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Dorky Top 10 Lists (part II): Students,
Families and Friends...

Alphabetical Listing (last name) of list providers:

Lance Eagen <eagen@4j.lane.edu>
Lance is a friend who teaches at Churchill High School. He has
a strong background in popular and progressive music and has
taught the history of rock n' roll class at Churchill.

Paul Eagle <paule@iapr.com>
Paul and I have been friends since 1979... our freshman year of high school.
We went to college together in Chico and remain in contact. Paul is a great guy
with a strong alternative music background.

Isaac Gottesman <ihgottesman@hotmail.com>
Isaac is a new social studies teacher here in Eugene. He has the best knowledge
of Punk Rock history of anyone that I know. I have learned a lot from his
thoughtful lists and insights.

Doug Rawlins <drawlins@teleport.com>
Doug is my step father and a constant source of influence and inspiration.
Growing up, his pop culture taste in music and movies provided a great
foundation for my own.

Pam Rawlins
When it comes to recommending great books and movies, Pam has always
been my favorite resource. She is a fantastic teacher and counselor in the
Salem school district... She is also a wonderful and generous mom!

STUDENT LISTS...
Matt Booth: <mbstickmaster@msn.com>
Matt is a terrific young man with a sharp critical eye for punk/alternative music.

Zach Saltz: <zach@stocks.com>
Zach is a former student in my AP History classes.
I especially appreciate his analytical and thoughtful commentaries on
history and popular culture. His taste in sports teams needs some work though. :-)

SKIP TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND STUDENT LISTS FOR ...

MUSIC

FILMS

BOOKS

TELEVISION

HISTORY

MISCELLANEOUS

Paul's top 10 all-time albums

David Bowie -- Hunky Dory

Radiohead -- OK Computer

PJ Harvey -- Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

U2 -- War

Tom Petty -- Damn the Torpedoes

The Beatles -- White Album

Soul Asylum -- Made to Be Broken

Lou Reed -- Transformer

Smashing Pumpkins -- Gish

Nirvana -- Nevermind

Lance's Top 10 Favorite Albums of All Time

10. Randy Stonehill - Welcome To Paradise

9. Ian Cussick - Live

8. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather

7. Rush - Signals

6. Mark Heard - Satellite Sky

5. Boston - Boston

4. Kansas - Leftoverture

3. Big Country - The Buffalo Skinners

2. Jethro Tull - Broadsword and the Beast

1. Yes - 90125

Lance's Top 10 Christian Albums

Randy Stonehill - Welcome to Paradise

Daniel Amos - Horrendous Disc

Daniel Amos - ¡Alarma!

Larry Norman - Only Visiting This Planet

Leslie Phillips - The Turning

Jennifer Knapp - Kansas

Resurrection Band - Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore

Mark Heard - Ashes & Light

Andy McCarroll & Moral Support - Zionic Bonds

Darrell Mansfield - Get Ready

Isaac's top 10 1970s Punk albums (U.S.):

The Dead Boys- Young, Loud, and Snotty (1977)

Richard Hell & the Voidoids- Blank Generation (1977)

The Modern Lovers- Modern Lovers (1976; recorded in 1972)

The New York Dolls- New York Dolls (1973)

The Ramones- Ramones (1976)

The Real Kids- The Real Kids (1977)

Lou Reed- Transformer (1972)

Iggy and the Stooges- Raw Power (1973)

Johnny Thunders- So Alone (1978)

Johnny Thunders and the Hearbreakers- Live at Max's Kansas City 1979

Isaac's top 10 1970s Punk albums (Non - U.S.):

The Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady (1979)

The Clash- The Clash (1977; UK version, US version is '79)

The Clash- London Calling (1979, released on January 1, 1980 in US)

The Damned- Damned, Damned, Damned (1977)

The Nips- no LP, various singles 78-80

The Saints- (I'm) Stranded (1977)

Sham 69- Tell Us The Truth (1978)

Stiff Little Fingers- Inflammable Materials (1979)

U.K. Subs- Another Kind of Blues (1979)

Wire- Pink Flag (1977)

Isaac's top 10 1980s Punk albums

Circle Jerks- Group Sex (1980)

Dead Kennedy's- Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)

The Descendents- Milo Goes To College (1982)

The Exploited- Punks Not Dead (1981)

Fugazi- 13 Songs (two EPs from '88; released '89)

Minor Threat- Complete Discography (recordings '81-'83)

Operation Ivy- Discography (recordings '87-'89)

The Replacements- Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (1981)

Social Distortion- Mommy's Little Monster (1983)

The Subhumans- The Day The Country Died (1983)

Isaac's top 10 1990s Punk albums

Bikini Kill- Bikini Kill (1992)

The Devil Dogs- 30 Sizzlin' Slabs (recordings '90-'92)

The New Bomb Turks- Destroy Oh Boy! (1993)

Pegboy- Strong Reaction (1991)

Rancid- Rancid (1993)

Rancid- And Out Come The Wolves (1995)

The Raydios- Original Demo Recordings (1998)

Social Distortion- Social Distortion (1990)

The Swingin' Utters- The Streets Of San Francisco (1994)

Teengenerate- Get Action (1994)

Matt's Top Ten Punk Bands of All Time

1. The Ramones

2. The Dead Kennedys

3. The Sex Pistols

4. Bad Religion

5. The Business

6. Black Flag

7. NOFX

8. Dropkick Murphys

9. Rancid

10. The Casualties

Matt's Top Ten Favorite Albums

1. Nirvana: Nevermind

2. The Dead Kennedys: Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

3. Green Day: Dookie

4. Harvey Danger: Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?

5. Jimmy Hendrix: Experience Hendrix

6. Blink 182: Enema of the State

7. The Vandals: Hitler Bad, Vandals Good

8. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication

9. Creed: Human Clay

10. 3 Doors Down: The Better Life

FILMS:

Zach's 10 favorite films...

1. 'Terms of Endearment' (1983)

2. 'Network' (1976)

3. 'The Man In The Moon' (1991; NOT the one with Jim Carrey)

4. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975)

5. 'Hannah and Her Sisters' (1986)

6. 'The Last Emperor' (1987)

7. 'Annie Hall' (1975)

8. 'Tootsie' (1982)

9. 'This is Spinal Tap' (1984)

10. 'Say Anything...' (1989)

Paul's Classic Top 10 Movies

Godfather I&II

Annie Hall

Unbearable Lightness of Being

My Life as a Dog

Road Warrior

It's a Wonderful Life

The Taking of Pelham 123

Casablanca

A Bridge Too Far

Seven Samurai

Paul's Contemporary Top 10 Movies

Memento

Almost Famous

Smoke Signals

Chasing Amy

Three Kings

Saving Private Ryan

Short Cuts

Snatch

The Brothers McMullen

Crumb

Doug's top 10 all-time films

1. One Few Over The Cuckoo's Nest

2. Shindlers's List

3. Color Purple

4. On The Water Front

5. Dr. Strangelove

6. Treasure of Sierra Madre

7. Wizard of Oz

8. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Trilogy)

9. Star Wars Trilogy

10. Dead Man Walking

Doug's top 16? History Films:

1. Paths of Glory/Schindler's List/Gallipolis

2. Platoon/Full Metal Jacket

3. Braveheart/Rob Roy

4. Black Robe

5. A Pack of Lips Now (Life story of Mick Jagger)

6. Aguirre: Wrath of God/

7. Malcolm X

8. Gandhi/Madness of King George

9. Triumph of the Will

10. Saving Private Ryan/Enemy At the Gate

Doug's top 10 Light/Comedy films

1. Some Like it Hot

2. Play it Again Sam

3. Groundhog Day

4. When Harry Met Sally

5. Annie Hall

6. Princess Bride

7. Murder By Death

8. Back To The Future (Trilogy)

9. Most Films by Woody Allen

10. Shot in the Dark

Pam's top 10 dramatic films

Jacob's Ladder

The Mission

Cry the Beloved Country                            

Life is Beautiful                                          

Color Purple                                                 

Smoke                                                         

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest              

Dead Man Walking                                     

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Piano

Pam's top 10 "light" films

Annie Hall

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ground Hog's Day

2 Indiana Jones

Princess Bride

When Harry Met Sally

High Fidelity

Terminator 2

Sound of Music

BOOKS:

Zach's Five favorite books:

1. 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov

2. 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck

3. 'The Last Picture Show' by Larry McMurtry

4. 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell

5. 'Terms of Endearment' by Larry McMurtry


 

TELEVISION:

Zach's Five favorite TV shows:

1. 'The Lawrence Welk Show'

2. 'Frontline'

3. 'Frasier'

4. 'Scientific American Fronteirs'

5. 'Wall Street Week, With Louis Rukeyer'

HISTORY:

"Biography of the Millenium" 25
most influential people of the last 1000 years:

25. James Watt

24. Thomas Aquinas

23. Abraham Lincoln

22. Genghis Khan

21. George Washington

20. Adam Smith

19. Michelangelo

18. John Locke

17. Mahatma Gandhi

16. Adolf Hitler

15. Thomas Jefferson

14. Thomas Edison

13. Louis Pasteur

12. Sigmund Freud

11. Leonardo DaVinci

10. Galileo Galilei

9. Nicolaus Copernicus

8. Albert Einstein

7. Karl Marx

6. Christopher Columbus

5. William Shakespeare

4. Charles Darwin

3. Martin Luther

2. Isaac Newton

1. Johann Guttenburg

MISCELLANEOUS:

Lance's Top 10 Things a Man Should Never Say In Public

10. lemon chiffon

9. frothy

8. freshness dated

7. accessorize

6. potpourri

5. dainty

4. periwinkle

3. oopsy daisy

2. schedule (British pronunciation)

1. doily

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