This should be easy, right? I mean who knows more about what I like the best than me? So, I sat down to answer a FPQ post with my own response. But favorites I find to be a little hard. Bear with me and I will try to narrow down my likes to just a few for this list. Fandango asks…
Let’s have some fun this week. Or what I hope you’ll think is fun. My question is simple. It’s all about favorites. If you were asked to name your absolute favorite in each of the following categories, what would they be:
- Song
- Musical artist or group
- Book
- Author
- Movie
- Television show
- Movie or TV actor (male & female)
- Stage play or musical
- Live concert
Remember, I’m looking for your all-time favorite in each of these categories.
I have to say, even though the marriage ended “You Made It Beautiful” by The Oak Ridge Boys was our first dance song and holds a special place in my heart. But there are two others. I wrote some lyrics a friend put music to and sang. That CD is so special. My all-time favorite though, for more than thirty-five years, is a song by a regional band who I would go see play in my late teens and twenties. The song is “Too Old To Cry” and sadly it does bring tears on occasion. The writer and lead singer has lost a fight with cancer so I will never hear the song performed in an auditorium like I have always dreamed. But Tasty Nickel will never die in my heart!
No band can ever knock Queen out of my number one place in my list… I don’t think anyway.
So many good books out there. The first one that really had a physical reaction from was No Language But A Cry about a girl horribly abused by her father who could not speak for many years. I cried too. The Xanth series is just good fun. But the one book I really remember being drawn into and hard to put down lately was Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. And a friend or two have had books published… those are very special too.
Consistently the author that draws me in and keeps me entertained and on the edge of my seat would be Dean Koontz.
Here again there are so many. Short and sweet answer… The Color Purple.
I have a few series collections on DVD and watch them from time to time. I would have to say though the one that had the best laughs, drama and powerful messages was M*A*S*H.
I don’t have to think too hard for the actor… Robin Williams. He could do comedy so well, but also did some great dramas… his One Hour Photo character gave me the shivers. As for the actress, this one is harder. It is kind of a toss up between a half dozen women. I will just randomly pick… Sally Field. Once again, a comedy and drama range. I will never forget her Norma Rae performance.
I have had to pleasure to see a few shows live – Wicked, Cats, Rent, Hamilton… if I have to pick just one it would be Wicked – costumes, music and performances were all top rate.
Who can narrow down live concerts to just one favorite? I have the concert I went up on stage during, the once in a lifetime Farm Aid all day concert, seeing a Beatle live – Paul McCartney. If I have to be honest, the one that stands out the most is the one where we saw the Oak Ridge Boys from the front row, and I spent half the show “flirting” with the guitarist Steve… he handed me his stage towel after the show. That was a lot of fun!
If you made it to the end of my rambling and are still here thanks for reading! Sorry this is late posting for the prompt, but as usual I am behind on my reading. Thanks for the fun and challenging questions Fandango!
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Written for Fandango’s Provocative Question (FPQ) #188
Leigha Robbins 