The Society for Creative Anachronism, armored combat, living history, illustration, graphic design, Judaism, comic books, fine art, European & Japanese art history, 19th & 20th century fantasy art, costuming, Objectivism, medieval history (esp. Scottish, Norse, & Hebrew), religion, old west lore, angelology & demonology, jets & aircraft, architecture, travel, ethnic foods (sushi, Mexican, Indian, Medit., Ethiopian, haggis), hot tea, cooking, Scotch whiskey, a good cigar, red hair, dirty martinis, Greek & Norse mythology, werewolves, tattoos, Korean martial arts, the only professional sport I like--hockey, and the impossible attempt to be lazy. Then there are my disturbing fascinations with murder ballads, zombies, and the Cthulhu Mythos. And cheese. Go figure.
Artists: Albrecht Durer, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Bosch, Hans Holbein the Younger, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Goya, William Blake, the Symbolists, the Pre-Raphaelites, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Felician Rops, Alfons Mucha, Aubrey Beardsley, Ivan Bilibin, the Surrealists, Leonore Fini, H.R. Giger, Michael Parks, Ruth Thompson, Sandy Skogland, Derek Riggs, Tom Otterness, Robert Gould, Nick Gaetano, Charles Vess, Mari Escobar, Terry Moore, Goerge Perez, Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell, John Byrne, Adam Warren, Jeff Moy, Phil Foglio
Well hell, if I could meet anyone it would be Albrect Durer, but he's been dust for several centuries. Ayn Rand is dead too, damn it. Alright then, Alyson Hannigan. But as for mere mortals...as long as you aren't a bigot or a total wanker...you're OK with me.
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Musicians & Bands: Manilla Road, Blue Oyster Cult, The Police, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Iron Maiden, Voltaire, Tori Amos, Metallica, 16 Horsepower, The Dresden Dolls, Woven Hand, VNV Nation, Sting, Johnny Cash, Rush, Seabound, Type O Negative, Matisyahu, Amon Amarth, Nightwish, Violent Femmes, Lacuna Coil, Lloyd Cole, Placebo, Sinatra, Primus, Jane Siberry, Moonspell, Air, Marillion, Coil, Harry Chapin, Danzig, Claddagh Ring, Shivaree, Tangerine Dream, Siouxie and the Banshees, Eminem, The Kingston Trio, Peter Gabriel, Joanie Mitchell, The CrüxShadows, Fish, Pet Shop Boys, Covenant, The Misfits, Shane MacGowan, Dead Can Dance, Hawkwind, Frank Zappa, Mozart, Seven Nations, David Bowie, Elvis, Bella Morte, Queen, Alice Cooper, Darling Violetta, Steeleye Span, Alan Parsons Project, The Damned, Roxy Music, Kate Bush, Queensr..che, Vince Giraldi, Tyr, A.L Webber's Phantom of the Opera, System of a Down, Nora Jones, Nina Hagen, Bollywood music. Al Stewart, Silly Wizard, Mesh, Stevie Wonder, Bizet, Gojira, Theater of Tragedy, Gustav Holst, Scottish battle songs and bagpipe music
Comedians: George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Ron White, Benny Hill, Monty Python
300, Hellraiser, Lord of the Rings, The Boondock Saints, Last Temptation of Christ, Star Wars, Highlander, Ladyhawke, Last of the Mohicans, The Lion in Winter, Stardust, Cold Mountain, A Man for All Seasons, Serenity, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Big Hit, Shawn of the Dead, Conan the Barbarian, Interview with the Vammpire, Just Visiting, Fight Club, Secretary, Beetlejuice, Batman Begins, North by Northwest, Phantom of the Opera, Nightbreed, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hellboy, Rob Roy, Sleepy Hollow, The Vikings, Superman Returns, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Donnie Darko, Beowulf and Grendel, The Fifth Element, The Hebrew Hammer, Unbreakable, Dangerous Beauty, Moulin Rouge, The Sixth Sense, Krull, Godzilla movies, Rat Race, Equilibrium, The Crow, Velvet Goldmine, The Specials, 28 Days Later, Kenneth Branaugh's Hamlet, The Village, This is Spinal Tap, Dogma, Henry V, Constantine, The Quiet Man, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, My Blue Heaven, The Hitcher (the original, thank you), Dune, Big Trouble in Little China, From Hell, Clash of the Titans, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Silence of the Lambs, Demolition Man, Heavy Metal, Westerns
Directors: Tim Burton, Kevin Smith, Joss Whedon, Ridley Scott, Richard Donner, Chris Nolan, M. Night Shyamalan, John Carpenter, Terry Gilliam, Guillermo del Toro, Sam Raimi, Kenneth Braunagh, Peter Jackson, Luc Besson, Baz Luhrmann
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Tim Curry, Robert Duvall, Jodie Foster, Rufus Sewell, Alan Rickman, Cary Grant, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branaugh, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Mandy Patankin, Maureen O'Hara, Oliver Platt, Geoffrey Rush, Alyson Hannigan, Christian Bale, Simon Pegg, Jena Malone, Harvey Keitel, Edward Norton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Tilda Swinton, Christina Ricci, Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Campbell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Danial Day-Lewis, Ron Perlman, Liam Neeson, Gerard Butler, John Rys Davies, Minnie Driver, Anthony Hopkins, Charlton Heston, Wes Studi, Rachel Weisz, Julianne Moore, James Spader, Bruce Willis
Currently: Doctor Who, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros.
Old/Ended: The Dresden Files (bastards!), classic Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, classic Battlestar Galactica, Farscape, Star Trek, Dead Like Me, Night Court, The Kindred, Battle of the Planets, The Addams Family, H2G2, The Gong Show, The Muppet Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Young Ones, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Benny Hill, the Saturday Morning Cartoons I watched as a kid
Currently Reading: "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft
The Torah. "Atlas Shrugged", "The Fountainhead", & "Anthem" by Ayn Rand, "World War Z" by Max Brooks, the "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon, "The Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher, "Shogun" & "King Rat" by James Clavell, "Souther Vampire Series" by Charlaine Harris, Neil Gaiman, Robert A. Heinlein, H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, J.R.R. Tolkien, Clive Barker, Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion books, Tanith Lee, Fritz Leiber, "Bio of a Space Tyrant" and "Incarnations of Immortality" by Piers Anthony, Harry Harrison, Douglas Adams, early Anne Rice, "Harry Potter and the..." by JK Rowling (duh), Dragonlance "Chronicles" and "Legends" Trilogies & "The Rose of the Prophet" & "Death Gate Cycle" all by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hicksman, "Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers" by Maragaret George, "Dune" by Frank Hurbert, Brian Lumley, "Henry V" and Hamlet" by Bill Shakespeare, "Old Man and the Sea" by Ernie Hemingway, Poe, studies and discussions of Judaism, medieval history, art history, "Riahd" stories written by my wife...
Comics: Strangers in Paradise, Poison Elves, Age of Bronze, The Sandman, Hellboy, Gods of Asgard, Gearhead, Girl Genius, Elric comic adaptation (particularly by P. Craig Russell), Utopiates, Concrete, Marshal Law, Heart of Empire, The Extremist, Elfquest, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Damned, Castle Waiting, Preacher, Uncanny X-Men (Claremont era), Excaliber (Claremont+Davis era), Captain Britain, Boris the Bear, Legion of Super-Heroes, The Tick, Goddess, Micronaughts, Laser-Eraser & Pressbutton, Justice Machine, The New Teen Titans, Judge Dredd, All-Star Squadron, The Watchmen, Alien Legion, Eastman & Laird's TMNT, Dawn, Heavy Metal, EC comics
Call them influences or those I respect, or call them my heroes...
Whatever Scot long ago stole whiskey from the Irish and perfected Scotch
Artists: Albrecht Dürer, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Writers: Ayn Rand, Neil Gaiman
Comic Creators: P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, Terry Moore, Drew Hayes
Warriors: Sir William Marshal, Duke Sir William Vatavia
Chhristopher Reeve and... GODZILLA!