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     Matthias Treml Member Username: Matthias Post Number: 186 Registered: 05-2005 |
Every year I send a questionnaire out to my friends and family for a year in review. Usually, I find out some neat things about them and also some cool, books, restaurants, places, etc. So here's my typical long-winded request for you guys and gals: 1. Favorite Book(s)? The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho, Manhunt : The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer - James Swanson 2. Favorite Movies(s)? The Departed, The Lake House, 40 Y.O. Virgin and Wedding Crashers 3. Favorite website(s)? this one, pogo.com, wikipedia.com, bullbunky.blogspot.com, fuelfriends.blogspot.com 4. Favorite search engine? google.com 5. Favorite software program? dreamweaver, roxio media creator, photoshop 6. Favorite retail store(s)? home depot, barnes and nobles, target, lord and taylor 7. Favorite on-line shopping site? musician's friend, ebay 8. Favorite restaurant(s)? PF Changs (Chain), 220 - Birmingham, Michigan, Bar Meze - Hitchin, UK, Dick Russell's - Mobile, Alabama, Panera's (Chain), Andiamo's Italia (Michigan Chain), Sweet Tomatoes - Fort Myers, Florida 9. Favorite vacation destination? Traverse City area (Up North) Michigan, The Gulf Coast of Alabama, Boston, Venice, Paris 10. Favorite local tourist attraction(s)? Greenfield Village, Detroit Institute of Arts, Toledo Zoo 11. Favorite music CD(s) discovered in 2006? The Killers - Hot Fuss, Jars of Clay - Furthermore, Lifehouse 12. Favorite music listening device? ipod 13. Favorite alcohol beverage? Black and Tan, Corona, Bacardi Limon and Diet Coke, Pinot Noir or Grigio, Mojito, hell just about anything I'm Irish and German by ancestry! ;-) 14. Favorite recipe? My wife's Italian cooking, man Christmas will go down in history as one of the greatest meals I've ever eaten (and didn't over eat somehow) 15. Favorite Holiday? Halloween although Christmas is right on its tail 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006? Show the people you love how you feel each and every day. 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006? Marriage is work so love this job. 18. Something you achieved in 2006? Regular exercise routine and cutting out sodium dropped my Chloresterol 30 points. 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007? Continue exercising, cut down on swearing, find another job if/when my contract ends. 20. Some place you want to go in the future? Hawaii | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1401 Registered: 03-2006 |
This seems like a fun game, Matthias, though it's a little daunting, making sure all the questions are answered.. 1. Favorite Book(s)? State of Denial by Bob Woodward 2. Favorite Movies(s)? Borat 3. Favorite website(s)? salon.com 4. Favorite search engine? the google 5. Favorite software program? The Godfather - PS2 video game 6. Favorite retail store(s)? Trader Joe's, Bev Mo 7. Favorite on-line shopping site? None. I have forced myself to go cold turkey on online shopping. It seems I spend too much money and have absolutely no willpower. 8. Favorite restaurant(s)? The Crab Cooker, Normita's Surfside Tacos (local joints) 9. Favorite vacation destination? Mexico, Vegas 10. Favorite local tourist attraction(s)? The ocean. 11. Favorite music CD(s) discovered in 2006? Midlake - Trials of Van Occupanther, followed closely by Gnarls Barkley 12. Favorite music listening device? the loudspeaker device thingies I have in my living room. 13. Favorite alcohol beverage? Absolut and soda, Shiraz 14. Favorite recipe? Anything someone else cooks... 15. Favorite Holiday? January 2nd 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006? Nothing. 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006? Life is too short to suffer dummies, so when you're stuck talking to a know-nothing windbag, just walk away. Most of the time, they're so self-absorbed they don't even notice. 18. Something you achieved in 2006? Worked one a them "fiendish level" sudokus. 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007? Buying a house in California. I'm currently casing banks and gas stations to rob. 20. Some place you want to go in the future? Australia. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1404 Registered: 03-2006 |
ps - Matthias, the Gulf Coast of Bama is indeed byootiful. I think many people would be amazed at the perfect white sand and blue, blue water. Have you ever been to the Flor-Bama Lounge, btw? Classic place. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 906 Registered: 03-2005 |
This all applies to this past year, right? 1. Favorite Book: The two volume Corsa Research book on the Fiat and Siata Otto Vu 2. Favorite Movie: n/a. Nothing stands out. 3. Favorite website: this one. Runners-up: Viva-lancia.com, bbc, huffingtonpost 4. Favorite search engine: Not really a techie, but I use google the most. 5. Favorite software program: what drives my Roland recorder 6. Favorite retail store: Amoeba Records. Runner-up: Heritage Motors' bookstore. 7. Favorite on-line shopping site: Amazon. Runner-up: eBay. 8. Favorite restaurant: Hollywood Marouch (excellent Lebanese in crappy minimall at corner of Santa Monica & Edgemont) 9. Favorite vacation destination: Paris 10. Favorite local tourist attraction: no 11. Favorite music discovered in 2006: Neko Case. Many runners-up. 12. Favorite music listening device: my big old-tech stereo in the living room; it's the only thing I trust for mixing and mastering my own stuff. 13. Favorite alcohol beverage: Vin 14. Favorite recipe: que? 15. Favorite holiday: I sign on with Hardin's choice 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006: "sometimes you just get by" and be grateful for that. 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006: not to notice when somebody just walks away while I'm talking. 18. Something you achieved in 2006: four good songs and I don't have to re-write any of them. 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007: four or five more good songs i don't have to re-write. 20. Some place you waant to go in the future: Australia. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 386 Registered: 01-2005 |
Matthias, I'm with you on Traverse City. My best friends live a block of the west side of Long Lake (halfway between the west bay and Interlochen). I'm up there ever other month for long weekends. I hope to move up there in a couple of years. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1162 Registered: 05-2005 |
1. Favorite Book(s)? Oor Wullie 2007 annual 2. Favorite Movies(s)? movies of my daughters. in the park on the swings etc 3. Favorite website(s)? this one, The Be good Tanyas http://www.myspace.com/thebegoodtanyas and The Carrots http://www.myspace.com/thecarrots MySpace sites. Oblique Strategies on the Apple site too. That's really good. 4. Favorite search engine? me, oh and Kev from this board. 5. Favorite software program? they are all fascists, apart from iTunes 6. Favorite retail store(s)? Denmark St - London. 7. Favorite on-line shopping site? ebay, though I browse more than buy 8. Favorite restaurant(s)? They are all pretty bad around here, save for Spice Exchange http://www.birminghamplus.com/reviews/re views_details.asp?rid=404&iid=952&uid=14 2 for the curry and Jessica's http://www.jessicasrestaurant.co.uk/ for its Michelin wierdness 9. Favorite vacation destination? Aberdovey/Twyn in Wales UK. 10. Favorite local tourist attraction(s)? http://www.hattonworld.com/ take me girls there every week virtually! 11. Favorite music CD(s) discovered in 2006? Midlake. Wilco yankee Hotel Foxtrot demos etc (Thanks XY!) Spike Priggen, Theres no sound in flutes, and any quiet acoustic based cd's. 12. Favorite music listening device? ears 13. Favorite alcohol beverage? Marks and Spencer's - Froglet, red wine the shiraz variety http://www.marksandspencer.com/IWCatMain PageView.process?portal=decide 14. Favorite recipe? My wife's Italian cooking, my homemade curry's, smoked haddock and mash. 15. Favorite Holiday? See 9. 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006? The best things in life are free, from my baby daughters. 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006? I am too kind, people take advantage. 18. Something you achieved in 2006? not me, but my daughters walking. (sorry to continually gush!), having a three star review of an album my group released feature in The Sun, a ruly awful newspaper read by the masses. That was fiunny. 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007? Constant roaming in my caravan with my wife and kids. Gigs with the Winnebago Orchetsra. 20. Some place you want to go in the future? Out to the pub for a Ploughman's Lunch with my daughters, they can drive. | ||
| Elizabeth Robinson Member Username: Liz_the_new_listener Post Number: 57 Registered: 10-2006 |
Dear Matthias: Many thanks for the questionnaire! How I enjoy this site and getting to know you and other Go-B's fans! 1. Favorite Book(s)? Actually, too many, but right now I am reading David Nichols' book in order to catch up, as well as the 'Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses' and a few other books meant to be read a little at a time every day. 2. Favorite Movies(s)? I have favorite genres, which tend to be either historical or moral tales. 3. Favorite website(s)? www.go-betweens.net, www.panhistoria.com, www.amazon.com, www.russiantable.com. Subject to editing 4. Favorite search engine? www.icerocket.com. 5. Favorite software program? any that don't crash when you're in the middle of something. 6. Favorite retail store(s)? Target, Borders, Trader Joe's 7. Favorite on-line shopping site? www.amazon.com, www.russiantable.com. 8. Favorite restaurant(s)? Q-Cumbers, Edina, MN. Love Russian, Thai and Indian food as well as upscale salad 9. Favorite vacation destination? Lake Superior's North Shore, Minnesota and Canada 10. Favorite local tourist attraction(s)? Festival of Nations, Exel Energy Center, St. Paul; Ordway Music Centre, St. Paul, Minneapolis Public Library (recently remodeled), any of the regional parks 11. Favorite music CD(s) discovered in 2006? THE GO-BETWEENS. Also Alexi Murdoch, Nikolai Dunger and other groups discovered on 93.1, The Current. (Jamiroquai, however, was a one-hit wonder and a disappointment) 12. Favorite music listening device? call me old fashioned. A CD player, especially if a computer is capable of playing them. 13. Favorite alcohol beverage? Vodka tonics, Kahlua and coffee, white Russians 14. Favorite recipe? Potato salad without mayonnaise. 15. Favorite Holiday? Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006? Humility is the most useful skill in today's competitive workplace. 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006? See above. 18. Something you achieved in 2006? Lost 25 pounds 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007? To play guitar well, to lose more weight, to go to church more often, to cut down on my worst habits. 20. Some place you want to go in the future? More of Canada. Russia. Australia. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1324 Registered: 05-2005 |
1. Favorite Book(s)? The All Music Guide to The Blues and The Rough Guide To Reggae 2. Favorite Movies(s)? A History of Violence 3. Favorite website(s)? this one, www.celticfc.net, www.domino.com, www.allmusic.com, www.metatcritic.com 4. Favorite search engine? google.com 5. Favorite software program? roxio media creator, Napster download 6. Favorite retail store(s)? local newsagent 7. Favorite on-line shopping site? amazon, dubvendor, play.com 8. Favorite restaurant(s)? East India Company 9. Favorite vacation destination? Venice, Barcelona, Prague, Nice 10. Favorite local tourist attraction(s)? Celtic Park 11. Favorite music CD(s) discovered in 2006? Hot Chip - The Warning 12. Favorite music listening device? Creative Zen Micro 13. Favorite alcohol beverage? Miller Draft, any Czech beer. 14. Favorite recipe? Any seafood 15. Favorite Holiday? Christmas 16. Something you learned from someone else in 2006? Children show unconditional love 17. Something you learned about yourself in 2006? Be thankful for what you have 18. Something you achieved in 2006? 1000 posts. 19. Something you want to achieve in 2007? Convince everybody of the wonders of roots reggae 20. Some place you want to go in the future? Australia | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1325 Registered: 05-2005 |
Spence re your number 18. ...... having a three star review of an album my group released feature in The Sun, a ruly awful newspaper read by the masses. That was fiunny....... Incredibly, The Sun's music coverage on a Friday is pretty good (I see it at work honest, I dont buy it), they definately sway towards the stuff that we tend to like on this board -eg Indie This week for example there was a full page devoted to the new Shins album, and also a top 10 best albums released on Sub Pop. The other week they listed their top 100 albums of the year, I had a fairly large amount of the albums listed. To counter this, what I have just typed above would have been unthinkable for more years than I care to remember - it would have been wall to wall Phil Collins, Elton John, Sting....... etc | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1165 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev, brilliant my man! 1000 posts, truly inspirational answer. That should be the title of your abum! Yes I was amazed how decent the Sun's pull out entertainment thing was. Its the only copy(s) I have bought in years. They got that right its just the rest of it. Musat admit these days, I find most papers much of a muchness. I'm pretty sick of news, news news too. We get far too much of it, or far too little of it in many cases too. On the subject of the review, it was absurd we got reviewed in The Sun, I mean, we're unknown for Chrissake! Must check play.com out too. Elizabeth, are you atthe early stage of guitar? If so, Bert Weedon has a wonerful DVD out, Play in a day was his book. | ||
| Elizabeth Robinson Member Username: Liz_the_new_listener Post Number: 58 Registered: 10-2006 |
My dear Spence - thank you for the tip about guitar. I shall have to look that up! Right now I am using the Hal Leonard self-study course (he has a primer on rock techniques to go with the introductory books.) and am getting used to barre chords. How do people post guitar tabs here so that they look intelligible for others to read? I want to do more one of these days than just to say that a tiny bit of 'As Long as That' can be played with elementary E and Em based barres on Gm -Cm - Bb - Db. |