Music of all varieties (as long as it's good), skateboarding, cooking and food in general,art, and living with style and grace.
Motorhome, Hightower, The Letdowns, Empire State Troopers, The Figgs, S.T.R.E.E.T.S., Black Furies, Ween, Slayer, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, Jesus Lizard, Dave Brubeck, Mozart, Bach, David Allan Coe, Willie Nelson, The Cardigans,Gang Starr, Descendents, Anthrax, Dinosaur Jr., Husker Du, Motorhead, Hank Williams III...as long as it's good, I like it.
The Jerk, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-Wee, The Lonely Guy, Purple Rain, Wild Style, The Princess Bride, Office Space, Revenge Of The Nerds, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Lost In Translation, Being John Malkovich...
my son Reid Joseph Derrick, who will undoubtedly amaze me with his awesomeness again and again, and my heroic, dedicated, resilient, and jaw-droppingly beautiful wife Lisa.