THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
IN ORDER

MOVIES 10 Goodfellas 9 Beau Travail 8 Battle of Algiers 7 Eyes Wide Shut 6 Belle et la Bête 5 Mulholland Drive 4 2001 3 400 Blows 2 Barry Lyndon 1 Fanny and Alexander

TV 10 Singing Detective 9 Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! 8 The Rehearsal 7 Mad Men 6 Top of the Lake 5 The Bureau 4 The Americans 3 The Simpsons 2 The Sopranos 1 Twin Peaks

NONFICTION 10 Last Train to Memphis / Careless Love 9 Slouching Towards Bethlehem 8 In Search of Lost Time 6 Another Day of Life 5 A Sense of Where You Are 4 A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again 3 Speak, Memory 2Power Broker /Years of Lyndon Johnson 1 Journalist and the Murderer

NOVELS 10 Portnoy’s Complaint 9 Mrs. Dalloway 8 Catcher in the Rye 7 Catcher in the Rye 6 Infinite Jest 5 100 Years of Solitude 4 Master and Margarita 3 In Search of Lost Time 2 War and Peace 1 Life and Fate

ALBUMS 10 Journey in Satchidananda 9 Europe ’72 8 Tusk 7 OK Computer 6 Exile on Main St. 5 Highway 61 Revisited 4 Charlie Parker With Strings 3 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook 2 The White Album 1 In a Silent Way

DAN TUNES 10 Your Gold Teeth II 9 Fire in the Hole 8 Gaucho 7 Time Out of Mind 6 Pearl of the Quarter 5 Peg 4 Hey Nineteen 3 Dirty Work 2 Any Major Dude Will Tell You 1 Black Cow

SONGWRITERS 10 Tom Waits 9 Caetano Veloso 8 Joni Mitchell 7 Willie Nelson 6 Lou Reed 5 John Prine 4 Leonard Cohen 3 John Lennon and Paul McCartney 2 Hank Williams 1 Bob Dylan

GUITAR 10 Norman Blake 9 Mississippi John Hurt / Mississippi Fred McDowell 8 Neil Young 7 Robert Johnson 6 King Sunny Ade 5 John Fahey 4 Elizabeth Cotten 3 George Harrison 2 Jerry Garcia 1 Ry Cooder