That's Colonel, to you.
Benjamin Franklin.
The Beatles, The Stones, U2, Sinatra, Dylan, Petty, Cash, Pickett and Charlie Parker. Plus there's Sam & Dave, Peter Gabriel, Muddy Waters, No Doubt, Tori Amos, R.E.M., Alanis Morrissette, Gorillaz, John Lee Hooker, Fiona Apple, Gnarls Barkley, KT Tunstall, Miles Davis, Franz Ferdinand, Tina Turner, David Holmes, Tony Bennett, Velvet Underground, Huey Lewis, B.B. King, Propellerheads, Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Luther Allison, and Booker T. Plus Van Halen and Nirvana and Kid Rock and Stevie Wonder and Rage Against the Machine. A little BTO and a little OMD. Two whole songs from Tone-Loc. Dash of Missy Elliott, N.W.A., and Ms. Britney Spears (pre-Cukoo's Nest).
The classic texts include: CASABLANCA, THE MALTESE FALCON, THE GODFATHER, A FISH CALLED WANDA. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. STAR WARS. REAR WINDOW. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. TOUCH OF EVIL. AIRPLANE. THE THIRD MAN. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. NORTH BY NORTHWEST. FARGO. MATCH POINT, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, FIGHT CLUB, PULP FICTION, WONDER BOYS, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
THE SHIELD, MAD MEN, LOST, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, 30 ROCK, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN, LOCKUP, THE LATE SHOW and THE DAILY SHOW. Sampling TORCHWOOD, and about to try on for the first time: THE WIRE. Looking forward to new episodes of DEXTER and THE UNIT.
I ain't got no time for book learnin'.
I've had the good fortune of working for some of my heroes -- and I've met new heroes in the last few months. Looking forward to meeting more.