Rich Asks Rich
by Rich Mullins
From Release Extra 1994
What I miss most about childhood: Taking a bath, putting on my pajamas, eating a bowl of cereal while watching one last television show before havint go to bed.
What I want to do when I'm ninety: Taking a bath, putting on my pajamas, eating a bowl of cereal while watching one last television show before havint go to bed.
If I could change one verse in the Bible: "Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherswise I may have too much and disown you and say who is the Lord, or I may become poor and steal and so dishonor the name of my God" to "If I'm going to be vain at least let me be good-looking. If I can't be good looking, then make me not vain."
Think I like most about being in a hotel room: You always have clean sheets and never have to make your bed.
Thing I like least about being in a hotel room: Trying to figure out how to set the alarm clock.
The conversation I most remember hating with my parents and most dread ever having with my kids: Where are you going? Out. When will you be back? Later. Who will you be with? Friends
Recent Reads
Poetics (Igor Stravinskly)
Splendor of Truth (JPII)
The Message (Eugene Peterson)
The Wind and the Wheat (Reed Arvin)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Currently Listening To
Soundtrack to Geronimo
The Juliet Letters Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet
Favorite Rich Mullins Song
"Elijah"
Favorite Remake
Elmer Fudd signing Bruce Springsteen's "Fire"
Foods
Mom's Hot Milk Cake,
Aunt Fern's Outmeal Cookies,
Willie's Rellanos,
Vanilla Ice Cream, and
Nancy's #8 at the Artichoke (Wichita)
TV Shows
Late Show with David Letterman
Color
It all depends. Jeans should be blue. Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose as James Taylor sang.
Cities
In the midwest: Chicago; In the U.S: New York; Favorite City I've Ever Lived In: Cincinnati, Ohio; In Europe:Seville, Spain and Strassburg, France; in Canada: Vancouver, B.C.
Cities
In the midwest: Chicago;
In the U.S: New York;
Favorite City I've Ever Lived In: Cincinnati, Ohio;
In Europe:Seville, Spain and Strassburg, France;
In Canada: Vancouver, B.C.
All Time Favorite Albums
1. Let It Be (The Beatles)
2. Tea for the Tillerman (Cat Stevens)
3. Stephen Stills (Stephen Stills)
4. The Chieftan Celebration (The Chieftans)
5. Soundtrack to Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Stephen Sondheim)
6. The Mission Soundtrack (Ennio Morricone)
7. Saved (Bob Dylan)
8. Strength to Strength (Peter Himmelman)
9. Tribal Opera (ideola - Mark Heard)
10. One Man Dog (James Taylor)
All Time Favorite Books
1. Orthodoxy (G.K. Chesterton)
2. Once and Future King (T.H. White)
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
4. The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint Exupery)
5. A Death in the Family (James Agee)
6. The Life of Christ (Bishop Fulton Sheen)
7. Confessions (St. Augustine)
8. A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
9. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
10. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
All Time Favorite Movies
1. Dances with Wolves
2. Star Wars Trilogy
3. The Mission
4. Brother Sun, Sister Moon
5. Harold and Maude
6. Silverado
7. Lonesome Dove
8. Mass Appeal
9. Breaking Away
10. Amadeus
11. The Name of the Rose
Favorite Bible Verse
Isaiah 40
Pets
Bear, a golden retriever
Person You'd Most Like to Meet
St. Francis of Assisi
Hidden Talent
I can pop my hips out of joint
Things you can't do to save your life
I can't work a calculator or balance a check book, so I don't have a check book or a calculator cause it's way too hard.
Best gift you've ever received
The Bird Feeder and Bird Watching book from my parents.
Best Advice You've Ever Been Given
From my dad, "If you can live without her, do."
Favorite Classic TV Show
Bonanza. My parents wouldn't let me watch it 'cause it was on too late, but I'd sneak out and lay at the top of the stairs and listen. They finally gave in - I was way strong-willed.
Favorite TV Event
When the Bulls finally won... it was way cool.
Guilty Pleasure
I actually like Wilson Phillips and I like to turn left when the sign says you're not allowed to and I also like to drive way too fast.
Most memorable meeting
Having Phil Keaggy introduce me to Mark "Grand Funk Railroad" Farner.
Cartoon Character that reminds you of you
Elmer Fudd -- way too much.
Best way to make you laugh
You go first.
Word or phrase you most over use
Way. I say it way too much.
Question no one has ever asked you
Do you hate being nominated for Dove AWards that you will never win?
Do you?
No.
