Obligatory Year-End List

I'm 39 today. Here are 39 favorite things that I first encountered during my 39th year.

Music:
1. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker (Originally released in 2000)
2. Deerhoof, The Runners Four (2005)
3. Waylon Jennings & Willlie Nelson, Waylon & Willie (1978)
4. Clash, Sandinista (1980)
5. Peter Tosh, Equal Rights (1977)
6. Bonnie "Prince" Billie, Ease Down The Road (2001)
7. Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)
8. Medeski, Martin, & Wood, Combustication (1998)
9. Califone, Roomsound (2001)
10. Madeleine Peyroux, Careless Love (2004)

Books:
11. A Man With No Talents, Oyama Shiro (2005)
12. Oh The Glory Of It All, Sean Wilsey (2005)
13. Rogue River Journal, John Daniel (2005)
14. Tulia, Nate Blakeslee (2005)
15. Brutal Journey, Paul Schneider (2006)
16. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls (2005)
17. My Detachment, Tracy Kidder (2005)
18. The Tender Bar, J.R. Moehringer (2005)
19. The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell, Jonathan Crawford (2006)
20. The Golden Spruce, John Vaillant (2005)

Photography books:
21. 108 Portraits, Gus Van Sant (1992)
22. e, Masao Yamamoto (2006)
23. OK OK OK, Mike Slack (2006)
24. American Independents, Sally Eauclaire (1987)
25. Lucky Strikes, Toby Old (1995)
26. At the Beach, Ernest J Zarate (1999)
27. Rites of Fall, Geoff Winningham (1979)
28. Landscapes From the Middle of the World, Frank Gohlke (1988)
29. Life Below, Christophe Agou (2004)
30. Come Sunday, Thomas Roma (1996)

Films:
31. Junebug, Phil Morrison (2005)
32. The King of Kong, Seth Gordon (2007)
33. Delicatessan, M. Caro & J-P. Jeunet (1991)
34. United 93, Paul Greengrass (2006)
35. Borat, Larry Charles (2007)
36. Pan's Labyrinth, Gillermo del Toro (2006)
37. 49 Up, Michael Apted (2005)
38. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Dito Montiel (2006)
39. Art School Confidential, Terry Twigoff (2006)