Music and Music Composition, Piano Music, Mallet Percussion, Marimba, Late 19th Century - Romantic Period, Baroque, Impressionism, 20th Century Composers, Jazz, R&B, Rock, Blues, European Folk Music of Many Genres, Electronic - Experimental
Medical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Ballistics, Forensic Sciences, Trace Evidence, Forensic Pathology, Astronomy/Space Exploration,
Environmental Issues and the Preservation of Delicate Habitats/Wetlands,
Political Issues, JFK Assassination,
Fitness/Running,
Museums Paintings and Visual Art,
Hiking Backpacking, Archaeologic Expeditions,
Film & Movies, Drama, Comedy, Independant
Open lands and the great outdoors and loads more
A brave woman who wants to share time and the important things in life with me.
Composers, Musicians, Visionaries and Revolutionaries. Other creative, environmentally conscious, politically aware and otherwise stimulating people.
Music & the fine arts and most true sciences move me the deepest,
closely followed by getting to know those who are skilled at identifying and becoming active against: political corruption, pay to play, environmentally unconcerned businesses/lobbyists, ignorant politicians, oblivious/apathetic individuals and the like. If you'd like to make a difference, start by paying attention to the real issues and applying the time or expertise you have to offer.
Piano Music, late 19th Century Composers, some 20th Century Composers, Jazz in several genres, R&B, some rock and roll, various European Indigenous Folk Music and a whole lot more ..
Many .. ask me
A virtual wasteland excluding some programming from the Discovery Channel, History Channel, Science Channel, Old Film Classics and the Sundance Channel.
The list would break this thing .... ask me instead
I won't concede to labeling anyone a "hero" except for my amazing Mom and Dad.
However I would credit certain notable's as influences in my life in one way or another and/or whom I hold in high regard (aside from my family and in no particular order):
Frederic Chopin, Ludwig von Beethoven, Bela Bartok, Serge Rachmaninoff, J. S. Bach, Joan of Arc, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Jim Garrison, William Wallace, Che Guevara, Indira Gandhi, Robert Oppenheimer, Peter Sellers, Leonardo Da Vinci, Andreas Vesalius, Johannes Kepler, Dian Fossey, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Sitting Bull, Carl Sagan, Marie Curie, Keith Emerson, Humphrey Bogart, Antonio Vivaldi and yes on occasion Atilla the Hun.