Absurdity and music.
Unfortunately, most of the people I've ever wished to meet have passed on. Anyone living that I'd love to meet...I wouldn't know what to say to them. I would probably shake their hand, stammer out a "Hi.", make some sort of confused strangled noise, and then run away. I met a backup musician once years ago who was/is connected with kd lang. We had a nice conversation. Once I found out who he was, then I got all stupid. Hrumph.
kd lang, Beatles, B-52's, Yoko Ono (not kidding), Luka Bloom, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jonathan and Darlene Edwards (oh yeah), REM, Partridge Family (still not kidding), Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Holly, Fifth Dimension, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Crosby Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell, Pretenders, Eurythmics, Monkees, Bigger than Boise........
Blake Edwards' "SOB", The original 1963 "Time Machine", Aliens, Holy Grail, The Loved One, 1968 "Planet of the Apes", Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Coal Miner's Daughter, Victor/Victoria, the Buddy Holly Story, Contact, Thelma and Louise, Hard Days Night, Galaxy Quest, Sling Blade, any movie with Charlie Holliday in it (Ed Wood, Kindergarden Cop, etc.)
Monty Python, Green Acres, Addams Family, Batman, Brady Bunch, Myth Busters, Survivor, Top Chef, any Discovery/TLC/History channel shows about ancient Egypt......
anything by Larry Niven, biographies/autobiographies of select musicians and actors
Earlene the spoon player.