About Shi*

Dave Brown

70 years old - Born on March 18, 1954 - From: Sheffield

introvert, intuitive, creative, sensual ... my brain is purple and I am a fish ... what else do you want to know?

Occupation: Landscape Architect/Garden Historian/ Arboricultural Consultant

Interests:

Ideas, creativity, music, FILM, gardens, plants, TREES, sensuality, psychology, spirituality, mythology, semiotics, philosophy, donkeys, science fiction, JUNG, the new, total xenophiliac, travel, and on and on ...

Favorite music and artists:

Eclectic tastes - Good stuff from Air to Zappa. Jazz, Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, World ... love a good bass line ... Grateful Dead, Morcheeba, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Pixies, The Fall, Antony & The Johnsons, Chemical Brothers, Van Morrison, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leonard Cohen, Indigo Girls, KD Laing, Nick Cave, The Pogues, Saul Williams, Paul Weller, the list goes on

Favorite movies and actors:

Almodovar, Lynch, Kusturica, Wim Wenders, Wong Kar Wai, FFCoppola, ....... to name a few.
Harry Dean Stanton is a reliable indicator of good films!
Cate Blanchett, can do no wrong.
'Heaven's Gate' is a masterpiece.
'Bladerunner' is necessary viewing.
'Daywatch' is due for release!!!

Favorite books and authors:

Sci Fi and Fantasy including anything by William Gibson or Iain M Banks. Robert Heinlein and Frank Herbert for the classics. Julian May 'Saga of the Exiles'
Charles de Lindt is good.
Gormenghast trilogy.
Jeanette Winterson 'The Passion'
Harukai Murukami - anything by this guy.
Sebastian Faulkes
Graphic novels - Neil Gaiman, Slaine, Catwoman :)