Desert Island Discs (& Books & Films)

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okay, you're on a desert island and you can only take 5 books, films and albums, what do you take

Books
The Annotated Alice

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The Absolute Sandman Volume 1-4

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Discs
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs

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Laurie Anderson - United States Live

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David Bowie - The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars

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Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand

http://www.lib.washington.edu/media/pitchfork/images/bee_thousand.jpg

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Films
Guided By Voices - The Electrifying Conclusion

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A Clockwork Orange

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Kill Bill

Tekonnkinkreet

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Stardust Memories

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[+3] - jespah - 06/06/2010[quote="tsarstepan"]SO here is my list of 15 partially random chosen films.... So from this list of 15 great films, pick 5 of them: [b]Casablanca[/b] (1942); - [i]first off, you gotta...

I'll be back but I definitely know one of my albums will be Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic.

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BOOKS:
1984 by George Orwell;
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury;
Haiku: This Other World by Richard Wright;
Watership Down by Richard Adams;
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America by Robert Hughes

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COMPACT DISCS:
Lost in Space by Aimee Mann ~ Alternative rock;
The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical
Night by Astor Piazolla ~ Tango;
Schindler's List score by John Williams ~ Classical and vocal;
Standard Time Vol.2 by Wynton Marsalis ~ Jazz

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The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack ~ Alternative pop from Japan

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FILMS:
Umm... let me whittle down the choices here. This decision is a toughie. Could I write up a list of 15 films and ask someone else to randomly/arbitrarily/or decidedly choose 5 films from the list? Razz

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@tsarstepan,

Come on folks!! Are you going to be encamping on this desert island with nothing but a clean pair of undies, socks, and a minimalist sensibility?!

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How would you play the discs and movies?

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@littlek,

Every deserted island is retrofitted with a solar powered home entertainment center/system SILLYK! Rolling Eyes

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@tsarstepan,

Oooh riiight, at the Dharma stations, yes?

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@littlek,

Yep.

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SO here is my list of 15 partially random chosen films.

Since I can not chose just five films to take to this deserted island, I would like others to make the choosing for me. Pick any five. Explanations are optional but would be appreciated.

So from this list of 15 great films, pick 5 of them:
Amélie (2001);
Babe (1995);
Casablanca (1942);
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
Ghost In The Shell (1995);
The Incredibles (2004);
The Last of the Mohicans (1992);
The Natural (1984);
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993);
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981);
Sideways (2004);
The Silence of the Lambs (1991);
Spirited Away (2001);
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003);
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

Thank you for your time and dedication in making the dreaded Sophie's Choice decision for me! Smile

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Fifteen choices?

Some very serious thought needs to be done before I can do that! So I shall return later ....

But for starters, two books I'm absolutely certain would be on my list:

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@msolga,

OK, the other 3 books.
But can I do a deal?
Can I trade some of the films & music for other books?
I'm sort of mourning the books I must leave behind! Wink

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(Huge format. One Hundred Flowers, Georgia O'Keefe paintings. )

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@littlek,

littlek wrote:

How would you play the discs and movies?

actually, i was gonna bring everything on a ipod touch, upload comics and books as PDF's, and then you just get a hand crank recharger Cool

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

SO here is my list of 15 partially random chosen films....

So from this list of 15 great films, pick 5 of them:
Casablanca (1942); - first off, you gotta have a B/W film. Don't ask me why. Plus I think you need a love story.
The Incredibles (2004); - I just love the way this film handles modern living and parenting.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); - too unique to leave behind
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); - derring do, it's optimistic and that's a big deal if you're all alone
Spirited Away (2001); - beauty is necessary

Thank you for your time and dedication in making the dreaded Sophie's Choice decision for me!

Hope this helps!

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@jespah,

Wonderful wonderful choices jespah!! I love your thinking!

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@tsarstepan,

Now I gotta find mah own. Embarrassed

bbl

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@msolga,

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OK, the other 3 books.
But can I do a deal?
Can I trade some of the films & music for other books?
I'm sort of mourning the books I must leave behind!

Okay, I'll bite! What other books would you bring in lieu of music and movies?

You already have 2 great choices to feed the mind and soul in e.e. Cummings and Georgia O'Keefe!

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@tsarstepan,

Well it certainly took you long enough to bite, tsar! Razz

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@msolga,

Now I've gotta think about that.

I will return!

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