The Sahara. In addition to being arid, your quintessential desert should feature: lots of sand dunes, high temperatures, and be frequented by nomadic peoples. Check, check, and check.
Favorite dessert
Spumoni ice cream. It just occurred to me I haven’t had any in years.
Favorite character actor.
Harvey Keitel. A class professional act every time.
Fave movie sidekick.
Tom Arnold for Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies
favorite thing you saw hanging on a wall
A Jackson Pollack at Art Institute of Chicago. Wonderful color. Surprising depth. Lots of rhythm.
Favorite sounding word.
“entonces” (Spanish for “then (following)”
Favorite skyscraper.
Chrysler Building, NYC
Favorite female jazz singer?
Aster Aweke.
Favorite snake.
Boa Constrictor.
Favorite Star Wars movie
The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite food display
Shelves of gourmet breads.
Favorite seldom used font.
ZapfHumnst BT
Favorite commercial airliner
Delta Air Lines, because as a child, we always used Delta or Northwest
Favorite Atati game?
Asteroids. I got pretty good at it, and it was fun, besides.
Favorite candy bar?
Bounty. I love coconut, and I don’t always feel like a nut, or dark chocolate.
Favorite store that no longer exists.
Borders Books. It was close, reasonable, the last competition to Barnes & Noble (not that I don’t like B&N), & they sold me 3 of their 7’ bookcases for $100 when they closed.
Favorite live concert (performer(s), venue, & approx. date)
40,000 St. Louis ladies, on “Ladies Night” at old Busch Stadium, singing “Meet Me in St. Louie” during the seventh inning stretch. Maybe 1987.
Favorite hand tool on a household workbench.
Any screwdriver that’s magnetic. I constantly lose screws. Into the most out-of-reach places. Constantly. It’s an immutable law of the universe.
Favorite thing you consider totally badass.
GWAR - Just ridiculous bloody space monster metal fun!
Favorite gimmick band that still sound great
The Partridge Family
Your favorite excersise