Mischief, mayhem, ruckus and horseplay. Music, music, music. Live music, dancing, drawing, painting, creating art, DIY, fashion, unusual footwear, baking, extreme cake decorating, indie films, Film Noir, juggling, hiking, traveling, foreign languages, psychology, religion, different cultures, good food, sushi, bourbon, sherry, brie, coffee, home decor, modern furniture, numbers, colors, patterns, fractals, frogs.
Aaron Freeman Miranda July Margaret Braun, Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits
Alpinestars, Air, America, Herb Alpert, Autolux, John Barry, Chet Baker, Burt Bacharach, Butter 08, Chomsky, Concretes, The Crimea, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, The Faint, Frou Frou, Astrud Gilberto, Grand National, The Jars, Jurassic 5, Kissinger, Komeda, Lemon Jelly, Lovage, Henry Mancini, Manu Chao, Dean Martin, Mermen, Mr. Scruff, My Morning Jacket, Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, Ennio Morricone, Puffy Amiyumi, Mark Rae, Royksopp, Rockland Eagles, Lalo Schifrin, Spoon, Stereo Total, Stereolab, Swayzak, Tahiti 80, Timo Maas, Ulrich Schnauss, Ween, Mike Watt, Tom Waits, Zero 7
Donnie Darko!, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Freeway, American Psycho, True Romance, Down By Law, Mystery Train, (all Jim Jarmusch/Robby Muller projects), Run Lola Run, Bridge on the River Kwai, Gone w/ the Wind, The Pianist, Walk the Line, Lost in Translation, Office Space, Flirting w/Disaster, Snatch, Lock, Stock, etc., The Italian Job (1969).
I don't have much time for TV, but when I do I watch: Curb Your Enthusiasm, 24, Scrubs, Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, Inside the Actors Studio, Family Feud, Project Runway, Bravo, IFC, AMC, and of course, GSN Get ready to match the stars! ..
Mostly nonfiction, but I love Kurt Vonnegut. Other faves and recent reads: Ishmael, To Reign in Hell, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Sophie's World, Neverwhere, Pattern Recognition, and The Last Byline by Rip Rense.
These aren't exactly heroes, but they're people I admire: Margaret Braun, Todd Schorr, Mark Ryden, Rip Rense and Bobby's friend, Mike Rendon. Oh hell, and Bobby too.