Monday, September 17, 2012

Genre Favorites Blogfest


Today is Alex Cavanaugh's 'Genre Favorites Blogest. In a more perfect world or at least with a more perfect blogger you would be able to click on that badge and get right to the source and all the details of this particular blogfest. But, what you have here is me, so, to get the 'down and dirty' and see the linky list for other participants click HERE

If you come to this space often, you know that I have been posting less than regularly (there's a under statement). I signed up for this blogfest thinking it would help me get back into the swing of things now I'm simply thinking; 'what was I thinking?'

Anyway... the point here is for the participants , that's me, to list our favorites in three different genres,

Movies
Music
Books

And

A guilty pleasure genre from any of the three categories

Of course, this morning, my mind is a blank.

MOVIES

I have to go with 'Love Stories'. My favorite movie of all time is 'Life is Beautiful'. I see this movie as the most incredible love story on several different levels. The main character feels and expresses romantic love most beautifully (as maybe, only an Italian could) and he goes a long way in demonstrating his love for his family. Probably most important is the fact that he loves life. Often in great love stories we see the Protagonist as willing to die for those that he loves, but Guido is willing to live for them and this he does with every fiber of his being.


MUSIC

Gospel Music. It has to be Gospel Music. There are a lot of individual favorites, but here's a medley that I found that should give you a good example of what I'm talkin' 'bout. I don't care what you believe, or what type of music you enjoy, you have got to feel something when you listen to this stuff. At the end when those women sing 'every knees shall bow and every tongue confess', holy carp, I'm about brought to my knees.


BOOKS

This is the hardest category for me, I read a lot and a lot of everything. I have to admit it's not all good, it's not all uplifting or thought provoking, but I do like to read and I don't watch TV. I guess I'm gonna cheat and do what another blogger did (YES, I checked out a few of the posts before I wrote mine, not surprised are you?) and list my lest favorite genre to read. That would probably be horror or anything gory. For awhile I was reading a lot of Civil War non-fiction and had to give it up due to the gore. Seems just about anything historical is filled with it. Kinda makes you wonder who we human beings really are becoming. 

GUILTY PLEASURE


Why is this category so easy. It has got to be Rock Music. Not really hard rock, although sometimes that's OK, not really Pop Music, but that's alright too, but 'old school rock and roll', not exactly Elvis, but let's at least get back to the seventies. If you come around here much at all, you have got to know I love 'Van the Man Morrison'. Oh and I love the 'old' Surf Music - think Beach Boys and I was a die-hard Jan and Dean fan in my youth. (Just dated myself again didn't I - Oh, what the heck). Hey I even like me a little country.

Now take one of them rock and roll or country artists and give him a gospel tune to sing and I'm done for. I'll leave you with a song that has some great personal meaning to me.


Now get back up to the top and click on that Linky List to see what other bloggers have to say. Oh, and Thank You Alex for moving me a little bit further out of my shell today.



36 comments:

  1. Nothing wrong with rock music! Wouldn't have guessed gospel. I learned something new today.
    Thanks for participating in my blogfest!

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  2. Whew! You had me worried for a sec.

    If you'd said you listen to gospel music and LIKED reading horror, that would have been one heckuva combination.

    Great choices!

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  3. This is the first blog where I've seen gospel music listed. You're right... you have got to feel something listening to that genre.

    I'm not much of a horror fan either.

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  4. Civi War non-fiction sounds like some heavy reading!

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  5. Oh yes. I love the soul and the message of gospel, but usually lean towards more contemporary rock Christian (Jars of Clay, Phil Keaggy, Third Day, Switchfoot, etc).

    I also loved the "holy carp"! ;^)

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  6. I listen to 70s music a lot. I LOVE old Chicago. Everything up until their sugary sweet 80s stuff. 25 or 6 to 4 is one of the greatest guitar riffs EVER!

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  7. haha, Beach Boys are great. My dad used to play oldies like that all the time when I was growing up.

    Allison (Geek Banter)

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  8. I agree Life is Beautiful is an incredible love story with so many layers. But I wouldn't be able to watch it again without a box of tissues. I was a weeping mess by the end... I don't listen to much gospel but I have to say, this clip is great and it's impossible to sit still while listening! (:

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  9. Life is Beautiful is a captivating and lovely film. And I really love that Paisley song you shared. :)

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  10. Here's a statistic for you: since the Civil War ended, one book on the topic has been published per day up to modern times. That's a lot of Civil War stuff!

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  11. Nothing guilty about loving old time rock. I listen to my share whenever I get a chance. :)

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  12. What a great idea to put in a YouTube trailer. Thanks! I love gospel too.

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  13. I don't think I've ever seen Life is Beautiful. Now I'm going to have to go check it out.

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  14. I was happy to see your blog on the Linky List! Props to Alex for motivating you.

    I am not a fan of the horror movies either, that's for sure. Gospel music, on the other hand, I love. Listen to it all the time. Especially CeCe Winans. She is one of my all time favoritie Gospel singers.

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  15. I don't like horror either. And I listen to some gospel once in a while. Great post!

    Thanks for visiting my blog. :)
    Participant #125

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  16. Interesting choices. Gospel music is the root music of a lot of blues songs. A lot of rock songs come from blues songs. It's all relevant.

    Visiting your blog as part of the Genre Blogfest!

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  17. These are some interesting choices. I can't say that I am a huge fan of gospel music, but I can definitely see the appeal.

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  18. I love that your favorite genre of music is gospel. I enjoy listening to some of the old spirituals... Great Day is a new one that I've recently heard.

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  19. Gospel ... first one for today. I must admit some gospel music is truly inspirational.

    Beach boys music is classic .... You can't thing of summer without them.

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  20. well, we matched on one! rock music :)
    only i dont think of it as a guilty pleasure but a staple lol

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  21. btw, thanks for reading white lies, FAE (hey thats a pretty good acronym for ur name lol)! glad u enoyed it and awesome u will review it...any review always much appreciated :))

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  22. Funny I was just thinking about Jan and Dean yesterday. In junior high I went through my Jan and Dean/Beach Boys phase and then the Beatles and other stuff started taking over. Spent many an hour listening to Jan and Dean.


    Lee
    A Faraway View

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  23. Good gospel music is uplifting :) And Jan and Dean, ah they did make my heart throb for a while.

    I agree with Jeremy; I like FAE for you, it sounds sweet.

    ......dhole

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  24. I like gospel, but more gospel rock, like Hillsong United, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot etc.

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  25. Rock music keeps me sane! Haha. You have fun and uplifting choices.

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  26. Book genre was my hardest one to pick. Had to go with what I've read the most of in the past ten years.

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  27. Hey! A Van Morrison shout-out! Very cool! I only recently added some of his stuff to my iPod, probably about a year ago or so. It's good stuff!
    As a horror writer, I don't really much care for the gore either. I just like the scares! Thanks for sharing.

    -Jimmy
    http://jamesgarciajr.blogspot.com/

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  28. Thanks everyone for your comments and especially your posts. This really was a fun Blogfest and I'm glad I participated.

    A special Thank You to Alex J. Cavanaugh for coming up with the idea and hosting it.

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  29. Did you ever see the movie 'KOYAANISQATSI'?

    ~ D-FensDogg
    'Loyal American Underground'

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  30. Hmmmm, good thing I didn't write it for you, would got 1 outta 4. Love Stories is a given ;)

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  31. What, are you giving me the Silent Treatment?

    ~ D-FensDogg
    'Loyal American Underground'

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  32. Really good point about anything historical having gore. Sad, isn't it? You're right about gospel music. Always stirring.

    My Genre Favorites & Guilty Pleasures

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  33. Great point about how gory real history is. I'm not a fan of any movie or book that is too bloody and scary.

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