1. KCRW World Music Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl
2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz
3. Bacon^W
4. “September,” Earth, Wind & Fire
5. Stay With Me, Lorraine Ellison
6. “Post-screening kumquatinis, lobster rolls and french fries at the Hungry Cat in Hollywood”
7. “Good Luck,” Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula
8. “Damn Your Eyes,” Etta James
9. McConnell’s Turkish Coffee ice cream
10. The Big Picture

“Very hard to cut this list to ten!”