My Top Dozen List of Favorites

MY LIST (as of 15:59, 18/07/08):

1. Book-non-fiction: Neil Sheehan's "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bright_Shining_Lie

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2. Book-fiction: Tom Robbin's "Another Roadside Attraction"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Roadside_Attraction

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3. Movie-comedy or musical: Roberto Benigni's "Le Vita e Bella" (It's a Beautiful Life)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980223/the_arts.cinema.its_a_be17.html

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4. Movie-drama: Akira Kurosawa’s "Rashomon"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_%28film%29

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5. Play-Non-Shakespeare: David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross

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6: Shakespeare Play: "Romeo & Juliet - Scene 2 - Capulet's Orchard"

JULIET appears above at a window

"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love"

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7. Favorite Singer: Van Morrison

http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/

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8. Song: Charles Dawes melody – Carl Sigman's lyrics: "It's All in the Game"

"Many a tear has to fall
But it's all in the game
All in the wonderful game
That we know as love

You have words with him
And your future's looking kind of dim
But these things
Your heart can rise above

Once in a while he won't call
Oh but it's all in the game
Soon he'll be there at your side
With a sweet "OK"

And he'll kiss your lips
And caress your waiting fingertips
And your heart will fly away

Come on sing it now
Do-do-do-do-do do doo, oh yeah

And he'll kiss your lips
And caress your waiting fingertips
And your heart will fly away"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqQPXeYc49s

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9: Album: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A"

http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/bornintheusa.html

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10: Painting: Edwin Hopper's "Nighthawks"

http://plaza.ufl.edu/rkarkkai/Tavern/Story/My%20Story_files/nighthawks.jpg

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11: Favorite Poet: Matsuo Bashō

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D#References

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12: Favorite Poem: Bob Dylan's

"Yippee! I'm a poet, and I know it,
Hope I don't blow it"