favorites

These are a few of my favorite things:

Ralph (my husband) and my entire family (all kids, siblings, aunts uncles, etc. etc. included)
cats and dogs, too
hiking with my dog up a mountain
hiking with a person and my dog up a mountain
playing a 20 minute guitar solo with a smokin band
listening to someone else play a 20 minute guitar solo with a smoking band
gathering with friends at someone else's gig -- just to enjoy the music and be with friends.
the Buena Vista Social Club
oatcakes
apricots
Thelonious Monk
Blue Oyster Cult
The Band
guitarists: David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Martin Barre, Freddy King, Albert King, B.B. King, David Lindley, Waddy Wachtel, Pete Drake (pedal steel), Buck Dharma, Clapton, Page, Harrison, Jeff Beck, Leslie West, Keith Richards, James Blood Ulmer, Jose Feliciano, ZAPPA
Gene Kelly movies
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Indianapolis
New York City
Ireland -- the entire country
fresh crab
salmon
broccoli
My Martin guitar
My Fender Stratocaster
Robert Osbourne - host on Turner Classic Movies -- knows everything about movies!
The Third Man - the film
The Blues Brothers - the film
Lord of The Rings -- all three films