My first album was a cassette and it was the soundtrack to Cocktail. I think that’s a little embarrassing. I struggle more with the fact that my favorite song from the soundtrack was “Kokomo.” That said, at least it wasn’t” Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”
Concert
So my love of “Kokomo” might stem from having seen the Beach Boys perform live countless times growing up. They played annually at a Cincinnati Reds game and I know I went many consecutive years and loved it.
(Favorite) Movie
I’m not sure what my first favorite movie was. We didn’t have a ton o movies around the house growing up. I really liked Babes in Toyland, which I watched on repeat and featured stars like Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves and Richard Mulligan. (Don’t let that line-up fool you into thinking it’s a fabulous movie.) I had short stints of obsession each time a new Disney movie came out because I was very cool in high school. But the movie I latched onto the most, I think, was Labyrinth. I stand by that one. The special effects are horrible but the movie is wonderful and the soundtrack, which I own, isn’t bad either!
Celebrity Crush
Growing up I watched a lot of re-runs on Nick at Nite. There’s a chance that I had a crush on a character from one of those shows. (The oldest son on My Three Sons was a looker.) I believe my first real celebrity crush would have been Kirk Cameron while he was on Growing Pains.
Collection
My coin collection started with Kennedy half dollars. Each summer my family would attend Schützenfest, a german festival hosted by a local Germanic society called the Kolping. My memory of those festivals is that whenever you spent money, a nice old man would give you your change and it would be a Kennedy half dollar and that made the festival awesome. My dad was encouraging when I wanted to start a coin collection, helping me get a book to learn more about coins and little cases in which to store the coins. I still have the collection. And it’s worth about $10 in Kennedy half dollars. The Canadian nickels I held so dear weren’t the money-makers I assumed.
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