music, football, poker, functionless art, otherwise known as tolerated vandalism (TOP), shallow conversations with Lay-Z-Boy philosophers, laughing until it hurts, and crying until it's funny.
Tom
Deftones, Pantera, Tool, Candiria, Lamb of God, Soundgarden, PJ, Alice, Jamiroquai, Kaki King, Rage, Micheal Hedges, Helmet, Meshuggah, Crowbar, Beck, Taproot, NIN, Norah Jones (oddly enough), Nothingface, 7-dust, Dark New Day, Tom Petty, Refused, COC, Down, Clutch, Rush, SOAD, late Beatles, Self, Skrape, Machine Head, BLS, Verve Pipe, Zappa, Life of Agony, Type O Neg, John Mayer, Fugazi, Ben Harper, Police, STP, Beastie Boys, old Billy Joel, old Elton John, Supertramp, Diecast, Trivium, Megadeth (Rust in Peace), Metallica (Master of Puppets)...I guess I could've saved some names and just said "metal, and late seventies and early eighties pop.
Wes Anderson, Cohen brothers, Coppolla's Godfathers 1 and 2, Mike Judge, the first Friday, Star Wars catalog, most Spielberg, Singer's "The Usual Suspects"...I could sit here all day.
Animated shows mostly. The Simpsons, Futurama, Harvey Birdman-Attorney at Law, some Family Guy. I really liked Arrested Development...sucks that it got cancelled.
Since I got my English degree in '04, all I've read are non-fiction books on poker and religion. Three on poker (Sexton, Gordon, Helmuth) and one call Our Religions written by eight experts in their field of study.
Hunter Thompson, Terry Date (producer), Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, Abbott brothers (Pantera), Deuce McCallister (Saints), Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson, Dave Letterman, Jon Stewart (but not his live audiences), Billy Clinton (not his wife), Michael Hedges, Nikola Telsa, George Washington, and God.