LEN'S FAVORITES AND NON-FAVORITES

Hey Now:
This being the holiday season, I thought what would the minions like for Christmas. I know. A list of Len's personal favorites so the minions know exactly what to get the master and what to avoid. Usually it's all about you. But for today, it's gonna have to be about me. But of course, it's for the purposes of helping YOU. This mind set is what helps make ME RIGHT. So here goes:

LEN's FAVORITES:
Food Section
Teriyaki Sirloin from The Barnsider--Med. rare
Steak cooked Med. rare or rare
King Crab legs
NY City-style pizza
BBQ ribs (pork, not beef/any style)
Pan-seared salmon
Big freakin' shrimp
Sushi
Garlicky food
Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam
Drakes Funny Bones and Ring Dings
(no surprise there, just look at me)
Blackberry or blueberry pie
Tanqueray Gin
Knob Creek Bourbon
Harpoon India Pale Ale
Iced tea (sweetened no lemon)

Music--which, by the way, I consider one of the most important things in life
Most Heavy Metal (especially the following
styles:Heavy, Power, Progressive) and Hard Rock
Favorite Bands: Rush, Black Sabbath (all singers),
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,
AC/DC, Disturbed
Mercyful Fate, The Sword,
UFO
Hard Rock bands like: Soundgarden,
Wolfmother, Led Zep, King's X,
Foo Fighters, Black Stone Cherry
Guilty Pleasures (don't laugh):
Herb Alpert and the TJB
Rocking Kelly Clarkson songs
Jesus Christ Superstar

Sports:
NY Mets
KC Chiefs
Montreal Canadiens
The Assassins (my fantasy football team)
Playing golf/football/baseball/bowling
Poker (I know...a game not a sport)

Movies:
Jaws--my alltime #1
Star Wars (ep. 3-6)
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Indiana Jones movies
Dogma
Godfather (1 and 2, only)
Goodfellas
The Lion in Winter
Guilty Pleasures:
Love Actually-great holiday chick flick

Favorite All-Time Books
Lord of the Rings trilogy
The Hobbit
Fool on the Hill-fantastic book by Matt Ruff--tough to find
The Fionavar Tapestry--Guy Gavriel Kay
The Firm--John Grisham
Deathstalker series--Simon Green
Silence of the Lambs
Angels and Demons/DaVinci Code--Dan Brown
The Mists of Avalon--King Arthur story told from the women's point of view--very good

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES:
Patty, Connor and Jackson
My car--1999 Ford Crown Victoria
The Kind Bud--if you have to ask forget it
Women in heels
Dungeons and Dragons
Poker tourneys and home poker games
Smoking cigarettes--though I've recently quit
Long dinners at great restaurants
My close circle of friends--you know who you are

ABSOLUTE NON-FAVORITES
Goulash
Lima Beans
Onions (most not all styles)
Coconut--in any form whatsoever
Organ meats--except liver
White wine
Vodka
Country Western Music
Ballet
Most opera
Death and Hardcore Metal
Dylan/Seeger/Most Springsteen
Whiners and Drama queens
Any celeb with a political cause
ORGANIZED RELIGIONS--especially right-wing born-again Christians of any kind
Local Amtrak management
White trash/Black thugs-gangstas/dickhead Muslims with a cause/snobby Jews
The Unbathed-filthy people, not a band
Drunks--again people, not a band
Sleepless in Seattle/You've Got Mail
Spam--the email, not the food
Weak-minded people
The NBA--since Dr.J retired
Men who beat women
School bullies
HEROES:
ME
My wife and kids
Angus Young/Tony Iommi/Alex Lifeson/Tipton and Downing/Scott Gorham/Ian Gillan
Tom Seaver/Emmitt Smith/Julius Erving-most incredible hoop player ever/Pistol Pete Maravich/Patrick Roy-you can have Hasek, Parent, Brodeur, and Vachon, I'll take Patrick over all of them/Strawberry and Gooden--before drugs/Ken Dryden/1980 US Olympic Hockey Team/Nicklaus and Tiger/Earl Anthony--greatest, smoothest bowler of all time/Ken Griffey Jr./Jack Youngblood and Fred Dryer--1970's L.A. Rams Defensive linemen/Walt "Clyde" Frazier

Okay, thanks for indulging me for a few minutes. Stay tuned for the next episode of
LEN IS RIGHT
Until next time, Peace to my people on Earth.
I am,
Len Tollerton