Questions

[shadesong]

Stolen from alphafem: Recommend to me...
1) a book
2) a movie
3) an album
4) a song
5) an LJ user not on my friends list


And, most recently done by khaosworks:
[Poll #61686]

Comments

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

1) Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
2) Ginger Snaps
3) Nightfall in Middle Earth by Blind Guardian
4) "Home Again" by Blackmore's Night
5) Damn...who _don't_ you have? Let me see...endersjewel

[martinhesselius.livejournal.com]

1) a book -
The Dreaming Tree, by C.J. Cherryh
2) a movie -
Riders of the Storm (1980s)
3) an album -
Deep, by Peter Murphy
4) a song -
Resist, by the Cruxshadows
5) an LJ user not on my friends list -
bluefirekali (you have common acquaintances)

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

1) a book

Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry.

2) a movie

Benny and Joon

3) an album

Songs from the Wood (Jethro Tull)

4) a song

Fires at Midnight, from the same album.

5) an LJ user not on my friends list

inannajones and mr_wombat, because you'll like both of them.

[eudaimonia.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that you're as big of Songs from the Wood (Jethro Tull) freak as I am. ;-) I bought the record album way back in the 70's when it first came out and wore that out. I was so happy when I found the CD a few years back. Hopefully I won't wear this out- it's getting there...

fionavar tapestry

[fmi-agent.livejournal.com]

i've heard that kay's later works, _tigana_ and the whoozit duology, are far better than the fionavar tapestry series. fionavar could be good -- i don't know for 100% certain. i started reading some of the first book, and i recorded the results in this LJ entry (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=pbmath&itemid=95893).

Re: fionavar tapestry

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Have to agree with you... unlike you, however, I suffered through the entire first book, hurled it across the room when I'd finished, and vowed to never again read anything by Kay.

[fiddledragon]

1) a book - "The Terrorists of Irustan" - can't remember the author
2) a movie - Songcatcher
3) an album - Gaia Circles by Gaia Consort
4) a song - Just Because by Gaia Consort
5) an LJ user not on my friends list - abiku

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Book: Stranger in a Strange Land, Heinlein
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption, originally a Steven King short.
Album: Secret Voices, Gaia Consort
Song: Do You Realize, Flaming Lips
Friend: Two: k_crow, for her insight into life... and, although not for what she writes in LJ (which simply isn't much), but on her own merits outside of LJ... riverheart. When you come out here, Lady willing, you will meet her. Assuming the Tower and the Ace of Wands don't decide to trade places.

*banishing pentagram*

(there didn't seem to be a poll for this, and I frankly wanted the answers public... :)

[mery-bast.livejournal.com]

That's an amazing song! :)

[olliesmama.livejournal.com]

BOOK: Ultimate Dragon by Daniel Jason (I have an autographed copy)
MOVIE: Rob Roy
ALBUM: Stars by Simply Red
SONG: Do the Right Thing by Simply Red (see a pattern here?)
LJ USER NOT ON LIST: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] She's my best friend.

[mfree.livejournal.com]

1) a book: Louis Lamour "Sackett's Land" (actually a series of books)

2) a movie: "Saving Grace"

3) an album: Goldfrapp, "Felt Mountain"

4) a song: Blondie "Dreaming"

5) an LJ user not on my friends list: muse!!!

[queenofstripes.livejournal.com]

1) Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart -- Chinese romantic fantasy, best fantasy novel I've ever read
2) Tampopo -- a "noodle Western" about a mother's quest to become the best diner chef in Japan; includes some of the sexiest food porn I've ever seen :)
3) Laika, "Sounds of the Satellites" -- dark, jazzy electronica, very sophisticated and moody
4) Broadcast, "Papercuts" -- for some reason, this song makes me think of you; their vocalist sounds like every sexy, bookish girl with glasses, in the whole world, combined :)
5) beetiger, chipuni, empiress, waya (Hey, everybody always cheats on one question anyhow ;) )

[fiddledragon]

Tampopo was hilarious!!!

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

By the way, I'm still waiting for that list of comics I should read.

[mery-bast.livejournal.com]

1) Love Medicine- Louise Erdrich
2) Smoke Signals
3) The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
4) Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space
5) halogenerate

[bethynyc.livejournal.com]

1) a book: Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly

2) a movie: Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki. Opens today NY/LA. Or Princess Mononoke on DVD

3) an album: Mediaeval Baebes--Unrentide

4) a song: Pictures of You Extended Dub Mix by The Cure

5) an LJ user not on my friends list: icprncs

[fiddledragon]

*whimper* there was a special advanced screening of Spirited Away here in the Twin Cities last night. Any word on when it goes to National Release?

My answers

[chelona.livejournal.com]

1: Why Religion Matters<,I>, Houston Smith (mostly because I am currently reading it and love it so far)
2: Demolition Man (one of my guilty pleasures)
3: Fire in the Head, Emerald Rose (current CD in player)
4: The Rose, Bette Midler (favorite song from childhood)
5:corp_carrot and grizzlydan are both great guys, but neither posts to his LJ very often.

Re: My answers

[chelona.livejournal.com]

Woops, wrote it too fast. :) Italics playing with me.

the big five

[fmi-agent.livejournal.com]

these are kind of shot-in-the-dark, but i expect that you're fine with that :)

1) a book: wonderful life: the burgess shale... by stephen jay gould

2) a movie: more than three for the price of one! dark city, slacker, anything by whit stillman.

3) an album: realistic by ivy, if you can find it

4) a song: i now have the old jazz tune "a song for my father" going through my head, for some reason. let's go with that one

5) an LJ user not already on your friends list: sargent

[rune1279.livejournal.com]

book: Since you have cyberpunk listed as an interest, too, I'm gonna give you three, in the expectation that you've read at least 1 of them already. 1) Synners, by Pat Cadigan 2) Shockwave Rider, by John Brunner and 3) The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
movie: Memento
album: Saxophone Collossus, by Sonny Rollins, because he ain't kiddin'.
song: "The Egg and I," Track 13 of the first disc of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, because if it makes me want to dance like a loon, imagine what it'll do to you...
user: Kavasa (http://www.livejournal.com/users/kavasa/) whose wit is, thankfully, quite a bit sharper than his sabre.

[lynnv526.livejournal.com]

1) Paula by Isabelle Allende - as a mother you will treasure this book, it is phenomenal.
2) The End of the Affair with Ralph Fienes and Julianne Moore
3)Last Broadcast - by Doves
4)It's hard to pick one song.. my all time favorite is "Ultraviolet" by U2.

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

1) a book: Seriously, anything by Michael Chabon. He's incredible.
2) a movie: I can never pick just one... Anything by Kevin Smith? Trading Places? Sneakers? Anything originally written by Elmore Leonard... Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
3) an album: U2 -- The Joshua Tree. Tanya Donelly -- Lovesongs for Underdogs
4) a song: Argh! I can't make up my mind! Anyway, I usually listen for the music, and hear the lyrics months later. I don't really have a favorite song...
5) an LJ user not on my friends list: juiceboxhero. He's a laugh riot.

[seanchaibear.livejournal.com]

Book: Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn

Movie: Caveman's Valentine

Album: Tom Waits - Alice

Song: OJ Dingo, by Crippled Midget

LJ User: cockmonger

Recs

[catalyxt.livejournal.com]

1) a book--Written on the Body, by Jeannette Winterson. Stopping now, before it's too late.

2) a movie--Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Dogma, Dangerous Liaisons

3) an album--Patty Griffin, Living with Ghosts; just about any album by S. McLachlan. Dido No Angel.

4) a song...just one?? nah--Sarah McLachlan, "Angel" (but I like pretty much everything she does); Patty Griffin, "Let Him Fly" "Every Little Bit" "Moses" "Rain" "Be Careful" "Forgiveness" & "Mil Besos" (oh, heck, just listen to her albums, I like the 1st[Living with Ghosts] and 3rd[1000 Kisses]best); Garbage: "Untouchable" & "Cup of Coffee"...good albums in general...again, like 1st[v.2.0] and 3rd[beautiful garbage] best.; Poe, "Fly Away" & "Angry Johnny" and "Fingertips"; Bif Naked, "Lucky"; Seal, "Crazy"; Propellerheads, "Just a Little Bit of History Repeating"; Tori Amos, "Little Earthquakes"; Dido, "All You Want" "Hunter" "Thank You" "Honestly OK" (again, album=good)...off the top of my head.

[entropic-om.livejournal.com]

Book: Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand - great horror, kinda erotic, hard to put down!

Movie:Swept By the Sea (http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/sweptfromthesea/) (sappy Irish-y romance really, really sad) AND another fairly sappy one tho definitely more artistic (not for kidlets eyes) The Pillow Book (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0114134) with excerpts from the actual ancient Japanese writing by the amazing Sei Shonagon (plus it has Ewan McGregor and Vivian Wu)!

an album: Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

a song: “Tramp. She's a tramp, she's a trampoline girl. She's a tramp, she's a tramp...” - The *new* Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck. (http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/five/final.html)

an LJ user not on my friends list:gwynnie

[dawn-again.livejournal.com]

1) a book "Daughter of the Forest" Juliet Marillier, 1st of "The Sevenwaters Trilogy"

2) a movie "Finian's Rainbow" Old fluffy musical, Petula Clark and Fred Astaire

3) an album "Gordon" Barenaked Ladies!!!!

4) a song "Enormous Pen*s" DaVinci's Notebook. Prolly the best accapella group I've ever heard and they do a lot of comedic stuff.

5) an LJ user not on my friends list I'm pleading the fifth due to my instituting a Drama-Free zone for today!!

[nothings.livejournal.com]

1) book -- Agyar, Steven Brust (best read knowing nothing about it)
2) movie -- Dead Again, Kenneth Branagh stars and directs.
3) album -- Happiness, Lisa Germano (4ad version)
4) song -- Morphine: I'm Free Now or Cibo Matto: Birthday Cake or Jerry Harrison/Casual Gods: Man With a Gun -- your choice
5) LJ user -- merde; they're not all gems, but who wants to miss entries like this (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=merde&itemid=124444)?

Re: Questions!

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

a book

K.C. Cole - The Universe and the Teacup:  The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty

a movie

Drop Dead Fred - A movie about dealing with societal and parental expectations

an album

Gaia Consort - Gaia Circles

a song

Sarah McLachlan - Fear and Fumbling Towards Ecstasy as a set

an LJ user not on my friends list

catling - Another beautiful passion filled woman unafraid to emote onto LJ.