6.  BEEFHEART ALBUMS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:
 
 SAFE AS MILK : _______________________6
 MIRROR MAN : ______________________ 10
 STRICTLY PERSONAL :  ________________3
 TROUT MASK REPLICA :  ______________ 1
 LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY :  _________ 5
 SPOTLIGHT KID :_____________________ _4
 CLEAR SPOT :  ________________________2
 UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED :   __11
 BLUE JEANS & MOONBEAMS :  ________12
 SHINY BEAST :   _ _____________________8
 DOC AT THE RADAR STATION :   _______ 7
 ICE CREAM FOR CROW : ____________ __9
 
 7. TOP 10 OTHER ACTS:
 
 In no particular order and far from definitive

 1. Bob Dylan
 2. the Kinks
 3. the Grateful Dead
 4. the Who
 5. Elvis Costello
 6. the Rolling Stones
 7. the Byrds
 8. Van Morrison
 9. Charlie Rich
 10.Lou Reed/Velvet Underground

 10. NUMBER OF BEEFHEART  GIGS SEEN,  AND WHICH YEARS:
 One Decals era concert and one Shiny Beast era club gig.

 11. ART SHOWS VISITED:
 none

 12. ANY CONTACT WITH DON?:
 no

 13. MUSICAL ABILITY / TRAINING: .
 I've played guitar since 1964.  I also picked up drums, bass, some keyboards.  All my training comes from listening to records.

14. ANY OTHER INFO YOU WISH TO ADD?
Perhaps I should brag that I was smart enough to buy Lick my Decals Off, Baby wen it was briefly available on CD.
 I also have all the other Beefheat records on CD (except the Mercury albums) plus the Grow Fins box.