Bibliography
Each of us is a bit like an Large Language Model (LLM, such as ChatGPT), absorbing information from countless sources and regurgitating it with our modifications and hallucinations. This bibliography lists some media that has influenced me and that I recommend to others.
Originally published to: https://deliverystack.net/2025/11/06/bibliography/
I list these in no particular order, although some of the books towards the top of each list may feel most relevent to me.
Philosophical Books
- Becoming Nobody, by Ram Dass: Great thoughts by a psychologist, spiritualist, and pschedelicist.
- Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius: Pithy stoic wisdom.
- In Search of the Miraculous by P. D. Ouspensky: About the mystic philosopher George Gurdjieff.
- The Five Sons of King Pandu, by Elizabeth Seeger: A Westernized translation of the Mahabharata.
- The Baghavad Gita As It Is, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta (founder of the US Hare Krishna movement): A good English edition of the Bhagavad Gita, which is an important part of the Mahabharata.
- The Science of Self-Realization, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta: My friend Kaesavan, chef of Lagnaa Barefoot Dining](https://www.lagnaa.com/) (one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Singapore), with whom I have had many conversations about topics such as philosophy and current events, gifted me with a copy of this book. I didn't necessarily understand or agree with all of it, but found that it contained some valuable insights. Hopefully I'll remember to write some stories about my times with Kaesavan. I highly recommend his restaurant for anyone visiting Singapore. If you like really hot food, go during a full moon.
- Tao Te Ching - A New Translation, by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English: My favorite translation of the Tao.
- The Ronin: A Novel Based on a Zen Myth, by William Dale Jennings: A great short story that introduces concepts from Zen Buddhism. I give copies of this one away relatively often.
- Marx's Capital Illustrated, by David Smith: An approachable alternative to Das Kapital. This is the book that I probably give away most often. Haymarket Books is a great resource for books on social issues including socialism. Note that the book (if it ever comes out as a book) that contains this bibliography is neither economic nor political, and I am not a communist. Personally, due to fear and hence greed (as well as resource imbalances, existing global inequities, and existing inequities within individual nations), I don't think that human beings can achieve true communism; we can only temper capitalism with socialist principles. I would argue that no country has ever actually achieved communism; some have achieved some level of socialism while others have existed as authoritarian regimes that may call themselves and/or political parties within tnem communist. Anyway, this book is about [finance] capitalism as a system explains a lot about how the global financial system operates, resulting in national and global systemic problems. It is not The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels.
- Candide, by Voltaire
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, by Pete Walker: This book about Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) focuses on childhood trauma but the outcome and treatments of sustained stress in the modern world are similar.
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, by Gabor Maté: Addiction and trauma psychology.
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear: Improving personal habits.
- The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg: Improving personal habits.
- No More Mr. Nice Guy, by Robert Glover: Breaking out of predefined roles and expecations of men.
- Notes from Underground, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
- The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli: Origins of Machiavelianism
- The Little Book of Ikigai, by Ken Mogi: Ikagi is a Japanese term that basically refers to what an individual determines to be the meaning of their life, which often involves perfection at a specific skill or vocation.
- The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle
- Zen to Go, by Jon Winokur: A good introduction to Zen Buddhism.
- A First Zen Reader, by Trevor Ed and TR Leggett
- Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, by Thích Nhất Hạnh
- How to Focus, by Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love, by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
- Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
- Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse
- Journey to the East, by Hermann Hesse
- Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad: See also Apocalypse Now.
- Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, by Mark Manson
- Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, by Shankar Vedantam
- Introduction to Logic, by Harry J. Gensler: This was a good book that I read in my first logic class in college.
- Daily Stoic, by Ryan Holiday: Much of this content is available through the linked blog or something, but the book about stoic principles and practices is good.
- Skeptics Guide to the Universe, by Steven Novella and Bob Novella: Much of this content is available through the linked blog or something, but the book is good. Especially relevent to me are the sections about weaknesses in the humand mind and our perceptive systems.
- The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, by Naomi Klein: This book explains some aspects of how unscruplous people take advantage of or even create disasters to promote their own financial interests.
- The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group, by Dan Briody: This book describes war profiteering in the US conflict with Iraq, which has always been an issue for the US but has escalated dramatically.
- Mental Manipulation: Identify and Outsmart the Manipulators and Develop Your Mental Strength, by Victor Sykes: While much of this content feels like hastily-written blog posts pasted together, it provides a short and easily digestible overview of many psychological manipulation tactics used by abusers, which increasingly apply to technology. This book really helped me to understand my ex-wife; I highlighted the relevant sections, which covered about 70% of the text. This is another book that I give out frequently. If I ever finish this "book" that I'm supposedly writing, it should cover much of this material.
Dystopia
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
- Animal Farm, by George Orwell
- Down and Out in Paris and London, by George Orwell
- Lord of the Flies, by William Golding: About status anxiety and humans reduced to animalistic social structure of hierarchy and dominance.
- The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
- The Trial, by Franz Kafka
- No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre
- The Giver, by Lois Lowry
- The Iron Heel, by Jack London: Note that I grew up in Sonoma County, where Jack London spent some time and his Wolf House burned down, with remnants in what is now Jack London State Historic Park.
- We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
- I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison: This short story about a[n] horribly sadistic AI named AM really creeped me out.
- Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley: Brave New World Radio Drama (1956) with Aldous Huxley as Narrator ]
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick: This book was the inspiration for the movie Bladerunner, which I believe is a reference to running on a knife blade - something difficult, and also between two sides. I don't know if he obtained some illegal information or if Dick lost his mind, and I never finished watching this interesting video about him He Literally Cracked Reality...Then DIED.
- The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick: I haven't read this one yet, but have read good things about it.
- The Traveler, by John Twelve Hawks: This was an entertaining read but I never continued the series (I think I bought this before the subsequent books came out).
- Changeling, by Roger Zelazny: I think my sixth- or possibly second-grade teacher read this to the class. I remember it being about an age of magic that returns after people learn to fear technology. Coincidentally, the day after typing this, the video The Most Dangerous Philosophy in History Is Unfolding Right in Front of Us referencing his book Lord of Light popped up on my YouTube feed. It mentions accelerationism, "a range of ideologies that call for the use of processes such as capitalism and technological change in order to create radical social transformations."
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson: I haven't finished this lengthy classic.
- Planet of the Apes, by Pierre Boulle: This is actually a political novel that I haven't finished.
I don't agree, but:
- Forbes: The 30 Greatest Dystopian Books Of All Time: I found this at booksofbrilliance.com.
Great Thinkers
In addition to and possibly repetition of some of the listed authors, some additional great thinkers include the following, many of whom have available, books YouTube clips, and other media that you may wish to peruse.
- Alan Watts: A thinker and writer that merged Eastern and Western philosophies. See: The Bizarre Life of Alan Watts
- Rumi
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Camus
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
- Epictetus
- Aesop
- Dalai Lama
- Carl Jeung
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- Isaac Newton
- Baruch Spinoza
- Jeremy Bentham
- Marvin Minsky
Entertainment
Books
- The Shining, Stephen King - I saw the movie directed by Stanley Kubrik first, but the book is as good or better.
- The Bachman Books, Stephen King - For some reason my dad gave this to me when I was a teenager.
Music
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- 10cc: I'm Not in Love
- 21 Pilots: Stressed Out: LEGO edition
- 311: Amber: I think every guy has at least one ex drugstore cowgirl.
- 311: Beautiful Disaster: Helped get my older son back into drums, specifically with the piccolo that has been his primary snare for years now.
- A Tribe Called Quest: Da Booty: "My whole crew got bumps on they points." The Love Movement is a good album.
- A Tribe Called Quest: Scenario
- Alan Parsons Project: Eye in the Skye
- Albert Hammond: It Never Rains in Southern California
- Alpha Blondy: Super Powers: "In Africa we want Mighty brotherhood."
- Alt-J: Breezeblocks: The video tells the story in reverse.
- Alpha Blondy: Come Back Jesus: I've been listening to Alpha Blondy since high school. From Côte d'Ivoire, he sings in five languages. I recommend the entire Jerusalem album, and most of the Cocody Rock album is also good. In maybe 2009, I saw Alpha Blondy perform at the Independent Theater in San Francisco. I walked up to the stage and shook his hand while he was performing. "And unity, that's what Jah say."
- Aplha Blondy: Jerusalem: "You can see Christians, Jews, and Muslims living together and praying, Amen."
- Arcade Fire with David Bowie: Reflektor
- Arcade Fire: The Suburbs: "So can you understand Why I want a daughter while I'm still young? I wanna hold her hand And show her some beauty Before all this damage is done But if it's too much to ask, if it's too much to ask Then send me a son"
- Arrested Development: Tennessee
- Audioslave: Like a Stone
- Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi's Dead: Watching Vincent Price probably brought this to mind.
- Bauhaus: She's in Parties: I thought this was about making porn, but now I think it's just about making a movie. "It's in the can" is definitely a reference to filming something.
- Beautiful South: Perfect 10
- Bella Poarch: Build a B*tch
- Berlin: Metro
- Bestie Boys: Three MCs and One DJ
- Biz Markie: Just a Friend
- Biz Markie: Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz
- Biz Markie: Vapors
- Black Star: Astronomy: I saw Talib Kweli a few years ago in Portland, OR, which was a good show. I missed Mos Def in San Francisco about two decades ago, but a friend that went said he mostly lipsynced. Anyway, Black Star is a great hip hop album.
- Blu Cantrell: Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)
- Blu Cantrell: So Blu)
- Blues Traveler: The Hook
- Blues Traveler: The Runaround: "Who needs to humor me and tell me lies. Yeah, humor me and tell me lies."
- Boogie Down Productions: Jack of Spades: I saw KRS-ONE in maybe 1999, but I don't remember if it was still BDP then. This was one of the greatest hip hop shows of my life - more like a party than a show. I really like KRS-ONE in general, but when I saw him a while later, it was just him and a DJ. That show really sucked (partly because the crowd was young and mostly there to see Tabi Bonney, a decent act from DC). I recommend the entire Edutainment album by BDP.
- Boyz II Men: Motownphilly: I actually saw these guys once in Portland once, relatively later in their career. When I first heard this song, I actually thought that "philly" was a reference to a horse (filly - a young female) rather than Philidelphia.
- Brother West & Jamie Foxx: Gold Digger
- Brother West: Diamonds From Sierra Leone
- Cake: I Will Survive
- Cake: Long Time
- Cake: Never There
- Chris Cornell: Before We Disappear
- Clean Bandit: Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
- Cradle of Filth: Suffer Our Dominion: WARNING: After a recommendation that I saw online, I'm giving black metal a try. I approve of the spoken intro at least.
- Cream: World of Pain
- Damien Marley: Welcome to Jamrock
- Darude: Sandstorm: As with the X-Files theme, I can never figure out how to sing this one.
- DAS EFX: They Want EFX: I recommend at least the entire Mic Checka album.
- David Bowie: Candidate (alternate/better version): I heard somewhere that the entire Diamond Dogs album was to be based on 1984, but Bowie couldn't get some kind of approval from the Orwell estate.
- David Bowie: Lazarus: Composed shortly before he passed.
- De La Soul: Buddy
- De La Soul: The Magic Number: 3 Feet High and Rising is a great album.
- Death Cab for Cutie: Black Sun: Same singer Ben Gibbard from Postal Service.
- Deltron: Mastermind | Most of the entire Deltron 3030 album is a masterpiece.
- Deltron: Virus | Deltron Live
- Dio: Holy Diver
- Dio: Rainbow In The Dark
- Edie Brickell & New Bohemians: What I Am (Official Music Video)
- Edie Brickell: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall: This is a cover of a Bob Dylan song. I can't seem to find the cover I'm after. I often find Dylan covers better than the originals, but Dylan does this one relatively well.
- Elton John: Rocket Man: I think I've actually seen Elton John three times - I think always in Las Vegas - but I also think that Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is his only really good album, and I can't stand some of the songs even on that one.
- English Beat: Mirror in the Bathroom
- Eric B. & Rakim: My Melody
- Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
- Estelle & Brother West: American Boy
- Everlast: What It's Like
- Everly Brothers: Dream
- FKJ & Masego: Tadow
- Foo Fighters: Everlong
- Foster the People: Helena Beat: Drug addiction theme.
- Foster the People: Pumped Up Kicks: Disturbing theme but still a decent song.
- Foster the People: Sit Next to Me: "Last call's around the corner."
- Fousheé: Deep End
- Franz Ferdinand: Take Me Out
- Franz Ferdinand: Take Me Out: For those who didn't know, "Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I."
- Fu-Schnickens: Back Off: One more full album: F.U. 'Don't Take It Personal
- Genesis: That's All: I recommend at least the entire Genesis and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway albums.
- George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
- Gerry Raferty: Baker Street
- Ghetto Boys: Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta
- Giorgio Moroder/David Bowie: Cat People (Putting Out Fire): David Bowie version alone
- Gladiators: Soul Rebel: "Travel wide." I recommend the entire Trenchtown Mixup album.
- Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
- Gorillaz: Feel Good Inc.
- Greenday: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life): "I hope you had the time of your life." My favorite album of theirs is actually 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours which came out during my final year of high school. Before Greenday came on after Mr. Bungle, I got kicked out of a show that year for smoking a joint on the floor at the Phoenix theater in Petaluma.
- Harry Nilsson: Everybody's Talkin': In the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack,
- Helmet: Wilma's Rainbow
- Henry Rollins: Divine Object of Hatred : "They've killed me. They've tied my hands with rope. And now they drag me up the street."
- Henry Rollins: Liar: "Everything I say is everything you've ever wanted to hear."
- Hot Chip: Baby Said: The entire Things Fall Apart album is worthwhile.
- Hot Chip: Baby Said: The entire Coming on Strong album is worth at least a listen.
- Iggy Pop: The Passenger
- Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
- Jimmy Cliff: One More
- Joe Jackson: Steppin' Out
- Junior Murvin: Roots Train
- Kutiman feat. Melike Şahin - Sakla Beni
- Kutiman: This Is What It Became
- Laurie Anderson: Sharky's Day - Peter Gabriel did some work with her on the Mister Heartbreak album, where you can hear his voice. During college, I actually saw her live once.
- Laurie Anderson: Sharky's Night
- Lauryn Hill: Everything Is Everything: It is what it is.
- Lee Perry and the Upsetters: Croaking Lizard: Super Ape full album
- Lenka: Everything At Once
- Lola Young: Messy
- Lucas Graham: Seven Years: "By 11 smokin' herb and drinkin' burnin' liquor." This song can make me cry because I can absolutely relate.
- Merkules: Ordinary [Remix]
- MGMT: Electric Feel
- MGMT: Time to Pretend
- Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley: As We Enter: Samples Mulatu Astatke's Yegelle Tezeta
- Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley: Patience: Samples Amadou & Mariam: Sabali
- Natalie Merchant: Carnival
- NEØN PULSE: Lost in the ocean
- Nirvana: Love Buzz
- No Doubt: Different People
- No Doubt: Guns of Navaron (cover of the Skatalites)
- Os Mutantes: Baby
- Paul McCartney: Maybe I'm Amazed
- Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
- Peaches ft Christoph Takun J: You Frisky Ehn?
- Pearljam: Yellow Ledbetter: I think I heard that this song has something to do with veterans returning.
- Peter Gabrie: I Have the Touch
- Peter Gabriel: Mother of Violence
- Peter Schilling: Major Tom
- Peter Tosh: Stepping Razor: "Like a stepping razor, don't you watch my size; I'm dangerous. Dangerous."
- Phao - 2 Phut Hon (KAIZ Remix) | English Lyrics
- Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall parts 1, 2, 3 (goodbye cruel world)
- Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall parts 1, 2, 3: Since it's actually me a that leaves her alone, these lyrics always get me: Daddy's flown across the ocean,, Leaving just a memory, A snapshot in the family album, Daddy, what else did you leave for me?, Daddy, what'd you leave behind for me?"
- Postal Service: Sleeping In: The entire Give Up album is worthwhile.
- Protege: Who Knows
- Ramstein: Amerika
- Richard Beaumont: The Beautiful Day: From the 1970 Scrooge movie.
- Rod Stewart/Amy Belle: I Don't Want To Talk About It
- Rolling Stones: Miss You
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars: APT
- Sasquatch: Better off Alone
- Sausage: Riddles Are Abound Tonight: Yes, that is Les Claypool of Primus on bass and vocals. I saw these guys live with Helmet for a new years party at the Filmore in San Francisco about 25 years ago. I can't remember if that was the night I also saw the Mermen there.
- Selena ft. David Byrne: God's Child (Baila Conmigo)
- Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre: La Da Da Da Dah: I don't know if it's AI but this somehow seems to have at least Easy-E, Busta Rhymes, and Tupac Shakur
- Stranglers: Ice Queen: I think most guys have known at least one ice queen. I recommend the entire Aural Sculpture album. I want someone to play Let Me Down Easy if I have a funeral. Vladimir and the Beast is pretty funnout it brings back so many memories that I thought were forgotten. The result is a lot of writing that will require structuring, editing, and probably pruning. I can't remember much of the details, such ay.
- Sublime: April 29, 1992: The Rodney King/LA riots really did start on April 29, despite Bradley singing April 26 on this track. I had an Equadorian friend from LA in college that supposedly knew this band (I miss you Monique!).
- Sublime: Smoke Two Joints
- System of a Down: Protect the Land
- System of a Down: Toxicity
- Taj Mahal: Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
- Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody): The next three tracks are off the 10th Anniversary: Zero Accidents on The Job album from Luaka Bop, which is David Byrne's production company or something, where David Byrne is the singer from Talking Heads.
- Tears for Fears: Mad World: "Children waiting for the day they feel good, Happy birthday, happy birthday."
- The Beach Boys: Wendy: "Wendy left me alone." To be honest, I've never really cared for the Beach Boys - seems repetitive and formulaic, but this one is entertaining to watch.
- The Beatles: I Me Mine
- The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- The Cars: Moving in Stereo: Used in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- The Clash: Ghetto Defendant
- The Clash: London Calling
- The Clash: Police and Thieves (cover of Junior Murvin)
- The Clash: Straight to Hell
- The Clash: The Guns of Brixton
- The Clash: The Magnificent Seven
- The Clash: This Is Radio Clash
- The Cure: Pictures of You
- The Cybertronic Spree: Immigrant Song: Cover of Led Zeppelin.
- The Highwaymen: The Highwayman
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience: All Along The Watchtower: Also a Dylan cover.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Little Wing
- The Mermen: Curve: Ambient ethereal instrumental progressive psychedelic surf rock. Good full album: Songs of the Cows.
- The Mighty Diamonds: Have Mercy: "Man was made to suffer (Yeah), And women were made to feel the pain."
- The Mighty Diamonds: I Need a Roof: I saw these guys twice in Berkley (California) around 2009.
- The Mighty Dimanons: Pass the Kouchie: Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie
- The Moody Blues: Your Wildest Dreams
- The Police: Message in a Bottle
- The Police: Synchronicity II: I saw the Police with Susan at some kind of reunion tour, maybe around 2008. I have some issues with Sting, but I really like the band, especially Steward Copeland. It was a great show, though we were late enough to completely miss Elvis Costello, which was the opening act.
- The Pretenders: Back on the Chain Gang: "I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh, Those were the happiest days of my life."
- The Revivalists: Wish I Knew You
- The Roots: The Seed (2.0) featuring Cody ChesnuTT
- The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
- The Smiths: How Soon Is Now: "I am human and I need to be loved Just like everybody else does."
- THE SOCKS SONG!
- The Specials: Ghost Town
- The Stranglers: Always the Sun
- The Time: Jerk Out
- The Vandals: Anarchy Burger
- The Vandals: Rico
- The White Stripes: One More Cup of Coffee: Ccover of a Bob Dylan song.
- The Who: Baba O'Riley
- Tina Turner/David Bowie - Tonight)
- Tom Morello (Rage/Audioslave): Medley (w/ Serj Tankian of System of a Down
- Tom Petty: You Don't Know How It Feels
- Traveling Willburies: Handle with Care
- U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday: I think that War is U2s best album, and possibly controversially, their only really good album.
- Weezer: Buddy Holly: This song actually came on the Microsoft Windows 95 installation CD. Several years ago, I saw Weezer with Greenday in Seattle, but I fell asleep before Greenday came on. Weezer was great show. Watch as their drummer catches a frisbee while performing.
- Weezer: Hash Pipe
- Weezer: Island in the Sun
- Weezer: Say It Ain't So
- Weezer: Undone - The Sweater Song: "If you want to destroy my sweater (Woah, woah, woah, woah), Hold this thread as I walk away (As I walk away), Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked, Lying on the floor, lying on the floor, I've come undone."
- Weird Al Yankovic: White and Nerdy: Unfortunately, YouTube seems to have taken down my cover of this song. Here's the original: Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone
- Wet Leg: Chaise Lounge
- Wet Leg: Ur mum
- XTC: Earn Enough for Us: Actually, the entire Skylarking album is pretty good.
- Yes: Roundabout: With Geddy Lee of Rush!
- Yoyoka/Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times
- Zap Mama With Black Thought & Questlove: Rafiki
- The Cranberries: Dreams
- The Cranberries: Zombie
- Sinéad O'Connor & The Chieftains: The Foggy Dew
- The Clancy Brothers: Johnson's Motor Car
- The Statler Brothers: Daddy Sang Bass
- Anne Murray: You Needed Me
- Disturbed: The Sound Of Silence: Simon and Garfunkel cover that seems to be a reinterpretation of the lyrics with a result that is better than the original.
- No Doubt: Don't Speak: I saw these guys live once. I could swear that the drummer, who was wearing only whitey tightie undies, tried to throw a stick to me after the show, possibly because he saw me looking at him through binoculars.
- Slayer: Behind The Crooked Cross: I recommend at least the entire South of Heaven album.
- Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero: Keith Moon (original drummer from The Who) gives a great shout just before he starts drumming in this cameo performance. The only album my dad ever gave me was a tape of Truth which is a great album with Rod Stewart singing. I saw the who twice, but after Keith had died. I saw Jeff Beck, but my ex-wife thought we were there to see Beck and made me leave and intermission.
- Jeff Beck: Greensleeves: Sounds a lot like the hymn/Christmas song "What Child Is This?"
- Danzig: Soul On Fire: I actually like so many tracks off the Danzig album that I'm not sure I picked my favorite, but one that might be a little more approachable than others. I think people are most likely to be familiar with Mother, which I used to like, but certainly isn't my favorite now. I haven't confirmed this, but a friend of mine that makes music told me that Danzig is a racist. If this bothers you, you can see him getting some comeuppence here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfD7agP1yxw.
- Alphaville: Forever Young
- Rush: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
- Rush: The Fountain Of Lamenth
- Led Zeppelin: Travelling Riverside Blues
- Tool: TOOL - Forty Six & 2
- Tool: Pneuma
- Tool: Hooker with a Penis
- Tool: Ænema
- A Flock Of Seagulls: I Ran (So Far Away)
- Simply Red: Holding Back The Years
- Metallica: Shortest Straw: This song is about Donald Trump.
- Traffic: John Barleycorn
Movies
- The Shining, Stanley Kubrik
- Yojimbo (bodyguard), Akira Kurosawa - A Fistfull of Dollars is basically a remake of this.
- The Hidden Fortress, Akira Kurosawa - Inspired at least the R2D2 and C3PO characters from Star Wars, where the Samurai inspired the Jedi.
- Top Secret
- Airplane!
- Stripes: Watch the version with deleted scenes that adds some context to their "trip" offbase.
- Uncle Buck
- Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: A good holiday movie (Thanksgiving/Christmas)
- Heaven Can Wait, Warren Beaty)
- Midnight Run
- Young Frankenstein
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The Life of Brian: Supported by and with a cameo of George Harrison from the Beatles, this movie pairs well with Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- Bladerunner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott: any version of the first movie without the Harrison Ford voiceover.
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
TV Shows
- The Job, great TV series about Denis Leary as a New York City cop with some...issues.
- Metalocalypse: Adult Swim comedy about heavy metal rockers.
- Blackadder: Classic Brittish sitcom about Rowan Atkinson's mishaps as an old-time Brittish noble of some sort.
- Fawlty Towers: Classic Brittish sitcom about John Cleese's challenges running a small hotel.
- Barney Miller
- Taxi
YouTube Videos
- How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
- SATAN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE
- Daniel Schmachtenberger - Why We're Creating a Future That Nobody Wants
- The Simpsons - Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven
- Mother asking ChatGPT how the "devil" would destroy young people's minds
- The Black Swan Theory - The Random Moments That Change Everything
- AI Psychosis Is Coming For Everyone (You Are Not Immune)
YouTube Channels
- https://www.youtube.com/@ZeihanonGeopolitics
- https://www.youtube.com/@profjiangclips | https://www.youtube.com/@learnhistorywithjiang | https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory | https://www.youtube.com/@The_LectureHall
- https://www.youtube.com/@humbiovideos
- https://www.youtube.com/@burialgoods
- https://www.youtube.com/@rationalityrules
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