LIVE MUSIC, travel to tropical islands, marginalizing neo-cons
Flamin' Oh's, Minibar, Randy Weeks, BoDeans, The Clash, Prince, Neighborhood Bullys, Eugene Edwards, Anne McCue, Beatles, (Beat) Farmers, Ben Vaughn, Cory Branan, Cracker, eastmountainsouth, Neil Finn, David Lindley, Lisa Germano, (old) REM, Dead Rock West, Garrison Starr, Martin Zellar, Gia Ciambotti, Mojo Monkeys, Mike Stinson, Kalai King, Heather Waters, Rich McCulley, Amy Farris, I See Hawks in LA, Jayhawks, John Prine, Kasey Chambers, Kristin Mooney, Lowen & Navarro, Kelly Fitzgerald, Lucinda Williams, Kelly Willis, Kip Boardman, Sarah Stanley, Mark Bransfield, the Mavericks, Nick Lowe, Old 97's, Patty Griffin, the Replacements, Shelby Lynne, Squeeze, Susan Cowsill, Tim Easton, Peter Himmelman, Christina Ortega, Cliff Wagner, Dafni, Jaimi Shuey
The Shawshank Redemption, It's a Wonderful Life (pretty much any Capra film), Blazing Saddles, That Thing You Do!, Purple Rain, There's Something About Mary, Best in Show, Head Office, Once
My Name Is Earl, Real Time With Bill Maher, Pushing Daisies, The Office, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, Ugly Betty, Family Guy, The Riches
Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond, A People's History of the United States (1492 - Present) - Howard Zinn
Joe Strummer, Ralph Nader (before 2000)