Lisa's Web World--About Me!


First of all, I am a member of the H.R. Pufnstuf generation... I was born in 1963, graduated from high school in 1981, and graduated from college in 1985. I was 7 months old when President Kennedy was assassinated...6 years old when Man first walked on the moon...14 years old when Elvis Presley died...and 17 years old when President Reagan was shot. I spent my childhood in the 60s, my teen years in the 70s and my young adulthood in the 80s. MTV didn't exist until I was old enough to vote. (yes, there was life before music videos!) I grew up (and still live) in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, USA. My interests include singing, drawing, silent movies and the fun side of history (music, fashion, etc.) Still curious? Here is a profile of me and my site from 2000, when it was featured on About.com. My site was still new, and was much smaller than it is today! *"Oh my God, I'm over forty!"* other people born in 1963: Conan O'Brien Michael Jordan Helen Hunt Julian Lennon Mark McGwire Charles Barkley Mike Myers John Stamos Whitney Houston Andrea McArdle Lisa Kudrow Brad Pitt George Michael Vanessa Williams Class Of '63 *my favorite movies* are:** The Wizard of Oz (1939) Wuthering Heights (1939) Singing in the Rain (1952) Blazing Saddles (1974) Somewhere in Time (1980) Gone With the Wind (1939) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Ladyhawke (1985) Midnight Cowboy (1969) Superman (1978) Sixteen Candles (1984) Arthur (1981) Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) Paper Moon (1973) A Christmas Story (1983) my favorite actor: -------Dustin Hoffman total babe? -------Justin Hayward my favorite silent movie star: -------Buster Keaton	Lisa in the 60s
old things that I think are cool If you've been to my Nostalgia Cafe, then you know I spend a lot of time dealing with the past! Here are some retro things that interest me: -Jack Benny old-time radio shows -radio & recording technology of the past -retro Christmas -old motels, restaurants & gas stations -retro fashion -old amusement parks & recreational travel -silent movies my favorite TV shows: I've never been much of a TV watcher, but there are some shows that I really enjoy and will actually watch on purpose. Some of them are... Fawlty Towers Whose Line Is It Anyway? Doctor Who WKRP In Cincinnati The Carol Burnett Show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (the Joel Hodgson years) The Monkees Remember WENN Lovejoy The Odd Couple Blake's 7 The Match Game (circa 1974) Columbo The Beverly Hillbillies Laugh-In Rocky & Bullwinkle Green Acres The Lawrence Welk Show (no apologies!) Sealab 2021 South Park
70s stuff I still have: -my mood ring -some plastic 45 rpm record adaptors -some macrame & seashell jewelry -a "Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart" album -a record player to play it on -many WLS Radio Surveys (from Robert Hall Village!) what era in the past would I most like to visit (or revisit?) Hmmm...a tough one. I have always been fascinated by the 1960s, and would love to experience that decade as a teenager or adult. Lately, though, I'm developing quite a fondness for the 1970s, polyester shirts and all! I find the period of 1900-1919 interesting, too. *some of my favorite songs* are:** "I Melt With You" (Modern English, 1982) "Steppin' Out" (Joe Jackson, 1982) "Forever Autumn" (Justin Hayward, 1978, xxxxxfrom Jeff Wayne's album xxxxxThe War of the Worlds) "Eye In The Sky" (Alan Parsons Project, 1982) "Your Wildest Dreams" (Moody Blues, 1986) "Same Old Lang Syne" (Dan Fogelberg, 1980) "Taxi" (Harry Chapin, 1972) "Song For A Winter's Night" (Gordon Lightfoot, 1968) "For My Lady" (Moody Blues, 1972) "Broken Dream" (Justin Hayward, 1996) (you can hear lots of my favorite songs in MIDI format at my Midi Jukebox page)	Lisa in the 70s (1977 to be exact)
**The Brady Bunch or The Partridge Family? xxxxx--The Partridge Family The Munsters or The Addams Family?** xxxxx--The Munsters Bo or Luke? xxxxx--the blonde one :-) **Mike, Vyvyan, Rik or Neil? xxxxx --Rik Jeannie or Samantha? xxxxx--Jeannie some of my favorite musicians are: The Moody Blues Barry Manilow Blondie Nat "King" Cole -- timeless! ABBA Air Supply Gordon Lightfoot The Go Go's Simon & Garfunkel Alan Parsons Project my favorite musicals are:** Les Miserables The Phantom of the Opera The Music Man Finian's Rainbow Oliver! A Chorus Line Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat	Lisa in the 80s
favorite Monkee? xxxxx--Micky *my favorite music videos* are: "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) "Rio" (Duran Duran, 1983) "No More Lies" (Moody Blues, 1988) Alan, J.J., Nina, Mark or Martha? xxxxx--neither, I didn't get MTV until 1992 :( my favorite artists are:** Thomas Kinkade Maxfield Parrish Norman Rockwell