I'd like to meet:
Music:
smashing pumpkins, al green, janis joplin, dresdon dolls, stone temple pilots, iggy pop, david bowie, sublime, sly and the family stone, the smiths, lucksmiths, soul coughing, rolling stones, jon brion, woody allen's rag time band, the chi-lites, eric clapton, jimi hendrix, csn+y, glenn miller, joe cocker, the trammps, ryan adams, the velvet underground, the detroit spinners, the speicals, franz ferdinand, stevie wonder, van morrison, grateful dead, benny goodman, billie holiday, iron and wine, classics iv, simon and garfunkle, rod stewart, kings of leon, james brown, the beatles, chicago, the police, ben folds, led zeppelin, archie bell and the drells, the stranglers, the kinks, arethra franklin, gordon lightfoot, diana ross, the temptations, jr walker, stan getz, miles davis, billy idol, bill joel, ben harper, beck, blondie, dylan, dave brubeck, chairmen of the board, the clash, counting crows, the cure, dire straights, elo, etta james, grandfunk railroad, interpol, inxs, isley brothers, king pleasure, lightning seeds, lou rawls, neil young, nico, paul mccartney, postal service, ramones, rusted root, scott walker, seu jorge, the shins, stevie ray vaughan, sting, tears for fears, tony bennett, traffic, three dog night, vince guaraldi, white stripes, the who, shatner's spoken word (word!)
Movies:
manhattan, sleeper, annie hall, fear and loathing, the boondock saints, pulp fiction, jackie brown, holiday inn, rear window, invasion of the body snatchers, dirty harry, iron monkey, the talented mr. ripley, being john malkovitch, christmas vacation, dodge ball, wedding crashers, old school, zoolander, meet the parents, caddy shack, life aquatic, eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, adaptation, buckaroo bonzai, big trouble in little china, tv carnage, seven samarai, jaws, cabaret, sorry wrong number, strangers on a train, the 39 steps, casablanca, sahara, maltese falcon, all through the night, dead men don't wear plaid, conan, noises off, bachelor party, big, t he 'burbs...
Television:
head of the class, who's the boss, scrubs, aqua teen hunger force, venture brothers, harvey birdman, family guy, the office, cheers, family ties, sealab, sopranos, rome, entourage, weeds, arrested development
Books:
the prism and the pendulum, dark matter, surely you're joking mr. feynman, queen of the south, the highwayman and mr. dickens, barrel fever, naked, holidays on ice, the unbearable lightness of being