It's all about me-YEA LOU VALENTINE

• Hi --I'm Lou Valentine and this is my blog-a blog about me, the things that i like, the music that i like, my life, my bitches, my cranky side, my sweet side,being a gay man, how frustrating that can be, and any else that tickles my mind.As i type this i'm listening to Jamie Lidell's album "Multiply" from 2005 (on vinyl, of course-more on my vinyl fixation later) and that great track"A Little Bit More" some commercial used that,right? Now let's see, for my very first posting I guess with a name like Valentine(It's my REAL name too-NOT a handle) we're going to have to have a stream of all the things that I love-a statement of intent,as it were-a few of my favorite things-so here's the Lou Valentine love stream-THE CHOKE/IAN'S 5 ST.MARKS PLACE/ROCK KARAOKE MONDAYS AT ARLENE'S GROCERY/MAKING MY OWN CLOTHING/JOHNNY NAPALM/EXPENSIVE ENGLISH DRESS SHIRTS/GIBSON GUITARS/FENDER GUITARS/FLANDERS GUITARS/THE BEATLES/VINYL RECORDS/33 AND A THIRD RPM/45 RPM/CAMERON EVE/JAMES DEAN/RAY-BANS/MY 1970 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO/MARSHALL AMPLIFIERS/TRAINWRECK AMPLIFIERS/MY SONY CD JUKEBOXES ON RANDOM SHUFFLE/82 PIERREPONT STREET(THE FREEMAN MANSION)/MY ORANGE PUSSYCAT TOM TOM/LASSEN AND HENNIGS ON MONTAGUE STREET/HOUSING WORKS ON MONTAGUE STREET/THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PROMENADE/THE SALVATION ARMY/THE BRONX/KILTS/FUNKY SHOES/HIGH HEELS ON COOL GIRLS/BOB DYLAN/JOSH MACHLIN/HOTT DETH/ERIC/ROB HILERIO/MORRISSEY/THE NEW YORK DOLLS/THE RAMONES/BLONDIE/STEVE THOMAS/THOSE PRIVATE PLACES THAT I GO TO WHEN I OCCASIONALLY NEED SOME RELIEF/THE MARBLES/KORY(WARRIOR SOUL)/WAXPOETICS/MOJO/UNCUT/RECORD COLLECTOR/THE TWILIGHT ZONE/SMOKE/BEARS/JIMMY KIMMEL'S MONOLOGE/STEVE MACH/JIMMY BONES/ERIC PRESTI/HAGSTROM GUITARS/BC RICH GUITARS/PIERCED NIPPLES/GORGEOUS TATTOOS/MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE ROCK, PUNK, & JAZZ LP'S/SINGING/SINGING EVERY DAY/TOM JONES/SANJAYA MALAKAR/PEOPLE WHO WASTE THEIR TIME HATING SANJAYA MALAKAR/WRITING A NEW SONG/IBANEZ GUITARS/SONGBIRDS/MY BLACK,BROWN,AND GREY BEARD/BEER/WHISKEY SOURS/MARSHALL ZARNE/CBGB(NOW AND FOREVER)/THE BRATS/COVENTRY ON QUEENS BLVD/THE MUSIC BOX ON UNION TPKE. EARLY 70'S RECORD STORE THE BEST EVER FOR ENGLISH MUSIC/THE SEX PISTOLS/VIVIENNE WESTWOOD/SEDITIONARIES CLOTHING/THE BUZZCOCKS/LONDON/ENGLAND/FUNNY STONERS/EPIPHONE GUITARS/VINTAGE CAMAROS AND FIREBIRDS/VINTAGE FORD THUNDERBIRDS/ROBERTA BAYLEY/DEBORAH HARRY/JOHNNY MACHADO/NATHAN/DUKE/TRIXIE/TRIXIE'S TITTIES/MR.BLACK/CHARLES TYRWHITT(ENGLISH TAILOR ON JERMYN ST.)/COMME DES GARSONS/GIORGIO ARMANI/MC INTOSH AMPLIFIERS/ROXY MUSIC/DAVID BOWIE/BB MAK/KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION/ALPHAVILLE/STEREOLAB/DEREK AND THE DOMINOS/FIONA APPLE/MAZZY STAR/THE CHURCH/XTC/GWEN MARS/MEDICINE/BECK/MARIANNE FAITHFULL/CAROLE KING/ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/CHRIS BELL/JONI MITCHELL/ELTON JOHN/THE WHO/LIFTER PULLER/THE HOLD STEADY/GOLDFRAPP/THE BANGLES/EDGAR WINTER/HERMAN'S HERMITS/FRANKIE LYMON AND THE TEENAGERS/DEE DEE RAMONE/JOY DIVISION/JEFF BUCKLEY/TOM WAITS/ELVIS PRESLEY/MOTHER LOVE BONE/YELLO/TALK TALK/MARC ALMOND/SISTER PSYCHIC/ROB JUNGKLAS/CHEAP TRICK/ARTHUR RUSSELL/MADONNA/RIDE/STEVIE WONDER/ASHLEY MACISAAC/SHELLEYAN ORPHAN/13 ENGINES/FRANK SINATRA/GENE VINCENT/GRAM PARSONS/U2/STRAWBS/TELEVISION/SUICIDE/ALICE IN CHAINS/BAD BRAINS/BETH ORTON/THE ALARM/JUDEE SILL/THE BAND/LAURA NYRO/NEIL YOUNG/THE VERVE/RICHARD ASCROFT/KALEIDOSCOPE/VAN MORRISON/JIMI HENDRIX/THE MONKEES/THE SHANGRI-LAS/PET SHOP BOYS/FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE/EUPHORIA/BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD/TORI AMOS/JOSEPH ARTHUR/THE MEKONS/CROSBY,STILLS & NASH/MARY HOPKIN/T.REX/JAMES BLUNT/MARY MARGARET O'HARA/AMERICA/THE TEMPTATIONS/CAST/THE POSIES/THE MOVE/JANE SIBERRY/OASIS/DUSTY SPRINGFIELD/MASSIVE ATTACK/THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS/NOW IT'S OVERHEAD/JACK/ABBA/THE ROLLING STONES/SANTANA/BABYLON ZOO/LINDA PERHACS/TRAFFIC/SCREAMING TREES/MARC LANEGAN/BUDDY HOLLY/JUDY HENSKE/THE BEACH BOYS/THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS/THE ZOMBIES/DUNCAN BROWNE/BARRY DRANSFIELD/DAVID ACKLES/MERCURY REV/MARVIN GAYE/CHAD AND JEREMY/SUGAR/THE FIXX/MACY GRAY/MARC ANTHONY THOMPSON/THE SIDEWINDERS/THE LEFT BANKE/HARRY NILSSON/TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS/THE REPLACEMENTS/BERLIN/BAD COMPANY/SQUEEZE/EDDIE COCHRAN/MODERN ENGLISH/TIM HARDIN/BABACAT/THE BYRDS/PHIL OCHS/WANG CHUNG/P.M.DAWN/THE DELAYS/EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH/BILLY MACKENZIE/THE ASSOCIATES/SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS/JIMMY WEBB/SHOCKING BLUE/AUGIE MARCH/THE CURE/THE CHAMELEONS/THE CRAMPS/MY BLOODY VALENTINE/THE SMITHS/TEARS FOR FEARS/CURRENT 93/DAVID RICE/NICK DRAKE/BJORK/JAMES BROWN/SCOTT WALKER/AFRO-PLANE/THE DOORS/THE FLAMING LIPS/ERIC MATTHEWS/JOHN COLTRANE/GRANT LEE BUFFALO/GRANT LEE-PHILIPS/THE CAKE/OLIVER/DAVID FORMAN/MARSHA MALAMET/MAXINE BROWN/GARBAGE/SWITCHFOOT/DWIGHT TWILLEY/THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS/SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE/SOFT CELL/TURIN BRAKES/LEE FELDMAN/NICK CAVE/CHERRY VANILLA/WAYNE COUNTY/BOSTON/VIBRALUX/HOLE/IMMACULATE FOOLS/SOUNDGARDEN/ELKLAND/JODY WATLEY/ANGIE STONE/GO/BLOODLOSS/LITTLE RICHARD/ELVIS COSTELLO/P/AL GREEN/ELEVENTH DREAM DAY/THE ENGLISH BEAT/CROWDED HOUSE/COLDPLAY/THE POGUES/CHRIS LEE/SUEDE/RADIOHEAD/BELINDA CARLISLE/MR.BUNGLE/MORPHINE/SAGITTARIUS/ROBIN HOLCOMB/THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/MOUNTAIN/J.C.HOPKINS/GEORGE HARRISON/KATELL KEINEG/LOVE SPIT LOVE/RED HOUSE PAINTERS/STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD/STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/COLORHAUS/ICICLE WORKS/PINK FLOYD/DONNY HATHAWAY/VALENTINE SMITH/BOBBY BROWN/SIMPLE MINDS/GARNET MIMMS/THE KINKS/WEST SIDE STORY/DREAMS FOR ALICE(GILBERT HETHERWICK)/TIM BUCKLEY/ANNIE LENNOX/DON HENLEY/HUMAN LEAGUE/THE DREAM ACADEMY/THE CULT/YAZ/JOHN LENNON/SPARKS/THE ASSOCIATION/THE VELVET UNDERGROUND/TEENAGE FANCLUB/THE PRETTY THINGS/THE MILLENNIUM/BARRY AND THE REMAINS/QUEEN/JOSH CLAYTON-FELT/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/CREAM/THREE DOG NIGHT/CAN/BADFINGER/MICK RONSON/THE DEVLINS/SUPERGRASS/THE JAM/LOVE/DEF LEPPARD/MOLLY HALFHEAD/FRESH MAGGOTS/JETHRO TULL/LED ZEPPLIN/BEGGARS AND THIEVES/ROY HARPER/THE NYMPHS/THE GRATEFUL DEAD/and that's just a little of what's in my stew right now.The above artists have always intrigued me with their imagination and their sheer inventiveness and talent.If you are a fan of any of the above, I love to talk music, so drop me a line anytime at LUISLVF@aol.com love LOU VALENTINE