Patty Griffin, my favorite singer/songwriter/artist to emerge in the last decade.
Dixie Chicks
Movies
Classic film actress and future DARK SHADOWS star Joan Bennett in the 1940's.
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, 1964.
HIS GIRL FRIDAY 1940
REBECCA 1940
CASABLANCA 1943
ALL ABOUT EVE 1950
SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959
Film Noir; The Dark Side of the Screen.
Favorite Actresses
Diane Keaton
Julianne Moore
Susan Sarandon
Meryl Streep
Laura Linney
Favorite Actors
Sean Penn
Mark Ruffalo
Viggo Mortensen
Kevin Costner
Billy Bob Thornton
THE BIG CHILL 1983.
FIELD OF DREAMS 1989.
AMERICAN BEAUTY 1999.
THE HOURS 2002
MYSTIC RIVER 2003.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2005.
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 2005.
CRASH 2005.
BABEL 2006.
GONE BABY GONE 2007.
EASTERN PROMISES 2007.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 2007.
Television
My All-Time Favorite TV Show, DARK SHADOWS 1966-1971.
DARK SHADOWS, Episode 1: Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard.
The Werewolf and The Vampire, Barnabas Collins.
My childhood crush; Guy Williams, star of ZORRO and LOST IN SPACE.
Current Favorites
Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin
BIG LOVE
KYLE XY
DEXTER
WEEDS
Books
Favorite authors include Elizabeth Berg, Chris Bojalian, Louise Erdrich, Alice Hoffman, Sue Miller, Stewart O'Nan, Ann Patchett, Tom Perotta, Anna Quindlen, Richard Russo, Anita Shreve and Anne Tyler, among others.
Currently reading SAINT MAYBE by Anne Tyler.
My favorite comic strip: Mutts by Patrick McDonnell.
My name is Harold. I'm 49 years old, single, and my 2 cats and I are temporarily living in the suburbs of Philadelphia with my Dad, brother and their 2 cats. I'm moving to Maryland in September. I work as a supervisor at a group home for the developmentally disabled and I supervise the health, well being and daily living activities of 6 mentally retarded adults. I have two great families; my biological family, and my family of friends. I love music, movies, reading, karaoke, camping, pistachios, roller coasters, mexican food and traveling.
I vote Democratic.
Who I'd like to meet: The Divine Miss M., Bette Midler.
