Tuesday, October 28, 2003

The "should've made my top 10 list" List

in the music category:

Fifty Gates of Wisdom by Ofra Haza. Her best album. So sad she died too soon. I probably should put her before Sigur Ros.

in the movies category:

Akira. In Japanese (not the english dubbed version). Definitely the top of the list as far as anime goes. I would definitely put Akira before Buckaroo.

in the art and architecture category:

The 1964 1/2, 1965, and 1966 Ford Mustang. Yes, perhaps a stretch, but these models are "art" in my book. Timeless beauty, great lines, and with luck and a whole lot of money, a few may stick around for 200 years as the greatest car ever made.

and finally ... in the books category: (many of these rank higher on my list than Farenheit 451.)

Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter. It will take me 200 years to understand everything in there!

The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra. speaks for itself. spawned other timeless classics like The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff.

Delta of Venus by Anais Nin. (c) 1969 -- apropos copyright year for a timeless erotica collection.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Could there be a more timeless trilogy after Lord of the Rings?

The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manley P. Hall. Especially for the plate and overlay of the Shakespeare Portrait with Bacon Portrait Superimposed.

The Illuminatus Trilogy and The Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson. Included because I still love them after all these years. And, because the AMA will no doubt still a formidable foe in 200 years.



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