Blake is a small, vile man. Among his nefarious interests and predilections are fine rums (he is the foremost proponent of a cocktail he has dubbed the Handsome Lady), film noir, vampire soap opera, Jules Dassin’s oeuvre, 007 flicks, L.A. and California history and culture, beers of German origin, beers of Belgian origin, beers of Southern California origin, Warren Zevon, Gram Parsons, Keith Richards, theremin music, Stax Records/other soul music, musicians from Georgia, Central American street foods, properly fried chicken, college football (gasp!), buffalo wings, brunettes, religious mythologies past and present, the future of print media, and the implementation of siestas in the United States. He thinks IMDb people who think Phantom of the Paradise is a clever satire of the music industry grossly overestimate Brian DePalma’s artistic abilities.