The Joshua Tree -- U2
4. San Francisco Days -- Chris Isaak
5. Unchained -- Johnny Cash
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -- Wilco
7. No One's Really Beautiful -- Jude
8. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots -- The Flaming Lips
9. G. Love & Special Sauce -- G. Love & Special Sauce
10. Singles 45's and Under -- Squeeze

Top 10 (or so) Favorite Songs (in no particular order)
1. One Love/People Get Ready -- Bob Marley
2. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 -- The Flaming Lips
3. Bewtiched, Bothered and Bewildered -- Ella Fitzgerald
4. Clocks -- Coldplay
5. Look Good in Leather -- Cody Chesnutt
6. Stand By My Woman -- Lenny Kravitz
7. Float On -- Modest Mouse
8. Walk Like a Man -- Bruce Springsteen
9. Wonderful -- Everclear
10. This Ain't Living -- G. Love and Special Sauce
11. Holiday -- Green Day