Twelve Well Known Facts About Mark Johnson

Loves Phil Spector's and Brian Eno's music.

A Favorite Album: Beach Boys Today (Beach Boys)

Two 2nd Favorite Albums: Astral Weeks (Van Morrison)
Love Forever Changes (Love)

Three Favorite Songs: Madame George (Van Morrison), 
Spanish Harlem (Ben E. King), If It's Really Gotta Be That Way (Arthur Alexander)

A Favorite Writer: Knut Hamsun

Five Favorite Movies: Birdie, Brief Encounter, 'original' King Kong,
King of Comedy, The Swimmer

Favorite Place on Earth: Coney Island, Circa 1960

Four Favorite Recording Artists: Bjork, Buddy Holly,
Michael Hurley, Elvis Presley

Favorite Song by a Friend: Losing True by Maggie Roche

Three Favorite Dean Stockwell Films: The Langoliers,
Blue Velvet, The Boy With the Green Hair

Four Favorite Beatle Recordings: Yes It Is, Things We Said Today,
All My Lovin, All I've Got To Do

Two Favorite Dylan Songs: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol,
I'll Keep It With Mine

Mark and Marianne Faithful at Penny Arcade's "Bitch, Dyke, Faghag, Whore" after show party; NY City, 1996. Photo by Eric T Michealson

Original "wild alligator" drawing by Paul Presti for "Mark Johnson And The Wild Alligators."