My Favourite Stuff

(or, Reasons Why Human History Is NOT A Total Waste, In No Particular Order)

Music

Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Little Angels, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Duran Duran (child of the 80's or what?), Billy Idol, Rammstein, Ministry, Coil, Prodigy, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, The Mission, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, Orbital, The The, Thunder, AC/DC, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, UFO ...

Movies

Highlander, Cyrano De Bergerac, The Matrix, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, The Sixth Sense, Mission Impossible, The Saint, Blade Runner, Aliens, Phantoms, The Court Jester, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Heaven Can Wait, The Crow, Ghost, The Return of Martin Guerre, Nosferatu, Re-Animator, Time Cop, Angel Heart, The Wrath of Khan, Ladyhawke, Warlock, Godzilla vs Mecha-Godzilla, DaiMajin, Pumpkinhead...

TV

Seven Days, The X-Files, Doctor Who, Star Cops, Ultra Violet, Invasion Earth, Prey, Farscape, First Wave, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Others, Batman Beyond, Godzilla, Charmed, Angel, Now and Then, Blake's Seven, The Tomorrow People, The Invisible Man...

Books

"The Infinity Doctors" and "The Dying Days" by Lance Parkin, anything by Graham Masterton, "Days of Cain" by J.R.Dunne, "The Terminator" by Shaun Hutson, "Human Nature" by Paul Cornell, "Nine Lost Days", "Grinny" and "You Remember Me" by Nicholas Fisk, "The Tripods Trilogy" and "When the Tripods Came" by John Christopher, "The Kraken Wakes" by John Wyndham, "The End of Eternity" by Isaac Asimov, "1984" by George Orwell, "Bottersnikes and Gumbles", "Reaper Man" by Terry Pratchett, "Vampire$" by John Steakley, "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein, the "Casca" novels of Barry Sadler, the "Time Wars" novels of Simon Hawke, "The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams, "The Time Machine" and "The Invisible Man" by H.G.Wells

Comics

Planetary, The Authority, Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, Sugarvirus, The League of Extrordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Hellblazer, Sandman, Swamp Thing, Dr Fate, Dr Strange, Iron Man, Chronos, Hourman, Strangehaven,

Food

Jackie's Shepherd's Pie, Mum's Chicken Casserole, Pork Chops, Chips, Double Deckers, Cheese and Salad Cream, Steak & Ale Pie, Monster Munch, Galaxy Chocolate, Bacon and Egg Sarnies on Crusty Bread...

Drink

Southern Comfort, Beck's, Murphy's, Orange & Carrot Juice Elixir...

Conversation

Sex, God, Time, Death, Love, Faith, Destiny, Free Will

Reasons to be Cheerful

I'm married to an amazing woman, and she thinks I'm great,
No-one gets out of this alive,
There will always be squirrels...

People

Jackie Halliday, Mike Strefford, Andrew Holder, Debbie Cornick, Ron & Elaine Johnson (and Ryan and Rowan too), Matt Goodman, Adric, Diane Young, Shaz Ney, Alison Hopkins, The Drooling Weirdos, Derek Wadsworth, Pat Halliday, Andrew Halliday, Jae Walker, Mark Carroll & Jen Baughman, Hailey Gabriel...