Blogs j'adore: Dooder City

For (technically) the second installment of Blogs j'adore, I've decided to spotlight my favorite blogger from the Big Apple: Deana of Dooder City. Often gracing us with tales of her life in the big city, each day Deana basically sums up my taste with a simple handful of photos. She's obsessed with Jimmy Page, loves Pink Floyd, and digs the Allman Brothers... Need I say more? I'll let her divine answers do the talking. P.S. She emailed me a few days after I received her finished questionnaire, and asked if it was too late to add Levon Helm as a crush. (Me being the lazy, albeit busy, person that I am received this email about a week ago -- despite promising her it'd be up within a day or two. Sorry!) Of course not, it's never too late to add Levon Helm as a crush. Loving Levon Helm is great, and loving Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson at the same time is even greater. Anyway, here's your peek into Dooder City!

Name: Deana

Blog: Dooder City

Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Occupation: Dreamer

What to expect upon viewing your blog: Nostalgia

Three favorite artists that started their recording career before 1980: Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin

Three favorite artists that are actively recording: Radiohead, Phonograph, Yo La Tengo

Five favorite songs of the moment, any era (Title, artist, album, and year of release): Daylight – Aesop Rock, Labor Days, 2001; Teen Age Riot – Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation, 1988; That’s Us/ Wild Combination – Arthur Russell; Freedom of '76 - Ween, Chocolate and Cheese, 1994; 49 Bye-Byes - Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills & Nash, 1969.

Five favorite albums of all time, off the cuff (Album, artist, year of release): Meddle - Pink Floyd, 1971; Déjà Vu - Crosby Stills Nash & Young, 1970; Amnesiac - Radiohead, 2001; Chocolate and Cheese - Ween, 1994; Old and in the Way - Old and in the Way, 1975.

Five favorite films of all time (Title, director, year of release): Singles, Cameron Crowe, 1992; The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese, 1978; The Muppets Take Manhattan, Frank Oz, 1984; Scrooged, Richard Donner, 1988; Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater, 1993.

Three favorite books of all time (Title, author, year of release): Living with The Dead - Rock Scully, 1995; The Iceman Cometh - Eugene O’Neill; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut, 1965; The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton, 1967; Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein, 1974.

Top two female style icons: Michelle Phillips & Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan (I want the jacket she wears in it with the pyramid on it)

Number one male style icon: Pigpen of The Grateful Dead

Top five crushes of all time, off the cuff: Jimmy Page, Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo and Juliet, David Gilmour, Jeff Buckley, Levon Helm

One deceased person you'd love to have a drink with: Jerry Garcia or Allen Ginsberg (can Allen just happen to be there with Jerry when I arrive?)

That person in three words: Rest in Peace

Last album you listened to in it's entirety (Title, artist, year of release): Blue Train – John Coltrane, 1957.

Favorite quote: “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap” – Dolly Parton

Favorite blog you'd like to share with the world: Freewilliamsburg.com

If you could offer a piece of advice to everyone in the world, what would you say? Just love even though it sometimes hurts and is hard, it’s the bravest thing in the world you can do.